Yorion does make you play 80 cards instead of 60, but for decks not reliant on drawing specific cards early in order to win, there is enough redundancy in Magics rich card pool to make Yorions caveat not too big a deal
For instance: Turn 1: Endless One as a 1/1 Turn 2: Winding Constrictor, attack for one Turn 3: Rishkar, attack for seven Turn 4: Nissa, use her -2, attack for nineteen (!) Another possibility is to use Nissas -2 and then drop another Nissa and -2 again, giving you an extra +4/+4
Random amounts of life loss aside, youre not going to win if you play symmetrical draw effects
But whether you're a collector or are just interested, here's a very good look at the best, rarest and most expensive cards in the Shining Fates set
WotC has a strong relationship with Japan and is always looking for ways to market the game differently to the Japanese audience
Note: Though it isnt a lore reference, Garth One-Eye can create a Black Lotus copy as one of his abilities in the TCG