Sorins first ability gives a creature deathtouch and lifelink for a turn, and if it's a Vampire, you also put a +1/+1 counter on it
Garruks Uprising in comparison to Elemental Bond is a good example of this
With Deepglow Skate swimming around, you can play a Grand Arbiter Augustin IV deck and double up your counters on various Jaces, Elspeths, and Gideond, not to mention perhaps the best combo of them all (and also my all time favorite planeswalker): Venser, the Sojourner
Legendary Planeswalker - Narset Color tag templates(None) Planeswalker (CTRL to add secondary) Sorcery Qty: 11 Price: $67.89 Approach of the Second Sun If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game
Gran-Gran loots and makes your spells cost 1 less, Accumulate Wisdom draws a whopping three cards for 1 mana most of the time, and Combustion Technique becomes a stellar removal spell
Sapphire/Steel has some really broken cards in it (Dig a Little Deeper) and actually has a coherent strategy that doesnt contradict itself