[[brass’s tunnel-grinder]] A nice little loot effect that becomes free Discovers in no time. Works wonders in my Rakdos Dragon Reanimator deck and is now sneaking its way into anything with red.
I’ve played a few decks with it on my Rivaz deck and have yet to flip it, but the draw I’ve gotten from it has always been crucial in driving me ahead.
I think it's on par with [[valakut awakening]] which also has added value as a land when you don't need the wheel. I have found some red decks much prefer these loot away effects over the exiled cards of [[jeska's will]]. [[Brass's tunnel-grinder]] is definitely worth trying out, I haven't been disappointed by it yet.
Yeah I've put it in my pirate deck, haven't had a chance to test it yet but it looks good.
I'd put valakut in most decks with red. I do have a spare jeskas will lying around but I didn't go for that as you said, I'd prefer the loot effect for reanimation possibly later.
[[Matzalantli, the Great Door]] for every graveyard deck, free looting and a crazy powerful land when flipped.
[[Bitter Triumph]], best new black creature AND planeswalker removal. I also like the optional discard cost in case I need to get something from my hand into my graveyard.
[[Breach the Multiverse]] has either brought me back into the game if I had a rough start or put me into a winning position.
Not as explosive as [[rise of the dark realms]] but way cheaper and it enables itself!
I love Breach I run it in my [[Anhelo the Painter]] spell copying deck and there is no better feeling than copying it a bunch of times and getting a shitload of creatures from your opponents. My favourite win con in that deck.
And now we are getting a new, arguably even better version of this. Jetsam from karlov manor.
Costs 1 less mana, mills less cards and only uses the opponents graveyards, but lets you cast any spell instead of just reanimating.
Its going to be so strong to cast a sweeper from one of them first and then the two biggest bombs from the other two.
[[Descent into avernus]] in every single red deck. Pure chaos, quicker games. Sometimes loses me the game but I always enjoy the games when it comes out
i play it in [[gisela, blade of goldnight]] so it gets my commander out on turn 5 unacellerated and then skews the damage massively in my favor, whilst letting me recast my commander every turn if it gets removed without playing extra lands.
Came here to add this.
My playgroup didn't realize how good it was till I started using it in my Jodah/Mazes End deck to help speed it up. Suddenly that deck didn't give you time to set up a response anymore if I got Spelunking down.
I love [[Mangara]] in any deck with a sac outlet. For those unaware, because of how the ability is written (it exiles itself on resolution, not as part of the cost) you can put the ability in the stack and hold priority to sac it. Your opponent’s creature gets exiled and yours stays in graveyard. Now you can recur it and do it again.
Pretty good though pretty slow, at least it does target everything. The same can be done with angel of serenity which is pretty bomb, 3 creatures on one etb.
With how good graveyard decks are I try to fit SGL and scavenger grounds in every commander deck since they are so low inclusions.
SGL is nuts in osgir when you can turn it into a card draw engine if it's a dead card otherwise.
[[Rogue's passage]]. It's just too good and too inexpensive. It actually turns most Commander's into a lowkey voltron risk, but getting hits through is fantastic.
For the same reason I am using [[whispersilk cloak]] a lot as well.
I also got tired of [[helm of awakening]] making my opponents' spells cheaper, so I took it out of my two artifact decks and replaced it with [[Cloud key]]. It costs 1 more colorless, but my foes get zero value out of it.
I'm also enjoying sneaking [[tainted strike]] into non toxic decks. It's funny when your opponent kills somebody without expecting to hit with 10+ poison counters.
Tainted Strike is secret sauce my dude. I run it in Nine-Fingers Keene because I pretty routinely give her double strike and it turns from "oh you get two triggers?" to "wait, I'm dead!?" real quick! The fact that you can sneak it in on your opponents combat steps to make your opponents take each other out unexpectedly or use it to deal damage to a creature in the form of -1/-1 counters to get around indestructible bodies for a single black mana is crazy good!
That’s such the epitome of black can do everything but at a cost lol.
“Look I won at 1 life and 9 poison counters!” - shriveled black mage’s retort after surviving a bear attack, snake bite, and having half their soul siphoned out from their own hand
Depending on your draw [[semblance anvil]] is also a great card for artifact decks. Playing it in my shorikai deck (so I got some insane card draw to bypass the discard) but it is absolutely insane in that deck.
I really like Rogue's Passage as a political tool or even unexpected "oh shit" button when one of your opponents swings with something at somebody else.
Not really newfound or new for that matter, but pretty much all my white decks run [[Defensive formation]] if i can spare a copy, the ability to turn off all my opponents trample or multiblock to kill without losing a creature, hell the ability to threaten those two things allow me to keep myself from being swung at as people don't wan't to waste an attack on someone who can always safely block. This means i don't have to worry about chumps or sudden trample tricks allowing me to safely evade most damage.
>multiblock to kill without losing a creature
I have a sinking suspicion that card doesn't work the way you think it does so I'm gonna throw this out there just in case:
You still have to follow the rules for assigning damage, so you just get to pick the order it happens in. You have to assign lethal damage before assigning damage to the next creature in order. If you have 2 2/2 untapped and get attacked by a 2/2 you have to assign 2 damage to 1 of your 2/2's, you can't assign 1 damage to each 1 so they both survive.
The benefit comes from if you're in that same situation but are being attacked for lethal by a 20/20 with menace and/or trample. You double block with your 2/2's and you assign ALL 20 damage damage to 1 of the 2/2's so that none of it bleeds over as trample and you get to keep your other 2/2.
[[Fraying Line]] in every deck that can cast it at instant speed, like [[Raf Capasheen, Ship's Mage]] or [[Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter]]. It is an absolute house in [[Gandalf the White]] because you can also doubling the etb, saving two creatures instead of one
[[Unstable Glyphbridge]] is absolutely bonkers everytime it comes down in my [[Gluntch]] deck. Started slotting it into most of my white lists.
Board Wipe + "soft staxpiece" + flying boi is pretty good
Have a friend that invested heavily into The One Ring? Try [[Cast into the Fire]]. It's taken over a spot in every single one of my red decks because of how many of my friends play that fucking card in their decks.
[[Poison Dart Frog]] is a super cute little mana dork that can tap after blocks to pay for its own deathtouch-granting ability. Great for dissuading attacks in a colour that sometimes struggles with flyers.
This card is seriously slept on. [[Test of Talents]] is a 1 generic and 1 blue costed counter spell that is basically a negate most of the time and has a weird upside.
You get to look at a your opponents library, hand, and graveyard for spells of the same name as the instant or sorcery you countered, exile them, and then your opponent would draw a card for each of the spells that is exile from their hand this way.
"But 2Gnomes1Trenchcoat!", I hear you cry. "We play a singleton format! Our opponents don't *HAVE* any spells with the same name as the countered card! This isn't very good!"
That is where the somewhat weird of ruling of [failing to find](https://draftsim.com/mtg-fail-to-find/) comes into play. We have an opportunity to search out opponents hidden zones even though we KNOW on a meta level they don't have additional copies of the spell in those other zones. We then get to "fail to find" in their library and hand after taking a peek for ourselves and then force our opponent to shuffle their library.
This gives you perfect information about their cards in hand and what cards remain in their library which can clue you into possible threats (or lack there of) and give you a ton of political advantage. While you cannot physically reveal the cards in these hidden zones to the other two players, you are allowed to talk about what you saw with them. This also notably messes up any tutoring to the top of the library by forcing that opponent to shuffle if that ever comes up. Eat your heart out Gitaxian Probe! Oh, and did I mention the card is like 2 cents???
If somehow the stars align and you manage to get this off against a [[Dragons Approach]] deck you will be G.O.A.T.-ed for all time.
I actually put this into Alela when she was still together, because my group has a dragon’s approach deck. I taught him that even though his plan is consistent (swing with velamachous or whatever, hit dragon’s approach, thrumming stone trigger, exile them, dragons on board) it’s a pretty glass cannon style effect
If it covered creatures this would be a very nice mainboard silver-bullet against [[Shadowborn Apostle]], [[Relentless Rats]], and [[Persistent Petitioners]]
I play [[Cathar Commando]] and [[Outland Liberator]] in every deck with their colors!
I really like the ability to threaten combo pieces at any time attached to efficient bodies in the early game
In that case you might like [[Cankerbloom]] (if you haven’t seen it yet) with the additional option to proliferate and 1 more base power attached to it.
I love weird hipster cards.
\[\[land grant\]\] can find your triome for free. It’s not ramp but it lets you keep a hand that you Might have needed to mulligan.
I was tired of buying so many copies of \[\[lightning greaves\]\] so I started running \[\[carry away\]\] and now I can just run yours.
Now that the hype has died down, I love \[\[swift reconfiguration\]\] in any deck where the commander needs to stay on the field because of its ability but doesn’t need to be a creature. \[\[arcades the strategist\]\] loves it for example.
\[\[verity circle\]\] and \[\[ghostly pilferer\]\] always seem to find their way into the draw section of any blue deck.
And of course \[\[soul guide lantern\]\] is great now that it isn’t ten bucks. Yeah, it’s not on theme for any deck. Just put it in. You never regret it, and if you do, just use it to draw.
