On top of a new subplot revolving around Suicune, a slight graphics bump, and other minor differences, Crystal marked the debut of the Purely Aesthetic Gender option in the series, offering players the choice of a male or female player instead of simply giving them a male character
jom-art Deflecting Swat Deflecting Swat, a card thats done me in more times than I can count by storm players, has been completely redone by one artist in their own art style
For newer art and an artist who isn't as as universally lauded among Magic players, I like the art on Archangel of Thune by James Ryman
Mark Rosewater (August 08, 2005)
(If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample
While it benefits from the massive statline creep typical of modern creatures, having to give up both the payoff trigger and its evasion after the first activation keeps it from being any higher on this list