Magic: The Gathering is known for its fascination with the delightfully absurd, and its latest release is no exception. Taking place in a cursed fairytale realm, the Wilds of Eldraine set has introduced a variety of exciting new cards and mechanics for fans to enjoy.
Aside from Commander, one of the most popular formats in Magic is Booster Draft Limited. Getting together with friends at a local game store, cracking open booster packs, and creating a deck on the spot is a tried-and-true tradition within the Magic community. With Eldraine's recent release, it's a great time to take a look at some of the best cards included in draft.
10 Break The Spell
Break the Spell is a simple spell that lets players destroy an enchantment for one white mana at instant speed. Its limited applicability means it likely won't see much play in other formats outside of the Wilds of Eldraine draft. With the introduction of the Roles mechanic, however, this affordable card becomes much more useful.
Roles are colorless enchantment tokens with various attached abilities. They are an easy target for players who wield Break the Spell. Additionally, if the permanent or token destroyed was controlled by its owner, this card can function as an effective source of card draw which is sorely needed for white decks.
9 A Tale For The Ages
For only two mana, A Tale for the Ages gives a player's enchanted creatures a hearty +2/+2 buff. It's a modest spell that effectively optimizes a player's hand. Thanks to Wilds of Eldraine's new Roles mechanic, this card works wonderfully alongside the accompanying enchantments by bolstering the attached creature's power and toughness.
This enchantment could easily strengthen a player's board state especially when included in a blue/white deck that prioritizes casting auras and spells. It's a solid card to build a deck around as it can build over time. Magic players would certainly benefit from utilizing this card in the draft format.
8 Moonshaker Cavalry
Despite its hefty cost of three white and five colorless mana, Moonshaker Cavalry is a game-winning card. When this flying 6/6 creature card enters the battlefield, all other creatures the player controls gain flying and +1/+1 for each creature controlled. Its swift and merciless abilities are enough to end the game without even having to attack itself.
This Spirit Knight card could establish a devastating field of attackers in a deck that prioritizes generating lots of tokens. With plenty of red and black cards that create rat tokens, there are numerous options to build around Moonshaker Cavalry. This card is an excellent find in the Wilds of Eldraine draft.
7 Land Tax
For only a single white mana, Land Tax allows players to search their library for up to three basic land cards and put them in their hand as long as an opponent controls more land than them. This ability can be useful in giving white decks an edge against opposing green decks with lots of mana ramp.
Land Tax helps prevent white decks from falling too far behind, especially since white generally lacks effective ways to boost its mana. With its updated Art Deco illustration and affordable mana cost, this card is a great addition to any player's Wilds of Eldraine draft deck.
6 Smothering Tithe
Smothering Tithe is a powerful enchantment that would improve just about any white deck. With this card, players can create a treasure token every time an opponent draws a card unless they pay two colorless mana. This ultimately forces a continual tax upon opponents that drains them of available land while providing the controller with additional mana resources.
It's a sneaky card that will definitely catch an opponent's attention. Having a way to ramp mana for white decks is a true game-changer, so long as this card stays on the board. Regardless, Magic fans will be glad to see another Smothering Tithe in their Wilds of Eldraine draft.
5 Werefox Bodyguard
Werefox Bodyguard is an incredibly flexible creature card that features a handful of great effects. Costing two white and one colorless mana, this card exiles a target non-Fox creature until Werefox Bodyguard leaves the battlefield. This is a great way to temporarily remove a threat from the game. Alternatively, a player could exile one of their own cards to protect it or trigger an "enter the battlefield" effect.
Additionally, players can pay two mana to sacrifice the card for two life. Having the ability to cast this card with flash opens the door to a wide variety of play styles. Magic fans would certainly benefit from adding this versatile card to their decks.
4 Regal Bunnicorn
Besides touting an unusual and adorable creature type, Regal Bunnicorn is quite the versatile card in Wilds of Eldraine's draft environment. This creature card's power and toughness are each equal to the number of nonland permanents a player controls. Costing just one white and one generic mana, it can easily be splashed into a deck of any color combination.
This fairytale creature benefits from almost any token-generating deck like the green/white archetype which creates numerous enchantment tokens. Additionally, red/white decks that focus on "going wide" strategies would boost Regal Bunnicorn as multiple permanents enter the battlefield. Players planning on running white would be wise to grab it in their draft.
3 Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience is an incredibly effective white enchantment costing only two mana. This card forces enemy creatures to enter the battlefield tapped and lets its controller gain life and deal damage to opponents whenever they cast spells. Having the ability to hinder an opponent's creatures is valuable in draft games due to the dominance of creature-based strategies.
The added pressure on opponents can give a player the breathing room needed to build up their own board state or attack while the enemy creatures are unable to block. The beautiful new art only adds to this card's desirability in Wilds of Eldraine's draft.
2 Stroke of Midnight
Similar to the popular Commander staple, Generous Gift, which creates a 3/3 Elephant creature token in place of a target permanent, Stroke of Midnight instead allows players to create a 1/1 white Human creature token in place of a target nonland permanent. Having the ability to destroy an opponent's card at instant speed for just three mana is a quality feature.
Removal spells can be useful in any player's Magic deck no matter the color identity. The versatile and efficient Stroke of Midnight is sure to become a fan-favorite removal spell in Wilds of Eldraine's draft and other formats.
1 Virtue Of Loyalty
Virtue of Loyalty is a stand-out enchantment that boasts some amazing abilities. Its adventure card, Ardenvale Fealty, lets players pay just two mana to create a 2/2 white Knight token with vigilance at instant speed. Cast again as an enchantment, it adds a +1/+1 counter to each controlled creature at the beginning of the player's end step. It also untaps those creatures.
With enough creatures on the field, this effect could change the game. It would fit well into any deck that generates tokens or simply prioritizes having a lot of creatures in play. These features, along with its rising price on the secondary market, indicate that Virtue of Loyalty is a must in any draft game.