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Card of the Day Archive

Every card we’ve spotlighted, newest first. 135 picks on record.

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  • Budget gem

    Ghalta, Primal Hunger

    A 12-mana dinosaur that regularly comes down on turn five for under a dollar.

  • Format mover

    Craterhoof Behemoth

    This is the card that turns a wide, unassuming green board into a one-turn kill…

  • Salt pick

    Toxrill, the Corrosive

    Toxrill doesn't just kill your board, it does it every single turn until someone…

  • Rules

    Panharmonicon

    Panharmonicon still generates rules questions years after printing because people…

  • Combo

    Ashnod's Altar

    Sacrifice outlet plus mana rock in one artifact, and the piece that turns a dozen…

  • Bracket watch

    Glacial Chasm

    Glacial Chasm makes you unkillable by combat or burn while you sacrifice a land…

  • Format mover

    Strionic Resonator

    Two mana to tax your opponents' patience: every triggered ability in your deck…

  • Budget gem

    Teysa Karlov

    Two-mana rare, doubles every death trigger you control…

  • Format mover

    Chandra's Ignition

    Voltron decks have needed a way to turn a huge unblocked commander into an actual…

  • Bracket watch

    Thassa's Oracle

    Thassa's Oracle keeps showing up on Bracket 3 complaint lists…

  • Rules

    Aetherflux Reservoir

    Aetherflux Reservoir keeps causing arguments at the table over whether you can chain…

  • Combo

    Underworld Breach

    Underworld Breach turns your graveyard into a second hand for one round of madness…

  • Rules

    Spark Double

    Spark Double still confuses tables on the legend rule…

  • Rules

    Princess Yue

    Princess Yue has been out for about nine months and people are still misreading her…