That was doubly true with the old rules, which let you touch zero life points without dying so long as you got back above zero before the end of the current phase
15.5 If a Lot is proved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company to be a Forgery then the Company may rescind the Sale as agent of the Seller in which case the Seller shall refund the Sale Proceeds to the Company, which will refund the Purchase Price to the Buyer and make the Lot available to the Seller for collection provided that: (a) the Buyer provides written notice to the Company within 14 days of the auction date of the Forgery allegations
Thankfully, this is a straightforward set, and we can make clear comparisons to other sets
Take a gander at the decklists, and then we'll jump into the rankings
Illustrated by Xabi Gaztelua Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Aside from a couple of bits of removal and some ramp, the main ones of note are Praetors Counsel and Triumph of the Hordes