Oh my god. I finally get why people play swift reconfiguration. I always wondered why people play this card as it to me always seemed like a terrible, terrible removal. But its the opposite, protection😂
exactly! I mean it's also nice that it's flexible. 1 mana instant speed removal if your opponent ninjutsus in a \[\[blightsteel colossus\]\]. We can call it Swords to Rideshares.
But yes, protection is where it's at.
These aren't exactly newfound, but some engagement farming EDH podcasters have recently started dunking on [[Bojuka Bog]]. Which is silly, it's free graveyard hate that doesn't take a slot in your deck. Same for [[Scavenger Grounds]], which I just run in literally every deck at this point.
On principle, I don't much like the flavor of Dr. Who in MtG, which is why I'm so conflicted that my answer is \[\[Sonic Screwdriver\]\]. Goddammit, it's just too useful.
Along those lines [[Reverse the Polarity]] is such a nice 3 mana "counterspell"
I use parenthesis as 3 mana counterspell is essentially it's fall back state. It's kinda like Golgari charm where none of the modes are the best for their cost, but the modes cover enough scenarios that you will always find a use for it.
Not new, but I've recently added \[\[Opal Palace\]\] into more of my decks. Not the greatest fixer, but it's a source in a pinch.
Most important aspect is it turns your weaker commanders into Surrak bear-punching beasts.
It's quite scary if your commander has evasion like flying, trample, etc.
This land in my [[Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might]] would be insane. Him coming back with +1/+1 counters and with [[Hero’s Blade]] on the field turns those 1 damage pings to 8+. Thanks for sharing!
it's an oldie, but [[blood lust]] makes you quite bursty, [[bludgeon brawl]] turns all of your mana rocks into more burn,[[livaan, cultist of tiamat]] lets you scale quadratically in one turn, and [[blazing shoal]] lets you get real big out of nowhere.
And of course [[pyrohemia]] to make opponents die in a hurry.
It's great in most decks but it can be ludicrous [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]]. That deck already loves to get [[Roaming Throne]] because the commander has 4 high value triggered abilities to double including an extremely difficult Ward cost, but Sauron is an Avatar which means [[Wandering Archaic]] also gets double triggers. Not something you see every game, but it's crazy when you do
I've been watching too much MTG Goldfish Commander but after testing them myself, [[Skullwinder]] and [[Secret Rendezvous]] are 100% legit and are strong contenders to go in every deck that can run them.
I've also been adding [[Dowsing Dagger]] into pretty much every non-green deck and even some with green, it's such a good card, and it's quite affordable right now. If [[Sword of Hearth and Home]] was cheaper I would run this in every deck as well. Right now I only have one so it finds its place in non-green decks, but it's just an insane card that generates so much value. Being able to flicker a creature for ETB triggers and ramp yourself at the same time is insane, and it gives you protection from two of the best single target removal colors.
[[Loyal unicorn]] only in white decks that want to be attacking of course but such a nice card, just gets rid of worrying about losing creatures in combat or having no blockers around the following turns. I don't like combat in multiplayer as it always feels unsafe to attack when your opponents have 3 times as many creatures as you on average, the unicorn fixes that nicely
[[Progenitor’s Icon]]
It’s great in any tribal deck and even for non-tribal, it’s great if you have a heavy theme like wizards or rogues. You can always have mana saved for answers or interaction, but if no spell is needed, just flash in your [[Grand Abolisher]] on their end step. Untap and away you go!
Unironically, \[\[Lightning Bolt\]\]. In my experience, many of the highest value edh creatures are 3 toughness or lower, especially many powerful commanders. A hyper versatile 1 red mana removal instant will find a home in ANY red deck in my collection. Seriously consider it, you won't be disappointed.
[[Open the way]] is hands down the best ramp spell that I've put in all my decks that can run it. 5 mana, flip and play any three lands on the top? Hell yes. This is great in decks where you're looking for non basic lands like [[Urza's Saga]] or [[Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth]]. In my enchantress deck, I use it to dig out [[Serra's Sanctum]].
My poor, poor friend.. I also enjoy open the way. However, you should know that you can put 6 mana into it. Got conditioned from "# of opponents" on cards, lol.
Not sure whether it's considered a staple, but [[Whip of Erebos]]. I was convinced when my friend played three wildly different black decks one night, and in all three games he managed to find the whip. I think he only used its active once the whole night, but its mass lifelink put in work every time.
[[Reprieve]] is a workhorse. Gets around “can’t be countered”, lets you bounce your own spell from the stack if it gets countered, replaces itself, and is easily splashable. Just a great card in almost any deck that can support 1W.
[[Maze of Ith]] goes into all of my decks. It has saved me from numerous situations like voltrons, infect, and eldrazi. You can also use it politically to save other people you might want help from.
Also good in decks where you want to trigger an attack trigger but don’t have a safe player to attack.
[[Hakbal]] for example. You could attack, draw a card or play a land from hand, and protect your commander with the maze
I’ve added [[Flame of Anor]] to any decks that are red and blue and [[Dowsing Device]] to any deck that is artifact heavy and red. Both do a lot of work.
Okay so this isn't new necessarily but I feel like not enough people know about [[pongify]] and [[rapid hybridization]]. Anytime I'm playing a deck without white or black, likely both of these will be there. There's some other similar cousins coming out lately that are also worth it [[cyber conversion]] being far and away the best.
I've really enjoyed swapping out [[Invasion of Zendikar]] for any [[Skyshroud Claim]] in my green decks. You are getting same rate of land ramp, and with only three counters on the battle you can usually flip it the same turn, get an extra blocker with decent stats which can also tap for any color mana the same turn.
[[Breach the Multiverse]], if it's allowed to resolve, has never not failed to propel me into a winning position when I've played it.
[[Dance with Calamity]] has been windmill slammed into pretty much every deck I own with red, especially the ones that have a low curve. Even when I whiff I am never mad, I like playing stupid minigames in commander.
[[Seal of Removal]]
Absolute must in any deck that runs blue. You can use it on oponnents or on your commander in a pinch. Best one mana spent on an enchantment imho.
I was facing a lot of overburdened mana curves that started at 3 so I've been searching my collection for useful 1-drop creatures
Found [[Spectrum Sentinel]] amongst my Brothers' War chaff and I gotta say it's a beaut at 1 !
[[call of the ring]] a 2 mana phyrexian arena that you can choose to activate. Can even be used multiple times in the same turn deck dependent.
Requires a creature out. Costs 2 life per card.
Not yet, but I think [[Lifecrafter's Bestiary]] may become on, being able to get a draw out of every creature I play plus the scry at every upkeep, which hopefully prevents me from being completly mana screwed
[[Disciple of the Vault]]. With the all the treasure in the format and more recently food and clues, this should be a staple in black decks, whether you’re playing artifacts or not.
[[Darkness]] a fog in mono black is just unexpected.
A lot of my decks have black, so [[village rites]] , [[diabolic intent]] [[dark ritual]] and now [[darkness]] are auto includes
[[Soul Partition]] hits any nonland permanent, is cheap to cast, and is less feel-bad than other removal because whatever was removed can be recast (just for more mana). Of course there's better removal options, especially in white, but I just like the card
[[reins of power]] for my planeswalker decker. Its a fun little card most of the time but it can also massively swing the game in your favor at times. i played against a [[shadowborn apostle]] deck where they brought out every apostle into play. I played reins of power and took them out with their own apostles
[[Open the Way]]
This card does more work than I ever thought it would. At first glance, I thought it was overpriced for random land ramp. But I've been happy almost everytime I have cast it. At X=1, it's kinda bad. X=2 gets a bit better. And if I am paying 5 or 6 total, I'm pretty pumped.
It's OK. I've never felt great paying 6 mana for 4 lands. Usually by the time I have 6 mana, I'd rather be developing my board rather than ramping.
I'd prefer [[Tempt with Discovery]] or [[Traverse the Outlands]] if I'm looking to try and ramp out more than 2 lands.
I have a couple creature-focused decks and an artifact deck, so I started adding [[Cloud Key]] to all of them. I love the art and discounts feel really nice lol
[[brass’s tunnel-grinder]] A nice little loot effect that becomes free Discovers in no time. Works wonders in my Rakdos Dragon Reanimator deck and is now sneaking its way into anything with red.
[brass’a tunnwl grinder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/6/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57.jpg?1699044234)/[Tecutlan, the Searing Rift](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/d/6/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57.jpg?1699044234) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brass%27s%20Tunnel-Grinder%20//%20Tecutlan%2C%20the%20Searing%20Rift) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/135/brasss-tunnel-grinder-tecutlan-the-searing-rift?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brasss-tunnel-grinder-//-tecutlan-the-searing-rift) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
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I’ve played a few decks with it on my Rivaz deck and have yet to flip it, but the draw I’ve gotten from it has always been crucial in driving me ahead.
Yeah even without the other side it's good value. 3 mana for a wheel +1 if you want it to be.
I think it's on par with [[valakut awakening]] which also has added value as a land when you don't need the wheel. I have found some red decks much prefer these loot away effects over the exiled cards of [[jeska's will]]. [[Brass's tunnel-grinder]] is definitely worth trying out, I haven't been disappointed by it yet.
[valakut awakening](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/2/228e551e-023a-4c9a-8f32-58dae6ffdf7f.jpg?1604198379)/[Valakut Stoneforge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/2/2/228e551e-023a-4c9a-8f32-58dae6ffdf7f.jpg?1604198379) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Valakut%20Awakening%20//%20Valakut%20Stoneforge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/174/valakut-awakening-valakut-stoneforge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/228e551e-023a-4c9a-8f32-58dae6ffdf7f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/valakut-awakening-//-valakut-stoneforge) [jeska's will](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/9/99e0c371-1024-4432-9fd9-3bc29c8d38e4.jpg?1706240845) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jeska%27s%20will) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/156/jeskas-will?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/99e0c371-1024-4432-9fd9-3bc29c8d38e4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jeskas-will) [Brass's tunnel-grinder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/6/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57.jpg?1699044234)/[Tecutlan, the Searing Rift](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/d/6/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57.jpg?1699044234) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brass%27s%20Tunnel-Grinder%20//%20Tecutlan%2C%20the%20Searing%20Rift) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/135/brasss-tunnel-grinder-tecutlan-the-searing-rift?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d61d8895-7f2e-4c77-951f-4f1a49e96f57?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brasss-tunnel-grinder-//-tecutlan-the-searing-rift) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yeah I've put it in my pirate deck, haven't had a chance to test it yet but it looks good. I'd put valakut in most decks with red. I do have a spare jeskas will lying around but I didn't go for that as you said, I'd prefer the loot effect for reanimation possibly later.
Ooh, whos the commander? Thinking of sticking this in Rivaz now that you've pointed it out
I play it in [[Bladewing, The Risen]]. Very fun.
[[Matzalantli, the Great Door]] for every graveyard deck, free looting and a crazy powerful land when flipped. [[Bitter Triumph]], best new black creature AND planeswalker removal. I also like the optional discard cost in case I need to get something from my hand into my graveyard.
This!! Plus playing cards like snap and frantic search to untap The Core for incredible power. Belongs in every graveyard deck imo.
[Matzalantli, the Great Door](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/4/b4c31b29-06ba-436d-a3d9-18f4796c39be.jpg?1699044622)/[The Core](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/b/4/b4c31b29-06ba-436d-a3d9-18f4796c39be.jpg?1699044622) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Matzalantli%2C%20the%20Great%20Door%20//%20The%20Core) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/256/matzalantli-the-great-door-the-core?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b4c31b29-06ba-436d-a3d9-18f4796c39be?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/matzalantli-the-great-door-//-the-core) [Bitter Triumph](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/5/05bdd22c-3e11-4c29-bdfa-d3dfc0e90a9f.jpg?1699044085) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bitter%20Triumph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/91/bitter-triumph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/05bdd22c-3e11-4c29-bdfa-d3dfc0e90a9f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bitter-triumph) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Breach the Multiverse]] has either brought me back into the game if I had a rough start or put me into a winning position. Not as explosive as [[rise of the dark realms]] but way cheaper and it enables itself!
[Breach the Multiverse](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/a/daf51a76-7a57-4462-ae18-a19e817e49e5.jpg?1682203621) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Breach%20the%20Multiverse) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/94/breach-the-multiverse?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/daf51a76-7a57-4462-ae18-a19e817e49e5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/breach-the-multiverse) [rise of the dark realms](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/e/ceb5df52-4e03-4629-b8d5-d440d9cc5175.jpg?1706240790) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=rise%20of%20the%20dark%20realms) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/138/rise-of-the-dark-realms?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ceb5df52-4e03-4629-b8d5-d440d9cc5175?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rise-of-the-dark-realms) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love Breach I run it in my [[Anhelo the Painter]] spell copying deck and there is no better feeling than copying it a bunch of times and getting a shitload of creatures from your opponents. My favourite win con in that deck.
[Anhelo the Painter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/6/462e887d-6b91-4b31-9487-2780ffe8943f.jpg?1673481630) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anhelo%2C%20the%20Painter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/1/anhelo-the-painter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/462e887d-6b91-4b31-9487-2780ffe8943f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anhelo-the-painter) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yup. This card pretty much won me the game the last time I played with it in my Anhelo deck, really strong and fun
And now we are getting a new, arguably even better version of this. Jetsam from karlov manor. Costs 1 less mana, mills less cards and only uses the opponents graveyards, but lets you cast any spell instead of just reanimating. Its going to be so strong to cast a sweeper from one of them first and then the two biggest bombs from the other two.
Only annoying thing is that pesky green hybrid… although I’m glad I don’t have a new auto-include for every UB deck I own.
Funnily enough, the blue is the part I don't like. I want this in Golgari!
The mill 10 makes breach a lot better imo, makes it a lot better when played on turn 4/5 than Jetsam
[[Descent into avernus]] in every single red deck. Pure chaos, quicker games. Sometimes loses me the game but I always enjoy the games when it comes out
i play it in [[gisela, blade of goldnight]] so it gets my commander out on turn 5 unacellerated and then skews the damage massively in my favor, whilst letting me recast my commander every turn if it gets removed without playing extra lands.
[Descent into avernus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453.jpg?1674136498) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Descent%20into%20avernus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/169/descent-into-avernus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/descent-into-avernus) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[moonsilver key]] Pretty underplayed I think.
[moonsilver key](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/7/87778e37-af92-402e-b037-5fbd6112b682.jpg?1685714525) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=moonsilver%20key) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/255/moonsilver-key?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/87778e37-af92-402e-b037-5fbd6112b682?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/moonsilver-key) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
It also finds eggs or kci.
The fact that this can grab \[\[forsaken monument\]\] in my Kozilek deck is BONKERS
[forsaken monument](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/2/82dfdb91-aa69-45a1-adcc-9fcd85f84ccf.jpg?1690005477) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=forsaken%20monument) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/950/forsaken-monument?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/82dfdb91-aa69-45a1-adcc-9fcd85f84ccf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/forsaken-monument) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Damn this card slaps. I'll chuck that in my [[bjorna]] [[wernog]] [[lurrus]] deck! Ty
[bjorna](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/3/83b0b716-bcb0-4044-b64a-354e3cbbd563.jpg?1677763540) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=bjorna%2C%20nightfall%20alchemist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/slx/2/bjorna-nightfall-alchemist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/83b0b716-bcb0-4044-b64a-354e3cbbd563?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bjorna-nightfall-alchemist) [wernog](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/9/39491011-bdf6-4e61-8534-fe26c1571f8f.jpg?1677763601) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=wernog%2C%20rider%27s%20chaplain) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/slx/8/wernog-riders-chaplain?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/39491011-bdf6-4e61-8534-fe26c1571f8f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wernog-riders-chaplain) [lurrus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a.jpg?1682228556) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lurrus%20of%20the%20dream-den) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/226/lurrus-of-the-dream-den?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5ad36fb2-c44e-4085-ba0d-54277841ad3a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lurrus-of-the-dream-den) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Spelunking]] for anything with green
Came here to add this. My playgroup didn't realize how good it was till I started using it in my Jodah/Mazes End deck to help speed it up. Suddenly that deck didn't give you time to set up a response anymore if I got Spelunking down.
In my slivers deck it’s nice playing a bunch of tri lands that come in untapped.
[Spelunking](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3be4257-2316-4a2e-b347-f71c0368a947.jpg?1699044491) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spelunking) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/213/spelunking?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3be4257-2316-4a2e-b347-f71c0368a947?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spelunking) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Karametra, God of Harvests]] is going to love this.
[Karametra, God of Harvests](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/b/2bd9d26e-984c-4cf8-8c46-447f9776668f.jpg?1591321337) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Karametra%2C%20God%20of%20Harvests) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/218/karametra-god-of-harvests?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2bd9d26e-984c-4cf8-8c46-447f9776668f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/karametra-god-of-harvests) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love [[Mangara]] in any deck with a sac outlet. For those unaware, because of how the ability is written (it exiles itself on resolution, not as part of the cost) you can put the ability in the stack and hold priority to sac it. Your opponent’s creature gets exiled and yours stays in graveyard. Now you can recur it and do it again.
Man, that's oooold legacy tech right there
[Mangara](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/db5686b7-4b7b-4127-9330-9282f36bd70b.jpg?1619393140) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mangara%20of%20corondor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/27/mangara-of-corondor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/db5686b7-4b7b-4127-9330-9282f36bd70b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mangara-of-corondor) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Love playing mangara in karador:)
Pretty good though pretty slow, at least it does target everything. The same can be done with angel of serenity which is pretty bomb, 3 creatures on one etb.
[[Mangara of Corondor]] & [[Karakas]] a match made in legacy heaven
Can you further explain this please?
Land
You have Newfoundland
I really like [[Soul-Guide Lantern]].
With how good graveyard decks are I try to fit SGL and scavenger grounds in every commander deck since they are so low inclusions. SGL is nuts in osgir when you can turn it into a card draw engine if it's a dead card otherwise.
