Martyr has historically been written off as a pet deck, one you play because you like it rather than for any concrete competitive advantage
Dozens of Brand-New Cards
This made me curious, which special cards are still out there waiting to be discovered
Many still look back on the first set, Base Set, as one of the greatest and, thanks to the mistake made in the first English print run, some of the cards are still some of the most valuable
The ability to draw two cards a turn, while playing a land and casting a spell each turn, quickly creates so much card advantage that the opponent cannot recover (unless they draw land removal, or an equally powerful spell such as mind twist or balance)
In a similar way, Live doesnt include some cards that arent legal for tournament use, such as those in the older HeartGold & SoulSilver series