There were also the likes of Stromkirk Occultist (which benefits from Faldorn's discarding), Valakut Exploration, and Flameskull as ways to repeatedly cast spells
It forces removal to be used on it, otherwise your opponents will constantly be taking burn damage whenever your creatures die, which can add up very quickly.
To deal with Evasive, you'll need to rely on actions that deal direct damage to targets
Llanowar Elves Showcase (Fracture Foil) The OG Mana Dork, Llanowar Elves was part of the very first MTG print all the way back in 1993
If you really want to, you can discard two artifact cards
If you cast Courageous Resolve and your life total is 5 or less when it resolves, for the rest of that turn, no game effect can cause you to lose the game or cause any opponent to win the game