Mufasa - King of the Pride Lands and Mulan - Imperial Soldier are slightly worse than Hades, but I would still be very happy to open them
By itself, [casthaven]Deranged Hermit[/casthaven] is a fragile lord to say the least, but nine power over five bodies for five mana is a good deal whether youre profiting off them to gain life or just work as effective blockers
While this game plan doesnt gel as well with reanimator as that does with flicker, going heavier into a counters aggro plan means trimming the expensive stuff for a lower curve, anyway
Starting with Final Fantasy IV, Cecil, Kain, Rydia, and Rosa became some of the most important names of my younger years
That said, Im excited at the prospect of a straight-up Rule of Law for just two mana, especially one that can sacrifice itself to kill most creatures in cEDH or as a way to deal with someone who gets too greedy with their Ad Nauseam
There arent really any cards that do what this white instant does, but theres tons of defensive spells out there that can be found for a much cheaper price and can still be really good