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Anything that costs more mana will put a strain on your available mana in any given turn, no matter how much "bigger" the effect is

It just doesnt get a lot better than this for a common

There are a lot of fantastic hits you can get off of Ellie and Alan, potentially casting a giant spell without ever spending mana to actually cast it (just the mana used to cycle the creature in the first place)

Ready, Set, Charge

Birds of Paradise, Serra Angel, Shivan Dragon, and Counterspell are all examples of cards that have left a lasting mark on Magics history

Vance's Blasting Cannons is perhaps the most aspirational card on this list but is almost perfectly serviceable as just a red howling mine (do we have a good name for "effect that draws you another card each turn"?) It notably doesn't let you play lands, but cards like Outpost Siege don't give you the story equity this card does