Tormented Hero Even as 1-drops go, Id have to pass on this
Maybe you only own one or two Reserved List cards, and maybe theyre not actually that good, but theyre special precisely because of how unique they are
Static and Activated Abilities Another area where games can get very complex is when permanents have a lot of static abilities and abilities that can be activated at instant speed, especially for zero mana
If you can afford to cast it, and then keep six mana open until an opponents end step, activate it and exile something like ten artifacts from your deck to create ten 1/1 Myr tokens
It could also have some very nice combo opportunities with cards whose effects trigger with each card drawn
And, because we are naturally more likely to think about leaving mana up for what we have in our hands than what we don't, whichever card you choose to represent also gives off the signal that it's slightly less likely you have the other card