There are several non-creature morphs in Magic, though your opponents don't know that they're non-creature permanents until you surprise them with it
Instant Card Draw (CTRL to add secondary) Creature Creature (CTRL to add secondary) Enchantment Enchantment (CTRL to add secondary) Instant Instant (CTRL to add secondary) Land Land (CTRL to add secondary) Tempt with Discovery Tempting offer Search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield
In fact, it's when they feel more real and less fantastical that they stop being fun and become a bit more, shall we say, revolting
For a deck that is mono-colored or is only one type of mana, players normally can take out an additional basic mana card, preferably not going below 20 mana to avoid becoming mana starved
Creatures like Venser, Shaper Savant, and Hullbreaker Horror can easily serve as removal, all while providing a combat-ready body