In fact, a couple months ago I grabbed a cheap copy for play in my non-competitive Commander deck simply because I thought the effect was weird
Iono became one of the strongest Pokmon TCG cards because it can win games on its own by disrupting an opponent at the perfect time
To get around these problems caused by really expensive cards, there are proxies, which are nothing more than a copy of a card, or a playtest card
You actively want your creatures to die so you can keep these triggers going, so blocking with weak creatures turns into major burn damage
"[Type]cycling [cost]" means "[Cost], Discard this card: Search your library for a [type] card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle." This type is usually a subtype (as in "Mountaincycling") but can be any card type, subtype, supertype, or combination thereof (as in "basic landcycling")
Gut, True Soul Zealot Banned in Historic Another card that likely wasnt designed with two-player formats in mind, Gut, True Soul Zealot has also been pre-banned in Historic