cards that reduce the cost of instants and sorceries are especially common
(2023-06-16) In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant's first ability to apply, even though it will cause your team's life total to increase
These cards either function like spells that can be used once (with mechanics such as Flashback, embalm, eternalize, unearth, scavenge, evoke, haunt, rebound, cycling, and reinforce) or permanents that can be used repeatedly (with mechanics such as forecast, cipher, madness, buyback, recover, retrace, or unique abilities such as that on Firemane Angel)
Bladestitched Skaab Curious Cadaver Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost Diregraf Captain Dralnu, Lich Lord Fallen Shinobi Gleaming Overseer Grimgrin, Corpse-Born Havengul Lich Jhessian Zombies Lazotep Chancellor Lazotep Convert Lich Lord of Unx Master of Death Narfi, Betrayer King Olag, Ludevic's Hubris Possessed Skaab Prized Amalgam Raul, Trouble Shooter Siren of the Silent Song Skull Skaab Soul Diviner Tomebound Lich Vedalken Ghoul Venser, Corpse Puppet Vodalian Zombie Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver Zombie Outlander
Even Innistrad Remastered, bringing some classic cards back into the mainstream via long-awaited reprints, has given deck-builders plenty of options some even redefining how decks operate across formats
Activation only as a sorcery is no doubt to stop Xavier popping off in an opponents turn