In the early 1930s, Robert McKay proposed an ingenious machine containing a chamber with 52 balls of different diameters (for each player, there were 13 balls with the same size)
One of them, the Sylvan archetype, pioneered a new game term: "excavate"
Colin Bakers Sixth Doctor card contains the ability Time Lords Prerogative, which allows players to copy any historic spells they cast once per turn, with the copy not being classed as legendary
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist is doing its best impression of Dimir Spybug (also in the deck), though Im getting strong Meren of Clan Nel Toth vibes here
However, given how awesome some of their abilities are, it's hard to complain about them
One example of this is how Fortune Lady Water in the OCG is named Fortune Lady Watery