Well, once we committed ourselves to wedding the past/present/future structure to nostalgia as our block design, we decided it would be a good idea to write down every mechanic we might bring back and then look and see if any of them felt like they belonged specifically in the past, alternate reality present, or future
There are many reasons why this deck is favorable against that particular one, but the most prominent reasons are thanks to the fact that Cogsworth is the strongest counter against Steel in general
There are still things that can be done to you, but it requires your opponents to bend over backwards to get to you
The Dark Significant cards on the list: City of Shadows $4 Goblin Wizard $10 Mana Vortex $5 Preacher $8 Season of the Witch $2 Stone Calendar $4 None of these spells are great for Constructed and all of them have been outclassed by cards that have been printed since
As long as you haven't made any mortal enemies at the table, players will often pick up the extra counters, which translates to being safe from attacks for a turn