Then there are single instance ramp spells such as Jeweled Lotus, Irencrag Feat, Dark Ritual, Mana Drain, Culling Ritual, etc
The 4 Willpower shuts down so many early cards that it forces decks in the meta to adapt
Interest in the format was steadily on the rise at this point, culminating the following summer with the release of the first Wizards-produced Commander products (complete with Celestial Force, which may have further helped overshadow this one.) For starters, Vengeful Archon sits on a massive 7/7 frame, and it flies to boot
Crib Swap Some kindred spells have the shapeshifter type despite not being creatures, but these still count for the purposes of anything that references a shapeshifter
Old Rutstein helps keep your graveyard fresh with targets while generating Treasure tokens and sacrifice fodder for cards like Altar of Dementia
Love it much here, you do too, but flying can be chump blocked and so many might prefer the trample of most of these
