5 best Blue Magic: The Gathering cards for Dominaria United's Limited format
Magic: The Gathering has a wealth of different formats, including Limited. It is a draft format and is often a very popular option when a new expansion drops. With Dominaria United coming out soon, it’s time to look at which cards are going to be the most powerful or popular in this format.
Dominaria United is the latest expansion for Magic: The Gathering, and will release on September 1, 2022, for digital formats and on September 9, 2022, for all physical storefronts. With the expansion on the horizon, which are the best blue spells to consider for Limited?
Blue is going to be useful in quite a few decks/deck archetypes. However, it's a bit more complex to play in Limited compared to other colors, as its something that is built primarily around deception and control.
It’s going to be very hard to determine which cards to keep around and which to ignore, as Limited in Magic: The Gathering is typically an aggressive format. Low-cost, high-value cards are going to be ideal compared to lots of counterspells.
However, Blue/Black may be the least ideal of these situations. Since players get access to more Common/Uncommons in Limited, the focus here is going to be on those particular rarities.
Flying creatures are incredibly popular in Blue, and this 2 power, 1 toughness is already quite ideal for Flying/Aggro decks. However, it has another powerful ability to take advantage of if it’s kicked.
When this enters play, if the Magic: The Gathering player paid its Kicker of 1 Red mana, discard your hand, then draw two cards. While that doesn’t sound great, the strategy is going to be to burn through your hand, and then play this with the Kicker to draw two cards with no downside.
It could also be useful in other formats if you are running
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