Air Superiority

To build the Air Superiority deck, put together seven plains, seven islands, ten to eleven white cards, and ten to eleven blue cards, for a total of thirty-five cards. Leave all other cards out. About fourteen of the cards should be summon creatures. Be sure to include lots of defensive cards and creatures with flying such as Defiant Stand and Snapping Drake.

General Deckbuilding Tip: The more color symbols a card has in its cost, the longer it can take to play it. If you don’t get two islands early in the game, you can play a card sooner than you can play a card.

Playing the Air Superiority Deck

Winning with this deck means playing defense early on and using your large creatures with flying to attack your opponent in the later stages of the game. Since flying creatures are so difficult to intercept, they often make the difference between victory and defeat.

Play Tip: Be aggressive with your flying creatures. Don’t be afraid to lose them in an attack as long as your opponent has to lose his or hers in order to intercept.