Whilst not being as memorable or awesome as transformations, Escalate is a fine mechanic that leads to some solid gameplay choices should you play the spell early to try and gain the upper hand, or wait to cast it at its max potential later
Magic: The Gatherings Lord of the Rings set has nine different Nazgl cards, one for each Ringwraith Nine cards for Mortal Men, doomed to die
Loss of sanity in Magic is often represented by mill, and as such Zelix creates 1/1 horrors every time a player mills a creature card
The most interesting thing about Lier, however, is the line Spells cant be countered. This is a symmetrical effect your spells cant be countered, but neither can your opponents
What was supposed to just be a backstage meet-and-greet turned into an "unexpected" sale, when Post Malone started asking what the current bid price was
An attrition deck with dead cards is doomed