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I'm speaking as someone who plays all the Gods haha but that is interesting. Card Draw Magic seemed mostly dead after the CSR nerf and that's where Leyhoard shined the most; perhaps it's making a comeback with the new expansion? It certainly doesn't go into any combo decks, so the only other type is Control Magic which I can maybe see it working. Control Magic has less draw than CDM though so it won't usually be <3 mana.
From what I can tell with early numbers (before we dig into a larger sampling), Magic struggled to deal with Aggro Light (pre-nerf) until it settled on Control Magic as the least bad match-up. In other words, Magic spent the last Weekend Ranked throwing the kitchen sink at Aggro decks, and a creature/removal combo fit right into that mindset.
Beyond that, I think Control Magic was still a losing match-up (I remember seeing a low 40's win rate against Aggro Light), but everything was doing worse (high 30's). I don't fault you for believing Leyhoard was pushed to the back burner, though. It's been a weird couple weeks with meta being so "extra" as of late ;P