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: A deck with a lot of high-cost cards might need more lands. A deck with a lot of low-cost cards might get by with fewer lands.

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: When you have sorceries that make your opponent discard, be sure to play them early in the game, while your opponent still has good cards in his or her hand.