Last updated on March 10, 2026 Frantic Search | Illustration by Mitchell Malloy A common complaint among MTG players the past few years is product fatigue

If you crack one open in a pack this spring, I would recommend building something like this: Creatures (17) 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Voidmage Husher 1 Scuttlemutt 1 Steel Hellkite 1 Charmbreaker Devils 1 Dragon Hatchling 1 Hypersonic Dragon 1 Izzet Staticaster 1 Utvara Hellkite 1 Scourge of Valkas 1 Thassa, God of the Sea 1 Stormbreath Dragon 1 Dragonlord's Servant 1 Thunderbreak Regent 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver 1 Mirrorwing Dragon Lands (38) Spells (44) 1 Counterspell 1 Sol Ring 1 Journeyer's Kite 1 Time Stop 1 Red Elemental Blast 1 Whispers of the Muse 1 Darksteel Ingot 1 Desertion 1 Skullclamp 1 Arcane Denial 1 Dragon Breath 1 Pyroblast 1 Muddle the Mixture 1 Remand 1 Izzet Signet 1 Pongify 1 Cryptic Command 1 Wild Ricochet 1 Negate 1 Dream Fracture 1 Crucible of Fire 1 Rite of Replication 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Chain Reaction 1 Swiftfoot Boots 1 Warstorm Surge 1 Blasphemous Act 1 Chromatic Lantern 1 Cyclonic Rift 1 Counterflux 1 Vandalblast 1 Izzet Keyrune 1 Rapid Hybridization 1 Aetherize 1 Turn 1 Swan Song 1 Polymorphist's Jest 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Dragon Tempest 1 Hedron Archive 1 Mystic Confluence 1 Thought Vessel 1 Confirm Suspicions With the deck half blue, it makes sense that you want a fair number of controlling counterspells

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