mtg cycling cards Best Commander Black staple cards- July 2026 • MTG DECKS Does cycling count as playing

The only reasons it isn't higher are because it requires a costly six mana each turn to pull off, eating into resources you could be spending winning, and because needing two colours in your colour identity limits the decks it could fit into

This taught me two things: It's much quicker to dry out a card than to rehydrate one

The restriction to the colorless identity is significant and made up for by rampant mana rocks that make high-cost spells easy to achieve

Many stores hold Sealed Deck events whenever a new set is released

Mystic Snake // Mystic Genesis There's just something satisfying about having a Counterspell in your hand