With the right support, it could definitely come together, and the payoff of getting an additional 2/2 plus a land is definitely worth going for
Given that the chief method of acquiring new cards is to purchase packs of random cards, pay-to-win elements are hard to avoid
Old Man of the Sea ($218) Control Magic was first printed in Alpha , so maybe Old Man of the Sea is the first example of spell on a stick? I think its also the first example of you may choose not to untap if my Scryfall skills serve me well
O-Naginata (2XM foil 50, SOK foil $5) I wish there was a sweet version of this to go after, but again, adding three power is where both legends are happiest and this time it is as cheap as can be, no need for ways to cheat the equip cost
Thanks to the extended and retro frames, there are many copies of the card to acquire