Notable Cards
- Shahrazad — The effect to create subgames is unique in Magic and eventually led to the banning of this card from all tournament formats as it was perceived to cause problems in tournaments. In his article "The Making of Arabian Nights" Richard Garfield called Shahrazad his favorite card from Arabian Nights also due to its unique effect.
- Juzám Djinn — This card was long considered to be the best creature in Magic, but has gradually lost its appeal. Even so it still commands a considerable price on the secondary market. When the almost identical Plague Sliver appeared in Time Spiral thirteen years later it barely saw any play in Constructed Magic formats. The art of Juzám Djinn is also widely considered to be one of the most iconic of the early Magic game. Wizards of the Coast even decided to use it as a cover piece for their first Magic encyclopedia (along with Black Lotus and Balduvian Horde).
- Bazaar of Baghdad — Drawing two cards only to discard three appears not to be a powerful effect at the first glance in a game where card advantage is a well established principle, but in Vintage there are several ways to make use of cards discarded. In modern Vintage the Bazaar is a cornerstone of the metagame in general and specifically the Dredge-deck, a deck that strives to exploit the Dredge mechanic to maximum effect.
- Library of Alexandria — The Library has been a staple of Vintage decks for years, but has gradually seen less play in recent years. For some time Vintage players even referred to the Power Nine as Power Ten to include the card. Library of Alexandria is restricted in Vintage and not legal to play in any other format.
- Kird Ape — Kird Ape is one of the most undercosted creatures of the game's early life. When played along side Taiga, it was a 2/3 for one mana, which lead to it being on the first list of banned cards for the Extended format. For this reason, it was reprinted in From the Vault: Exiled. Kird Ape has also been reprinted in the Revised Edition and 9th Edition.
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