cards are in PRB-02
You can say confidently that Titan of Eternal Fire and Chained to the Rocks are referencing the myth of Prometheus, but without those cultural reference points its hard for outsiders to understand the ideas which inspire specific cards
There are about a million 2/1s for two mana with some sort of upside that are playable, not just in Standard but in Modern as well, which means Naban, Dean of Iterationwhile restrictive in another way (only working with Wizards)is much easier to build around than Panharmonicon
As for the Victini BWR Ill get it in English when it dips a good amount, unless the Japanese one can dip substantially as well which is very unlikely
Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Before the Doctor Who release, time travel wasn't a major consideration, with Alaundo the SeerAlaundo the Seer and Jhoira of the GhituJhoira of the Ghitu as the commander of .072% and .089% of decks on EDHREC, respectively
The early attempts varied widely between way too strong and way too weak, but no that they have learned not to make these designs to fancy, these cards have become a basic component of blacks abilities