best discard card mtg Commander staple cards- July 2026 • MTG DECKS MTG Cube: Top 14 Discard

5 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Once a Standard powerhouse, Gideon, Ally of Zendikar is well remembered for his ability to bash down opponents despite not even being a creature

Players can make one deck for each color, perhaps some simple two-color decks, or a deck based on colorless artifacts

This makes Memory Deluge excellent in a deck that wants to play the long game

Primarily sticking to blue, black, and green cards, plus one red outlier, these can slot into a wide variety of situations and decks, generally with very little setup needed to play them other than getting past a few turns and casting a healthy number of spells

Grinding Station Grinding Station reminds me of Brain Freeze in that it can both enable powerful self-mill to find combo pieces and mill your opponents to get the job done

This isn't Donald's first Legendary, but it certainly seems like a memorable one