#3 - Lugia V Alternate Full Art - Silver Tempest We jump back to the more recent sets to begin our top 3 and Im sure its a card that you are all familiar with
While Teval is in play, every spell you cast will cost you life equal to its mana value
Captured Sunlight Id only play Captured Sunlight in a dedicated lifegain deck, but it would be appropriate, good even
+1/+1 every turn can make a difference more often than you might think, and the +2/+2 boost you can give to Toxic creatures really matters, as making them harder to block profitably comes with extra value +2/+2 can definitely win you some combats, but it isnt that efficient and doesnt have that much additional upside, and you need tricks to be flexible and powerful to counteract the downside of a 2-for-1 risk, and +2/+2 for 2 doesnt really get you there
Accessibility: So-so Dragonstar is really easy to miss if you don't already know where it is, it took me a little while to find the entrance when I first went, so I think others might have trouble too, especially since there's no sign
Getting a spell to your hand when you play a creature with passable stats sounds really good, and there are enough expendable things around in this format for that to work out pretty well