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Kessig Flamebreather art representing Mono Red Madness

Mono Red Madness

red mana

July 2026 · 10.8% Meta

Kessig Flamebreather and Guttersnipe turn cheap spells you cast into damage, and Fireblast closes the game from range.

Priest of Titania art representing Elves

Elves

green mana

July 2026 · 5.4% Meta

Priest of Titania turns a board of one-mana Elves into a flood of green mana, powering out an oversized Nyxborn Hydra or a game-ending Timberwatch Elf pump.

Tolarian Terror art representing Blue Terror

Blue Terror

blue mana

Bury spells in the graveyard to cast discounted Tolarian Terrors and Cryptic Serpents, backed by Delver of Secrets and a wall of counterspells.

Myr Enforcer art representing Grixis Affinity

Grixis Affinity

blue manablack manared mana

Flood the board with cheap artifacts to cast oversized Myr Enforcer and Utrom Monitor ahead of schedule, grind on a sacrifice-and-draw engine, and close with Galvanic Blast.

Cleansing Wildfire art representing Jund Wildfire

Jund Wildfire

black manared managreen mana

Point Cleansing Wildfire at your own indestructible artifact lands for free ramp and cards, grind two-for-ones off Ichor Wellspring, and close with Writhing Chrysalis and Makeshift Munitions.

Rally at the Hornburg art representing Mono Red Rally

Mono Red Rally

red mana

Flood the board with one-mana creatures and tokens off Burning-Tree Emissary and Rally at the Hornburg, then end the game with a kicked Goblin Bushwhacker and Lightning Bolt.