While a lot of removal can be strategically good, as it makes sure to clear blockers out of the way, its also an unfriendly playstyle, as it doesnt allow your opponents a chance to play with their own creatures
Pokmon offers a long-established market, One Piece is rapidly growing, and Grand Archive provides unique gameplay
Turn one Llanowar Elves has been by far the most common opening I've played against in my first few weeks playing Pioneer and it's not hard to see why
However if you read that piece of rules text again and discover that the limit on cards you can draw is not just on how many creatures you hit with, but potentially more in a dedicated counters deck, that things start to look a bit better
The most fun thing, of course, is buying up a collection of bulk, taking it home, and sorting it yourself
I can see this going in a storm direction and using flicker effects to get a few additional Lutri ETB triggers