Believe it or not, Spellbreaker Behemoth and Avenger of Zendikar used to be real threats you absolutely had to deal with
Between Vanguard, Precinct Captain, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos, this deck can make quite a few tokens which obviously make Spear of Heliod and Hall of Triumph great, but also support Boros Elite and Return to the Ranks
Domain Ramp is a powerful deck with an excellent late game, but struggles against aggressive decks with early threats backed by interaction
First, the "villainous choice" effect actually allows your opponents to choose impossible actions
Gonti, Night Minister No longer a crime lord in post-revolutionary Avishkar, Gonti is now a legitimate politician
I will acknowledge that I can be wrong here and you often can cast it as a 1 or 2 mana play because you have made so many 1/1 Mercenary tokens and maybe that actually will push this card to be among the strong red uncommons