This seems goofy having to deal them damage to be able to use his ability
With Phantom Forces, our next set, there looks to be an interesting break in this simplification of the game, most notably in the Team Flare Trainer cards that are coming out
It forces a 2-for-1 discard when it enters, then sacrifices itself to create a 2/2 robot tokenperfect for fueling your void triggers
The deck does sacrifice a bit of punching power to pursue this strategy, though
N at 110 is comfortably the most valuable full art Trainer from the early Black & White era
If you want something pretty dirty you can pull out vs opponents that are running stronger than expected decks, your Smothering Tithe works very well with Stasis, which also likes Black Market Connections, though you'll want Brave the Sands to give Zur (and your board) Vigilance