This particular decklist is very good at disruption, removal, and card advantage
It doesnt have too many defense mechanisms, but generally just being able to chump block once or twice (which is obviously way more difficult against the Dragon deck) is enough
Mindsplice Apparatus can make all your spells insanely cheap to cast, but the quality of Standard instants and sorceries has diminished over the years
We would come up with what we wanted to name cards, what creature types would make the most sense to our players, and what quotes we wanted to use on the cards
There isnt a format where Push isnt played, making it very much Iconic
There are plenty of tribes to choose from, and these cards should slot into just about any of them