Other than that, Ironscale Hydra should go straight into Stompy lists that want a powerful creature that isn't afraid to attack and be blocked
Gollum, Obsessed StalkerGollum, Obsessed Stalker, is an evasive attacker that drains any opponent it hit for the amount of life you gained this turn
In general, the issue is that the cost is so high, there's no way to really control what you're getting and it could make the card actually a bad rate or else give you something at a bad time (countermagic, for example)
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Red Shanks (ST-23) Aggressive and fast
Cons: Vulnerable to artifact hate [card]Gorilla Shaman[/card] and [card]Dust to Dust[/card] can be devastating