The actual events that took place would be fleshed out a lot in future expansions that acted as prequel and sequels to this story, but that bare-bones background would be the primary background for Antiquities
but even then it feels bad refueling your opponents hand and not guaranteeing a win
In a homebrew deck the potential of the token creation is going to be much higher making this a very strong ability, but the goad effect will always be just one creature per opponent, assuming you hit each opponent so this is less impactful
Ertai Resurrected Ertai Resurrected exists for the tempo players
What's more, decks built around the new cards are powerful enough to give newcomers a chance to compete with experienced players
I don't usually like 3-cost mana rocks, however, it can untap a legendary creature and Shadowheart needs to tap to use its ability, so I will make an exception