FromTheShire: If there's going to be an energy deck other than Primal Prayers, this is going to be the payoff
Black Lotus: The True Grail of MTG No other card in the Power 9 (or really, no other card in MTG history) holds a candle to Black Lotus when talking about popularity, notoriety, and desirability all in one
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It does also have Fling, which deals no damage but forces your opponent to shuffle their Active Pokemon and all attached cards back into their deck
This obviously isnt better than Counterspell overall, but if you have a deck that can turn the additional cost into a bonus, then it could be one of the best cards in the deck
That means that we'll exclude cantrips from this ranking, cantrips being the MTG slang term for cards that draw you exactly one card in addition to other effects you may hear players saying cantrips replace themselves because you play them and you get a new card in your hand