These are some of the best cards Magic has ever seen, each capable of creating all sorts of new decks in Standard
The end-of-turn phase didn't exist as we know it when these cards were printed
While eight mana is a lot, you can cut it down to just two blue mana with the delve ability, making it much more manageable, especially earlier in a game
Magic: The Gathering expresses these as Sagas, a type of enchantment with a series of effects over a certain number of turns, as seen on Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
When we do decide to come out with a new type of mana that requires a new symbol (like in New Phyrexia and Oath of the Gatewatch ), we often stick to letters in the casting cost
Dec 7, 2023 Power Sink - Kykar's Swan Dive Adapt a Modern strategy into an EDH deck with one of Jeskai's top commanders