I absolutely love 5 card cycles (ex: Lightning Bolt, Dark Ritual, Ancestral Recall, Healing Salve, Giant Growth, all instants that cost 1 mana, have 2 words in the name, and have a 3 in the text box). If they ever printed a set that consisted entirely of cycles, I would draft that set like crazy.

So what are your favorite cycles in MTG and which ones would you like to see make a comeback?


I would love to see a fixed, fair, balanced version of the original cycle see print in an upcoming product...
Lightning Bolt
Inquisition Kozilek
Taxing Salve - Counter target noncreature spell unless player pays 3 mana.
Great Growth - Target creature gets +3/+3, trample and reach until end of turn.
Ancestral Storm - Reveal the top 3 cards, then put one in your hand, another on top of your library and a third at the bottom of your library.