Very nice post mrosen94! I really like this introduction to cleanse but not many people use halving alchemist (sadly) but cleanse is still really good against poison, slow, weaken, etc. I cannot count the times it has been underestimated but hopefully your post will give it a push in the right direction :). My personal favorite is probably silvershield bard because of its low cost and swiftness but zalran effret and diamond dragon are not far behind. Last Stand is a really awesome thing diamond dragon has. Mermaid healer is great too but I don't have much copies of it. Truthspeaker is also a fine card.
As for my votes:
Diamond Dragon and Zalran Effert