mtg card sets by year I ranked my 20 favorite of all time. What sets do you all love or hate? A quick and dirty guide

If a spell has in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X to determine its mana value

On this occasion we are already fairly deep so I shall mention a few of the key aspects of the honourable mentions

A card like Sphinx's Revelation draws you double the cards with this in play, and many commanders in these colors have guaranteed ways to gain life

Humans and cycling were two great examples of previous mechanics that let you use old and new cards

MULTI-COLOR Assuming that the gold cards earn a couple of slots here, options include a multi-color planeswalker or perhaps a key Legendary card

I also quite like the design of Firesong and SunspeakerFiresong and Sunspeaker, but the six CMC means we'll be particularly vulnerable when our commander goes down