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Last updated on March 21, 2026 Lutri, the Spellchaser | Illustration by Lie Setiawan Modern Magic has no shortage of incredible spells, from hyper-efficient removal and card advantage to flashy game-enders like Breach the Multiverse and Crackle with Power

Like their normal counterparts, these cards will be in Japanese in Japanese Collector Boosters and in English in non-Japanese Collector Boosters

Third Place Colossus Hammer Andrea Piemonti This bizarre one mana Blazing Shoal felt unplayable until someone figured Sigardas Aid + Stoneforge Mystic was a thing, and built one of the strongest and resilient aggro decks in the current Modern

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This is another terrific top-down design which both offers a ton of opportunity for synergistic play and has a pretty high floor by itself