mtg best historic cards staple cards- July 2026 • MTG DECKS Historic Cards, Spells, and Permanents

Its a 5-color removal powerhouse that penalizes opponents for attacking you because then theyll lose a nonland permanent when you attack them back

Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender

Of course, cards that do well competitively that are also incredibly rare tend to deliver a lot of value

Its also fairly broad, to the point where I can see pirate and rogue decks getting a lot of mileage out of some of the outlaw payoffs that were printed in Thunder Junction

Dragonspeaker Shaman helps get them out at a more reasonable rate so your opponents cant overwhelm you

I think scarcity will keep them from being as widely played as I think theyd otherwise be, which keeps them off my Top 10 list