In some caseseven longer
You will often see cards like Gray Ogre (2/2 creatures for three mana) played as long as they do a little something extra, generally promoting card advantage
It has some control elements, Lore removal, and a Location-oriented style but it doesnt focus on a single one meaning you end up with some confused hands that contain pieces of all three
Archon of Cruelty If you want to reanimate, Sneak Attack, and otherwise cheat a creature into play, Archon of Cruelty is often one of your best options due to the overwhelming advantage of eating your opponents board, providing immense card advantage, and pressuring life totals
With the power level of most cards ratcheted up sky-high, bombs flew left and right, often swinging the game like a pendulum every turn
You can build around this pretty easily as blue and white have no shortage of proliferate effects and counter doublers, plus extra turn spells so you dont need to worry about whether this lives for multiple turn cycles