Now I'll admit, I never actually read the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor books, so looking up story synopsis now I feel like I got this bit wrong, but when the sets were coming out I saw her as the main character of the block's plot
In a deeply interactive format playing only sorcery speed is annoying, and it also stops a ton of cards such as Cascade spells, Shelldock Island, Instant Madness cards and Bring to Light
Count the number of attacking creatures when Charging Hooligan's ability resolves, including Charging Hooligan itself, to determine the increase to its power
If the copied creature is copying something else, then Silent Hallcreeper becomes a copy of whatever that creature copied
But you can also create a combo style deck that relies on untappers to build up infinite mana, or uses them with Lathril herself to close out the game