While it might not have made big waves among MTG fans and collectors, the collector boosters were home to some intriguing cards with spectacular art treatments
I usually see people getting Neutralize right, but if you arent desperate for a land or something that impacts the battlefield, its hard to imagine a better card in hand than a counterspell
Take Life // Death, Fire // Ice, Pure // Simple, or Wear // Tear
The effects of this on the secondary market - where the vast majority of players get their cards because you can just buy the singles you want instead of ravenously opening boosters and hoping for the best - is extraordinary
A reprint of the hefty white-Mana Triumphant Reckoning, illustrated by Merlin G.G, features Niko Aris bursting through a cloud of birds and shards - their trademark planeswalking power which allows them to manipulate space in some interesting ways
Its a little distracting and weird, but the card is good regardless