While I don’t think that one-shot blink effects like Cloudshift offer enough value to earn a slot, repeatable blink effects that offer ongoing value certainly do. Conjurer’s Closet, in thi...Read More
But perhaps the sweetest category of blink targets to have around are the ones that return cards from your graveyard to your hand. Why? Because you’ll be casting Eerie Interlude and cards simila...Read More
Coiling Oracle is another card that can ramp your mana, but belongs to another category of cards that are critically important for blink decks: “cantrip” creatures. Two-drops that draw a c...Read More
I don’t need much of an excuse to include Solemn Simulacrum in my EDH decks, but in a dedicated blink deck, the sad robot works even harder than usual. Unfortunately it doesn’t draw a card...Read More
I’ll try to include as many interactive creatures as I can in my blink decks, and if those interactive creatures also offer me enormous flexibility, all the better. Rather than Reclamation Sage,...Read More
You don’t want to devote too many slots to dedicated removal like Swords to Plowshares in a blink deck. Rather than Counterspell, I prefer to play Mystic Snake, and rather than Swords, I play Fi...Read More
There’s no consensus on the “best” blink commander. Numbers are split relatively evenly across cards like Preston, the Vanisher, Roon of the Hidden Realm and Elesh Norn, Mother of Ma...Read More
Restoration Angel is an incredible card in blink decks. I don’t really like one-time blink effects in these decks, as a rule, as I think cards such as Cloudshift and Ephemerate don’t get y...Read More
And it isn’t much of a surprise to see Up the Beanstalk remain the bestselling card of the week due to its widespread application in both Standard and Modern. While Four-Color Omnath continues t...Read More
Stroke of Midnight continues to be of interest to Constructed and Commander players as it’s cheap yet effective removal, while also adding to the impressive suite of White removal spells seen th...Read More