Card Domination

To build the Card Domination deck, put together seven islands, seven swamps, ten to eleven blue cards, and ten to eleven black cards, for a total of thirty-five cards. Leave all other cards out. About twelve to fourteen of the cards should be summon creatures. Include cards that make your opponent discard and let you draw cards, such as Mind Rot and Cloak of Feathers.

General Deckbuilding Tip: Most good decks have cards with costs that vary from low to high, so you can play cheap cards early and more powerful cards (which are more expensive) later on.

Playing the Card Domination Deck

The key to this deck is the “card advantage” it can give you over your opponent. This means that, either by drawing extra cards or making your opponent discard, you have access to more cards than your opponent. Cards represent a player’s options throughout a game, so the more cards you have in your hand, the more options you have.

Play Tip: The sooner you play cards that let you draw cards, the sooner you can get to the cards you really want.