The regular Thallid makes a great four-of 1-drop for a constructed fungus deck
Seriously, if the first exposure most people had to Magic was Bottle Gnomes, the game would have 100% retention
Now, having 1/1 creatures is nice, but exchanging each one for two extra cards in your hand is usually worth it
3) Detach the two cards from one another
They seem to have committed to just giving the elemental a few extra power and toughness or an impressive internal synergy between its two ETBs, a source of strength far easier to anticipate and (thus balance) than the exploitable peaks of older cards
(If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Omega, Heartless Evolution Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Legendary Artifact Creature SUBTYPE: Robot CMC: 7 Mana cost: USD: $0.16 EUR: 0.09 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 9495 (8/8) Wave Cannon When Omega enters, for each opponent, tap up to one target nonland permanent that opponent controls