vow cards mtg Innistrad: Crimson exile this creature Magic: The Gathering Innistrad: Crimson

Yes, a lot of their cards will be better than Shock, unless you were playing Limited back then in which case they might not have any such cards, but better enough

You can also try to create synergies within your own deck, whether it be with Deaths Shadow as mentioned above, or my personal favourite in Legacy of casting it at your opponents end step and then cast an Uro, Titan of Natures Wrath a three-mana 6/6 creature

It also includes a booklet on gameplay basics which is woefully inadequate

For example, if you put Null Profusion (an enchantment that says your maximum hand size is two) onto the battlefield and then put Spellbook onto the battlefield, you'll have no maximum hand size