Just playing two Swamps (something your mana-hungry black control deck wants to do every turn, already) will essentially counter a Shock
Instead of dividing the cards that are over/under $5, I'm just going to lump them all together and later show how you can pick and choose between them to make your deck's overall price be at a range you want
The one Legendary revealed so far is Donald Duck - Pie Slinger , which is great as a powerful early-game option thanks to both a Shift ability and a reward for using it, which docks 2 lore from opponents upon a Shift
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The power of The One Ring is ubiquitous, and it definitely has to be the most influential card in Magic: The Gathering in 2023
This Gamma edition copy is even rarer - it predates Alpha, and is one of the prototype cards used to playtest the game