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Secrets of Strixhaven
released on April 24, 2026!

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Secrets of Strixhaven
released on April 24, 2026!

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Main Deck - 60 cards, 17 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (14)
4 Death's Shadow
$1.19
Creature - Avatar
4 Kiln Fiend
$0.18
Creature - Elemental Beast
4 Nivmagus Elemental
$0.18
Creature - Elemental
2 Simian Spirit Guide
$3.30
Creature - Ape Spirit
Instant (15)
4 Apostle's Blessing
$0.30
Instant
3 Dismember
$1.82
Instant
4 Mutagenic Growth
$1.34
Instant
4 Tainted Strike
$3.50
Instant
Sorcery (15)
3 Assault Strobe
$0.42
Sorcery
4 Gitaxian Probe
$3.97
Sorcery
4 Ground Rift
$0.28
Sorcery
4 Thoughtseize
$5.94
Sorcery
Land (16)
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
$1.41
Land
4 Blood Crypt
$8.95
Land - Swamp Mountain
2 Mana Confluence
$32.08
Land
2 Marsh Flats
$30.30
Land
4 Verdant Catacombs
$29.49
Land
Sideboard - 15 cards, 7 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost
Rarity Color
Instant (1)
1 Dismember
$1.82
Instant
Sorcery (12)
1 Assault Strobe
$0.42
Sorcery
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
$0.50
Sorcery
2 Postmortem Lunge
$0.31
Sorcery
4 Pyroclasm
$0.27
Sorcery
2 Shattering Spree
$0.77
Sorcery
Artifact (2)
2 Lightning Greaves
$3.69
Artifact - Equipment

Notes
 
The plan for this deck hasn't changed much since Gerry premiered the deck at Pro Tour , but some of the supporting cast has. Your primary gameplan is to stick an early Nivmagus Elemental or Kiln Fiend and one-shot your opponent on turn two or three with Assault Strobe or Tainted Strike.
How? It only takes three spells to get Kiln Fiend up to ten double-striking or infect damage. Nivmagus Elemental, on the other hand, might need more help. This guy is one-drop that gives you a real chance at turn two kills, but is much more dependent on Ground Rift. Chaining one or two free spells into Ground Rift allows you to exile all the excess copies and still Falter any stray mana creatures or Deceiver Exarchs that have gotten in the way.
This deck is somewhat of a glass cannon, but looks like a blast to play. Sure, you just lose to Black-Green decks packed with removal like Abrupt Decay. You're also a full turn faster than the turn four decks that don't want to interact, like Scapeshift or Storm. You lose to people who are trying to beat you, but have some absolutely unbeatable draws that will leave your opponents wondering what just hit them.
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