In a Commander deck with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth at the lead, you can turn the black mana in your spells into Phyrexian mana, letting you pay two life instead of paying the cost
Missing Underprinting: Cards that are missing the underprinting layer have a uniform foil effect across the entire surface
These references aren't totally obscure, but I also picked ones that aren't such popular knowledge that even people who haven't played the games probably know about them, like Sephiroth killing Aerith
Whether sought after by collectors completing a Power Nine set or players craving the ultimate blue card advantage, Timetwister remains one of the most iconic and valuable Magic cards ever created
Game Designer: Play & Design, in response to my question about which decks and strategies Serra Paragon might best be suited to, would be to pair her with fetch lands: lands that sacrifice themselves to search your library for another land to put into play
The list played by Ruin000 to a positive record at a recent Magic Online Challenge exemplifies this new direction