From that point onwards, Ive had cards in every set
Dread Fugue doesnt have that issue now because the one-drops in Standard are largely trash, but if that changes with more sets in the format, expect the card to fall out of favor
The ones that do have some autonomy still usually choose to remain as neutral as possible
The persist can be more of an insurance plan for when opponents don't like how many cards you're drawing off this when you get going with Teval, the Balanced ScaleTeval, the Balanced Scale, Muldrotha, the GravetideMuldrotha, the Gravetide, or Marchesa, the Black RoseMarchesa, the Black Rose, among many other options
Effects that change the number of play points it costs to play a card don't change the cost information of the card