These five decks were printed to capitalize on the growing popularity of the format, known as Elder Dragon Highlander or EDH by its fans
In addition to forcing each player to skip their discard phase, Anvil of Bagardan grants each player an additional draw at the beginning of their draw phase, but then they must choose and discard a card from their hand, offering those playing with graveyard shenanigans the free discard outlet they would have gotten at the end of the turn but now just at the beginning, meaning they could take advantage of it during their respective turns
Limited tutors for not-so-great targets to keep the Battlecruiser mindset alive, were playing Big Boat decks here
Kabutops' Ancient Way Ability can increase damage output by changing a x2 weakness to a x4 weakness, making it a formidable addition to decks focused on a single type
The Wicked Role should probably be your first choice with Charming ScoundrelCharming Scoundrel most of the time, despite your reflex toward Treasure, and here is why: There's no reason to block a 1/1