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So, this is more of a rough direction than a complete guide

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Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)

Near-Death Experience Near-Death Experience gives you a hyper-specific win condition, and it got a reprint in From the Vault : Lore

Considering all the other things these permanents do, Im a little surprised