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Deciding what and when to counter your opponents spell is a difficult decision that requires solid knowledge of the format as well as of your opponents deck and yours

Last updated on May 13, 2026 Stock Up | Illustration by Izzy Drawing cards is one of the best things you can do in just about any card game, Magic included

You can't look at the cards exiled by the last ability while they're face down

Marcy: Very much on brand for how Final Fantasy treats magic scaling, you go from a weak, cheap spell to a larger, expensive spell (that often hits multiple targets)

Ursula Deceiver This Ursula card is extremely exciting for anyone who loves playing Emerald

For a Commander deck, I start with 8 packages of 8 cards