Some of them were just X-spells that rewarded their controller for waiting to cast them until later in the game
As the lead developer (now known as final designer) of the team for both Conflux and Worldwake , we had accomplished this once before when we created Nicol Bolos, Planeswalker in Conflux , but unlike Nicol Bolas, this would be the second Jace card printed, which had unique challenges of its own
In the case of the former, its because the best choices vary not only by color identity, but often by specific deck building limitations: Seismic Assault and many other red effects want you to play an extra-high land count, while a black deck with reanimation and Tortured Existence obviously cares about discarding creatures
Especially in todays environment, and with how far power creep has gotten us
Thats the most useful comparison, even if the old premium isnt exactly as cool
Deadly Disguise (Red-Green-White) Revenant Recon (Blue-Black) Deep Clue Sea (Green-White-Blue) Blame Game (Red-White) See the cards from these decks in the new Card Image Gallery, which features updated information about all of the intriguing cards in Murders at Karlov Manor , such as the amazing Booster Fun treatments in the set