I reserve the right to change this
And I've only been playing Magic for around 4 months, so I'm not familiar with as many cards as most at the moment!
10.
Skywise Teachings - Whilst I can acknowledge this isn't a particularly amazing, super competitive card, I still bloody love it. It was one of the first engines I discovered when I started MTG and instantly loved it as a concept.
9.
Remand - "Actually, nah, let's wait a turn before you play that. Oh, and I'll draw another answer, too."
8.
Deflecting Palm - Thematically and mechanically brilliant. I sideboard these in my Standard Jeskai Aggro, and there's little more satisfying than sitting back, watching, and waiting, as an Eldrazi player, or a 4C
Rally player, or anyone who plays a big beastie in their deck build up and swing for what they think is lethal - only for them to kill themselves.
7.
Supreme Verdict - I just love this card, mechanically and conceptually.
6.
Vampire Nighthawk - Flying,
Lifelink, Deathtouch, 2/3, for 3 mana? Hell yeah! Also, I run Vampire tribal, so I'm bias.
5.
Vapor Snag - There are few things more irritating than playing a creature, only for your opponent to instantly go "Nah mate, put that back and take 1 damage". That's why I make sure I'm the one running it.
4.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest - Loved this guy since the moment I first saw him; genuinely think he's criminally underrated. I can easily swing for 16 unblockable with him on Turn 4 in my Standard Jeskai Aggro, and I
dread to think what he'd be capable of in Modern.
3. Emrakhul, the Aeons Torn
- I generally don't really like Eldrazi; Ulamog and Kozilek are kinda cool, but Emrakhul - man, she's awesome! A slew of
dirty,
dirty effects, all on a 15/15 body is hilarious - and given I'm building a Reanimator deck that runs her and can drop her turn 3...words do not do her
justice.
2.
Narset Transcendent - My absolute favourite Planeswalker card (and one of my favourite Planeswalker characters); her +1 is a decent accelerator in an appropriate deck, her -2 is godly (current favourite in Standard: -2 Narset, then
Treasure Cruise for 1 mana. That's 6 cards over 2 turns for 1 mana. ?!?!?!), and her emblem (which isn't impossible to get off, tbh) can literally win the game.
1.
Griselbrand - The first Legendary Creature I fell in love with. I love the whole "7" design, and love the concept of paying life for card draw, I love that he's a badass demon and character, and I love him in Reanimator for what is my favourite OTK combo in MTG. Ironically, Reanimator is just a fun deck I'm building, and I don't currently run any lists with
Griselbrand...I must rectify that now!