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Queza, Augur of Agonies
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Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
Chris Guest
Is Paradigm a Fixed Version of Epic?
The new paradigm mechanic harkens back to an unloved mechanic from 21 years ago. But are these new cards more playable?
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Krang, the All-Powerful
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
3%synergy
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Peer into the Abyss
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Brainstorm
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Lich's Mastery
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
49%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Void Rend
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Tolarian Winds
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Notion Thief
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
5%synergy
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Starscape Cleric
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Archivist
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
The Council of Four
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Ledger Shredder
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Grand Abolisher
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Body of Knowledge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Homunculus Horde
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Raffine, Scheming Seer
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Exemplar of Light
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Epicure of Blood
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Likeness Looter
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Hope Estheim
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
The Second Doctor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Creation
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Faithful Mending
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Emergency Powers
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Necrologia
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Charm
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Esper Charm
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Refute
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Consider
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Keep Safe
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Quick Study
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Whispering Madness
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Clear the Mind
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Step Between Worlds
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Time Reversal
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Prosperity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Howling Mine
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Necrodominance
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Witness Protection
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Greed
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Cleric Class
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Midnight Clock
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Raffine's Tower
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Prairie Stream
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
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