The more the investment, the more tokens and counters you get
Talus Paladin grows with counters and gives your allies lifelink with its rally-like ability, which makes it just that much better
Inklings best fit in token decks that can pump or upgrade them with cards like Intangible Virtue or Divine Visitation, double them with cards like Mondrak, Glory Dominus or Thalisse, Reverent Medium, and bounce back from your board wipes like Hour of Reckoning faster than opponents
The same goes for cards like Rooftop Nuisance and Dig Up the Body which play best with fodder like Expendable Lackey and Corrupt Court Official
Deaths Oasis Miranda Keith: Could actually be pretty reasonable if we end up back in a meta where the primary forms of removal destroy instead of exiling especially in conjunction with Fiend Artisan
The only restriction on him is that he can't get to a graveyard, which can even turn into an advantage but is necessary to guard against reanimation