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Last updated on May 19, 2026 Goryo's Vengeance | Illustration by Randy Vargas Over the course of a game of Magic, one zone naturally fills with cards as turns go by
There are a lot of obvious all-stars for this format that are similar to ones in the standard format, like the original dual lands, Sol Ring, City of Brass, Mana Crypt, Lightning Bolt, Counterspell, Swords to Plowshares, Regrowth, Demonic Tutor, Wheel of Fortune, Sylvan Library, Land Tax, Strip Mine and loads more good stuff
Although your Contraption deck isn't on the battlefield, the actual Contraptions are
I need to get in touch with CGC and see if this is a variation they will identify
Decks like Noble Leaders (7R112) decks or Token Tanks often start with Boromir, Bearer of Council, a discounted version of Faramir like Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116) or Faramir, Captain of Ithilien (18R48) , and Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith (10R28) , with a plan to use Denethor to search your deck for several Gondor cards at site 3