To determine the shape of the metagame in July 2026, I analyzed over 900 successful tournament decks from July 1 through July 23
Even if you dont build around Treasure, you still draw off fetch lands, regular sacrifice effects, and so on, all while turning Korvold into a lethal threat due to its +1/+1 counters
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This is mostly just a 5-mana 4/4 flyer in Limited, though you'll occasionally be able to use Ultima's blight counters to nerf opposing lands or ramp your mana
expires July 1, 2026 Decklists Up and Away (White-Blue) Deck: Creatures (23) 1 Welcoming Vampire (Rare) 1 Extraction Specialist (Rare) 1 Dreamshackle Geist (Rare) 1 Hullbreaker Horror (Rare) Instants (7) Sorceries (1) 1 Consuming Tide (Rare) Artifacts (2) Lands (27) Earth Shakers (Red-Green) Deck: Creatures (24) 1 Thundering Raiju (Rare) 1 Ascendant Packleader (Rare) 1 Creepy Puppeteer (Rare) 1 Topiary Stomper (Rare) Instants (8) 3 Abrade Enchantments (1) 1 Glorious Sunrise (Rare)
There are many options introduced in future sets that have weakened the best cards in this deck