And some of these players will strive to have the oldest, coolest, and most collectible version
Clog the board, conserve your spells, and grind them out
For example, if you discard a split card, you've discarded one card
If that creature loses that ability and subsequently deals combat damage to a player, the triggered ability won't trigger
Lillies Clefairy ex SAR from Battle Partners trades around 28,000 (~$190), and Pikachu ex SAR from Super Electric Breaker sits at approximately 66,500 (~$452)
It still helps you out in the cases where you "Brainstorm lock" yourself when compared with that same situation and not having the Brainstorm as you still get one card closer to that land and still get more options while you wait