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Kaito, Dancing Shadow This is our middle planeswalker

Quirky Choice: Mono-Red Phoenix ($180) Click here for the full deck list Ive mentioned this many times before, but Im one of Arclight Phoenixs biggest fanboys (I affectionately call them my bin chickens)

That's pretty good with Sword of Feast and Famine to untap your lands and cast that each turn, note the use of the word "play" so you can drop an exiled land

Lorescale Coatl is a Simic card that grows anytime you draw a card

With an Ink cost of 2, this can prove to be a great Ink-cost saving measure

Last updated on April 22, 2026 General Kudro of Drannith | Illustration by Ryan Pancoast One of the most exciting aspects of Magic: The Gathering is the sheer variety of creature types, and few are as versatile and powerful as humans