Abyssal Nightstalker, uncommon (first printed in Portal Second Age, 1998)

Assuredly a surplus card in all but the most queer of circumstances. There are enough better versions of this card (Specters in the Hypnotic, Abyssal, Blazing and countless other varieties) that this Nightstalker wouldn't even have a home in the most monomaniacal of hand-attacking decks. I'll admit that, should you be looking for a Specter-like creature that doesn't fly, you might want to include... no, no, there are Odylic Wraiths and its countless brothers and sisters to consider. Not even particularly exciting in the "resurrect all Night Stalkers" deck. Avoid. Can be acquired, if you must, for about forty pence a copy.

Abuna's Chant, common (first printed in Fifth Dawn, 2004)

This card costs a fortune and has precious little effect to show. Why bring Abuna's Chant, when at four mana, white has access to more powerful abilities like full prevention - Story Circle - or even redirection of damage - Harsh Judgement, Kor Chant, Mirror Strike? Is five life worth the card's inconvenience? At full power, no card fully obsoletes Abuna's Chant's combination of abilities but I don't imagine that makes it an attractive card to anyone in particular. Mostly unplayable. Can be acquired for less than ten pence a copy.

Aboroth, rare (first printed in Weatherlight, 1997)

Laughably bad even at the time, Aboroth compares pitifully to the top-heavy creatures of the modern era and I fear most tournament players would find the card useless even if its textbox were blank. Perhaps, in a deck that uses AEther Snap to combat unpredictabally rogue strategies, the Aboroth may serve as a comedic finisher? Perhaps, now that its creature type has been meddled to Elemental it may gain some incidental support from cards which care about more common creature types, yet for a similar cost, one can summon Child of Gaea or Silvos, Rogue Elemental. It is sad to completely dismiss a card, but what we have here is a relic. For a better variation on the theme of collapsing monsters, see Blastoderm. Can be acquired for about thirty pence a copy.