These are my 25 favorite Magic cards of 2025, a deeply subjective tour through the cards that stuck with me the most, whether because they weaponized the nostalgia I have for Final Fantasy games or because I was struck by their awe-inspiring power and compelling mechanics
Cards are categorized into ink types (and each ink is designed with a basic strategy in mind), but they are all designed to win
In Modern, Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise split the format, more or less, along the lines of Treasure Cruise appearing in aggro and tempo decks while Dig Through Time was preferred by control and combo decks, such as the following deck looking to find Scapeshift and seven land
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Meanwhile, Ice Flan and Hill Gigas are mediocre but playable, and Cloudbound Moogle is probably playable but certainly not good