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Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Card for Each New MTG Ability in 2025
2025 gave us plenty of new mechanics to play with in Magic, so let's dig through them all to see the best card for each.
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The Legend of Yangchen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Monastery Mentor
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
72%synergy
Narset's Reversal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Deflecting Swat
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Esper Sentinel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Mistrise Village
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Consider
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Opt
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Jeska's Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Smothering Tithe
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Force of Will
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Underworld Breach
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Cosmogrand Zenith
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Grand Abolisher
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Voice of Victory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Starnheim Courser
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mother of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mathise, Surge Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Electrodominance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Silence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Force of Negation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Prismari Command
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Protection
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Vapor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Pyroblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Flusterstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Firestorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stern Dismissal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Boros Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Press the Enemy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Intuition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Helix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Peek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Magma Opus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Submerge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Sevinne's Reclamation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Baral's Expertise
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Expressive Iteration
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Dismantling Wave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Time Wipe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Twinflame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ancestral Vision
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Solve the Equation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Compulsive Research
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Heroes' Hangout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Replenish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Master the Way
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Key to the City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Aligned Heart
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Ghostly Prison
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Opulence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Tempest Technique
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rest in Peace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Staggering Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Silence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hyena Umbra
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flickering Ward
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sphere of Safety
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
All That Glitters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spreading Seas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Control Magic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Armor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ossification
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Solemnity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Progress
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Boros Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mox Jasper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
71%synergy
Steam Vents
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Sacred Foundry
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Plateau
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Mountain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Volcanic Island
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Raugrin Triome
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Tundra
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Battlefield Forge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Spectator Seating
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Training Center
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy