While many eternal formats have always had plenty of th em , standard has never seen such a huge emergence of combo decks like we are seeing in the Strixhaven set

Doomsday: Out: 1x Shattering Spree, 1x Damping Sphere, 2x Fable of the Mirror-Breaker In: 2x Grafdiggers Cage, 2x Unlicensed Hearse Bazaar Decks: Out: 3x Maddening Hex, 1x Trinisphere, 1x Shattering Spree, 3x Damping Sphere, 1x Chalice of the Void, 1x Pyroblast In: 2x Alpine Moon, 3x Fury, 2x Grafdiggers Cage, 1x Pithing Needle, 2x Unlicensed Hearse Additionally, if you suspect they have Collector Ouphe: Out: 2x Pyroblast In: 2x Dead // Gone Oath of Druids: Out: 3x Damping Sphere, 1x Shattering Spree, 2x Fable of the Mirror-Breaker, 1x Legion Warboss In: 2x Alpine Moon, 2x Dead // Gone, 2x Grafdiggers Cage, 1x Pithing Needle Creature-Based (Humans, etc.): Out: 3x Pyroblast, 3x Maddening Hex In: 2x Dead 3x Fury, 1x Pithing Needle If you dont think the opponent has good activated effects, like if theyre Mono W Humans without Cathar Commando, you can board in Unlicensed Hearse instead of Pithing Needle
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No other Magic creature can populate the board as efficiently and early as the Sergeant, that blog post reads
Personally, I think HGSS, Triumphant, and Black/White are the most valuable packs