Now, for the sake of discussion let's talk about two-mana ramp and three-mana ramp, but please understand when I have access to Rampant Growths and Cultivates I will use them over mana rocks barring some really specific reason (like my deck cares about Artifacts)
With Hive of the Eye Tyrants colour identity being tied to only black, youre probably not going to see this in play as much
If this card existed in the TCG, it'd be banned quickly
But this is just speculation
Often, these cards require specific spell cards to summon, meaning that the combos of these decks are streamlined, but they are also easy to interrupt with handtraps that stop these summons from resolving
The Pokmon TCG, just like the games, has players start with Basic Pokmon and evolve them into Stage 1 and Stage 2