best cards to invest in mtg for New and Returning Players 2026 The 86 Best (Affordable) Cards

Lands and artifacts that can become artifact creatures arent included here

GREAT DIVIDE GUIDE This creature turns mana fixing into an easy job in any deck that needs it

If you are, though

Commander Commander (CTRL to add secondary) Copy Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Hexproof Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability

You can build around self-mill or regular mill or +1/+1 counters or some amalgam of all the above

Hydroid Krasis Once a beast in Standard (literally), Hydroid Krasis is still respectable in any format where dumping a bunch of mana into a serious threat that draws you a couple of cards is a worthwhile investment