Eternal Central or "EC Rules" allows cards from the original sets as well as Revised, Chronicles, Fallen Empires, the Collectors Editions, and any reprint which uses the same frame and art the the original sets
Monoblue Tempo will happily Spell Pierce you, and BG will just play out a Vivien Reid the following turn and rebuild
If you dont have cards to cast in your opening hands, its a sign your mana curve is bad
Legendary Artifact Artifact (CTRL to add secondary) Creature Atraxa, Grand Unifier Flying, vigilance, deathtouch, lifelink When Atraxa enters, reveal the top ten cards of your library
With cards ranging from mechanical monstrosities to helpful automatons and legendary weapons to help conquer the battlefields, there are plenty of powerful cards to build a deck around
You may pay alternative costs such as mutate rather than a card's mana cost