If youve got enough lands, Zacama, Primal Calamity is a great choice, unlocking a bunch of activated abilities that can take down problem permanents
His +2 gives you some powerful card draw and card selection that rapidly raises his loyalty
-1/-1 Counters The Great Goblin 3.2%inclusion 25 decks 785 decks Thranduil, the Elvenking 0.7%inclusion 6 decks 901 decks The Serpent Society 0.2%inclusion 5 decks 2.40K decks Doctor Doom, King of Latveria 0.1%inclusion 5 decks 6.68K decks Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D
The good news about that is that by the late game, the downside will become increasingly negligible, and even in the mid-game, this will often just be worth doing
As a rule of thumb, it is best practice to take a card out of a sleeve and examine it for yourself
So in other words, I'm basically saying no one format is good for me for the price which is why I stay out and play other games instead