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RECIPECasual 60Burn
Mid-speed

Classic Vise & Fire

Punish full hands with Black Vise, constrain creature combat with Meekstone, then aim burn directly at the opponent.

Direct damagePrisonRetro
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RECIPECasual 60Ramp
Mid-speed

Fyndhorn Stompy

Develop mana early, strand opponents behind with land destruction, and keep attacking with efficient green creatures.

StompyMana dorksLand denial
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RECIPECasual 60Aggro
Very fast

Goblin Grenade Mob

Deploy cheap old-school Goblins, use Chirurgeon to keep the mob alive, and preserve direct damage for the final push.

GoblinsDirect damageTypal
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RECIPECasual 60Control
Measured

Pestilence After Midnight

Trade creatures and cards, use Pestilence to repeatedly clear small boards, and stabilize behind larger black threats.

Board controlLifedrainAttrition
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RECIPECasual 60Ramp
Measured

Urza's Salvage Workshop

Assemble Urza's Mine, Power Plant, and Tower, then use the mana jump to deploy a parade of resilient retro artifacts.

TronArtifactsBig mana
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RECIPEStandardMidrange
Mid-speed

Abzan Rhinos

Trade resources early, stock the graveyard, then pull ahead with efficient Rhinos and Fix What's Broken recursion.

RhinosGraveyardRemoval
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RECIPEStandardTempo
Fast

Izzet Spellementals

Cast efficient cantrips and interaction while oversized spell-powered Elementals convert tempo into damage.

SpellslingerElementalsCard selection
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RECIPEStandardAggro
Very fast

Boros Dwarves

Curve out with Dwarves, turn cheap equipment into pressure, and make every combat step demand an answer.

EquipmentTypalGo wide
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RECIPECommanderValue
Measured

Bilbo's Curious Loop

Reuse enter-the-battlefield abilities, bounce your own creatures for value, and keep a full grip while Bilbo enables the engine.

BlinkSpellslingerETB
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RECIPECommanderAristocrats
Fast

Pashalik's Goblin Forge

Flood the board with Goblins, turn expendable bodies into mana and cards, then make every death hurt the whole table.

GoblinsTokensSacrifice
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RECIPECommanderRamp
Mid-speed

Smaug's Magnificent Hoard

Make Treasure early, use it to jump the curve, and let Smaug turn a growing hoard into cards and explosive Dragon turns.

TreasureDragonsArtifacts
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RECIPECommanderAristocrats
Mid-speed

Dina's Lifedrain Garden

Accumulate tiny life-gain triggers from creatures, lands, and artifacts while Dina turns each one into table-wide life loss.

LifegainLifedrainSacrifice
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RECIPECommanderAggro
Mid-speed

Thorin's Storied Company

Build a storied fellowship of legendary Dwarves, suit up the best attacker, and let Thorin turn every historic cast into pressure.

DwarvesEquipmentHistoric
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