Expensive spells that discount themselves, like This Town Ain't Big Enough or Leyline Binding, were played alongside it in Standard before it eventually got banned
The One Ring All for One The One Ring had to be on the list of the best Tales of Middle-earth cards - and not just because its tempting us
Not only does it shut off fetch lands and tutors from your opponents, it also exiles their graveyards every time you activate it
An opponent might get out a first turn Jackal Pup, follow it with a second turn Dauthi Horror, and cap those off with a Mogg Fanatic and Dauthi Slayer on turn three, but your third turn Propaganda would ensure that you didn't take a full seven damage to the noggin on turn four
tokens isnt bad either
Sure, getting access to your spell for a turn isnt as good as returning it to your hand, but Scholar is also a red card, which means it can be played in the likes of Kuldotha Burn