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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
3.6%inclusion9 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
2.4%inclusion3 decks123 decks
-3%synergy
Ember Island Production
2.4%inclusion3 decks125 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
2.2%inclusion3 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
2.1%inclusion3 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Veyran, Voice of Duality
79%inclusion435 decks554 decks
70%synergy
Narset's Reversal
75%inclusion415 decks554 decks
68%synergy
Aligned Heart
74%inclusion411 decks554 decks
67%synergy
Prismari Command
71%inclusion393 decks554 decks
65%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
76%inclusion421 decks554 decks
64%synergy
Pongify
71%inclusion391 decks554 decks
63%synergy
Monastery Mentor
77%inclusion428 decks554 decks
63%synergy
Consider
72%inclusion398 decks554 decks
62%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
86%inclusion477 decks554 decks
61%synergy
Opt
74%inclusion408 decks554 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion478 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
76%inclusion421 decks554 decks
60%synergy
Frantic Search
74%inclusion412 decks554 decks
59%synergy
Preordain
72%inclusion400 decks554 decks
59%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion387 decks554 decks
57%synergy
Expressive Iteration
66%inclusion368 decks554 decks
57%synergy
Baral's Expertise
63%inclusion347 decks554 decks
59%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
62%inclusion341 decks554 decks
58%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
61%inclusion340 decks554 decks
58%synergy
Dismantling Wave
61%inclusion337 decks554 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
61%inclusion337 decks554 decks
58%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
58%inclusion323 decks554 decks
52%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
58%inclusion322 decks554 decks
47%synergy
Haughty Djinn
54%inclusion301 decks554 decks
52%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
52%inclusion290 decks554 decks
47%synergy
Young Pyromancer
49%inclusion274 decks554 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
49%inclusion271 decks554 decks
42%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
43%inclusion236 decks554 decks
41%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
38%inclusion211 decks554 decks
37%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
37%inclusion205 decks554 decks
35%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
29%inclusion163 decks554 decks
25%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
29%inclusion161 decks554 decks
28%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
29%inclusion160 decks554 decks
22%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
28%inclusion155 decks554 decks
27%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
27%inclusion149 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
26%inclusion142 decks554 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion136 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion134 decks554 decks
19%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
22%inclusion122 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
20%inclusion108 decks552 decks
16%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
17%inclusion94 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion83 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
14%inclusion77 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
14%inclusion75 decks552 decks
12%synergy
Lyse Hext
12%inclusion49 decks413 decks
9%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
12%inclusion49 decks415 decks
11%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
12%inclusion34 decks294 decks
11%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
11%inclusion61 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
10%inclusion57 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
10%inclusion41 decks415 decks
9%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.8%inclusion43 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
7.8%inclusion43 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
7.6%inclusion42 decks550 decks
7%synergy
Sage of the Skies
7.3%inclusion40 decks551 decks
6%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Dragonologist
6.9%inclusion38 decks553 decks
6%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Master
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Entity Tracker
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Leonin Lightscribe
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Electrodominance
58%inclusion324 decks554 decks
56%synergy
Abrade
57%inclusion316 decks554 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
52%inclusion289 decks554 decks
48%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
47%inclusion258 decks554 decks
43%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
40%inclusion219 decks554 decks
38%synergy
Think Twice
36%inclusion200 decks554 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion189 decks554 decks
-15%synergy
Magma Opus
27%inclusion147 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion135 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
24%inclusion134 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion122 decks554 decks
-13%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
21%inclusion116 decks551 decks
19%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion115 decks554 decks
13%synergy
New Way Forward
16%inclusion91 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion91 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Boros Charm
15%inclusion85 decks554 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion79 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion78 decks554 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion72 decks554 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion69 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Legion Leadership
11%inclusion60 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion57 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion56 decks554 decks
-12%synergy
Rally the Monastery
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.5%inclusion47 decks554 decks
-10%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
7.9%inclusion44 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.6%inclusion42 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion38 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion35 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Palm
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Jeskai Charm
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.1%inclusion28 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Will of the Jeskai
59%inclusion329 decks554 decks
54%synergy
Mana Geyser
56%inclusion313 decks554 decks
52%synergy
Compulsive Research
56%inclusion313 decks554 decks
54%synergy
Deep Analysis
55%inclusion303 decks554 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
54%inclusion301 decks554 decks
41%synergy
Curse of the Swine
50%inclusion276 decks554 decks
46%synergy
Time Wipe
49%inclusion269 decks554 decks
42%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
47%inclusion259 decks554 decks
43%synergy
Rite of Replication
45%inclusion251 decks554 decks
43%synergy
Ancestral Vision
23%inclusion126 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion125 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion70 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
11%inclusion59 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion55 decks554 decks
-13%synergy
Modify Memory
10%inclusion55 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.7%inclusion22 decks387 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
45%inclusion248 decks554 decks
42%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
25%inclusion139 decks552 decks
20%synergy
Twinning Staff
11%inclusion62 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion54 decks554 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
51%inclusion283 decks554 decks
40%synergy
Curse of Opulence
36%inclusion202 decks554 decks
33%synergy
Tempest Technique
30%inclusion168 decks554 decks
28%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
23%inclusion128 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Shiny Impetus
21%inclusion118 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
16%inclusion91 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Monk Class
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Rediscover the Way
11%inclusion63 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion59 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Combat Research
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
7.9%inclusion44 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion37 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Curiosity
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Ethereal Armor
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion442 decks554 decks
46%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
18%inclusion99 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion531 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion502 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion397 decks554 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Progress
68%inclusion378 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion377 decks554 decks
36%synergy
Azorius Signet
68%inclusion374 decks554 decks
34%synergy
Boros Signet
63%inclusion349 decks554 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion154 decks554 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
22%inclusion120 decks554 decks
-23%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion66 decks554 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion550 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion544 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion542 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion541 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Monastery
87%inclusion482 decks554 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
87%inclusion481 decks554 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion475 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
86%inclusion474 decks554 decks
32%synergy
Shivan Reef
84%inclusion467 decks554 decks
44%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
84%inclusion465 decks554 decks
34%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
82%inclusion456 decks554 decks
48%synergy
Battlefield Forge
82%inclusion454 decks554 decks
41%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
80%inclusion445 decks554 decks
58%synergy
Prairie Stream
77%inclusion429 decks554 decks
37%synergy
Rugged Prairie
76%inclusion421 decks554 decks
55%synergy
Perilous Landscape
74%inclusion409 decks554 decks
55%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion398 decks554 decks
44%synergy
Ferrous Lake
70%inclusion387 decks554 decks
58%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
69%inclusion385 decks554 decks
47%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
64%inclusion356 decks554 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
64%inclusion352 decks554 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Triumph
61%inclusion336 decks554 decks
36%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
60%inclusion332 decks554 decks
47%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion315 decks554 decks
29%synergy
Ash Barrens
45%inclusion252 decks554 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion136 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Raugrin Triome
18%inclusion99 decks554 decks
-19%synergy
Steam Vents
18%inclusion97 decks554 decks
-22%synergy
Sacred Foundry
18%inclusion97 decks554 decks
-23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion97 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
17%inclusion94 decks554 decks
-24%synergy
Sea of Clouds
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion77 decks554 decks
-16%synergy
Deserted Beach
14%inclusion76 decks554 decks
-9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion63 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion61 decks554 decks
-16%synergy
Legion Leadership
11%inclusion60 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
-17%synergy
Spectator Seating
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
-20%synergy
Sundown Pass
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
-10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
9.0%inclusion50 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.8%inclusion43 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.8%inclusion43 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
-6%synergy