Reasons for this list (with some examples to get hyped about): Graveyard hate really sucks to have to put in your deck
Clones and cards that make token copies all enter the battlefield , so you get all those juicy ETB triggers
Last updated on January 29, 2026 Ancestral Recall | Illustration by Mark Poole Ancestral Recall draws you three cards for 1 mana, making it the best of Alpha s boon cycle, one of the Power Nine, and banned in almost all formats including EDH
10 Runecarved Obelisk Mana Rock Tutor A mana rock for four mana is not ideal, but Runecarved Obelisk makes up for it by not just tapping for two mana instead of one, but being able to tutor out your highest mana value card after using it a few times once it starts getting charge counters
Like actual designs that were proposed, unironically, for one set or another
Because damage remains marked on creatures until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a creature you control may become lethal if that creature becomes untapped or if Adept Watershaper leaves the battlefield during that turn
