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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 Last Agni Kai
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Veyran, Voice of Duality
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
74%synergy
Ponder
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Narset's Reversal
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Prismari Command
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Monastery Mentor
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Haughty Djinn
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Lyse Hext
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Electrodominance
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Boros Charm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Think Twice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Helix
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Silence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Magma Opus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Comet Storm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Restoration Magic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Orim's Chant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rally the Monastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Time Warp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Compulsive Research
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Dismantling Wave
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Baral's Expertise
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Replication
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Crackle with Power
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Haze of Rage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Heroes' Hangout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Curiosity
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Aligned Heart
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Tempest Technique
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mistrise Village
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Progress
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Signet
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Boros Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Prairie Stream
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Battlefield Forge
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Prairie
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Monastery
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Triumph
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sundown Pass
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tundra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Plateau
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spectator Seating
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy