Obviously, a ton of time has passed since 2003, and the game has been relatively steady in terms of design throughout, except for the inescapable power creep
The value of cheap removal has gone up tremendously and the number of targets for even weak removal like this has gone up a bit too
7.3%inclusion 6%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Cyclonic Rift 7.0%inclusion -14%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Kabira Takedown 6.3%inclusion 5%synergy 6 decks 96 decks Reprieve 6.3%inclusion 2%synergy 6 decks 96 decks Brave the Elements 5.2%inclusion 4%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Ultimate Magic: Holy 5.1%inclusion 3%synergy 4 decks 78 decks Sorceries Farseek 36%inclusion 1%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Patriarch's Bidding 29%inclusion 26%synergy 8 decks 28 decks Nature's Lore 27%inclusion -4%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Rampant Growth 27%inclusion -5%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Cultivate 27%inclusion -15%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Dragon's Approach 26%inclusion 26%synergy 5 decks 19 decks Distant Melody 26%inclusion 21%synergy 11 decks 43 decks Echoing Return 25%inclusion 25%synergy 7 decks 28 decks Ascend from Avernus 24%inclusion 23%synergy 23 decks 96 decks Mass Appeal 16%inclusion 16%synergy 7 decks 43 decks Raise the Palisade 16%inclusion 13%synergy 7 decks 43 decks Blasphemous Act 16%inclusion -18%synergy 3 decks 19 decks Secret Salvage 14%inclusion 14%synergy 4 decks 28 decks Kindred Dominance 14%inclusion 11%synergy 4 decks 28 decks Supreme Verdict 12%inclusion -0%synergy 5 decks 43 decks Austere Command 11%inclusion 0%synergy 11 decks 96 decks Immortal Servitude 11%inclusion 10%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Diabolic Tutor 11%inclusion 5%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Windfall 9.3%inclusion -2%synergy 4 decks 43 decks Return to the Ranks 8.3%inclusion 8%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Mass Calcify 8.3%inclusion 8%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Cut a Deal 8.3%inclusion 5%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Vanquish the Horde 7.3%inclusion 4%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Fabricate 7.0%inclusion 2%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Preordain 7.0%inclusion -2%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Ponder 7.0%inclusion -5%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Split Up 5.2%inclusion 3%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Wrath of God 5.2%inclusion 1%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Utility Artifacts Chimil, the Inner Sun 36%inclusion 35%synergy 35 decks 96 decks Pearl Medallion 36%inclusion 34%synergy 35 decks 96 decks Bident of Thassa 35%inclusion 29%synergy 15 decks 43 decks The Circle of Loyalty 27%inclusion 27%synergy 26 decks 96 decks Avacyn's Memorial 23%inclusion 23%synergy 22 decks 96 decks Hammer of Purphoros 21%inclusion 20%synergy 4 decks 19 decks The Wind Crystal 21%inclusion 16%synergy 16 decks 78 decks Vanquisher's Banner 18%inclusion 15%synergy 17 decks 96 decks Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought 15%inclusion 14%synergy 11 decks 73 decks Horn of Gondor 15%inclusion 14%synergy 14 decks 96 decks Kaldra Compleat 15%inclusion 14%synergy 14 decks 96 decks Sword of the Animist 14%inclusion 9%synergy 13 decks 96 decks Andril, Narsil Reforged 13%inclusion 12%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Spear of Heliod 13%inclusion 12%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Lithoform Engine 13%inclusion 12%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Caduceus, Staff of Hermes 13%inclusion 10%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Horn of the Mark 11%inclusion 11%synergy 11 decks 96 decks Mirror Box 11%inclusion 11%synergy 11 decks 96 decks Skullclamp 11%inclusion 0%synergy 11 decks 96 decks The Endstone 11%inclusion 10%synergy 8 decks 73 decks Elbrus, the Binding Blade 11%inclusion 10%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Mindslaver 9.4%inclusion 9%synergy 9 decks 96 decks God-Pharaoh's Statue 9.4%inclusion 9%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Coat of Arms 9.4%inclusion 8%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Excalibur, Sword of Eden 9.4%inclusion 8%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Thousand Moons Smithy 9.4%inclusion 8%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Archaeomancer's Map 9.4%inclusion 5%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Swiftfoot Boots 8.3%inclusion -19%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Aettir and Priwen 7.7%inclusion 7%synergy 6 decks 78 decks Banner of Kinship 7.6%inclusion 5%synergy 7 decks 92 decks Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant 7.3%inclusion 7%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Throne of the God-Pharaoh 7.3%inclusion 7%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield 7.3%inclusion 6%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Helm of the Host 7.3%inclusion 4%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Blackblade Reforged 7.3%inclusion 4%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Shadowspear 7.3%inclusion 4%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Mithril Coat 7.3%inclusion 3%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Lightning Greaves 7.3%inclusion -17%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Assassin Gauntlet 7.0%inclusion 6%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Shorikai, Genesis Engine 7.0%inclusion 5%synergy 3 decks 43 decks The Seriema 6.6%inclusion 5%synergy 5 decks 76 decks The Prydwen, Steel Flagship 6.3%inclusion 6%synergy 6 decks 96 decks Hall of Triumph 5.2%inclusion 5%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Staff of Eden, Vault's Key 5.2%inclusion 5%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Door of Destinies 5.2%inclusion 4%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Enchantments Elemental Bond 36%inclusion 31%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Kindred Discovery 30%inclusion 24%synergy 13 decks 43 decks Tribute to the World Tree 27%inclusion 22%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Land Tax 25%inclusion 18%synergy 24 decks 96 decks Trouble in Pairs 19%inclusion 14%synergy 18 decks 96 decks Remembrance 17%inclusion 17%synergy 16 decks 96 decks Chivalric Alliance 17%inclusion 15%synergy 16 decks 96 decks Rising of the Day 16%inclusion 12%synergy 3 decks 19 decks Reconnaissance 16%inclusion 12%synergy 15 decks 96 decks Tocasia's Welcome 15%inclusion 11%synergy 14 decks 96 decks Phyrexian Arena 14%inclusion -1%synergy 4 decks 28 decks Propaganda 14%inclusion -0%synergy 6 decks 43 decks Black Market Connections 11%inclusion -2%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Cathars' Crusade 10%inclusion 5%synergy 10 decks 96 decks Folk Hero 9.4%inclusion 9%synergy 9 decks 96 decks Reflections of Littjara 9.3%inclusion 5%synergy 4 decks 43 decks Flowering of the White Tree 8.3%inclusion 5%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Smuggler's Share 7.3%inclusion 5%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Mystic Remora 7.0%inclusion -9%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Virtue of Loyalty 5.2%inclusion 4%synergy 5 decks 96 decks True Conviction 5.2%inclusion 3%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Battles Invasion of New Phyrexia 7.0%inclusion 6%synergy 3 decks 43 decks Utility Lands Three Tree City 41%inclusion 36%synergy 39 decks 96 decks Minas Tirith 35%inclusion 29%synergy 34 decks 96 decks Bojuka Bog 32%inclusion 2%synergy 9 decks 28 decks Emeria, the Sky Ruin 24%inclusion 21%synergy 23 decks 96 decks Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 20%inclusion 13%synergy 19 decks 96 decks Reliquary Tower 20%inclusion -10%synergy 19 decks 96 decks Windbrisk Heights 18%inclusion 13%synergy 17 decks 96 decks War Room 18%inclusion 12%synergy 17 decks 96 decks Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 17%inclusion 11%synergy 16 decks 96 decks Buried Ruin 16%inclusion 11%synergy 15 decks 96 decks Rogue's Passage 13%inclusion -8%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Mistveil Plains 11%inclusion 10%synergy 11 decks 96 decks Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 11%inclusion 2%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Vault of the Archangel 11%inclusion -1%synergy 3 decks 28 decks Abandoned Air Temple 10%inclusion 6%synergy 7 decks 68 decks Academy Ruins 9.3%inclusion 4%synergy 4 decks 43 decks Otawara, Soaring City 9.3%inclusion -7%synergy 4 decks 43 decks Ishgard, the Holy See 9.0%inclusion 6%synergy 7 decks 78 decks Castle Ardenvale 8.3%inclusion 4%synergy 8 decks 96 decks Adagia, Windswept Bastion 5.5%inclusion 3%synergy 4 decks 73 decks Monumental Henge 5.2%inclusion 3%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Scavenger Grounds 5.2%inclusion 2%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Inventors' Fair 5.2%inclusion 1%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Command Beacon 5.2%inclusion 0%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Temple of the False God 5.2%inclusion -3%synergy 5 decks 96 decks Mana