It certainly doesnt have the same modern flashiness or desirability, and there is a good amount of it out there hiding in closets and basements
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted fits this list better but should be treated more like a 5-mana removal spell with upside, or a more costly Underworld Dreams that is a different type of permanent
Midnight Clock is a great midgame mana rock that enters the battlefield untapped like the Lapis Orb of Dragonkind, generates blue mana, and refreshes your hand after an average of 3 turn cycles right around the time your hand is starting to get a little empty
Look for decks with simple mechanics like creature-focused red, green, and white decks, or basic control decks in blue and white
Weve been seeing more cards like this recently, and its a design space that Im very interested in