It all began with the Scarlet & Violet base set, which introduced major, lasting changes to the hobby
The ability to just sweep the board and follow it up with your own creature on the same turn is strong
cards, and 3 Basic Rule index cards, all ideal for your first game
The Resurgence side of Response can also provide another attack step and be cast by the Sonic Rainboom ability
It spawned entire control-based archetypes the entire time this set was in Standard and made control decks dominant for many months
As special thanks for sticking around to the end, here are my top-rated commons to look for in each color for those early-pack-one picks when youre trying to figure out direction: WHITE: Fate of the Sun-Cryst, Gaelicat, White Auracite, Aerith Rescue Mission, Weapons Vendor BLUE: Stuck in Summoners Sanctum, Retrieve the Esper, Ice Flan, Combat Tutorial, Sahagin BLACK: Vaynes Treachery, Black Mages Rod , Sephiroths Intervention, Fight On!, Ahriman RED: Red Mages Rapier, Thunder Magic, Hill Gigas, Suplex, Summon: G.F