Otherwise, conditional hexproof and ward get the nod in most designs these days
Card Name Mana Cost Type Creature Rhino Rarity Uncommon rules Text When this creature enters, choose one -* Put a shield counter on target permanent
It made Creature-based combo decks very consistent and allowed midrange decks to play one-of answers to all the best archetypes in their main deck
I feel a heavy part of the fandoms growth was its unexpectedness
Play Other Cards for Free and Cost Reducers Two more related categories that are not included here are cards that play other cards for free, cheat things into play, and cost reducers, some of which can combine to make cards free, but that's not the focus here
(2011-06-01) A token has a mana value of 0, unless it is copying something else