The Horde

To build the Horde deck, put together seven forests, seven plains, eleven green cards, and eleven white cards, for a total of thirty-five cards. Leave all other cards out. About seventeen to eighteen of the cards should be summon creatures. Include lots of small creatures and sorceries that can enhance creatures, such as Armored Pegasus and Monstrous Growth.

General Deckbuilding Tip: If you get enough cards, you can make a one-color deck. One-color decks are strong in some areas and weak in others.

Playing the Horde Deck

By producing a constant supply of small creatures, you can quickly overwhelm your opponent, first by striking before he or she has any creatures to intercept the attackers, and later by attacking with so many creatures that he or she can’t intercept them all. Combined with cards that enhance you creatures, this strategy can end the game rapidly.

Play Tip: Save sorceries that enhance all your creatures until you have a bunch of creatures to use them on.