I still have numerous Weatherlight crew members to talk about, so I'll be back in two weeks with part two of this column
Last updated on March 16, 2026 Ayara, First of Locthwain | Illustration by Ryan Pancoast Each color in Magic has something it excels at and does almost exclusively, even if they share the mechanical space with other colors
As for dragonflies, the little flittering, wheeling, darting dudes are well-suited for haiku subject, as Japan is colloquially known as Dragonfly Island, with the insects being of significant cultural value
It's in the best colors for the Ajani's Pridemate effect, and deserves consideration in several decks
Its fairly certain this kit will go out of the release of Rise of the Floodborn on November 17th
All-in-all, Tibalts Trickery is still a little too inconsistent to be banned, but Im always willing to be proved wrong when someone far more ingenious than I just trashes MTG for a couple of weeks with a new deck