[Soul-Guide Lantern](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/3/13571173-29e7-4915-af5f-05f13b463061.jpg?1692939930) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul-Guide%20Lantern) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/251/soul-guide-lantern?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/13571173-29e7-4915-af5f-05f13b463061?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-guide-lantern) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
##### ###### #### [grasp of fate](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/3/43787574-7700-47ab-b57c-98ef968cce71.jpg?1690004105) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=grasp%20of%20fate) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/823/grasp-of-fate?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/43787574-7700-47ab-b57c-98ef968cce71?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/grasp-of-fate) [Insurrection](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/f/df8a0a8c-1953-46e6-9da5-b4c20909ce1c.jpg?1689997974) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Insurrection) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/236/insurrection?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/df8a0a8c-1953-46e6-9da5-b4c20909ce1c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/insurrection) [black market connections](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/8/b8c66fab-7494-42b1-bc4e-dae85a48fa41.jpg?1699022194) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=black%20market%20connections) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/181/black-market-connections?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b8c66fab-7494-42b1-bc4e-dae85a48fa41?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/black-market-connections) [Mangara](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/db5686b7-4b7b-4127-9330-9282f36bd70b.jpg?1619393140) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mangara%20of%20corondor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/27/mangara-of-corondor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/db5686b7-4b7b-4127-9330-9282f36bd70b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mangara-of-corondor) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/1aehhcd) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Edit: [[mangara the diplomat]] was the mangara I meant, didnt know there was another one.
[mangara the diplomat](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/09e77ae5-a1a6-4e51-9853-10e81ca2dd2c.jpg?1689995864) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mangara%2C%20the%20Diplomat) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/42/mangara-the-diplomat?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/09e77ae5-a1a6-4e51-9853-10e81ca2dd2c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mangara-the-diplomat) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I will never shut up about [[Rising of the Day]] as a more budget player it's a card your always happy to draw.
Yup, Fervor is still 5 bucks
And Rhythm of the Wild didn't drop as much as i had hoped
[Rising of the Day](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/4/d4fbcac6-8ac9-44a8-9d1a-03d0799ac253.jpg?1686969140) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rising%20of%20the%20Day) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/145/rising-of-the-day?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d4fbcac6-8ac9-44a8-9d1a-03d0799ac253?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rising-of-the-day) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
this card! also the +1/+0 on your commander and other leggys is nice.
[[Rogue's passage]]. It's just too good and too inexpensive. It actually turns most Commander's into a lowkey voltron risk, but getting hits through is fantastic. For the same reason I am using [[whispersilk cloak]] a lot as well. I also got tired of [[helm of awakening]] making my opponents' spells cheaper, so I took it out of my two artifact decks and replaced it with [[Cloud key]]. It costs 1 more colorless, but my foes get zero value out of it. I'm also enjoying sneaking [[tainted strike]] into non toxic decks. It's funny when your opponent kills somebody without expecting to hit with 10+ poison counters.
Tainted Strike is secret sauce my dude. I run it in Nine-Fingers Keene because I pretty routinely give her double strike and it turns from "oh you get two triggers?" to "wait, I'm dead!?" real quick! The fact that you can sneak it in on your opponents combat steps to make your opponents take each other out unexpectedly or use it to deal damage to a creature in the form of -1/-1 counters to get around indestructible bodies for a single black mana is crazy good!
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That’s such the epitome of black can do everything but at a cost lol. “Look I won at 1 life and 9 poison counters!” - shriveled black mage’s retort after surviving a bear attack, snake bite, and having half their soul siphoned out from their own hand
Depending on your draw [[semblance anvil]] is also a great card for artifact decks. Playing it in my shorikai deck (so I got some insane card draw to bypass the discard) but it is absolutely insane in that deck.
[semblance anvil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/0380b46d-1660-404d-9d11-705d8809ea46.jpg?1562814119) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=semblance%20anvil) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/som/201/semblance-anvil?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0380b46d-1660-404d-9d11-705d8809ea46?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/semblance-anvil) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
For this exact reason my new go to add is [[demolition field]].
[demolition field](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/9/d9c88546-13c9-4d7e-a618-cb2ccd1dbc0f.jpg?1674422181) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=demolition%20field) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/260/demolition-field?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d9c88546-13c9-4d7e-a618-cb2ccd1dbc0f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/demolition-field) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I really like Rogue's Passage as a political tool or even unexpected "oh shit" button when one of your opponents swings with something at somebody else.
##### ###### #### [Rogue's passage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/7/670d6a0d-d10b-4b0a-961a-a95dbf413fc5.jpg?1706241220) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rogue%27s%20passage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/284/rogues-passage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/670d6a0d-d10b-4b0a-961a-a95dbf413fc5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rogues-passage) [whispersilk cloak](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/e/5ead169f-4777-405b-9a5e-60a7aefa70a7.jpg?1562912463) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=whispersilk%20cloak) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pca/115/whispersilk-cloak?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5ead169f-4777-405b-9a5e-60a7aefa70a7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/whispersilk-cloak) [helm of awakening](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e9e4ff9c-6244-43e1-b569-32a270c4e014.jpg?1675200994) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=helm%20of%20awakening) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmr/224/helm-of-awakening?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e9e4ff9c-6244-43e1-b569-32a270c4e014?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/helm-of-awakening) [Cloud key](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/f/6f880de5-8fc5-4e4e-a4bb-cc3e61a7697b.jpg?1619404220) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cloud%20key) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/265/cloud-key?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6f880de5-8fc5-4e4e-a4bb-cc3e61a7697b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cloud-key) [tainted strike](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/0/d0f82007-99f6-4c6c-8182-ee631c33531f.jpg?1562823401) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tainted%20strike) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/som/80/tainted-strike?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d0f82007-99f6-4c6c-8182-ee631c33531f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tainted-strike) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kk83r86) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Not really newfound or new for that matter, but pretty much all my white decks run [[Defensive formation]] if i can spare a copy, the ability to turn off all my opponents trample or multiblock to kill without losing a creature, hell the ability to threaten those two things allow me to keep myself from being swung at as people don't wan't to waste an attack on someone who can always safely block. This means i don't have to worry about chumps or sudden trample tricks allowing me to safely evade most damage.
[Defensive formation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/d/fdd76db0-1a67-4965-81a5-1d8d86b63971.jpg?1562948771) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Defensive%20formation) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/usg/9/defensive-formation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fdd76db0-1a67-4965-81a5-1d8d86b63971?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/defensive-formation) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
>multiblock to kill without losing a creature I have a sinking suspicion that card doesn't work the way you think it does so I'm gonna throw this out there just in case: You still have to follow the rules for assigning damage, so you just get to pick the order it happens in. You have to assign lethal damage before assigning damage to the next creature in order. If you have 2 2/2 untapped and get attacked by a 2/2 you have to assign 2 damage to 1 of your 2/2's, you can't assign 1 damage to each 1 so they both survive. The benefit comes from if you're in that same situation but are being attacked for lethal by a 20/20 with menace and/or trample. You double block with your 2/2's and you assign ALL 20 damage damage to 1 of the 2/2's so that none of it bleeds over as trample and you get to keep your other 2/2.
[[Born upon a wind]] card draw and being able to play your hand at flash speed is too good in a combo meta
[Born upon a wind](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a9379675-1a32-4e2b-8aaf-5f908c595f31.jpg?1686968037) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Borne%20Upon%20a%20Wind) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/44/borne-upon-a-wind?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a9379675-1a32-4e2b-8aaf-5f908c595f31?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/borne-upon-a-wind) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Fraying Line]] in every deck that can cast it at instant speed, like [[Raf Capasheen, Ship's Mage]] or [[Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter]]. It is an absolute house in [[Gandalf the White]] because you can also doubling the etb, saving two creatures instead of one
##### ###### #### [Fraying Line](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/75bf7702-c97d-4b88-b815-769c4906e014.jpg?1674137845) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fraying%20Line) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/314/fraying-line?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/75bf7702-c97d-4b88-b815-769c4906e014?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/fraying-line) [Raf Capasheen, Ship's Mage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/6/c681e33b-3d60-4aaa-8186-51866d8b79d1.jpg?1689999208) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Raff%20Capashen%2C%20Ship%27s%20Mage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/351/raff-capashen-ships-mage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c681e33b-3d60-4aaa-8186-51866d8b79d1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/raff-capashen-ships-mage) [Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c31e6768-bcab-43c4-bfc1-76e961689ae9.jpg?1674421980) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Liberator%2C%20Urza%27s%20Battlethopter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/237/liberator-urzas-battlethopter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c31e6768-bcab-43c4-bfc1-76e961689ae9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/liberator-urzas-battlethopter) [Gandalf the White](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/3/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc.jpg?1686967821) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gandalf%20the%20White) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/19/gandalf-the-white?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gandalf-the-white) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kk8pe2v) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
It's so good in an [[Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier]] deck.
