The rich, sweeping linework and subtle colour is still something that emotionally resonates with me, despite having a very different style nowadays, and I took great joy in getting to dabble in that style once more
Then Wizards of the Coast introduced the Mythic Rare with Shards of Alara, and a new level of rarity was born
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Dina, Soul Steeper are some examples
In the meantime, you have to keep yourself alive , and sometimes combat tricks like Deflecting Palm won't cut it
Azula, Cunning Usurper Banishment Barbed Bloodletter Basil, Cabaretti Loudmouth Baton of Courage Bear Trap Benalish Knight Benevolent Blessing Bitterbloom Bearer Black Panther, Hope Enduring Blacklance Paragon Bladed Battle-Fan Blast-Furnace Hellkite Blessing of Leeches Blitz Leech Blizzard Strix Bloodcrazed Paladin Blur of Heroism Bogardan Hellkite Bogardan Rager Bold Plagiarist Bonds of Quicksilver Bone Devourer Boon Satyr Borne Upon a Wind Bounding Krasis