Best One Cost Cards

[seandp]

I love low cost cards I was wondering what you thought were the best one cost cards for each color (not counting power nine)

I would say....

White - Brave the Elements
Red - Lightning Bolt
Blue - Ponder
Green - Birds of Paradise
Black - Dark Ritual

[thomasdm]

I would propose Path to Exile if you're talking about standard, or Swords to Plowshares if it's just in general sans power nine.

[CoglineErro]

Green- Rancor/Fastbond
Black-Disciple of the Vault/Imperial Seal/[cardThoughtseize[/card] (black has a lot of good options at the one drop slot. Even Festering Goblin is a good card.)
Red- Goblin Grenade...
Red/White- Figure of Destiny
Blue- Ancestral Recall
Artifacts- Mana Vault, Sol Ring, Skullclamp, Aether Vial, Pithing Needle, or my personal favorite Sensei's Diving Top

[FuDaWg45]

Cog, recall is part of the P9.

I'd say:

Green: Fastbond. Ridiculously overpowered.
Red: Goblin Welder. This guy enables so many stupid (i.e. ridiculously powerful) things.
Blue: Tough call, but I think I'm gonna say Brainstorm. Only good with fetches though.
White: Swords to Plowshares. Nothing else comes close.
Black: Probably Vampiric Tutor. A tough call though, black loves the 1 slot.

[ThunderHog]

Just on a side note: I'm purposely avoiding anything that anyone has said already.

White: StP is the very first thing that comes to mind, but I gotta give props to Isamaru, Hound of Konda.

Blue: Serum Visions. Up until Ponder came out, this was the best Ext first turn deck searching. At least, it was my favorite one.

Black: Hmm... Innocent Blood *shrugs* Hey, I've always used it.

Red: Seal of Fire. My explanation is in the spoiler:

Spoiler:

I love dropping Seal of Fire on the first turn. Mainly because I love having it sit there and make my opponent think twice about playing creatures early on. Especially good ones, like your Goblin Welder, Goblin Lackey, Birds of Paradise, etc... When your opponent hesitates when doing something, it usually throws off their tempo - and that's ALWAYS good.

Green: Search for Tomorrow. Hey! I consider it a one-drop. I LOVE suspending this card turn 1.

[CoglineErro]

Originally Posted by FuDaWg45

Cog, recall is part of the P9.

Did not see his qualifier. Apologies.

[Wombatish]

Green: I'd give it to Fastbond. That card is stupid broken.
White: I think Land Tax is my favorite white one drop. Especially in multiples and when combined with fastbond.
Blue: Ponder. If we're ignoring power nine, this one just takes the top slot.
Black: I hate to say it, but it's probably Dark Ritual. If I can ignore that card though I'd suggest Extirpate. One to remove all copies of a single card from the game (as long as one is in the graveyard), AND it can't be countered.
Red: Lightning Bolt, for obvious reasons.

[MechanicalMind]

Green: Birds of Paradise or virulent sliver.
White: path to exile.
Blue: ponder or sleight of hand.
Black: Duress, Putrid Imp or Dark Ritual.
Red: lightning bolt, Rite of Flame or Raging Goblin
Artifact: aether vial!!! or Sensei's Divining Top

[Wombatish]

Originally Posted by MechanicalMind

Red: lightning bolt, Rite of Flame or Raging Goblin

I would like to counter your raging goblin with the infinitely better Goblin Guide.

[MechanicalMind]

Originally Posted by Wombatish

I would like to counter your raging goblin with the infinitely better Goblin Guide.

see, i know that raging goblin sucks compared to many other cards..but the reason i put it there is because it has a personal meaning. When i began playing mtg, a friend of mine gave me a few commons to begin practicing with...the best 2 of these were a muscle sliver and a raging goblin. Always loved the goblin since that, and made a whole sliver deck...

[Wombatish]

Originally Posted by MechanicalMind

see, i know that raging goblin sucks compared to many other cards..but the reason i put it there is because it has a personal meaning. When i began playing mtg, a friend of mine gave me a few commons to begin practicing with...the best 2 of these were a muscle sliver and a raging goblin. Always loved the goblin since that, and made a whole sliver deck...

Ah. So it is sentimental value. My bad.

[KlassyReborn]

White - Martyr of Sands
- When played early in a mono-white deck, life gain is INSANE
Blue - Cosi's Trickster
- With everyone lovin to play Terramorphic expanse turn one, why not?
Black - Dark Ritual
- Enough said.
Red - Spark Elemental
- Hit with the same power as Lightning Bolt, or have them chump block and deal some damage to them anyways, Win-Win
Green - Rancor
- Slap this baby on a ROFLcopter and you've got a 2/2 flying trampler turn one
Artifact - Pithing Needle
- One of the greatest sideboard of all time.

[Dan_LegendaryNerd]

Just a few, and I'm including suspend.

White: Silence, Orim's Chant, Heroes Remembered, Glittering Lynx.

Black: Maggot Carrier, Bile Urchin, Vendetta, Disciple of the Vault.

Green: Search for Tomorrow, Seal of Strength, Durkwood Baloth, Wild Mongrel, Hidden Gibbons, Llanowar Augur.

Red: Greater Gargadon, Rift Bolt, Lightning Bolt, Raging Goblin, Spark Elemental, Lava Dart, Goblin Lackey, Mogg Fanatic, Blazing Salvo, Seal of Fire.

Blue: Seal of Removal, Unsummon, Flying Men, Sage of Epityr, Index, Veiled Sentry, Opt, Twiddle.

Artifact: Far too many to name.

Hybrid: Ditto.