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Wipes tend to cost 4-5 mana these days, but Doomskar can get you out from under some of Magic's fastest starts, while also concealing other forms of interaction like Saw It Coming

Players choose two booster packs, each with its own theme, and smash them together to get a 40-card deck thats ready to play

This Thunderbond Vanguard card would be excellent in a deck that focuses on creating a wide board presence with multiple creatures, such as a token-based strategy or a tribal deck with many creature types

Another big, blue sea creature with a mass bounce on top

I particularly like Inspiring Statuary in this deck due to all the artifacts, and its especially good with Equipment cards

In Pioneer, Greasefang, Okiba Boss is a prime target to return, helping the powerful yet somewhat fragile combo deck have an easier time beating cards like Rending Volley