Wardens of the Cycle FDN 0125 · uncommon

Take it when

Use creatures that replace themselves and sensible trades to enable morbid, then gain cards and board size while preserving enough bodies to keep blocking.

What to take next

Trade or sacrifice Infestation Sage to Hungry Ghoul before the end step. That death leaves an Insect and enables Wardens of the Cycle or upgrades a later Tragic Banshee entry.

Wrong pick

Wardens needs a creature death before the end step begins. A sacrifice after the end step started cannot retroactively create the missed trigger, and each sacrifice pays only one cost.

Mana & splash

Keep the colored sources needed for early spells. A synergy payoff does not automatically justify a splash.

Interactions from the card text, not a ranking.

Infestation SageA one-mana creature leaves a flying Insect when it dies. It can trade or pay a sacrifice cost without leaving an empty board, but exile and bounce do not create the replacement token.

Hungry GhoulA two-drop can convert another creature into a counter for one mana at instant speed. Sacrifice an expendable body or one already threatened, rather than shrinking your board without a reason.

Cackling ProwlerWard makes targeted answers more expensive, and a creature death before your end step adds a counter. A sacrifice after the end step has begun is too late to create that turn's morbid trigger.

One-pick Draft

Its end-step trigger requires a creature to have died before the end step begins. Trades or a deliberate sacrifice can enable a card, but sacrificing after the trigger was missed cannot create it.

Sealed vs Draft

Its end-step trigger requires a creature to have died before the end step begins. Trades or a deliberate sacrifice can enable a card, but sacrificing after the trigger was missed cannot create it.