While this seemed like a good idea at the time and was certainly cool and novel, it also made the color black more prominent, especially in competitive play, which may have made Magic a little less fun for a period for players who enjoyed the balance and variety that the color pie offers
Smothering Tithe White was having some problems in EDH, often perceived as the worst color due to its lack of ramp and endgame power
Everything from Grixis Control Creatures (5) Planeswalkers (3) Lands (25) Spells (27) Creatures (26) 1 Llanowar Elves 4 Birds of Paradise 2 Acidic Slime 4 Lotus Cobra 1 Cunning Sparkmage 3 Sea Gate Oracle 2 Vengevine 2 Inferno Titan 1 Obstinate Baloth 1 Sylvan Ranger 1 Sylvok Replica 1 Hero of Oxid Ridge 1 Urabrask the Hidden 1 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Phantasmal Image Lands (22) Spells (12) To Temur Birthing Pod Inferno Titan sets a high water mark that is going to be hard for meant to be cast normally fatties to reach again, a very deserving best real red creature of all-time
The Emperor of Palamecia A mana dork for spells, The Emperor of Palamecia combines it with growing when you cast bigger spells, and as The Lord Master of Hell can potentially deal a lot of damage to foes, but really wants some evasion
Black Lotus (PSA 10 Alpha Edition) (Note: This entry replaces the "Signed Alpha, case auto" to accurately describe the card that sold for $511,100
Autograph Book Oh my god, can you sign this
