1/25 @ Tokyo MTG Round 1: GUB Reanimator 1-2 Round 2: UB Tempo 2-1 Round 3: RGW Yuna 0-2 ...Lifelink is painfully difficult (or rather, it was the cause of my death)
SoR is not going to take over a game immediately in the way that SoT may but its ability to draw you cards on command for as long as it sits in play will definitely dominate the long game
The Sunbaked Canyon, for example, is a parched-looking area of the city with direct sunlight illuminating each building, whereas the Silent Clearing card is a picture of the Forum, which, although certainly a clearing, would have been far from silent
That in turn gives other decks worse matchups into the rest of the meta
If you dont have free equips, Haunted Cloak is a decent option, provided you can buff your creatures in other ways
Mega Punch also does decent damage, giving Poliwrath a way to strike back after being hit