One thing I mourn about Ties That Bind (the MalRae thing which has been haunting my brain all week) is that it happens post-canon. Can you imagine if it dropped before the Birthday arc?
Slade rolls up to Raven with a mission from her dad, ready to deal with all whatever any of the 5 Titans throw at him, only for some white-haired weirdo he's never seen before to pull up and go "this is all very interesting, however my dear Raven says that I'm the only creep allowed to antagonise her at this time, so I've received instructions to, quote, get rid of you and and make sure that you never come back to bother her or anyone else ever again. I have also received explicit permission AND encouragement to transform, use excessive violence, kill, and employ any forbidden black magic spells I deem appropriate for the situation - meaning, all of them. Shall we begin? :)"
Trigon, looking up from his infernal newspaper: you're back early
Slade, shambling his way in after being stomped into the concrete, slashed, chewed up, spit out, slammed repeatedly against the wall, breathed fire at, and subjected to all manner of spells including but by no means limited to Yug'vo'zorlath's Dire Punishment, Azgoth's Immediate Evisceration, Greater Flay Skin, Grhgtasha's Cosmic Spaghettification, Explode Bones cast at 15th level, Xzarthath's Unspeakable Curse, Ray of Eternal Fire and Agony, Lacerating Sarcophagus, Scorpions in Veins, and Power Word: Scrungle: dragon