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Magic The Gathering: Modern Mastery The Most Played Cards Ruling the Format
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items 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...
"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!
This is a very solid counter just two blue mana (“Two to Cast”) and you’ve got control. I used to run this in my control decks to counter strong spells from opponents. If you’re a control player, you need this card.
4x Counterspell / Gegenzauber – Ice Age – Classic Blue Control – NM!
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!
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!
What's great about this card is that it can cost just 1 to cast, with the drawback of paying 4 life. I sometimes use 2 copies in the main deck and keep one in the sideboard. It's especially effective against creatures that regenerate, since they won’...
4x Dismember – Mint/NM – Efficient, Colorless Removal for Any Deck!
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!
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!
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”
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!
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)
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)
I often sideboard Grafdigger’s Cage against Reanimator decks. It’s also great for preventing your opponent from casting cards from their graveyard or library. I’d recommend including just one or two copies in your sideboard so you don’t run out of sl...
4× Grafdigger’s Cage — Core Set 2020: Locked Graveyards, Zero Reanimations!
A powerful early-game counter because opponents often don’t have access to pay 2 mana spells yet. I run four—sometimes three—copies of this in my main deck. It’s great when you know your opponent might not be able to pay the mana for their spell yet—...
x4 Spell Pierce (Aetherdrift) – Budget Blue’s Early-Game MVP!
One of my favorite pieces of graveyard hate—because you not only exile the entire graveyard, but you also get to draw a card. I highly recommend siding 2 or 3 copies to avoid running out of sideboard slots.
Relic of Progenitus NM – Graveyard Buster with a Card Draw!
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