Theme Decks

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Ninth Edition features 350 cards including some of the greatest Magic cards of all time. And of course, the set also features randomly inserted premium black-bordered versions of all cards in the set.

With the Azorius, you have the law on your side. The proud armada of white and blue fliers contained in the "Azorius Ascendant" deck will soar over the battlefield right into your opponent's face. Meanwhile, your opponent's attackers will be bogged down in your defensive web. Winning should be a mere formality.

The Dissension Azorius Ascendant Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.

The Cult of Rakdos is the most dangerous and reckless guild in all of Ravnica. With the "Rakdos Bloodsport" deck, you'll need to adopt some of that mentality yourself. The guild's mechanic-hellbent-rewards you for having no cards in your hand, a behavior that makes "careful" players cringe. But you must trust in the minions of Rakdos, throwing caution to the wind!

The Dissension Rakdos Bloodsport Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.

Strap on some goggles and snap on some gloves. You're joining the Simic guild in the lab. With the "Simic Mutology" deck, you'll experiment with creating bigger, weirder, nastier monsters. They'll experiment with smashing your opponent. You'll wind up with a bunch of fliers or a gang of gigantic creatures-or both!

The Dissension Simic Mutology Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.

At first, the "Battle Blitz" deck looks like a classic red-white deck. It's got some low-cost attackers, it's got some creatures with first strike (or, in the case of Hearthfire Hobgoblin, double strike), and it's got some burn spells. But then it starts getting tricky!

This deck backs up its aggressive tendencies with a variety of untap abilities. A creature with an untap ability must be tapped to use it-which is no problem, since it'll be attacking at the earliest opportunity! Make extra creatures with Patrol Signaler, deal scads of damage with Hateflayer, or pump up your entire attacking team with Duergar Mine-Captain. The untap ability untaps your creature, so even though it attacked, it'll also be ready to block next turn. Revelsong Horn sounds the final note-at the "cost" of priming an untap ability for use!

Each Eventide Battle Blitz Theme Deck contains 59 cards.

When playing the "Sidestep" deck, you're in control of an ever-changing reality. Creatures suddenly gain flying, thanks to Stream Hopper and Merrow Levitator. Creatures suddenly switch their power and toughness, thanks to Crag Puca and Inside Out. And creatures that used to fight on your opponent's side suddenly fight on yours, thanks to Dominus of Fealty and Unwilling Recruit!

While you're playing enough tricks to keep your opponent completely off balance, you'll also be smashing in with a deceptively aggressive deck. Many of your creatures are hard to block for one reason or another, and others are just unapologetically large. If any plucky defenders cause you problems, you've got an arsenal of firepower to throw their way before your attackers rumble on in. Sidestep that!

Each Eventide Sidestep Theme Deck contains 60 cards.

The "Superabundance" deck gives you more than you ask for . . . and gives your opponents more than they can handle. The deck is packed to the gills with abilities that trigger each time you play a blue spell or a green spell. In fact, when you play a blue-green hybrid spell, you could untap Nettle Sentinel and Merrow Levitator, give a creature +1/+1 with Nurturer Initiate, remove two -1/-1 counters from Sturdy Hatchling, turn Shorecrasher Mimic into a 5/3 trampler, put a Wolf token and a Bird token into play with Fable of Wolf and Owl, and get whatever the original spell was!

To ensure you'll keep playing spells, the deck contains a number of cards that let you draw a card when they resolve. It also features Spitting Image, whose retrace ability lets you create a copy of the best creature in play turn after turn!

Each Eventide Superabundance Theme Deck contains 60 cards.

This deck is packed with scry effects, from Mystic Speculation to Riddle of Lightning to Cryptic Annelid. Keep manipulating the top of your deck, and you’ll keep drawing the cards you need. Magus of the Future will ramp your magical meddling into overdrive, as you’ll be able to play cards right off the top of your deck, before you even get to draw them! If your scry cards don’t help you find the Magus fast enough, Vedalken Aethermage’s wizardcycling ability will pull it right into your hand.

The Future Sight Fate Blaster Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.

The strategy is simple: Play impressive creatures and attack. The key is to get a jump on your opponent by bringing the beatdown before it can be handled. Edge of Autumn and Grinning Ignus both give you a mana boost so you can play your bigger creatures faster. Even better, Centaur Omenreader reduces the cost you pay for your creatures as long as it’s tapped and attacking with it is a great way to tap it!

The Future Sight Future Shock Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.

Explore your rebellious side! With the Rebels Unite deck, you'll take command of a ragtag group of scrappy fighters that are always willing to rally to the cause. Their ambush tactics will help you win the day. Rebels like Amrou Scout let you search your deck for a Rebel card and put it directly into play. Ramosian Revivalist does the same, but for a Rebel in your graveyard. Whenever you have the choice, recruit a Rebel this way rather than playing one from your hand; it’s like drawing and playing an extra card!

The Future Sight Rebels Unite Theme Deck contains 60 cards including; a customised strategy insert, 1 premium basic land card & 1 pro-tour player card.