From attacking artifact dorks like Losheen to attacking tokens with Bennie to attacking with lifelink with Dawn of Hope and The Gaffer, this is a very strong card since it's synergetic with so much stuff
Together, they represent two of the format's defining pillars
and Smash fits that bill nicely, mostly because they deal damage to other cards for a relatively low cost
It evolved
You can pick an avatar from a selection of the games established characters, such as Jaya Ballard, Liliana Vess, or Teferi (so is somebody actually going to cast Idris Elba as Teferi, or?), but theres no attempt to depict you as a newbie planeswalker or something, aside from some slight interactions with named characters during the tutorial
While this attack does take 3 energy, the Alakazam strategy is content to play a slower game, making it one of the better non-ex strategies in the game