While Cook wont be able to mitigate One Hit Knock Outs in the same way that a card like Ogres Mask could in theory, it can help to minimize damage output from an opponent relying on Damage Counters and ensure that your Pokemon survives for as long as possible
Gimli consistently eats away at your opponents life, and its a great counter to sacrifice decks
Tomik, Wielder of Law is too busy protecting their flock of Orzhov planeswalkers, and this will absolutely help that deck finally become a thing
Unfortunately, the display cases of cards werent a pretty sight either
If, during a player's declare attackers step, a creature that player controls that's been goaded is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, or hasn't been under that player's control continuously since the turn began (and doesn't have haste), then it doesn't attack