Put two creature cards in the graveyard through useful trades, cycling or filtering, then use the upgraded bodies to take over the board.
Put two creature cards in the graveyard through useful trades, cycling or filtering, then use the upgraded bodies to take over the board.
Commit when repeated useful cards and enough support make a complete deck in these colors.
Four checks while you draft
Can I affect the board before the payoff?
Fixes mana early and becomes a larger creature with all creature types after two creature cards reach your graveyard.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Recruit can discard a creature; an Agents trade puts a second creature card in the graveyard while leaving a token. Cast Troopers afterward for the extra body.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Put two creature cards in the graveyard through useful trades, cycling or filtering, then use the upgraded bodies to take over the board.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
The key card is present but its support is thin.
Prioritize useful support such as Undercover Skrull or Red Room Recruit.
Recruit can discard a creature; an Agents trade puts a second creature card in the graveyard while leaving a token. Cast Troopers afterward for the extra body.
Your deck already enables the plan but is losing the early turns.
Take a castable early creature or efficient answer before a second expensive payoff.
Creature tokens do not remain as cards in the graveyard. Check the actual card count before relying on a threshold reward.
The support is missing
Favor independently useful creatures and interaction if the narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Creature tokens do not remain as cards in the graveyard. Check the actual card count before relying on a threshold reward.
Graveyard removal can shrink Skrull or Killmonger and turn off future Troopers tokens. Use it before the critical spell or combat if available.
She-Hulk, Jade Defender65.2% GIH · 230 instances
Ka-Zar of the Savage Land65.2% GIH · 264 instances
Undercover Skrull63.9% GIH · 615 instances
Guerrilla Gorilla63.8% GIH · 392 instances
Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda63.3% GIH · 488 instances
Cruel Alliance62.8% GIH · 616 instances17Lands ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Doctor Doom 4BBThree bodies and repeated cards give immediate and continuing value. Keep an artifact creature or Plan to maintain his indestructible, and watch the life paid each end step.
Elektra, Daughter of the Hand 2BBHer enter trigger destroys an opposing creature with power three or less, whether cast normally or with sneak. An evasive attacker enables the discount and lets you reuse the returned creature later.
The Coming of Galactus 2BBGImmediate nonland destruction buys time for the final creature token. Do not rely on the fourth chapter arriving before an opponent can remove the Saga.17Lands Pick-Two Draft ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · 100-instance minimum
Red Room RecruitAn early body with connive filters your hand and can enable a second-card reward. Discard a creature when graveyard support is more valuable than keeping it.
Agents of HYDRATrading this creature leaves a menace token, supporting sacrifice costs, Villain-enter rewards and pressure after removal.
HYDRA TroopersIf the graveyard is ready on entry, supplies an extra menace body; otherwise it mills. Set up the two-creature threshold before casting when possible.
Knight of WundagoreExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| Pick-Two | One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|---|
| When Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda is already in your pool, pair useful support such as Undercover Skrull with the early play or answer your deck still lacks. Two rewards alone do not supply the support. | With one pick, fill the missing early play, answer or support card before adding another narrow payoff. The plan must work without drawing its key card. | Compare complete builds from the cards you opened. Keep the castable curve and interaction even if the draft theme is only partly supported. |
Recruit can discard a creature; an Agents trade puts a second creature card in the graveyard while leaving a token. Cast Troopers afterward for the extra body.
