My last anecdote concerns a very special card shown here: Ragavan needs no introduction, but this is the Secret Lair Prize version
A modal spell is defined in the game as any spell that uses the expression "Choose one," "Choose two," or "Choose one or both." Each option is considered a "mode." Fortify, from Magic 2014 (above), is a recent example of a modal spell
You can make a Voltron Commander around her and combine Green's love of mana and destroying most things with ways to make her big and go wide
Cryptothrall is a card that will see use in any artifact creature focused decks
Tales of Middle-earth 's Gandalf cards all offer different takes on the character, with unique abilities and even different color identities to express every side of Gandalf from the books
While this may not be the splashiest effect on an individual basis, it only gets better the more creatures you play