Some of my favorite memories from college were dorm drafts where one of us would walk to our local game store, buy a box of the latest set, and wed all gather that night to draft
I literally just sang the praises of Victimize for allowing such a power play
Even if Edward Kenway leaves the battlefield, players can play those cards as long as they remain in exile
That gives us bird powerhouses like Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, Falco Spara, Pactweaver, and the bird of birds, Birds of Paradise provides us with access to birds-matter staples like Soulcatchers' Aerie, Flurry of Wings, and Tawnos, the Toymaker and, of course, green brings some of the best land ramp and landfall cards, with staples like Scute Swarm and Tatyova, Benthic Druid: And that's just looking at existing cards Final Fantasy has a good chunk of new bird and landfall toys to play with
Finally, a highly disruptive sideboard plan, including Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, might be enough to stand up to Izzet Epiphany