Mana Drain (Legends) The counterspell called Mana Drain is the quintessential diamond in the rough, being an excellent counterspell from the otherwise unremarkable (and ancient) Legends set
Even without discounting or cheating it out to change the math, thats a solid exchange and if you have any way to recoup the life then youre off to the races
Swiftwater Cliffs
The format consists of players using 100-card decks, with each card (minus basic lands) appearing only once
Swordwise Centaur Speaking of hybrid creatures, heres a card that highlights a Greek mythological mainstay
While this will mostly be relevant in casual play, it's worth pointing out that if you have a Naban, Dean of Iteration on the battlefield, every Wizard that enters the battlefield will trigger Warstorm Surge, Fathom Mage, Angelic Chorus, and Purphoros, God of the Forge (among others) an additional time, which opens up an entirely different layer of deck-building potential that was missing with Panharmonicon, which only triggered abilities on artifacts and creatures