urza's saga mtg card Pariah (028) - Contains such powerhouses as Gaeas Cradle and Tolarian Academy Lay Waste - Urza's Saga

We're going to top off the curve at four for this deck, so I only want two three-drops in my "perfect" list

A melded creature like Brisela, Voice of Nightmares doesn't have a mana cost, but it does have a mana value (which is )

As one of Magic's best spellslinger commanders, Anhelo, the Painter falls solidly into the latter camp, providing an easy way to copy your best spells

Then you can tap your artifacts like Treasures for a blue mana, so he's ramp too

How could you not fall in love

Back when you could post comments on Gatherer, the top comment for years running on this card was, R&D had to be high when they designed this. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is a flying spaghetti monster that cant be countered and has protection from spells that are more than one color