In 2024, some of my first cards debuted, and Flare of Fortitude is my favorite
Its not the most efficient card on its own, but it becomes a stack of soft counters that can grind a combo or tempo deck to a halt
For historical figures, they tended to be in the 3 Asian influenced sets of Portal, with cards like Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Quick aside, have you ever noticed that the vast majority of card games have initial draws that are odd numbers
They might also run spot removal in the form of [c]Swords to Plowshares[/c], mass removal in the form of [c]Wrath of God[/c], or both
It'll be interesting to see how players brew with the card, which is also in a color in Black that doesn't often get new land synergies that are intriguing