There are plenty of ways to get a card off the field and into your graveyard, and some methods are better than others
Though it has not always been the case, Magic: The Gathering has four different rarities among the cards you find in the average pack, common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare
Meanwhile, combo pieces like Agathas Soul Cauldron and Beseech the Mirror continue to see play in Modern and Legacy, showcasing that even cards from premier sets can have immense impact on formats with deeper card pools
There is real tension built in, though
In dust systems, the value at which you dust cards is often 1/4 the cost to craft a card of that same rarity
Necrogoyf Profane Tutor Force of Vigor Terminal Agony Ignoble Hierarch Tourach, Dread Cantor Sword of Sinew and Steel Persist Dismember Dauthi Voidwalker Ornithopter of Paradise Nested Shambler Brainstone Formatting won't allow me to show the retro frame, but all of these do various bits to your end, and have a retro-framed alternative printing