Condescend Among the counterspells that let you invest mana in them like Logic Knot, Condescend is one that I like as it lets you scry upon resolution
The problem with Emperor's Vanguard is that its a fine creature, but a weak rare
Brimstone Dragon The Problem with Portal: Second Age is that almost all of the great cards it introduced have been reprinted during the years
Rootwire Amalgam In a world of giant robots, Rootwire Amalgam sets itself apart as the giant-ist: a 15/15 you can attack with on turn five
Splinter does the same when one of your nontoken creatures leaves the battlefield (so it works with something like Ninjutsu or this sets new version of that ability, called Sneak)
This means, for example, if it would be inappropriate to sit in your briefs in the game store, then you cannot remove your pants