Mirrodin Besieged Bonehoard Flayer Husk Skin Wing Living weapon was the first named mechanic where tokens were a core part of the mechanic
In a sense, buying a pokemon card is pretty much buying into the Stock of Pokemon
This was one of the original alternate wincons that felt doable in most Magic formats, though its benefitted from an influx of extra gate cards in various MTG sets, which means you dont have to be a 5-color deck to pull off a Mazes End victory anymore
Playing in the Traditional queues is the best way to learn, and you dont even need to play it ranked
Synergy is not required - just brute strength
In time, either deck may prove to be great for competitive play, but right now, I'm not convinced either are as competitively viable as Rise of the Floodborn 's Amethyst/Steel deck , which is arguably still the most powerful Starter Deck to date