Now, if you are wanting to be super competitive and play in Pro Tour qualifier tournaments, etc, you have to be prepared for the reality that the best cards in duplicates aren't going to be cheap
If youre stopping them from Storming off but cant kill them next attack, whats the point
A lot of early vanillas have names that are associated with a certain stat line and mana value
The Camouflage ability breaks the card in half, providing a source of +1/+1 counters to make Spider-Man massive while keeping you insulated from targeted removal thanks to hexproof
Scavenging Ooze has to be one of my favorite Standard creatures of all time, and while I think it's a nice reprint it feels outclassed compared to Tranquil Frillback, which can also deal with Artifacts or Enchantments
In an open environment (or a closed one in which I had unrestricted creature choice), Id go for Suture Priest early on