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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Aang's Journey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Whirlwind of Thought
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Narset's Reversal
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Ponder
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Opt
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Monastery Mentor
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Consider
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Expressive Iteration
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Aligned Heart
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Preordain
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Ghostly Prison
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Bibliophile
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Entity Tracker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Leonin Lightscribe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dragonologist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Flamehold Grappler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Lyse Hext
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Starfield Mystic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Esper Sentinel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Electrodominance
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Think Twice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Boros Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Magma Opus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Electrolyze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Comet Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Channeled Force
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unravel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scour for Scrap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dismantling Wave
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Deep Analysis
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Baral's Expertise
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Crackle with Power
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Compulsive Research
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Time Warp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Time Wipe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Flash Photography
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Adaptive Training Post
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Twinning Staff
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Jeskai Ascendancy
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Tempest Technique
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Flickering Ward
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Maddening Hex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
All That Glitters
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Armor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sticky Fingers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Brilliant Wings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Staggering Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Sound of Drums
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pacifism
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Silence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sage's Reverie
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rediscover the Way
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Obsession
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Copy Land
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Greater Auramancy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Combat Research
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Future Flight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Mistrise Village
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Progress
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Boros Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Jasper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sulfur Falls
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Shivan Reef
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Forge
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Prairie Stream
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Monastery
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Perilous Landscape
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Raugrin Triome
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sundown Pass
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spectator Seating
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Gate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy