There's also Tainted Adversary , the third entry in the multikicker cycle, which can get +1/+1 counters and make many Zombie tokens
The best comparison I can make is to Ajani, Caller of the Pride, as the minus abilities of the two cards are similar in the way they pressure the opponent
Alternatively, you could play Sheriff of Nottingham, Corrupt Official with Simba, Fighting Prince - whose ability, Step Down or Fight, gives players the option to draw two cards and discard two cards whenever they banish another character in a challenge, or The Queen, Disguised Peddler, which allows you to tap it to discard a character to gain lore equal to the amount of lore that character can gain
How we design sets is heavily influenced by the means we package it in boosters
Targeting the opponent can be upside in some spots, but a liability in others, and on the whole, Id call it a wash
and Tough Cookie