Canoptek Tomb Sentinel Canoptek Tomb Sentinel is a Scour from Existence from the graveyard
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff can put a halt to your opponents plans because no one likes to give Treasure tokens for free
Johto gets its turn, with heavyweights like Lugia-ex, Typhlosion, and Blissey leading the charge
Getting a free reanimate effect every turn is a solid way strategy, letting you make use of some great enter the battlefield triggers and be a little looser with your attacks
Putting creatures into play already attacking gives them a very good shot at dealing combat damage to a player, setting off some of the deadliest triggers in the game
Azorius is in the same situation but control decks still get Irrigated Farmland, which you cant really utilize here