Training eventually gets you bigger targets, unless Ryu dies or is bounced and loses all its levels
That being said, don't let my personal lack of enthusiasm for this deck deter you
Zendikar Rising has been previewed thus far as a more deliberate return to the plane's core principles, which has players largely optimistic about the upcoming set
It cares about opponents drawing their second card, which is a pretty specific condition
Gaining life seemed to have the opposite effect, namely, that you were the biggest and easiest punching bag and thus you got punched
The themes varied between sets, with sets like Strixhaven and Guilds of Ravnica having guild-based themes, while sets like Innistrad: Midnight Hunt had mono-color themes and a special werewolf-themed deck