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
Borne Upon a Wind can also be cast when it's your opponent's turn, or even during your upkeep, to potentially steal a win right under their noses
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It all began with the Scarlet & Violet base set, which introduced major, lasting changes to the hobby
