They haven't made a better mana dork than Birds of ParadiseBirds of Paradise, the eponymous bird of the phrase "bolt the bird." It's easy to cast, gives you mana of any color, and is a flying blocker or attacker in a pinch
If your deck master is "Dark Magician", whenever it is summoned to your side of the field it gains attack equal to half it's original attack
6 Trishula, Dragon Of The Ice Barrier Trishula, Dragon Of The Ice Barrier has gone around various places on the banlist, and is currently Limited
It has flying and lifelink, and has a Ward that forces opponents to sacrifice three nonland permanents to target it with direct target spells
At Prerelease events, basic Energy cards are usually provided as well, in case you want to build a deck using different types than what you get in the preconstructed deck
I think as far as our list is concerned, I wanted to deal with 10 cards that have variable use, but the Ring is an absolute powerhouse