These monocolor double-faced cards were legendary creatures that could transform into planeswalkers
Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor You cant choose to not deal damage to the new creature entering the battlefield with Marauding Raptor, which means that a single Polyraptor hitting the field next to it will create an infinite number of Polyraptor copies unless someone can remove the Marauding Raptor at instant speed
While the holo style wasn't impressive, the era has some of the best art in the history of the TCG to make up for it.
The strongest freerunning cards don't require assassins at all
The first was that Wizards of the Coast was trying to draw in more players to sanctioned tournaments by removing the Power Nine, they evened the playing field a bit
Besides the typical +2/+2 and protection weve come to expect from this cycle, Body and Mind creates a 2/2 token, too, but it also mills a resounding 10 cards off your opponent's library