Curve into Mounts, saddle selectively, and turn repeated attacks into counters and combat rewards.
Curve into Mounts, saddle selectively, and turn repeated attacks into counters and combat rewards.
Commit when useful cards in both colors keep arriving and the support for this plan is present.
Four checks while you draft
Can this deck affect the board before its payoff arrives?
Keep early creatures and interaction while assembling the specific support below.
Do I have enough cards that make this interaction happen?
Miriam adds a counter when Arynx attacks whether or not it is saddled; saddle additionally provides Arynx’s first strike and scry.
Can I break a board stall without drawing one particular rare?
Curve into Mounts, saddle selectively, and turn repeated attacks into counters and combat rewards.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
You have the payoff but too few ways to activate it.
Look for Trained Arynx.
Miriam adds a counter when Arynx attacks whether or not it is saddled; saddle additionally provides Arynx’s first strike and scry.
Your synergy is already working but you keep falling behind.
Take an early play or answer before another expensive reward.
Tapping every useful creature to saddle can leave a weaker overall attack. Compare the reward with the damage those creatures could deal.
The support is missing
Favor castable creatures and interaction if narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Tapping every useful creature to saddle can leave a weaker overall attack. Compare the reward with the damage those creatures could deal.
Lassoed by the Law63.6% GIH · 11,656 instances
Shepherd of the Clouds62.6% GIH · 12,132 instances
Trash the Town61.4% GIH · 10,477 instances
Throw from the Saddle61.2% GIH · 29,928 instances
Miriam, Herd Whisperer61.0% GIH · 21,009 instances
Beastbond Outcaster60.9% GIH · 9,673 instances17Lands ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 1GPlay before a land when practical to place a counter immediately. Its late-game activation doubles counters across your creatures, not just Bill.
Ornery Tumblewagg 2GAdds a counter at combat, then can double a creature’s counters when attacking saddled. It can supply its own setup over successive turns.
Railway Brawler 3GGPlay or plot it before the creatures you want to enlarge. Its counters use the entering creature’s power, so sequence your largest threats after it.
Vaultborn Tyrant 5GGA large threat with life gain, card draw and a replacement body after death. Seven mana and double green require a genuine ramp or long-game plan.
Seraphic Steed GWAn efficient first-strike lifelinker with a large saddled attack reward. Keep enough other power to saddle without wasting your whole attack.17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · 100-instance minimum
Frontier SeekerFinds a Mount or Plains among the top five, helping a creature-heavy deck keep making land drops.
Prosperity Tycoon
Congregation GryffA lifelink flyer whose saddled attack gets larger with the Mounts you control.
Shepherd of the CloudsMiriam, Herd WhispererMiriam adds a counter when Arynx attacks whether or not it is saddled; saddle additionally provides Arynx’s first strike and scry.
Congregation GryffMiriam adds a counter when Arynx attacks whether or not it is saddled; saddle additionally provides Arynx’s first strike and scry.
Examples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| Three Play Boosters per player; one card per pick. Premier statistics are recorded Arena games, not a prediction for your table. | Start from the cards you opened. Favor a complete curve, interaction and castable threats over forcing the draft theme. |
Trained Arynx
