This all changed with Throne of Eldraine, which introduced Food tokens: an extremely flavorful addition, both literally and figuratively
Its arguably one of the most efficient multiplayer spells ever printed
Once again, this is Deathtouch
Demogorgons and Demodogs Demogorgons Clutches, Hellfire Mongrel, and Rampaging Baloths are all here to reference and represent the worst of the worst from season one, and recurring monsters from subsequent seasons
Namely, that this lets you counter a spell outright, and then gives you a resource to use on something
Creatures with much higher mana values can suddenly spring up on your battlefield when you have nowhere near enough mana to normally cast it