Neon Dynasty is Magic: The Gathering’s strongest Standard set in years
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is Magic: The Gathering’s newest set, and brings players back to the plane of Kamigawa, a cyberpunk realm inspired by Japanese mythology and Shintoism, full of dragon spirits, fox samurai, biker rats, and robots. This will be Magic’s first trip to Kamigawa since 2005, a revisit that’s been put off for more than 15 years due to the original Kamigawa block’s lackluster commercial performance and lukewarm reception on the heels of the significantly more powerful Mirrodinblock.
Don’t be fooled by some of Neon Dynasty’s winks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesor Voltron. The latest Standard set aims to turn the original Kamigawa block’s reputation on its head, with an injection of flexible artifacts, unique planeswalkers, and legendary lands, seemingly designed to disrupt Magic’s ever-growing list of competitive formats.
For both the tournament halls and the kitchen tables, here are five exciting new cards to consider in some of Magic’s most popular and competitive archetypes.
If you haven’t kept up with the new set over the few months since it was announced, this is the one card you need to know about. Interaction stapled to lands is powerful by itself, as you can answer problematic permanents on your opponent’s board without taking up a spell slot in your deck. But Boseiju isn’t your ordinary utility land — this thing solves so many problems.
Whether it’s a surprise Colossus Hammer threatening to kill you in one hit, a couple Tron lands (like Urza’s Tower and Power Plant) about to make seven mana on turn three, or even a sticky Blood Moon shutting off all your colors, Boseiju can get you out of these pickles with an ability that can’t even be counterspelled.
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