Spider Spawning just doesn't suffer from these problems in the same way that a card like (the admittedly bonkers) Olivia Voldaren does
Phantom Forces seems to be taking a step in the right direction with the Team Flare cards, all of which have interesting effects
Mutate is still one of my favourite mechanics in all of MTG
Zoo exists in the middle of the pack as far as aggression goes, more than Murktide but less than Hammer, and the amount of interaction at play is roughly similar
Each comes with a pre-made 60-card deck, quick-start rules, a paper playmat, damage tokens, and a booster pack for your first pulls
1x Bulbasaur 1x Paras 1x Venonat 1x Exeggcute 1x Ivysaur 1x Parasect 1x Venomoth 1x Venusaur 1x Exeggutor 1x Rattata 1x Raticate 1x Spearow 1x Fearow 1x Jigglypuff 1x Wigglytuff 1x Chansey 2x Pok Ball 2x Professor's Research Charizard & Arcanine Deck (Genetic Apex) First-Time Rewards: 3x Pack Hourglasses, 100x Shinedust, 1x Shop Ticket Battle Task: Knock out your opponent's Active Pokmon 2 times with an attack from a Water-type Pokmon