Gaddock Teeg was the avatar of that transition, standing before those who would play without creatures and telling them that they shall not pass
This red instant is definitely an odd one: Fight spells are rather rare in red, but the double utility (removal plus ritual), on top of conserving your red mana for the whole turn, has made The Last Agni Kai very popular in casual Commander, and good enough to see cEDH play in Dargo, the Shipwrecker decks (usually with Tymna the Weaver as partner commander)
This pre- Masterpiece EV is the lowest I've ever seen
While you'll still have to spend a small fortune on those rare Pokmon cards from older, out-of-print expansions, there are regular Pokmon TCG expansions dropping every couple of months
Even better, 1 in 10 art cards opened may be gold stamped with an artist's signature or Planeswalker symbol
Each of the five monocolor planeswalkers in Core Set 2021 has their own basic land featuring their home plane