Collin MacGregor is the Guide Staff Writer at Fanbyte. As an attacker, this little beast will draw you a lot of cards. Some cards on this list are literal ones of a kind and you better believe they cost vast fortunes. Just don't forget about the existence of Ashiok, Dream Render, which makes Fiend Artisan's ability completely useless. Only two IKO cards are valued over $10, however, and seven are priced above $5. Online price: $3.21. This may just be the strongest card in the set, a true hidden gem! On its own, it's very resilient due to 4 points of toughness, but you could also Mutate it into something even bigger and exploit the tap ability ad nauseam. Taking inspiration from classic creature features such as Godzilla, Wizards of the Coast has included a menagerie of Legendary Creatures and potent spells that are certain to make a splash in the Commander format. But it's a very good common card, and it's probably the best common card in Ikoria. Flame Spill is another exciting removal spell for Limited that can help you win games by sending excess damage to your opponent's face. Just on its own, this Legendary Creature allows you to obtain infinite mana with cards such as Grim Monolith, Basalt Monolith, or Freed from the Real. That ability is super useful in a format that strongly relies on effective attacks and blocks. 25 Skuna, The Leonine Rakan Here you will find a list of the best MtG cards for Ikoria Limited in all categories. If you have noticed by now, cheating creatures out for free or almost free is one of the most powerful things you can do in Commander. Vivien, Monsters’ Advocate never exceeded expectations within the Standard format but has retained her value for the most part. However, Illuna could certainly make running Mutate cards worth it. The set of lands is an enemy wedge cycle with a focus on the central color, flanked by two allies. This is another variant that utilizes its ability to put creatures of certain mana cost onto the battlefield. I will be fine with Mutate even if none of the cards turn out to be super competitive. It’s a simple, but very effective card that certainly earns its Mythic rarity. This problem is now easily solved with the help of Flame Spill. Magic Champion Autumn Burchett on Gender Identity & Loving the Game, Late Lunch September 4, 2019: The Judeo-Christian Shrek. A riff on Birthing Pod, Fiend Artisan is easily abusable and can quickly help you take control of the board. Top 10 Ikoria Cards for Modern - Duration: 33:56. Light of Hope is very flexible and will certainly make it into the sideboard of either Mono-White Lifegain or Blue-White Control decks. There’s a lot of combo potential surrounding Kinnan and his cheap mana cost allows you to drop him on turn two and speed ahead of your opponents. It's no surprise that it's been designed in the Simic color scheme. Despite not entering the battlefield, Death’s Oasis is a solid enchantment that can slot into virtually any Abzan colored deck. Although the mana cost is a bit complicated with two different colors at hand, but that is a small price for such a strong effect. It's a really simple and effective design that will force your opponent to spend a removal spell on it, and that's enough to consider it a job well done. Proud Wildbonder does exactly that and more; since it influences all of your creatures with Trample. The ultimate ability is borderline OP and obviously game-winning. A list of cards in the Ikoria Lair of Behemoths set can be found here, and a card gallery here. I don't care if it turns out to be a casual thing. This gives Kinnan a surprising amount of flexibility, allowing you to use him simply as a combo too or a larger piece of an aggro deck. Its ability gives you repeatable creature removal and evasive damage in one package. Narset isn't the strongest planeswalker out there, but it's a solid one that can do more than meets the eye. Providing value in multiple Magic formats, Luminous Broodmoth is one of the few IKO cards that will retain its value over time. Any great planeswalker can be recognized by the synergy between its abilities. Here is one possible combo that won't break the game but will make it a lot of fun: That's a turn-four creature that costs 7 mana and positions you for even more dramatic plays. Cheating out spells is always strong, especially when there are very few restrictions on what that card is. Its first two abilities allow you to search through your library for specific creatures. Priced at around $6, The Ozolith is a card to keep an eye on as cards that like counters are added to the Standard format during the latter half of 2020 and most of 2021. Sometimes you just want to batter your opponent to death with big angry dinosaurs.