Blue-Black Creatures (21) Sephiroth, Planet's Heir Sahagin Il Mheg Pixie x3 Ultimecia, Temporal Threat Undercity Dire Rat x4 Shinra Reinforcements x3 Shambling Cie'th x3 Al Bhed Salvagers x3 Seymour Flux Xande, Dark Mage Sorceries (6) Retrieve the Esper x2 Relm's Sketching Evil Reawakened x2 Deadly Embrace Instants (7) Dreams of Laguna x2 Sephiroth's Intervention x3 Overkill x2 Artifact (1) Lands (25) Treno, Dark City x4 Island x9 Swamp x12 Sephiroth has a high mana cost and to help make up for it, an effect that can shrink or kill many creatures
The main line of play is simple but powerful: develop ink early with Sapphire, then drop mid-to-late-game glimmers that generate Lore more efficiently
Whenever you scry, you may reveal the top card of your library
I just dont think that 2 strength is going to be enough to make the otherwise stellar Blades ability overly effective (unless you pair it with some crazy support cards and additional resist)
These are not just number one for 2002 but arguably for all 25 years of magic
It's painfully hard to get hold of any of these sets from major retailers right now