Waterfront Bouncer, Trickster Mage, and maybe Alexi, Zephyr Mage are passable tempo options, Stronghold Biologist and Stronghold Machinist are more color-heavy, and Dreamscape Artist hits color fixing and ramp, unusual for blue
We've had flashback in many a color since it's printing, and many of these cards have been powerful in any number of formats
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In the vast majority of games, the life that your opponent gains from you nuking their creatures with Swords to Plowshares will not amount to much, unless theyre playing a black deck with life-to-resource cards (watch out for Toxic Deluge or worse, Yawgmoths Bargain !) Swords to Plowshares isnt a particularly expensive card, and its very easy to find
It gets better with self-mill effects and evasive creatures, and youll eventually get to cast instants and sorceries from your hand for free
Well, it doesnt always have to be a bad card, but its one thats caught your eye, and a card that you think is good enough to see play, often at a time when its not getting any attention