In Magic, on the other hand, zero is so much more than nothing
There are about a million 2/1s for two mana with some sort of upside that are playable, not just in Standard but in Modern as well, which means Naban, Dean of Iterationwhile restrictive in another way (only working with Wizards)is much easier to build around than Panharmonicon
No other color can match the power of red, and not splashing isnt an option because without red, youre lacking important means to interact during various stages of the game in some match ups
Now, your opponent can do the same, but, if since youre an Emerald deck that can run discard cards, you could bleed them out of resources and potentially leave mediocre plays in their hand, that dont stand a chance against the Character youve developed
It showed people trading cards and a new way to play the competitive TCG game