mtg control cards Magic The Gathering Blue Introductory Deck - Starter Deck - Mono Blue - Modern Legal - Custom Built - Top 10 Best Control Magic

As weve learned from cards like Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, there tend to be random 1/1s and 2/2s hanging around after theyve done their thing (like a Aether Adept after bouncing a creature) in the middle stages of the game, and Archangel of Thune can make them sizable threats with a trigger or two

Atraxa, Praetors Voice Atraxa, Praetors Voice operates through long-game value, which separates her from more combat-focused Angel options

Winged serpents are depicted in works all the way back to the times of The Epic of Gilgamesh

As a little bonus, it can even bring itself back to our hand from the graveyard if we've milled it over

A Sultai value commander like Glarb, Calamity's Augur is probably a good shout

Vivi Ornitier is a clear outlier, but the format hasnt reached an equilibrium point yet