Review of 2008 - help a lost Dandan

[dandan]

As someone who has been largely inactive in Magic over the last year, I'd be very interested to hear what I've missed and hopefully generate some interesting discussion. Looking back over 2008:

1. What new cards have made an impact on Vintage (and/or Legacy)?
2. What new decks have arisen? (no need for deck lists - just state method of winning [not necessarily the kill mechanism])
3. What B&R changes were good? Bad? Missed opportunities? I couldn't believe Ponder made the B&R list!
4. Which deck from the past has made the best comeback?
5. Favourite new card for Type 4 (I generally play no ACC, no instant kill X spells but I'm not you)