The Constructed players, or people who don't have much time to draft, are usually good with the second milestone
Abrade has shown itself to be one of the most valuable spells in the format
The taxing ability is relevant in almost every match-up, and having a Turn 1 body is also pretty good in the current Modern environment
So while you pay a bit more in total to destroy an artifact, you get the flexibility of a 1-drop creature, and the option to cantrip this into ramp
We dont have to make Universes Beyond cards that are simple - we just have to pick moments that are recognizable, and theyll be easy for fans to understand. As for how exactly they translate those moments and the world around them into a Magic set, Head Designer Mark Rosewater tells me Magics color pie is robust enough that we have the ability to show heroism and villainy in all five colors. As an example, Rosewater says Spider-Man would be white, blue, and green (although the specific version in the Scene Box above is only those first two)