The best case use of Pale Moon is shutting down the colored mana of players for a single turn
Verdant Force 1.5 This is another example of a good target to reanimate 10+ years ago
The real shocker with Dreadbore is that a humble Searing Spear will hit all the same targets as the Dreadbore plus players and pro black things
Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)
Illusionist's Bracers will copy that ability, which you should also use to target the Worldgorger Dragon