Well, mana spells are half the equation of a Storm deck, with the other half being card draw, which our commander transforms burn spells into
But the beauty of cards like Mogg Maniac and later deathtouch entries like Typhoid Rats is that they actually punish people for attacking
Honorable Mention: Initiative Cards The first room on The Undercity always fetches a basic land from your deck, which makes every card with the initiative a land-searcher of sorts
The White, Blue, and Black (or Esper) deck for Final Fantasy is built around Y'shtola, Night's Blessed, who incentivises you to cast multiple noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater in a single turn to drain your opponents and draw cards along the way
Heres a card which ensures you can mount a serious clock on your opponent
The card pool has expanded to 23 Gates , meaning the theme is no longer niche