That splash of red gets me access to Harsh Mentor and Rampaging Ferocidon, 2 great punishing cards
The player issues commands to characters from an on-screen menu on the battle screen, including physically attacking, using items from the inventory, and unique character-specific abilities that define their role in battle
The graveyard is one of the most common and most powerful themes to build around in MTG , so a card that rewards you every turn for milling it or getting it into the 'yard some other way is always going to retain value
It creates other issues, especially with spending wildcards on supporting pieces for cards that get nerfed, but thats an overall more elegant solution than just outright banning cards
On the other hand, if they're removed from combat without leaving the battlefield, use their current information to determine that they're not attacking you or a planeswalker you control anymore
Fifth Edition was not just a core set of what we were used to, but it was very much a core set of the core sets to come