Take Ambush, make it so that it doesnt affect flying creatures, and your opponent can spend one mana to remove first strike
Among winning strategies, there's aggro, midrange, control, and combo, all with adequate representation, and there are suitable answers to all the top deck archetypes
The format is warping around a few decks, and when that happens, Prison can rise up and find the right tools for the job
Despite this it tends to be the blue decks that play it as it is such an effective way to bolster your early game when you lack low curve cards which is something blue struggles with more than the other colours in Magic
4 Damning Verdict The best board wipe in decks that spread counters, Damning Verdict is the best board wipe for Human tribal decks