With the official release of Kaldheim in less than a week, the pre-release drafting game has begun! But before you hop on TCGPlayer to buy the hottest cards on the market, here are some generally accessible decks that will give you a lot of versatility right out of the box. Of course, every pre-release pack has their own luck with cards, but these three decks should be a solid option for anyone looking to build a deck without paying extra online.
Blue-black is here to stay baby! As opposed to Rogues this time, Kaldheim focuses more on the undead side of things. There is a wide range of zombie creatures in both black and blue cards, which make it real easy to work together. One key favourtie is Narfi, The Betrayer King who is able to both boost your other zombies and also bring himself back from the graveyard (as long as you have snow lands untapped). Another big help is the newest addition to the rogue collection, Draugr Thought-Thief is able to look at the top card of your deck, choosing to either keep it there or send it to the graveyard. Add some counterspells, along with some creature removal spells, and you have a strong deck that can negate most things coming into play.
Just make sure to hold onto Annul in your side deck. They can be handy against a red-white deck that is playing more artifacts than you would like.
Aggression with power ups is hard to beat. Red-white has a lot to offer in the realm of the new Kaldheim set. You can channel your focus towards humans, dwarves, or angels through this deck, but the best synergy has got to go to Dwarves. Start developing treasure tokens with Seize the Spoils and Forging the Tyrite Sword, then spend them to search your deck for key creatures and artifacts with Magda, Brazen Outlaw. Pull a creature from your deck to your hand, such as a Goldspan Dragon if you need mana, or straight to Halvar, God of Battle to start swinging with big numbers. Mix Koll, The Forgemaster in there for a damage and toughness bump, along with some card return if someone dies, and bam – that’s going to be a tricky deck to beat.
Blue and green cards have taken a big boost in new set. If you are able to build big monsters AND have control over the board… well, you see where this is going.
A big aspect of Kaldheim’s green plays are Shapeshifter creatures. Maskwood Nexus makes this especially powerful, making all of your creatures every creature type. This means any board wipe cards like Crippling Fear are useless against you. Maskwood Nexus also allows you to go into an endless stream of 2/2 Shapeshifter creatures as long as you have three mana to spend each turn. Throw in a The Trickster-God’s Heist and you have control over what creatures you have from both sides of the board. Add some additional snow lands and some Faceless Haven‘s to get a nice 4/4 you can throw at your opponent as extra measure.
Not a bad way to play, eh?
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With the coming Magic release of Kaldheim, there is a lot of potential, especially with the overt references of Norse myth in the flavour text and advertising material. While there are plenty of characters and events that take place in Norse myth, there are some especially interesting and niche characters that are amazing to see in the pre-release spoilers.
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I touched on the children of Loki a little bit in the last article about Kaldheim’s Norse inspirations. Jormungandr is the first child of Loki, with Hel being the second, and Fenrir being the last.
Jormungandr may be familiar as the World Serpent, the snake that has wrapped around the Earth, stuck with its tail in its mouth. This hulking creature is more than likely represented by Koma, Cosmos Serpent, an absolute control beast coming into the meta as a blue-green. Similar to his brother in colour, Fenrir appears to be Sarulf, Realm Eater, a green-black mana legendary creature. The only one of the siblings that I haven’t been able to find is Hel, which I can only assume would become a black mana creature.
While all of these creatures operate on their own well enough, it would be something to behold if these cards were able to find a synergy together. This might be possible if Hel is a black or black-blue mana card, making a blue-green-black deck between the three of the demi-gods.
If you have ever heard of The Witcher, you probably already know about the Wild Hunt. This traveling caravan of doom roams the skies, bringing omen and potential destruction with them. The Wild Hunt is led by a single rider, followed by a single woman and an army of spirits. Different stories tell different versions of the tale, suggesting that the leader of the Hunt could be Odin himself, ghosts, or a legion of demons, similar to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Thus far, the closest group I could find that could be a reference to the Wild Hunt would be the Bloodsky. The archetype is a black mana focus as demons. This would synergize well with the coming Dread Carn, able to create their legion of undead following behind the lead horsemen, absolutely filling the board with zombies and spirits. There is still more to learn about the Bloodsky through their flavour text, but it seems likely that we should keep our eye out for a Wild Hunt – Tibalt mix coming to the meta pretty soon.
The Gods have made themselves known in the pre-release spoilers. Valki taking on the mantle of Loki, Alrund taking on the mantle of Odin – the list goes on and on. However, I have yet to find a representation of Mimir.
Mimir is one of the wisest deities in Norse myth. Odin cut off Mimir’s head, carrying it around if Odin was ever in need of assistance or knowledge throughout his travels. This would be a great card for any kind of blue deck, especially to help introduce the ‘foretell’ ability. Chain that with some of the exile abilities that are popping up with the Planeswalkers, such as Kaya and Tibalt, and you have a strong combo deck waiting to happen.
I could go on and on about other hopes I have for this set, and all the exciting things that have already been announced, but I want to hear what you think – leave a comment down below about what cards you are excited for coming into the Kaldheim release!
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MTG Kaldheim a visit to the plane of the Vikings. Magic the Gathering is kicking off 2021 with a Norse mythology-inspired set; Magic’s take on what a world inspired by Vikings might look like. Kaldheim feels like another great set like Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths was.
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Number of Cards: 285
Prerelease Events: January 29th – 31st, 2021
Release Date: February 5th, 2021
Official Three-Letter Code KHM
The planeswalker Kaya visits a world of prophecy and legend, mortals and monsters. A world of many realms, epic sagas, bound by one truth. Viking or Valkyrie, Elf or Dwarf, all belong to the World Tree, all are supplicants to the gods. Gods who travel between the realms to their bidding for peace, for bloodshed, or for their own amusement. But what if there was a way to harness this power? A weapon with the ability to protect all. A weapon of pure strength. Forged for a god. Or … in more creative hands, a weapon of unimaginable chaos.
