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Magic The Gathering: Modern Mastery The Most Played Cards Ruling the Format

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Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Magic: The Gathering, commonly abbreviated as MTG (sometimes also styled as MtG or M:tG), is a collectible card game (CCG) created by Wizards of the Coast. First released in 1993, it has since grown into one of the world’s...
 
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"I have this card, and it's one of the essential cards needed for a burn deck. It's also playable in many MTG formats a must-have if you're building a burn deck."
4x Lightning Bolt – M10 Core Set – MINT! Classic MTG Power!
 
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This is a powerful counter spell. The first time I used it, I felt like I had cast Force of Will in Modern. The only difference is that this spell can only counter non-creature spells. The good thing is that it exiles the spells it counters, giving i...
4x Force of Negation – Modern Horizons 1 – NM – Free Countermagic Power!
 
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What I like about this spell is that it's easy to cast. just one to cast and it destroys a creature based on its casting cost. That's why I often main board this card, and sometimes I sideboard it. This card is very useful in decks that run black man...
4x Fatal Push – FNM Promo Foils – Near Mint – Premium Removal Staple!
 
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A powerful enchantment against nonbasic land users, such as decks that play two to three colors. The first time I used Blood Moon, I controlled the game—my opponent couldn't cast spells because they were short on mana. Blood Moon is often used in the...
Blood Moon – Amonkhet Invocation #46 – Foil Masterpiece – MTG Rarity!
 
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This is one of Black’s most powerful discard spells I’ve used. Its only drawback is that you lose 2 life, but in exchange, you can discard a non‑land permanent threat from your opponent’s hand. This card is perfect for controlling the game from the e...
4x Thoughtseize – Theros – NM! Iconic Discard Staple – Playset Ready!
 
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I often use this card in combo decks to fetch an important green creature from the library. It's a very powerful instant with zero casting cost, but it comes with a serious drawback—you have to pay 4 mana (2 green and 2 generic) during your next upke...
Summoner’s Pact: The Zero-Cost Green Bomb That Could Win — or Lose — You the Game”
 
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I use Tormod's Crypt to remove my opponent's graveyard. It's a great sideboard card against cards with triggered or activated abilities, as well as against decks like Reanimator. What's great about this card is that it costs 0 to cast. I suggest incl...
MTG Tormod's Crypt | The Dark 1994 | NM English | Vintage Graveyard Hate – Zero Mana Classic!
 
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I often use this card to exile any number of the opponent’s nonland cards—from their graveyard all the way to their library. What’s great about it is that you can remove not just one but multiple copies of a card. It’s especially useful as a sideboar...
Graveyard Exile Supreme – Foil‑Etched Surgical Extraction #444 (2X2, Double Masters 2022)
 
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I often include Pithing Needle in my sideboard—it’s effective against Planeswalker abilities, land abilities, and other cards with powerful activated abilities. I highly recommend limiting yourself to just two copies in your sideboard so that you’ll ...
Pinning Down Power: NM‑MT Pithing Needle (RTR #231)
 
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This card is very effective against red and black decks. It’s one of my favorite removal options for red and black permanents. I highly recommend including it in your sideboard—especially when facing red, black, or red-black decks.
Celestial Purge Foil – Instant Exile vs Red/Black Threats
 
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I really like how flexible it is, especially with the ability to counter a colorless spell or a triggered ability. The Replicate cost is also a nice bonus when you need to deal with multiple things at once. It’s a really solid sideboard card and has ...
Consign to Memory ** Borderless ** #162 - Special Guest - NM MTG
 
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I’ve been really liking Mystical Dispute in Modern lately. Being able to counter a blue spell for just one mana feels really good, especially when you’re fighting over an important spell or trying to win a counter war. It’s one of those cards I like ...
Magic - Mystical Dispute [SLD - 2617]
 
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I’ve been really liking Vexing Bauble lately. It’s such a simple card, but it can shut down some really annoying free spells and make certain matchups a lot easier. I also like that you can cash it in for a card when you don’t need the effect anymore...
Vexing Bauble - 212 - NM - Modern Horizons 3