Wizards of the Coast's development team for Chronicles excluded powerful, abusive cards that were the frequent sources of player complaints, such as Mana Drain, The Abyss, Nether Void, Moat, and Maze of Ith, while including cards that they determined had a high "coolness factor" and would drive sales with the predominantly-casual player base for Magic at the time, such as the Elder Dragon Legends, The Wretched, Sol'Kanar the Swamp King, Dakkon Blackblade, and the three "Urza's Lands" from Antiquities
I'll note that the foil-etched display variants of Sliver Gravemother are still cheap, but since these are printed on thicker cardstock, they can't be used as a regular Magic card
It'll take a little luck, a lot of preparation, and initiative wouldn't be the worst thing
Another mono-white option goes even more aggressive, almost playing a tribal element: Creatures (34) 4 Soul Warden 3 Auriok Champion 2 Ranger of Eos 4 Soul's Attendant 4 Serra Ascendant 4 Ajani's Pridemate 4 Champion of the Parish 4 Thalia's Lieutenant 4 Lone Rider 1 Devoted Crop-Mate Lands (22) Spells (4) As all of the Soul Sisters (even Auriok Champion) are Humans, there is a natural synergy with both Champion of the Parish and Thalias Lieutenant