Group Hug works when you stay in control, pick your moment, and turn all that goodwill into a clean finish
I find it amusing that its a major selling point for Magic to be returning to the classic Zendikar, Innistrad, and Dominaria we loved, while in the early 2010s, Magic upended every worlds characteristic point at the end of each block (and then spend the latter 2010s bring back their status quos)
You come in and feel like an outsider
With all this equipment, it is easy to justify including Angel Ring (YGOrg Translation) in the deck, giving you a bit more control over the duel with its effect to negate the first Spell Card or effect your opponent attempts to resolve
It's a classic Zombie option, and is the kind of card you can really catch people by surprise with in 2021
and 2) some Number cards have decent enough effects on their own in retrospect that would've made the archetype-wide protection incredibly unbalanced