Yes, a lot of their cards will be better than Shock, unless you were playing Limited back then in which case they might not have any such cards, but better enough
Not only will this safeguard your abilities from creatures like Tishanas Tidebinder in Standard, but it can also come in as sideboard hate against a specific type of deck
You can also try to create synergies within your own deck, whether it be with Deaths Shadow as mentioned above, or my personal favourite in Legacy of casting it at your opponents end step and then cast an Uro, Titan of Natures Wrath a three-mana 6/6 creature
Despite the potential and Wizards of the coast showed interest in implementing Magic Arena at some point in their circuit they have been more focused on making the game great during that time in the Open Beta
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