Vorse Raider Vorse Raider really set the bar for how powerful vanilla monsters could be
The art on the Enchanted version of Yen Sid - Powerful Sorcerer shows the sorcerer conjuring up a glowing butterfly , with purple magic swirling about his hunched figure
Simply countering your first Polymorph effect is likely enough to take you out in a lot of games, since that leaves you fully exposed on board and way behind in tempo
If you control Grove of the Burnwillows, and Punishing Fire is in your graveyard, a smart opponent wouldnt target your Punishing fire with his or her Extirpate, because in response to the Extirpate you would activate the Groves mana ability which will not only give you red mana, but also grant life to your opponent
I almost wish there were five Goburimon variants, one of each color, but no, only Red, Blue and Black have Goburimon variants - the original, SnowGoburimon, and Shamanmon respectively