Sacrifice
Get value from creatures entering or dying, then turn expendable permanents into another reward. Tolls of War also triggers when you sacrifice a Clue on your own turn.
Stay open early. Move toward this pair when you receive useful cards for both colors and the support described below.
Four checks while you draft
Can I add a creature or useful answer by turn two?
Falling behind makes your later synergies harder to use.
Does this card supply a missing piece of this plan?
Sacrifice Poxbearers to help remove a real threat. Its death replaces it with an Ally, so you retain a body afterward.
Can my deck finish without drawing its single best card?
Get value from creatures entering or dying, then turn expendable permanents into another reward. Tolls of War also triggers when you sacrifice a Clue on your own turn.
Can I stop a large threat or an opposing engine?
Keep removal for a card your creatures cannot handle.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
You already have Tolls of War but lack support.
Prioritize Pretending Poxbearers or Callous Inspector.
Material and a useful sacrifice outlet. Tolls triggers only once each turn and only during your turn. More sacrifices in the same turn do not make more tokens from it.
You have Pretending Poxbearers and can use the interaction.
Consider Deadly Precision for the next useful piece.
Sacrifice Poxbearers to help remove a real threat. Its death replaces it with an Ally, so you retain a body afterward.
The support is missing
Keep broadly useful creatures and answers; if the special reward is missing, build a complete deck before chasing it.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Tolls triggers only once each turn and only during your turn. More sacrifices in the same turn do not make more tokens from it.
Do not spend premium removal on the creature they wanted to sacrifice. Target the engine or force them to use an outlet before they can get the best exchange.
Earth Kingdom Jailer61.7% GIH · 2,173 instances
Tolls of War60.9% GIH · 6,485 instances
Sokka, Lateral Strategist60.4% GIH · 1,029 instances
Aang, the Last Airbender60.1% GIH · 2,134 instances
Epic Downfall59.5% GIH · 2,523 instances
Momo, Playful Pet59.3% GIH · 1,749 instances17Lands ↗ · Nov 18–Dec 31, 2025 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
The Legend of Yangchen 3WWPair it with early defense, then cheap spells to trigger Yangchen after the Saga transforms. It needs double white; do not distort a nonwhite deck for it.
United Front XWWPrioritize cheap creatures and Ally rewards; the counters improve your whole team. It scales with extra mana, but double white makes it a poor light splash.
Noxious Gearhulk 4BBTake it early, then find early blockers and enough black sources to cast a six-drop with {B}{B}. This is a black deck card, not an easy splash.
The Fire Nation Drill 2BBTake it and add cheap creatures with enough power to crew it. The entry ability removes a small-to-medium creature; you still need double black.
The Rise of Sozin 4BBPlan to survive until six mana, then rebuild after its sweeper. It destroys your creatures too; double black makes a casual splash risky.17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Nov 18–Dec 31, 2025 · 100-instance minimum
Callous InspectorA cheap attacker that leaves a Clue when it dies. Useful when your deck needs sacrifice material.
Corrupt Court OfficialMakes them discard on entry; afterward its small body can trade or pay a sacrifice cost.
Pretending PoxbearersIts death leaves another Ally, so one card can support two sacrifice events or keep your Ally count up.
Kyoshi WarriorsExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
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| Normal one-pick draft: pick one card, pass the pack, and reassess which colors are arriving. Arena statistics are useful evidence, not the exact odds at your home table. | Use the cards you actually opened. If the support is missing, favor a complete curve and answers over forcing this theme. |
Deadly Precision
