Combine blue filtering and tempo with red mayhem, aiming to cast more useful spells in the decisive turn.
Combine blue filtering and tempo with red mayhem, aiming to cast more useful spells in the decisive turn.
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?
Connive can grow any creature you control while setting up mayhem. Its hybrid cost lets it support either blue or black decks.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Attack with Spider-Gwen to discard Bolt, then cast Bolt in the second main phase. A later Lookout provides another discard outlet.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Combine blue filtering and tempo with red mayhem, aiming to cast more useful spells in the decisive turn.
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 Mob Lookout or Whoosh!.
Attack with Spider-Gwen to discard Bolt, then cast Bolt in the second main phase. A later Lookout provides another discard outlet.
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.
Blue bounce buys time but does not permanently answer the threat. Use the tempo window to deal damage or develop another creature.
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.
Blue bounce buys time but does not permanently answer the threat. Use the tempo window to deal damage or develop another creature.
Block or remove the repeatable discard outlet and force them to pay full cost for their larger spells.
Mob LookoutConnive can grow any creature you control while setting up mayhem. Its hybrid cost lets it support either blue or black decks.
Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit
Spider-IslandersA four-mana-value creature can cost only two through mayhem, supporting large-spell rewards while leaving mana for another play.
Skyward SpiderExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Attack with Spider-Gwen to discard Bolt, then cast Bolt in the second main phase. A later Lookout provides another discard outlet.
Electro's Bolt
