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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Boomerang Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Overwhelming Victory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Caldera Pyremaw
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
97%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
96%synergy
Aligned Heart
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
93%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Rite of Replication
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Ponder
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Electrodominance
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Dismantling Wave
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
82%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Abrade
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Top Cards
Whirlwind of Thought
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Consider
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Young Pyromancer
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Opt
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
74%synergy
Guttersnipe
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Creatures
Monastery Mentor
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Haughty Djinn
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Marang River Regent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Firebrand Archer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Diviner of Mist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Twinmaw Stormbrood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Queen Brahne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mysidian Elder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Messenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Egg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Elusive Spellfist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stormscale Scion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dragonologist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Big Score
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Narset's Reversal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Prismari Command
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Pongify
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Think Twice
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Transforming Flourish
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Run Away Together
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rally the Monastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Focus the Mind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Magma Opus
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Stroke of Genius
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Opportunity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Impulse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deliberate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
New Way Forward
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gods Willing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rebellious Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bovine Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thraben Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Helix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Make Your Move
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wear // Tear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ravaging Blaze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Anticipate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Legion Leadership
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Destroy Evil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thunder Salvo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-35%synergy
Teach by Example
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Channeled Force
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Baral's Expertise
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Mana Geyser
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Preordain
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Expressive Iteration
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Curse of the Swine
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Compulsive Research
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Ancestral Vision
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Time Wipe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mega Flare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Combat Tutorial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Mark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Playful Shove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stolen Identity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Involuntary Employment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elemental Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crater's Claws
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
River's Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
The Key to the Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Tempest Technique
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Curse of Opulence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rediscover the Way
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Singing Bell Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Izzet Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Talisman of Progress
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Boros Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-30%synergy
Ojutai Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Triumph
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Mystic Monastery
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
72%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Perilous Landscape
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Ferrous Lake
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
74%synergy
Sulfur Falls
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Rugged Prairie
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Glacial Fortress
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Ash Barrens
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Battlefield Forge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tranquil Cove
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Glittering Massif
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Ondu Inversion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Legion Leadership
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy