Was phasing so ahead of its time that the rest of Magic is only now catching up
Ilysian Caryatid costs 2, rocks a 1/1 body, taps for any color of mana unless you have a dork with a power of 4 or more, then it'll tap for two
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes From a legendary dork to a legendary artifact, both of these are historic, and the equipment doubly so
Vadrik, Astral Archmage is a three mana blue and red 1/2 that makes it day if its neither day nor night as they enter the battlefield
These are very flavorful cards that are evocative not just of Final Fantasy , but of role-playing games in general, and they've been translated beautifully to Magic: The Gathering
You don't care so much about the size decrease if you're hitting something with a solid static ability or ETB effect