Out of the box, the deck competes on an even playing field with anything else in this tier
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned Lier, Disciple of the Drowned goes best with extra turn spells like Time Warp that dont exile themselves upon resolution
In a wide-open format where you dont know what youre up against it is a good idea to focus your energy on known factors such as your own strategy, rather than trying to find the most suitable answers to everyones different brews
Its disproportionately strong against combo and control while not exactly breaking any records against aggro or midrange decks, particularly ones with Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek, or Abrupt Decay
My personal favorite is the Island which, because Im old, reminds me of when Jaws pops out of the water on the Universal Studios tour
It drops the cost of Dragon spells by 1 mana, and then, when it is on the field, your dragons essentially multiply as they attack