Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel exiles a creature you control until Yannik leaves the battlefield, distributing +1/+1 counters while Nikara, Lair Scavenger draws you cards for any creature you control leaving the battlefield with counters on it
Ashigaru Gunner + Sumptuous Cacao Ashigaru Gunner has proven to be a staple 3-drop aspectless champion even without the power of Sumptuous Cacao
Osteomancer Adept Osteomancer Adept is another spin on Underworld Breach, though this one looks much more promising since you just eat Food to cast your creatures
Thanks to Whispers in the Well and powerful cards like Demona and Hades, thats unlikely to change anytime soon, and Blurple continues to be a meta relavent choice in the Whispers in the Well format
It is trading with a relevant creature or it is nibbling away being tedious and annoying
Even in the beta testing of Magic , there were decks that won by running the opponent out of cards