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Banned Ante Cards Ante is an old and optional game mode for Magic that allowed players to compete in matches to permanently gain control of your opponent's cards if you beat them in a match

This one uses Golgari cards from Return to Ravnica

Beyond that I'd focus on picking up powerful staples, like Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, and Diabolic Intent swapping in for weaker tutors, and Cyclonic Rift for that sweet one-sided wipe

A lot of balance and care goes into choosing the cost of a card, more than I can express here, but looking for similar effects on existing Magic cards can give you an idea of a fair costfor example, a ramp spell that puts two lands into play ought to cost 4 mana, per Explosive Vegetation