Fear Ray gives all creatures under your control menace until the end of the turn, meaning your opponents will have to use two defenders per creature in order to block your attacks
Conclusion While it is easy to determine what the weakest battles are (nobody will be playing Invasion of Kamigawa outside of Limited any time soon) deciding on the top 10 best Battles is quite tricky
The most important ones, of course, are the cheapest ones like Steelshaper's Gift and Enlightened Tutor because you can use them early and play them on curve along with your commander
I went back in time before Ayara, Widow of the RealmAyara, Widow of the Realm was compleated and chose her mono-black version, Ayara, First of LocthwainAyara, First of Locthwain
I wouldnt go so far as calling modern EDH bad but Ive always found a certain charm in playing with less of the modern staples