Fifth Dawn rare.
The designers strongly wanted to have a sunburst ???X??? spell. This one, inspired by Powder Keg, was the best of the bunch.
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Fifth Dawn common.
Called Blazon’ Pterodactyl in design, the name refers to Emblazoned Golem, which inspired the sunburst mechanic.
Fifth Dawn uncommon.
As the name hints, this card was inspired by Urza’s Avenger from Antiquities.
Fifth Dawn common.
The second ???baton??? printed in Magic, this is the only sunburst card that can be played at instant speed.
Fifth Dawn uncommon.
Modular was otherwise Darksteel-only, but the team included one card in Fifth Dawn since it interacts so well with sunburst.
Fifth Dawn common.
Though originally part of a cycle, only this card made it into the set. The original ability required blue mana.
Darksteel rare.
Called Gnome Maker in design (one guess why), the original version gave all Gnomes +1/+1 and made them indestructible.
Urza’s Saga rare.
Many contend that this is the single most powerful Magic card ever printed.
Nemesis rare.
The effect from Eye of Yawgmoth was inspired by the Tempest card Altar of Dementia.
Invasion rare.
The first translation of this card’s title to Japanese actually meant something along the lines of “Yawgmoth’s Dayplanner.”
