Gray Merchant of Asphodel The weakest body by far on this list, with this card you are almost entirely paying for the effect
At time of writing, the cheapest Near Mint copy of this card on the market is listed for $485.00, and the last sale for $555.55
The set will cost $39.99 as non-foil or $49.99 in rainbow foil
But even a couple turns of that lock can completely stall explosive decks and buy you time to stabilize
That means we get classic spells such as Counterspell, a two-mana spell that, shockingly, counters a target spell
I personally did not include them in my top 5 picks, since I believe that there are better and more impactful lands in the format, but especially players who prefer to play aggressive strategies cherish them and will probably disagree with me