Unlike characters, items (and locations) can be used as soon as they're played
Not the best thing to flop down on turn two as even the small activation cost will hurt your curving and a 1/1 doesn't get much done in battle
Example List: Dredge | Modern | Xerk, MTGO League 5-0 Creatures (19) 2 Bloodghast 2 Ox of Agonas 3 Golgari Thug 4 Narcomoeba 4 Prized Amalgam 4 Stinkweed Imp Sorceries (18) 2 Conflagrate 4 Cathartic Reunion 4 Creeping Chill 4 Life from the Loam 4 Thrilling Discovery Artifacts (4) 4 Shriekhorn Lands (19) 1 Mountain 1 Blood Crypt 1 Copperline Gorge 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Mana Confluence 2 Arid Mesa 2 Gemstone Mine 2 Sacred Foundry 2 Stomping Ground 3 Bloodstained Mire 3 Wooded Foothills Sideboard (15) 2 Ancient Grudge 1 Blast Zone 1 Darkblast 3 Deafening Silence 1 Leyline of Sanctity 1 Leyline of the Void 3 Lightning Axe 3 Nature's Claim Back to Normalcy As I said last week, it feels awesome to feel like Magic design is settling back into a more normal flow
Last updated on June 26, 2025 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | Illustration by Joe Esposito Lifegain strategies are rarely among the strongest archetypes in the game, but they're one of its most popular
Her defining strength is turning spell costs into direct damage
In total, 48 different Birds are currently Standard legal, not including anything coming in Magics next release
