Magic card lists by what cards do
Every list here is the result of a real search over all 34,000+ Magic cards, ordered by how much each card is played. If your question is more specific, ask it in plain English.
- Best board wipes in Commander (EDH)Blasphemous Act, Toxic Deluge, Farewell
- One-sided board wipes that spare your creaturesRuinous Ultimatum, Kindred Dominance, In Garruk's Wake
- Best mana dorks in Magic: The GatheringBirds of Paradise, Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic
- Best mana rocks in CommanderSol Ring, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone
- Best counterspells in PauperCounterspell, An Offer You Can't Refuse, Arcane Denial
- Best counterspells in Commander (EDH)Counterspell, An Offer You Can't Refuse, Arcane Denial
- Best removal spells in Commander (EDH)Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Beast Within
- Cheap red removal spellsAbrade, Lightning Bolt, Shock
- Best burn spells in MagicLightning Bolt, Boros Charm, Grapeshot
- Best black card draw in MagicPhyrexian Arena, Deadly Dispute, Black Market Connections
- Best blue card draw in MagicRhystic Study, Brainstorm, Mystic Remora
- Best green ramp in Commander (EDH)Cultivate, Nature's Lore, Rampant Growth
- Lands that tap for any colorCommand Tower, Exotic Orchard, Watery Grave
- Best free sacrifice outletsAshnod's Altar, Viscera Seer, Phyrexian Altar
- Aristocrats payoffs: drain when creatures dieBlood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Best token generators in MagicScute Swarm, Avenger of Zendikar, Anointed Procession
- Go-wide payoffs for creature decksDoubling Season, Impact Tremors, Avenger of Zendikar
- Best graveyard recursion in MagicReanimate, Victimize, Animate Dead
- Best creature tutors in MagicWorldly Tutor, Buried Alive, Chord of Calling
- Best artifact tutors in MagicUrza's Saga, Enlightened Tutor, Inventors' Fair
- Best hatebears in MagicEsper Sentinel, Drannith Magistrate, Aven Mindcensor
- Best stax pieces in CommanderRhystic Study, Smothering Tithe, Propaganda
- Best pillowfort cards in CommanderPropaganda, Ghostly Prison, Sphere of Safety
- Best lifegain payoffs in MagicBlood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Cards that punish opponents for drawingSmothering Tithe, Sign in Blood, Orcish Bowmasters
- Alternative win conditions in MagicThassa's Oracle, Laboratory Maniac, Hellkite Tyrant
- Best infinite combo pieces in MagicSkullclamp, Ashnod's Altar, Panharmonicon
- Best spell-copying cards in MagicFlusterstorm, Sevinne's Reclamation, Return the Favor
- Best blink and flicker effectsEphemerate, Conjurer's Closet, Displacer Kitten
- Best equipment for Voltron decksSwiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Mithril Coat
- Best ways to protect a creature from removalSwiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Heroic Intervention
- Cards that take extra turnsFinal Fortune, Time Warp, Rise of the Eldrazi
- Best ways to steal creatures in MagicIt That Betrays, Archmage's Charm, Seize the Spotlight
- Cards that gain control of any permanentHellkite Tyrant, Treasure Nabber, It That Betrays
- Cards that make token copies of permanentsHelm of the Host, Second Harvest, Saw in Half
- Best graveyard hate in MagicBojuka Bog, Farewell, Scavenger Grounds
- Ways to cast spells at instant speedBeast Within, Generous Gift, Vampiric Tutor
- Best artifact payoffs in MagicStorm-Kiln Artist, Mox Opal, Inventors' Fair
- Best treasure token makersAn Offer You Can't Refuse, Smothering Tithe, Deadly Dispute
- Best +1/+1 counter payoffsHardened Scales, Doubling Season, Inspiring Call
- Cards that give creatures flyingSwan Song, Akroma's Will, Bitterblossom
- Best white card draw in MagicEsper Sentinel, Loran of the Third Path, Spara's Headquarters
- Best green card draw in MagicGarruk's Uprising, Return of the Wildspeaker, Beast Whisperer
- Best red card draw in MagicFaithless Looting, Big Score, Thrill of Possibility
- Best card draw in Orzhov (white-black)Raffine's Tower, Indatha Triome, Reprieve
- Best cheap green creaturesLlanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic, Fyndhorn Elves
- Best bounce spells in MagicCyclonic Rift, Otawara, Soaring City, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
- Best discard outlets in MagicArchfiend of Ifnir, Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift, Chainer, Nightmare Adept
- Best cost reducers in MagicHerald's Horn, Foundry Inspector, Jet Medallion
- Best mill cards in MagicTakenuma, Abandoned Mire, Syr Konrad, the Grim, Ripples of Undeath