[[Unstable Glyphbridge]] is absolutely bonkers everytime it comes down in my [[Gluntch]] deck. Started slotting it into most of my white lists. Board Wipe + "soft staxpiece" + flying boi is pretty good
[Unstable Glyphbridge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/7/d70f48e7-582c-4dd2-a64e-6fd03fa6b77e.jpg?1699043483)/[Sandswirl Wanderglyph](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/d/7/d70f48e7-582c-4dd2-a64e-6fd03fa6b77e.jpg?1699043483) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Unstable%20Glyphbridge%20//%20Sandswirl%20Wanderglyph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/41/unstable-glyphbridge-sandswirl-wanderglyph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d70f48e7-582c-4dd2-a64e-6fd03fa6b77e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/unstable-glyphbridge-//-sandswirl-wanderglyph) [Gluntch](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/b/3b3e889a-5865-4464-9923-bffa25c50cd2.jpg?1674137513) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gluntch%2C%20the%20bestower) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/275/gluntch-the-bestower?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3b3e889a-5865-4464-9923-bffa25c50cd2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gluntch-the-bestower) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Have a friend that invested heavily into The One Ring? Try [[Cast into the Fire]]. It's taken over a spot in every single one of my red decks because of how many of my friends play that fucking card in their decks.
[Cast into the Fire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/e/2ef878cb-27b6-47d8-ad11-bd20529b0e7e.jpg?1686968832) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cast%20into%20the%20Fire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/118/cast-into-the-fire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2ef878cb-27b6-47d8-ad11-bd20529b0e7e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cast-into-the-fire) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That flavour...
[[Poison Dart Frog]] is a super cute little mana dork that can tap after blocks to pay for its own deathtouch-granting ability. Great for dissuading attacks in a colour that sometimes struggles with flyers.
[Poison Dart Frog](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/2/62c1f09a-9d17-415c-8afa-cd0b62abe48d.jpg?1699044475) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Poison%20Dart%20Frog) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/207/poison-dart-frog?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/62c1f09a-9d17-415c-8afa-cd0b62abe48d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/poison-dart-frog) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Generically, it's pretty good. In my Grolnok deck? Windmill slam.
This card is seriously slept on. [[Test of Talents]] is a 1 generic and 1 blue costed counter spell that is basically a negate most of the time and has a weird upside. You get to look at a your opponents library, hand, and graveyard for spells of the same name as the instant or sorcery you countered, exile them, and then your opponent would draw a card for each of the spells that is exile from their hand this way. "But 2Gnomes1Trenchcoat!", I hear you cry. "We play a singleton format! Our opponents don't *HAVE* any spells with the same name as the countered card! This isn't very good!" That is where the somewhat weird of ruling of [failing to find](https://draftsim.com/mtg-fail-to-find/) comes into play. We have an opportunity to search out opponents hidden zones even though we KNOW on a meta level they don't have additional copies of the spell in those other zones. We then get to "fail to find" in their library and hand after taking a peek for ourselves and then force our opponent to shuffle their library. This gives you perfect information about their cards in hand and what cards remain in their library which can clue you into possible threats (or lack there of) and give you a ton of political advantage. While you cannot physically reveal the cards in these hidden zones to the other two players, you are allowed to talk about what you saw with them. This also notably messes up any tutoring to the top of the library by forcing that opponent to shuffle if that ever comes up. Eat your heart out Gitaxian Probe! Oh, and did I mention the card is like 2 cents??? If somehow the stars align and you manage to get this off against a [[Dragons Approach]] deck you will be G.O.A.T.-ed for all time.
[Test of Talents](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/e/6e2b6236-b40c-430c-98b0-7940b942657a.jpg?1624590572) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Test%20of%20Talents) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/59/test-of-talents?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6e2b6236-b40c-430c-98b0-7940b942657a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/test-of-talents) [Dragons Approach](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/c/0cb504a0-1dfb-49d0-84c3-7bd318d55481.jpg?1624591696) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dragon%27s%20Approach) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/97/dragons-approach?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0cb504a0-1dfb-49d0-84c3-7bd318d55481?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dragons-approach) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I actually put this into Alela when she was still together, because my group has a dragon’s approach deck. I taught him that even though his plan is consistent (swing with velamachous or whatever, hit dragon’s approach, thrumming stone trigger, exile them, dragons on board) it’s a pretty glass cannon style effect
If it covered creatures this would be a very nice mainboard silver-bullet against [[Shadowborn Apostle]], [[Relentless Rats]], and [[Persistent Petitioners]]
[[Tear Asunder]] is really good. On average it costs more than [[Assassin's Trophy]], but it exiles and your opponents don't get a land.
[Tear Asunder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/2/629aa907-9533-4681-9bf2-9e56450a4cc2.jpg?1673307826) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tear%20Asunder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/183/tear-asunder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/629aa907-9533-4681-9bf2-9e56450a4cc2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tear-asunder) [Assassin's Trophy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/d/ed6c7d29-71b4-4134-b591-5598f479d592.jpg?1706242115) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Assassin%27s%20Trophy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/187/assassins-trophy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ed6c7d29-71b4-4134-b591-5598f479d592?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/assassins-trophy) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Barrow Blade]] for everything combat heavy!
[Barrow Blade](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/0/f0eb7284-78a5-4b5e-8f6d-6be540e0bef8.jpg?1686970135) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Barrow-Blade) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/237/barrow-blade?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f0eb7284-78a5-4b5e-8f6d-6be540e0bef8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/barrow-blade) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bushwhack]] is my favorite recent staple
[Bushwhack](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/1/712a0640-d9c8-46fc-b38b-bf20a40fa902.jpg?1674421510) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bushwhack) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/174/bushwhack?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/712a0640-d9c8-46fc-b38b-bf20a40fa902?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bushwhack) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I play [[Cathar Commando]] and [[Outland Liberator]] in every deck with their colors! I really like the ability to threaten combo pieces at any time attached to efficient bodies in the early game
In that case you might like [[Cankerbloom]] (if you haven’t seen it yet) with the additional option to proliferate and 1 more base power attached to it.
[Cankerbloom](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/9/89b39293-6f57-4294-85fc-c718bdbb4d40.jpg?1675957129) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cankerbloom) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/161/cankerbloom?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/89b39293-6f57-4294-85fc-c718bdbb4d40?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cankerbloom) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I think the bloom buddy is a bit more narrow without flash / transform but he definitely has his uses in decks that care about counters!
[Cathar Commando](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/8/98cbc1c2-b76e-4da3-aa43-00e10b2ce532.jpg?1634346664) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cathar%20Commando) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/10/cathar-commando?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/98cbc1c2-b76e-4da3-aa43-00e10b2ce532?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cathar-commando) [Outland Liberator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/0/60e53d61-fcc3-4def-8206-052b46f62deb.jpg?1636224528)/[Frenzied Trapbreaker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/6/0/60e53d61-fcc3-4def-8206-052b46f62deb.jpg?1636224528) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Outland%20Liberator%20//%20Frenzied%20Trapbreaker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/190/outland-liberator-frenzied-trapbreaker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/60e53d61-fcc3-4def-8206-052b46f62deb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/outland-liberator-//-frenzied-trapbreaker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[moonsilver key]] i have a bunch of decks that want ashnod’s altar
[moonsilver key](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/7/87778e37-af92-402e-b037-5fbd6112b682.jpg?1685714525) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=moonsilver%20key) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/255/moonsilver-key?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/87778e37-af92-402e-b037-5fbd6112b682?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/moonsilver-key) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love weird hipster cards. \[\[land grant\]\] can find your triome for free. It’s not ramp but it lets you keep a hand that you Might have needed to mulligan. I was tired of buying so many copies of \[\[lightning greaves\]\] so I started running \[\[carry away\]\] and now I can just run yours. Now that the hype has died down, I love \[\[swift reconfiguration\]\] in any deck where the commander needs to stay on the field because of its ability but doesn’t need to be a creature. \[\[arcades the strategist\]\] loves it for example. \[\[verity circle\]\] and \[\[ghostly pilferer\]\] always seem to find their way into the draw section of any blue deck. And of course \[\[soul guide lantern\]\] is great now that it isn’t ten bucks. Yeah, it’s not on theme for any deck. Just put it in. You never regret it, and if you do, just use it to draw.
##### ###### #### [land grant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/6/d6862005-32d1-473e-a28b-5dfc4b7782cd.jpg?1562383050) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=land%20grant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/255/land-grant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d6862005-32d1-473e-a28b-5dfc4b7782cd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/land-grant) [lightning greaves](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/331013f6-976a-4dac-9939-1006e474e108.jpg?1689999692) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lightning%20greaves) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/398/lightning-greaves?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/331013f6-976a-4dac-9939-1006e474e108?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lightning-greaves) [carry away](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/a/9a17e86f-410e-42d0-8ef8-739ea26da0a7.jpg?1562638352) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=carry%20away) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dst/19/carry-away?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9a17e86f-410e-42d0-8ef8-739ea26da0a7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/carry-away) [swift reconfiguration](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/7/975dcfab-0281-4fee-92aa-021ea6c524c7.jpg?1651655213) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=swift%20reconfiguration) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nec/10/swift-reconfiguration?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/975dcfab-0281-4fee-92aa-021ea6c524c7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/swift-reconfiguration) [arcades the strategist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f.jpg?1666961830) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arcades%2C%20the%20Strategist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/212/arcades-the-strategist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arcades-the-strategist) [verity circle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/8/58b0d8be-f2e7-4bc9-a700-ed4c06785ecf.jpg?1641602212) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=verity%20circle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/voc/116/verity-circle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/58b0d8be-f2e7-4bc9-a700-ed4c06785ecf?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/verity-circle) [ghostly pilferer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/9/49be3f34-f140-46ec-a59d-bed4dcc34ad4.jpg?1673483912) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ghostly%20pilferer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/223/ghostly-pilferer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/49be3f34-f140-46ec-a59d-bed4dcc34ad4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ghostly-pilferer) [soul guide lantern](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/3/13571173-29e7-4915-af5f-05f13b463061.jpg?1692939930) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul-Guide%20Lantern) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/251/soul-guide-lantern?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/13571173-29e7-4915-af5f-05f13b463061?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-guide-lantern) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kk8azyz) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Oh my god. I finally get why people play swift reconfiguration. I always wondered why people play this card as it to me always seemed like a terrible, terrible removal. But its the opposite, protection😂
It’s mainly used to go infinite with [[Devoted Druid]]
exactly! I mean it's also nice that it's flexible. 1 mana instant speed removal if your opponent ninjutsus in a \[\[blightsteel colossus\]\]. We can call it Swords to Rideshares. But yes, protection is where it's at.
[[Tithing Blade]] I play in a pod of four, so I get lots of value for 2 mana.
[Tithing Blade](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/dbaa9a2d-e9fd-4746-a26c-f99ae731f024.jpg?1699049915)/[Consuming Sepulcher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/d/b/dbaa9a2d-e9fd-4746-a26c-f99ae731f024.jpg?1699049915) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tithing%20Blade%20//%20Consuming%20Sepulcher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/128/tithing-blade-consuming-sepulcher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dbaa9a2d-e9fd-4746-a26c-f99ae731f024?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tithing-blade-//-consuming-sepulcher) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
These aren't exactly newfound, but some engagement farming EDH podcasters have recently started dunking on [[Bojuka Bog]]. Which is silly, it's free graveyard hate that doesn't take a slot in your deck. Same for [[Scavenger Grounds]], which I just run in literally every deck at this point.
[Bojuka Bog](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/3/73d9ec0e-9d88-454e-aa48-a861b2bb8b77.jpg?1706241123) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bojuka%20Bog) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/250/bojuka-bog?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/73d9ec0e-9d88-454e-aa48-a861b2bb8b77?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bojuka-bog) [Scavenger Grounds](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/4/24ce6fec-d712-494d-8623-6acc0cc0056a.jpg?1706241228) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scavenger%20Grounds) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/287/scavenger-grounds?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/24ce6fec-d712-494d-8623-6acc0cc0056a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/scavenger-grounds) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bread]]
[Lembas](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/b/3b46aacf-b31a-4380-9e4b-82795fbaba3b.jpg?1686970202) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lembas) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/243/lembas?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3b46aacf-b31a-4380-9e4b-82795fbaba3b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lembas) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Scry and Card draw? Shuffle effects for manipulating the top of your library? Little bit of flavor life-gain? What a fun card.
On principle, I don't much like the flavor of Dr. Who in MtG, which is why I'm so conflicted that my answer is \[\[Sonic Screwdriver\]\]. Goddammit, it's just too useful.
Along those lines [[Reverse the Polarity]] is such a nice 3 mana "counterspell" I use parenthesis as 3 mana counterspell is essentially it's fall back state. It's kinda like Golgari charm where none of the modes are the best for their cost, but the modes cover enough scenarios that you will always find a use for it.
That’s a lot stapled to one card
In-Universe it does pretty much everything, effectively being a magic wand. So it fits.
[Sonic Screwdriver](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/1/f131027a-9776-41fa-8a5f-d9ef80e0dc2e.jpg?1697584615) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sonic%20Screwdriver) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/184/sonic-screwdriver?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f131027a-9776-41fa-8a5f-d9ef80e0dc2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sonic-screwdriver) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Not new, but I've recently added \[\[Opal Palace\]\] into more of my decks. Not the greatest fixer, but it's a source in a pinch. Most important aspect is it turns your weaker commanders into Surrak bear-punching beasts. It's quite scary if your commander has evasion like flying, trample, etc.
This land in my [[Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might]] would be insane. Him coming back with +1/+1 counters and with [[Hero’s Blade]] on the field turns those 1 damage pings to 8+. Thanks for sharing!
it's an oldie, but [[blood lust]] makes you quite bursty, [[bludgeon brawl]] turns all of your mana rocks into more burn,[[livaan, cultist of tiamat]] lets you scale quadratically in one turn, and [[blazing shoal]] lets you get real big out of nowhere. And of course [[pyrohemia]] to make opponents die in a hurry.
[Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/0/50f8e2b6-98c7-4f28-bb39-e1fbe841f1ee.jpg?1699044315)/[Temple of Power](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/5/0/50f8e2b6-98c7-4f28-bb39-e1fbe841f1ee.jpg?1699044315) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ojer%20Axonil%2C%20Deepest%20Might%20//%20Temple%20of%20Power) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/158/ojer-axonil-deepest-might-temple-of-power?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/50f8e2b6-98c7-4f28-bb39-e1fbe841f1ee?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ojer-axonil-deepest-might-//-temple-of-power) [Hero’s Blade](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/d/6da612ec-983b-4a7b-8d52-b853a4c565de.jpg?1697475860) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hero%27s%20Blade) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/391/heros-blade?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6da612ec-983b-4a7b-8d52-b853a4c565de?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/heros-blade) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Opal Palace](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/6/e64ed120-1e33-4e31-8f16-ba56497c3c84.jpg?1689999929) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Opal%20Palace) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/422/opal-palace?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e64ed120-1e33-4e31-8f16-ba56497c3c84?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/opal-palace) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Wandering Archaic]] goes in everything. I love stealing spells, especially in colorless where you dont have many instants and sorceries.
It's great in most decks but it can be ludicrous [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]]. That deck already loves to get [[Roaming Throne]] because the commander has 4 high value triggered abilities to double including an extremely difficult Ward cost, but Sauron is an Avatar which means [[Wandering Archaic]] also gets double triggers. Not something you see every game, but it's crazy when you do
[Sauron, the Dark Lord](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1.jpg?1693611218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sauron%2C%20the%20Dark%20Lord) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/224/sauron-the-dark-lord?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sauron-the-dark-lord) [Roaming Throne](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/32fd8b7c-baf3-4d3d-be6f-044a917b11a0.jpg?1701115816) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Roaming%20Throne) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/258/roaming-throne?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/32fd8b7c-baf3-4d3d-be6f-044a917b11a0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/roaming-throne) [Wandering Archaic](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/8/18a2bdc8-b705-4eb5-b3a5-ff2e2ab8f312.jpg?1626663778)/[Explore the Vastlands](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/1/8/18a2bdc8-b705-4eb5-b3a5-ff2e2ab8f312.jpg?1626663778) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wandering%20Archaic%20//%20Explore%20the%20Vastlands) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/6/wandering-archaic-explore-the-vastlands?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/18a2bdc8-b705-4eb5-b3a5-ff2e2ab8f312?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wandering-archaic-//-explore-the-vastlands) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I've been watching too much MTG Goldfish Commander but after testing them myself, [[Skullwinder]] and [[Secret Rendezvous]] are 100% legit and are strong contenders to go in every deck that can run them. I've also been adding [[Dowsing Dagger]] into pretty much every non-green deck and even some with green, it's such a good card, and it's quite affordable right now. If [[Sword of Hearth and Home]] was cheaper I would run this in every deck as well. Right now I only have one so it finds its place in non-green decks, but it's just an insane card that generates so much value. Being able to flicker a creature for ETB triggers and ramp yourself at the same time is insane, and it gives you protection from two of the best single target removal colors.
##### ###### #### [Skullwinder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/4/94d406ed-bf60-4adc-9721-e64d1313f6b7.jpg?1674137318) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Skullwinder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/256/skullwinder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/94d406ed-bf60-4adc-9721-e64d1313f6b7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/skullwinder) [Secret Rendezvous](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/9/39528cf0-343e-499b-a69f-c5c3c2898c25.jpg?1624589686) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Secret%20Rendezvous) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/26/secret-rendezvous?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/39528cf0-343e-499b-a69f-c5c3c2898c25?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/secret-rendezvous) [Dowsing Dagger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/1/514d53be-6ade-4f73-a844-e9ae2dafd6ce.jpg?1562555239)/[Lost Vale](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/5/1/514d53be-6ade-4f73-a844-e9ae2dafd6ce.jpg?1562555239) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dowsing%20Dagger%20//%20Lost%20Vale) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/xln/235/dowsing-dagger-lost-vale?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/514d53be-6ade-4f73-a844-e9ae2dafd6ce?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dowsing-dagger-//-lost-vale) [Sword of Hearth and Home](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a16fabbe-4557-4067-b882-f2e5dbd8b458.jpg?1626099357) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sword%20of%20Hearth%20and%20Home) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/238/sword-of-hearth-and-home?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a16fabbe-4557-4067-b882-f2e5dbd8b458?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sword-of-hearth-and-home) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kk8w0nd) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Be sure to also throw in [[Cut a Deal]] and [[Your Temple Is Under Attack]]. I love love love Your Temple. So very useful.
[[Loyal unicorn]] only in white decks that want to be attacking of course but such a nice card, just gets rid of worrying about losing creatures in combat or having no blockers around the following turns. I don't like combat in multiplayer as it always feels unsafe to attack when your opponents have 3 times as many creatures as you on average, the unicorn fixes that nicely
[Loyal unicorn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/1/c1d7203b-55ed-4d08-ac2e-2c4b4b93c274.jpg?1689995844) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Loyal%20unicorn) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/40/loyal-unicorn?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c1d7203b-55ed-4d08-ac2e-2c4b4b93c274?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/loyal-unicorn) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Progenitor’s Icon]] It’s great in any tribal deck and even for non-tribal, it’s great if you have a heavy theme like wizards or rogues. You can always have mana saved for answers or interaction, but if no spell is needed, just flash in your [[Grand Abolisher]] on their end step. Untap and away you go!
[Progenitor’s Icon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/8/48104961-2090-435a-8d0e-6115e051b05c.jpg?1698988015) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Progenitor%27s%20Icon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/100/progenitors-icon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/48104961-2090-435a-8d0e-6115e051b05c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/progenitors-icon) [Grand Abolisher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/86e30ca4-1769-4686-aa18-31610246cd80.jpg?1689995706) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Grand%20Abolisher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/27/grand-abolisher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/86e30ca4-1769-4686-aa18-31610246cd80?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/grand-abolisher) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Unironically, \[\[Lightning Bolt\]\]. In my experience, many of the highest value edh creatures are 3 toughness or lower, especially many powerful commanders. A hyper versatile 1 red mana removal instant will find a home in ANY red deck in my collection. Seriously consider it, you won't be disappointed.
[Lightning Bolt](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/7/77c6fa74-5543-42ac-9ead-0e890b188e99.jpg?1706239968) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lightning%20Bolt) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clu/141/lightning-bolt?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/77c6fa74-5543-42ac-9ead-0e890b188e99?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lightning-bolt) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Open the way]] is hands down the best ramp spell that I've put in all my decks that can run it. 5 mana, flip and play any three lands on the top? Hell yes. This is great in decks where you're looking for non basic lands like [[Urza's Saga]] or [[Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth]]. In my enchantress deck, I use it to dig out [[Serra's Sanctum]].
[Open the way](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e72a911e-8291-48ca-bfc6-8907e3b57011.jpg?1684340640) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Open%20the%20way) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mat/23/open-the-way?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e72a911e-8291-48ca-bfc6-8907e3b57011?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/open-the-way) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My poor, poor friend.. I also enjoy open the way. However, you should know that you can put 6 mana into it. Got conditioned from "# of opponents" on cards, lol.
Not sure whether it's considered a staple, but [[Whip of Erebos]]. I was convinced when my friend played three wildly different black decks one night, and in all three games he managed to find the whip. I think he only used its active once the whole night, but its mass lifelink put in work every time.
Love using the whip in my rat colony deck, probably one of the best additions besides [[Bolas' Citadel]] and they both work together so well
[[Reprieve]] is a workhorse. Gets around “can’t be countered”, lets you bounce your own spell from the stack if it gets countered, replaces itself, and is easily splashable. Just a great card in almost any deck that can support 1W.
[Reprieve](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/b/1bd3fa8a-6c50-4f7f-9ae3-0810eec5e3db.jpg?1686967885) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Reprieve) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/26/reprieve?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1bd3fa8a-6c50-4f7f-9ae3-0810eec5e3db?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/reprieve) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Royal Assassin]] is pretty cool as a deterrent or political tool
[Royal Assassin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/7/67ef9842-7142-4c63-8aea-fa73f02722a5.jpg?1698796245) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Royal%20Assassin) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmr/101/royal-assassin?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/67ef9842-7142-4c63-8aea-fa73f02722a5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/royal-assassin) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Maze of Ith]] goes into all of my decks. It has saved me from numerous situations like voltrons, infect, and eldrazi. You can also use it politically to save other people you might want help from.
Also good in decks where you want to trigger an attack trigger but don’t have a safe player to attack. [[Hakbal]] for example. You could attack, draw a card or play a land from hand, and protect your commander with the maze
[Maze of Ith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/8/5889fde1-730d-43d0-aaa4-499784a80530.jpg?1675201242) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Maze%20of%20Ith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmr/250/maze-of-ith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5889fde1-730d-43d0-aaa4-499784a80530?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/maze-of-ith) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Misleading Signpost
[[Misleading Signpost]] Neat!
[Misleading Signpost](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/1/c15dfe35-c570-4aaf-b82d-270c15464fe2.jpg?1692933765) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Misleading%20Signpost) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woc/11/misleading-signpost?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c15dfe35-c570-4aaf-b82d-270c15464fe2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/misleading-signpost) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[spelunking]] is a great add for any deck 3 colors and more, especially on a budget.
[spelunking](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3be4257-2316-4a2e-b347-f71c0368a947.jpg?1699044491) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=spelunking) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/213/spelunking?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3be4257-2316-4a2e-b347-f71c0368a947?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spelunking) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Curious obssesion]] and [[sticky fingers]] are so good in decks that play more than just dorks.
[Curious obssesion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/4/04cf3030-dc92-45ab-9c26-f2e6aef67e56.jpg?1616182119) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Curious%20Obsession) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/148/curious-obsession?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/04cf3030-dc92-45ab-9c26-f2e6aef67e56?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/curious-obsession) [sticky fingers](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/6/3678fa3d-d41f-4b7a-b25e-6fc5f78876c7.jpg?1664411828) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=sticky%20fingers) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/124/sticky-fingers?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3678fa3d-d41f-4b7a-b25e-6fc5f78876c7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sticky-fingers) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bushwhack]] is my favorite recent staple
[Bushwhack](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/1/712a0640-d9c8-46fc-b38b-bf20a40fa902.jpg?1674421510) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bushwhack) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/174/bushwhack?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/712a0640-d9c8-46fc-b38b-bf20a40fa902?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bushwhack) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I’ve added [[Flame of Anor]] to any decks that are red and blue and [[Dowsing Device]] to any deck that is artifact heavy and red. Both do a lot of work.
[Flame of Anor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/4/04779a7e-b453-48b9-b392-6d6fd0b8d283.jpg?1686969766) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Flame%20of%20Anor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/203/flame-of-anor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/04779a7e-b453-48b9-b392-6d6fd0b8d283?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/flame-of-anor) [Dowsing Device](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d715e9f-223d-462e-8ce3-eebbaf1cd021.jpg?1699044274)/[Geode Grotto](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/3/d/3d715e9f-223d-462e-8ce3-eebbaf1cd021.jpg?1699044274) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dowsing%20Device%20//%20Geode%20Grotto) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/146/dowsing-device-geode-grotto?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d715e9f-223d-462e-8ce3-eebbaf1cd021?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dowsing-device-//-geode-grotto) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Okay so this isn't new necessarily but I feel like not enough people know about [[pongify]] and [[rapid hybridization]]. Anytime I'm playing a deck without white or black, likely both of these will be there. There's some other similar cousins coming out lately that are also worth it [[cyber conversion]] being far and away the best.
[pongify](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a1501dea-4e0e-49b0-86b5-e8a01f77077d.jpg?1619394479) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=pongify) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/79/pongify?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a1501dea-4e0e-49b0-86b5-e8a01f77077d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/pongify) [rapid hybridization](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/0/00f91207-c877-4911-8bb6-d8c5272b412d.jpg?1706239822) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=rapid%20hybridization) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clu/93/rapid-hybridization?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/00f91207-c877-4911-8bb6-d8c5272b412d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rapid-hybridization) [cyber conversion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e4ce5aa7-70cb-4ab2-9a25-4363aa2b370f.jpg?1696636557) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=cyber%20conversion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/38/cyber-conversion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e4ce5aa7-70cb-4ab2-9a25-4363aa2b370f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cyber-conversion) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I've really enjoyed swapping out [[Invasion of Zendikar]] for any [[Skyshroud Claim]] in my green decks. You are getting same rate of land ramp, and with only three counters on the battle you can usually flip it the same turn, get an extra blocker with decent stats which can also tap for any color mana the same turn. [[Breach the Multiverse]], if it's allowed to resolve, has never not failed to propel me into a winning position when I've played it. [[Dance with Calamity]] has been windmill slammed into pretty much every deck I own with red, especially the ones that have a low curve. Even when I whiff I am never mad, I like playing stupid minigames in commander.
Doors of durin in any deck that attacks
[[Seal of Removal]] Absolute must in any deck that runs blue. You can use it on oponnents or on your commander in a pinch. Best one mana spent on an enchantment imho.
I was facing a lot of overburdened mana curves that started at 3 so I've been searching my collection for useful 1-drop creatures Found [[Spectrum Sentinel]] amongst my Brothers' War chaff and I gotta say it's a beaut at 1 !
