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Josh Nelson
Aug 6, 2025
5 Magic Characters Who Deserved Better Story Treatment
For every Gerrard or Jace in the Magic story, there's also a Zagorka and a Feroz. Here are five characters who deserved better!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Eldritch Evolution
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Birthing Pod
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
81%synergy
Deflecting Swat
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Diabolic Intent
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Entomb
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Finale of Devastation
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Ignoble Hierarch
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Birds of Paradise
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Abrupt Decay
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Eternal Witness
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Rollick
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Mayhem Devil
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Sylvan Library
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Warren Soultrader
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Worldly Tutor
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Mox Diamond
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Chrome Mox
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Imperial Seal
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Creatures
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
83%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Delighted Halfling
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Viscera Seer
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Endurance
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Carrion Feeder
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Sprouting Thrinax
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Protean Hulk
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Skirk Prospector
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Bloom Tender
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Matron
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Fiend Artisan
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Spinner of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fury
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Anger
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Dropkick Bomber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Collector Ouphe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Haywire Mite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Vexing Shusher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Manglehorn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Instants
Pyroblast
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Veil of Summer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Saw in Half
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Noxious Revival
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Nature's Claim
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Autumn's Veil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Chord of Calling
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Artifact Mutation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Force of Vigor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Crop Rotation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Sacrifice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Salvage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gamble
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Twinflame
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-27%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-35%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Skullclamp
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Breach
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Wild Growth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Germination
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Food Chain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Earthcraft
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Insidious Roots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Mutavault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Market
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Stomping Ground
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Taiga
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Wooded Foothills
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Bayou
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Marsh Flats
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Arid Mesa
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Misty Rainforest
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Windswept Heath
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Scalding Tarn
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Mana Confluence
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
67%synergy
City of Brass
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Spire Garden
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
-28%synergy
Forest
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Mountain
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
-32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Commercial District
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy