The former group is the one with the Disenchants and the Pyroclasms and there is certainly more merit to such cards in general
It won't be able to kill you as fast as Dark Confidant can kill you, there is Scry in Standard, and maybe I would pack some lifegain, yet it should be a fun trip
Coming into play tapped prevents most decks from wanting more than a couple to help curve out, but you only need one of two to get perfect mana in most cases
Being able to not only create more problems for your opponents to deal with, but then also either rob them of their cards or draw more yourself is an amazing suite of abilities
This crown rare isnt a Pokemon, but an Item card that lets you search out one random Basic from your deck and add it to your hand
This was done to accommodate bigger attacks and more flashy cards, and it seems to have worked out in the end