On the flipside, you could build a Y'shtola deck that doesn't focus on this Creature package at all, and you can win the game through alternate conditions, whether that's by dealing enough damage with Y'shtola herself or casting cards like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, Bloodchief Ascension, or a personal pet card, Approach of the Second Sun
If youre playing vs Ifrit, you have the choice to block/trade with it, let it through, etc
And while these cards can work like semi-official proxies, the good ones are also quite expensive
A 4/6 for six mana may not seem like much on the surface, but Consecrated Sphinx has one special quality that sets it apart
This enchantment lets you fling any creature to deal 1 damage to any target, a classic outlet for token strategies or combos
Some of them have aged better than others