I dont like the life loss on either though there really isnt enough room to be losing life every turn, and there arent enough aggro decks that want Ancient Tomb and can finish a game fast enough to not be punished by it
The goal of nerfing cards is to allow more strategies to compete and interact with these cards, and we are hoping the nerfed cards will continue to be relevant and powerful options in the format
Pearl Trident Illusionist (cut) Power 1 Design 2 Blue gets a lot of these illusionisty style one drop dorks that tinker with things in a novel way turning types and colours into others
Its so thematically awesome seeing Ho-oh and Lugia in battle with each other
A better version runs Phyrexian Altar which does the same thing as Storm but cheaper and doubles as your sac outlet
Other changes include card bans, the emergence of professional tournaments, and the implementation of different play formats like Standard, Commander, and Vintage