Make Piles of Cards From Sets Without Rarity Symbols It is hard for most players to remember the rarities of cards from sets like Fourth Edition, Ice Age, and Visions
Chart shows the price of Ancient Adamantoise #172 at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item.
Other firsts: three-color Sagas
The second reason why this card tops the charts is that it is unique among all other lands, and because of that, is a necessity in Vintage decks like Dredge, which wants cards in the graveyard early in the match
Ive also excluded artifact lands and basic lands, since they produce multiple mana where affinity is concerned (and itd be both silly and false to say that Plains produces multiple mana on its own)
One budget-specific thing worth knowing: cheap builds often run less counter coverage than full-price versions