Artifacts Sol Ring 73%inclusion -10%synergy 70 decks 96 decks Arcane Signet 61%inclusion -10%synergy 59 decks 96 decks Patchwork Banner 24%inclusion 19%synergy 23 decks 96 decks Azorius Signet 21%inclusion 1%synergy 9 decks 43 decks Talisman of Progress 21%inclusion -4%synergy 9 decks 43 decks Throne of Eldraine 20%inclusion 18%synergy 19 decks 96 decks Orzhov Signet 18%inclusion -4%synergy 5 decks 28 decks Dimir Signet 14%inclusion -9%synergy 3 decks 21 decks Talisman of Hierarchy 14%inclusion -12%synergy 4 decks 28 decks Thought Vessel 13%inclusion -5%synergy 12 decks 96 decks Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass 12%inclusion 10%synergy 5 decks 43 decks Heraldic Banner 10%inclusion 9%synergy 10 decks 96 decks Commander's Sphere 10%inclusion -0%synergy 10 decks 96 decks Mind Stone 8.3%inclusion -5%synergy 8 decks 96 decks The Mightstone and Weakstone 7.3%inclusion 7%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Nyx Lotus 7.3%inclusion 6%synergy 7 decks 96 decks Fellwar Stone 7.3%inclusion -13%synergy 7 decks 96 decks The Eternity Elevator 6.8%inclusion 5%synergy 5 decks 73 decks Chromatic Orrery 6.3%inclusion 5%synergy 6 decks 96 decks Lands Indatha Triome 100%inclusion 74%synergy 3 decks 3 decks Overgrown Tomb 100%inclusion 58%synergy 3 decks 3 decks Raugrin Triome 73%inclusion 50%synergy 8 decks 11 decks Temple Garden 73%inclusion 33%synergy 8 decks 11 decks Command Tower 61%inclusion -13%synergy 59 decks 96 decks Godless Shrine 61%inclusion 19%synergy 17 decks 28 decks Spectator Seating 58%inclusion 36%synergy 11 decks 19 decks Clifftop Retreat 58%inclusion 21%synergy 11 decks 19 decks Hallowed Fountain 53%inclusion 13%synergy 23 decks 43 decks Glacial Fortress 49%inclusion 15%synergy 21 decks 43 decks Raffine's Tower 48%inclusion 24%synergy 10 decks 21 decks Arcane Sanctum 48%inclusion 21%synergy 10 decks 21 decks Sea of Clouds 47%inclusion 23%synergy 20 decks 43 decks Lush Portico 45%inclusion 36%synergy 5 decks 11 decks Isolated Chapel 43%inclusion 8%synergy 12 decks 28 decks Watery Grave 43%inclusion 1%synergy 9 decks 21 decks Sacred Foundry 42%inclusion 5%synergy 8 decks 19 decks Prairie Stream 37%inclusion 5%synergy 16 decks 43 decks Path of Ancestry 36%inclusion 14%synergy 35 decks 96 decks Branchloft Pathway 36%inclusion 30%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Temple of Plenty 36%inclusion 24%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Sunpetal Grove 36%inclusion 7%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Canopy Vista 36%inclusion 1%synergy 4 decks 11 decks Sunbillow Verge 36%inclusion 28%synergy 5 decks 14 decks Vault of Champions 36%inclusion 12%synergy 10 decks 28 decks Sundown Pass 32%inclusion 15%synergy 6 decks 19 decks Battlefield Forge 32%inclusion 2%synergy 6 decks 19 decks Radiant Summit 30%inclusion 22%synergy 3 decks 10 decks Temple of Silence 29%inclusion 12%synergy 8 decks 28 decks Perilous Landscape 27%inclusion 20%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Hushwood Verge 27%inclusion 18%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Overgrown Farmland 27%inclusion 10%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Brushland 27%inclusion 7%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Bountiful Promenade 27%inclusion 6%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Training Center 27%inclusion 3%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Mystic Monastery 27%inclusion -0%synergy 3 decks 11 decks Exotic Orchard 26%inclusion -11%synergy 25 decks 96 decks Adarkar Wastes 26%inclusion 1%synergy 11 decks 43 decks Shattered Sanctum 25%inclusion 8%synergy 7 decks 28 decks Choked Estuary 24%inclusion 9%synergy 5 decks 21 decks Morphic Pool 24%inclusion 0%synergy 5 decks 21 decks Port Town 23%inclusion 9%synergy 10 decks 43 decks Deserted Beach 23%inclusion 6%synergy 10 decks 43 decks Shineshadow Snarl 21%inclusion 9%synergy 6 decks 28 decks Boros Garrison 21%inclusion 10%synergy 4 decks 19 decks Furycalm Snarl 21%inclusion 7%synergy 4 decks 19 decks Temple of Triumph 21%inclusion 5%synergy 4 decks 19 decks Flooded Strand 20%inclusion 8%synergy 19 decks 96 decks Contaminated Landscape 19%inclusion 13%synergy 4 decks 21 decks Mystic Gate 19%inclusion 11%synergy 8 decks 43 decks
Its tough to nail down exactly how many youd consider worth the pack, as we each have our own personal metric for that, but if we consider a rare to have been a good pull if it was worth roughly at least as much as the pack was, there are about 26 good rares
6 Grim Flayer Grim Flayer also saw a good amount of play during its time in Standard, and many thought that this Human would be powerful enough for Modern as well
