mtg card backs The card-back design: 12 years later... time for a change? —Barrin Mtg Card Back

Clearly a reanimation target, this black creature is particularly annoying to get rid of and can provide a bunch of card advantage, too

Then we reanimate it with Greasefang and smash face

Cards like Path to Exile are an option, but so are color-intensive removal spells like Void Rend

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord I almost forgot about this card entirely, but for a while, it seemed like it was being played everywhere

Its also great for pinging off utility creatures with one toughness, like Birds of Paradise

It might seem odd that Im about to praise a five-mana counterspell, but the versatility and power level of Mystic Confluence on complex boards make up for what it lacks in mana efficiency