Magic design should always use the tools in our toolbox when making new sets, but it's okay to make new tools as we need them
Mutilate + Disturbing Mirth + Gaze of Pain Each of these has a central body horror element I find wicked cool, like the sliced eyelids in Gaze of Pain, the toothed head top of Disturbing Mirth, and the hands wrapping into the face in Mutilate
When you discard a creature with a keyword like flying or deathtouch, you get to give Indominus Rex a corresponding counter
Hey, you asked for more transparency, so theres a good window into my head (note that the rest of the RC may not share my views on this particular subject)
In this deck, even the lands off Storm the Festival are worthwhile hits, since they can set off a flurry of landfall triggers
Its a decently rated creature, but its the artifact and enchantment removal that makes this a prime inclusion for mono-white Death & Taxes Legacy decks