The latter lets you cast a red or green creature spell for free, then you put three +1/+1 tokens on a target creature, and then you double a creature's power and toughness and give it trample until end of turn
It's not necessarily unique anymore, but still effective at what it does, and the activated ability can come in handy, too
As it turned out, Sams advantage over Richard Garfield was entirely theoretical
A seven-mana Equipment that only provides an equipped creature with +1/+0, Elbrus's power lies in its ability to transform into Withengar Unbound if the equipped creature deals combat damage to a player
They can also destroy any permanent (Angel of Despair), gain you life (Angel of Mercy, Lightkeeper of Emeria), destroy many creatures (Sunblast Angel), save creatures (Adarkar Valkyrie, Twilight Shepherd), reanimate (Reya Dawnbringer, Karmic Guide), keep alive indefinitely (Platinum Angel), shut down abilities (Linvala, Keeper of Silence), destroy all lands (Desolation Angel), give your creatures Indestructibility (Deathless Angel), and proactively prevent all combat damage (Blinding Angel)
If the title didn't already give it away, it's called a Set Booster, and in today's column, I'm going to talk all about it