005-195-pete-games-referee stands out in this starter in terms of playability and future deckbuilding
Most Standard Magic decks have many spells that cost two, three, and four mana, and fewer spells that cost one or less and five or more
Ghostly Prison, Forbidden Orchard, Time Stop, Pithing Needle, and Through The Breach are all noteworthy, memorable cards from the original Kamigawa block
1994, in particular, was even more ancient than you can remember it being, especially if your faces were buried in Magic: The Gathering rules manuals
The game's thematically-named discard pile is just as much a resource as your hand or your mana base if you're playing the right deck, and the same goes for your opponent
Walking Ballista can now easily go infinite with this and Hardened Scales, offering potentially another combat trick for Hardened Scales decks in Modern