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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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Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Game Over
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
87%inclusion127 decks146 decks
77%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
78%inclusion114 decks146 decks
75%synergy
Underworld Dreams
80%inclusion117 decks146 decks
74%synergy
Howling Mine
75%inclusion109 decks146 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion111 decks146 decks
65%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
67%inclusion98 decks146 decks
63%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion102 decks146 decks
59%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion105 decks146 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion93 decks146 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
56%synergy
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Dark Ritual
89%inclusion130 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion120 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
77%inclusion112 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion107 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
72%inclusion105 decks146 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion98 decks146 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion91 decks146 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
62%inclusion90 decks146 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion89 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Master of the Feast
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion99 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion97 decks146 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion93 decks146 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion80 decks146 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion84 decks145 decks
50%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion83 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion82 decks146 decks
53%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion70 decks146 decks
44%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion65 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
43%inclusion63 decks146 decks
39%synergy
Witch of the Moors
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Elder Brain
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Dread Presence
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
-17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
-8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-17%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Howling Golem
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Epicure of Blood
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Blood Seeker
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion75 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Mastery
49%inclusion71 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion56 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
30%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Necrologia
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-18%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-20%synergy
Doom Blade
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Damnable Pact
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion84 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
53%inclusion77 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
48%inclusion70 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion65 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
56%inclusion82 decks146 decks
54%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
52%inclusion76 decks146 decks
48%synergy
Temple Bell
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion66 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion61 decks146 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion49 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Spellbook
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
25%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Necrodominance
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Lich's Mastery
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-14%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion117 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion111 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion83 decks146 decks
46%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion79 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion74 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion74 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
49%inclusion72 decks146 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion61 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
18%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
2%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Vesuva
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion140 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion108 decks146 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion96 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion139 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
2%synergy
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