Often the engagement then actually gets in the way: you end up ticking off specific tasks within a match, rather than playing the game itself for its own good, and only come back for extrinsic rewards: skins, XP, packs, or whatever else
With zero power, he won't be attacking much, but he immediately eliminates your hand size , starts your engine, and has four toughness, enough to avoid dying to Lightning Bolt
Happily, any counterspells you use to protect it will draw you cards as well
Basic lands (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest) tap for one coloured mana each
Now, as a side note, I want to briefly address the elephant in the room: a small number of players have given some pushback on Spike being portrayed as a woman
You need to pack some disruption