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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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MTGStocks
The Last Agni Kai
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Accumulate Wisdom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Veyran, Voice of Duality
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Ponder
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Narset's Reversal
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Preordain
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Opt
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Prismari Command
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Monastery Mentor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Electrodominance
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Smothering Tithe
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Guttersnipe
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Taigam, Ojutai Master
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Lyse Hext
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Consider
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Boros Charm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Think Twice
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Silence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Magma Opus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Comet Storm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Restoration Magic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Orim's Chant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Helix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Comeuppance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Expedite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rally the Monastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Deep Analysis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Time Warp
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Compulsive Research
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Dismantling Wave
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Baral's Expertise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Crackle with Power
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Haze of Rage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heroes' Hangout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Curiosity
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Aligned Heart
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Tempest Technique
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Mistrise Village
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Signet
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Battlefield Forge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rugged Prairie
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Steam Vents
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Raugrin Triome
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Triumph
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Training Center
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sundown Pass
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tundra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Perilous Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Plateau
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Spectator Seating
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy