Foundations helps to get around this by providing a slew of iconic, powerful, and very Magic feeling cards that should provide the backbone of the format
While on the surface Elesh Norn might not feel as impactful as some of the other Praetors, dont be surprised if all it takes is a few good effects to have her spiral out of control
Sure, you have to sacrifice her after the fact, but Id say a game win is more than worth it
Merfolk decks with Kopala, Warden of the Waves or Svyelun of Sea and Sky already make their board difficult to interact with by taxing their opponents - adding in another low mana value counterspell further improves the resilience of your already established board
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Millstone, unfortunately, was not reprinted in Magic 2010, so now the card that defined the slang is no longer in print or even available in the Standard environment