The problem here is that creatureless control decks, unlike in contructed, are really hard to pull off in cube
If your buddies want you to play kitchen table with them, ignore all of this format business and just ask them to help you build a deck
If you really want to keep your decks power in check, then choose suboptimal win conditions
Thus, our English set will feature Owner's Pokemon for Misty and Team Rocket (Gen 1), Ethan (Gen 2), Steven (Gen 3), Cynthia (Gen 4), Marnie (Gen 8), and Arven (Gen 9)
Exiling a permanent and turning into an indestructible god that distributes counters and draws more cards is well, ridiculous
Its also funny to think that a lot of the most powerful cards in War of the Spark are actually fairly underpowered now compared to what has been printed, but thats all part of the design direction Mark Rosewater and his team chose since this set