You've also got ninjutsu, which lets you swap an unblocked creature with a ninja for a cost, and can be a lot of fun to play with, but mostly in casual formats
But having seen the ease with which Standard and Pioneer decks can reliably cast these tremendous threats on (or even ahead of) curve, it seems colored mana no longer fulfills its traditional role as a deck-building restriction
If your opponent discards a card while you control Leyline of the Void, abilities that check whether a card is discarded (such as Hollow One, or a madness ability of the discarded card) still work, even though that card never reaches that player's graveyard
In addition, the ability to create tokens and boost all of your friends has me smiling
Hopefully that is an extremely unpopular opinion because the Squirtle line is definitely the best in my eyes
Check the Pokmon logo: Real cards have a clear, shiny logo