Man, looking through that list makes me really want a classic core set back elegant designs and just magic vibes.
M13 had a lot of cool new cards that feel like insta-classics and I'm still cubing five of them. These three are in the core:
Archaeomancer isn't the hottest version of itself anymore, but I like it's simplicity and I have a beautifully hand-altered version (not by myself) so I can't ever cut it.
Talrand is still my favorite spell payoff in blue. I like how you have to have a plan, sequence and sometimes wait a turn or two to make sure you get value before your fragile 4 mana 2/2 dies, but if you play accordingly, he can take over the board – something that blue decks full of spells often need to stabilize and take over. This depth in play makes me prefer Talrand over Murmuring Mystic, even though he is swingier than the "fixed" version.
The og K-Command is just a nice bread and butter effect that works.
I also have these two in my occasionals:
I should probably consider to move Faith's Reward to the core, but then I didn't because it almost is a virtual white-black card in my cube.
Trading Post is a card many people like.
M13 had a lot of cool new cards that feel like insta-classics and I'm still cubing five of them. These three are in the core:
Archaeomancer isn't the hottest version of itself anymore, but I like it's simplicity and I have a beautifully hand-altered version (not by myself) so I can't ever cut it.
Talrand is still my favorite spell payoff in blue. I like how you have to have a plan, sequence and sometimes wait a turn or two to make sure you get value before your fragile 4 mana 2/2 dies, but if you play accordingly, he can take over the board – something that blue decks full of spells often need to stabilize and take over. This depth in play makes me prefer Talrand over Murmuring Mystic, even though he is swingier than the "fixed" version.
The og K-Command is just a nice bread and butter effect that works.
I also have these two in my occasionals:
I should probably consider to move Faith's Reward to the core, but then I didn't because it almost is a virtual white-black card in my cube.
Trading Post is a card many people like.