mtg all lord of the rings cards Top Ten from the amass Orcs 5 The Lord of the Rings:

2 Kenrith, the Returned King Five Killer Activated Abilities While this card might only have one colored pip in its mana cost, this card is clearly one of the best WUBRG cards of all time due to its five tremendously strong activated abilities all of which have a different, ascending mana cost that uses a different color

The success of either approach really depends on what the rest of the format looks like

Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp

Drana and Linvala And speaking of stax pieces, heres Drana and Linvala