It's not like they ran out of cards: there's Mycosynth Gardens and Encroaching Mycosynth
Ifrit GREEN: Summon: Fat Chocobo, Chocobo Kick, Town Greeter, Balamb T-Rexaur, Goobbue Gardener OTHER: Adventurers Airship, World Map, Crossroads Village, any two-color Town Toms fate was sealed in 7th grade when his friend lent him a pile of commons to play Magic
For two mana, you get a 1/2 that lets you draw a card and lose one life if an opponent discarded a card that turn
However, if you get one down early and have expendable creatures, it might be worth trying
Lim-Dul's Vault costs a blue and a black mana and between zero and twenty life, and sets you up five cards