Black likes to have things to sac, things to do with early mana, and things to discard
Monastery Swiftspear As one of the best prowess cards in the game, Monastery Swiftspear is the turn 1 drop for nearly any red deck
The hobby went nuts, and fear of missing the boat lead to a lot of cards achieving top prices
Then it looks like this: Now you have a new creature in play, named Autumn-Tail, Kitsune Sage
Solemn Simulacrum, Nevinyrral's Disk, Skullclamp, and Soul of New Phyrexia join Commander's Sphere and Sol Ring on the list of the 1,000 most played cards in the format
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan [Best +1/+1 Counter Support] Reyhan, Last of the Abzan maintains board pressure by preserving invested resources