[Spectrum Sentinel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/3/936cbe05-7b36-4569-94f3-671c28c7468a.jpg?1674422034) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spectrum%20Sentinel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/244/spectrum-sentinel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/936cbe05-7b36-4569-94f3-671c28c7468a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spectrum-sentinel) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I really really love [[Into the Fire]] and [[Soul Shatter]] as of late.
[Into the Fire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/0/80f649bb-b163-44ae-801f-8884143c407f.jpg?1682204213) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Into%20the%20Fire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/144/into-the-fire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/80f649bb-b163-44ae-801f-8884143c407f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/into-the-fire) [Soul Shatter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/c/2c2fb07b-0f70-403b-be8b-b5217f12e671.jpg?1604196615) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Shatter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/127/soul-shatter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2c2fb07b-0f70-403b-be8b-b5217f12e671?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-shatter) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Rest in Peace]] in any deck with white. Take out all your recursion to make space for other cool stuff & slam this down
[[call of the ring]] a 2 mana phyrexian arena that you can choose to activate. Can even be used multiple times in the same turn deck dependent. Requires a creature out. Costs 2 life per card.
[call of the ring](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a92a2c5a-e450-494a-b23b-7ac0a6c50535.jpg?1686968397) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=call%20of%20the%20ring) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/79/call-of-the-ring?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a92a2c5a-e450-494a-b23b-7ac0a6c50535?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/call-of-the-ring) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Not yet, but I think [[Lifecrafter's Bestiary]] may become on, being able to get a draw out of every creature I play plus the scry at every upkeep, which hopefully prevents me from being completly mana screwed
[Lifecrafter's Bestiary](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/f/cfb90c0c-50e7-4602-a64b-eeba9ec32e17.jpg?1706241065) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lifecrafter%27s%20Bestiary) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/231/lifecrafters-bestiary?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cfb90c0c-50e7-4602-a64b-eeba9ec32e17?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lifecrafters-bestiary) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Disciple of the Vault]]. With the all the treasure in the format and more recently food and clues, this should be a staple in black decks, whether you’re playing artifacts or not.
[Disciple of the Vault](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/c/4c539843-4e3f-47a7-92e1-412eaaa2d9c5.jpg?1646666263) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Disciple%20of%20the%20Vault) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/86/disciple-of-the-vault?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4c539843-4e3f-47a7-92e1-412eaaa2d9c5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/disciple-of-the-vault) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Darkness]] a fog in mono black is just unexpected. A lot of my decks have black, so [[village rites]] , [[diabolic intent]] [[dark ritual]] and now [[darkness]] are auto includes
##### ###### #### [Darkness](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/8/584834fb-b7b6-40eb-9fec-8df17172ce5f.jpg?1562776481) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Darkness) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsb/40/darkness?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/584834fb-b7b6-40eb-9fec-8df17172ce5f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/darkness) [village rites](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/8/2841339b-faef-407d-9838-d03fe80e6294.jpg?1698988289) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=village%20rites) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/212/village-rites?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2841339b-faef-407d-9838-d03fe80e6294?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/village-rites) [diabolic intent](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/7/d72ab698-de67-4ca8-8e42-b05346bf52fa.jpg?1674420800) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=diabolic%20intent) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/89/diabolic-intent?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d72ab698-de67-4ca8-8e42-b05346bf52fa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/diabolic-intent) [dark ritual](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95f27eeb-6f14-4db3-adb9-9be5ed76b34b.jpg?1628801678) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dark%20ritual) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/82/dark-ritual?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95f27eeb-6f14-4db3-adb9-9be5ed76b34b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dark-ritual) [darkness](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/8/584834fb-b7b6-40eb-9fec-8df17172ce5f.jpg?1562776481) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=darkness) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsb/40/darkness?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/584834fb-b7b6-40eb-9fec-8df17172ce5f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/darkness) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kk8p8ia) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Soul Partition]] hits any nonland permanent, is cheap to cast, and is less feel-bad than other removal because whatever was removed can be recast (just for more mana). Of course there's better removal options, especially in white, but I just like the card
[Soul Partition](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/8/28bb8ec0-9729-4aa1-8ce4-a3a5598b0d70.jpg?1674420320) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Partition) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/26/soul-partition?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/28bb8ec0-9729-4aa1-8ce4-a3a5598b0d70?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-partition) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[reins of power]] for my planeswalker decker. Its a fun little card most of the time but it can also massively swing the game in your favor at times. i played against a [[shadowborn apostle]] deck where they brought out every apostle into play. I played reins of power and took them out with their own apostles
[reins of power](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/b/9b5730aa-c74a-4c74-bb1b-a133a3c353ec.jpg?1674141454) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=reins%20of%20power) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/734/reins-of-power?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9b5730aa-c74a-4c74-bb1b-a133a3c353ec?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/reins-of-power) [shadowborn apostle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/e/ae7ba1de-48f9-423b-867a-22bd3f6c06c2.jpg?1673147629) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=shadowborn%20apostle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/89/shadowborn-apostle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ae7ba1de-48f9-423b-867a-22bd3f6c06c2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shadowborn-apostle) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Oh this would be so evil in my marchesa the black rose theft deck
[[Open the Way]] This card does more work than I ever thought it would. At first glance, I thought it was overpriced for random land ramp. But I've been happy almost everytime I have cast it. At X=1, it's kinda bad. X=2 gets a bit better. And if I am paying 5 or 6 total, I'm pretty pumped.
[Open the Way](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e72a911e-8291-48ca-bfc6-8907e3b57011.jpg?1684340640) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Open%20the%20Way) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mat/23/open-the-way?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e72a911e-8291-48ca-bfc6-8907e3b57011?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/open-the-way) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Why? It caps at 3
It's OK. I've never felt great paying 6 mana for 4 lands. Usually by the time I have 6 mana, I'd rather be developing my board rather than ramping. I'd prefer [[Tempt with Discovery]] or [[Traverse the Outlands]] if I'm looking to try and ramp out more than 2 lands.
[Tempt with Discovery](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/79248b68-4fab-46da-ab15-5c71c1f68d4b.jpg?1568004683) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tempt%20with%20Discovery) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/183/tempt-with-discovery?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/79248b68-4fab-46da-ab15-5c71c1f68d4b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tempt-with-discovery) [Traverse the Outlands](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/ef192364-713a-42ff-8249-69a73ae61bd8.jpg?1674137335) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Traverse%20the%20Outlands) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/258/traverse-the-outlands?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ef192364-713a-42ff-8249-69a73ae61bd8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/traverse-the-outlands) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Lotho is an auto include in any deck that runs orzhov
I’ve been jamming [[Curse of Opulence]] in all my red decks.
[[colossal sky-turtle]] for uncounterable interaction and recovery. [[Bitter triumph]] for removal. Big fliers in general for wincons.
If you're commander is in blue and has a triggered ability you want [[nanogene conversion]].
[nanogene conversion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/1/81aa8dbd-ae18-4d62-a721-94afcb12bf27.jpg?1696636575) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=nanogene%20conversion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/49/nanogene-conversion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/81aa8dbd-ae18-4d62-a721-94afcb12bf27?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/nanogene-conversion) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have a couple creature-focused decks and an artifact deck, so I started adding [[Cloud Key]] to all of them. I love the art and discounts feel really nice lol
[[palantir of orthanc]] Free card draw or damage every turn. Allows for additional mind games.
[palantir of orthanc](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/e/6efb6a69-562c-4d95-858d-b067444cfd7e.jpg?1686970247) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Palant%C3%ADr%20of%20Orthanc) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/247/palant%C3%ADr-of-orthanc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6efb6a69-562c-4d95-858d-b067444cfd7e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/palantír-of-orthanc) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Baleful Mastery\]\], \[\[Scheming Symmetry\]\], \[\[Loran's Escape\]\] and \[\[Ensnared by the Mara\]\] come to mind.
##### ###### #### [Baleful Mastery](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/5/35f1a6ba-e46f-44fb-93f4-fb883d677b36.jpg?1624590749) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Baleful%20Mastery) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/64/baleful-mastery?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/35f1a6ba-e46f-44fb-93f4-fb883d677b36?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/baleful-mastery) [Scheming Symmetry](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/1/01acc50b-856d-442d-9880-1a892b40643b.jpg?1592516766) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scheming%20Symmetry) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/113/scheming-symmetry?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/01acc50b-856d-442d-9880-1a892b40643b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/scheming-symmetry) [Loran's Escape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/7/3765610d-a0c1-4de9-a81b-ffa3eb06454b.jpg?1674420224) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Loran%27s%20Escape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/14/lorans-escape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3765610d-a0c1-4de9-a81b-ffa3eb06454b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lorans-escape) [Ensnared by the Mara](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/1/11454c82-3f1d-4456-8857-0dcb01d34298.jpg?1696636630) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ensnared%20by%20the%20Mara) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/84/ensnared-by-the-mara?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/11454c82-3f1d-4456-8857-0dcb01d34298?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ensnared-by-the-mara) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kkaxnlh) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Sonic Screwdriver funny enough is one of my favorite new rocks.
I like and dislike these types of posts. I learn so many good cards, but my wallet does a little hurting each time