Theros Beyond Death Limited Archetypes and Signpost Uncommons

Magic: The Gathering‘s newest set, Theros: Beyond Death (THB), is about to hit Magic Arena. That means it’s a great time to review the set’s Limited archetypes and their top uncommon enablers.

Here’s everything you need to know to come out on top in THB Draft and Sealed.

Mono-colored decks in THB will definitely be a thing with the Devotion mechanic in pay. In Limited, however, there are two considerations you should make.

First, Sealed can’t support mono-colored decks. With only 90 cards, the odds of getting 23 or so playables all in one color are very low. Unless you really know what you’re doing, aim for a dual-color deck.

Second, aim for a mono-colored deck in black, white, or green. Red and blue only have one and two common or uncommon cards associated with them, respectively.

For White, go wide with Reverent Hoplite. Black’s big draw is a game-ending drain with Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Green, on the other hand, gets a faux-Overwhelm with Klothys’s Design.

UW Tempo

For those who remember Mono-Blue Tempo from last year, this deck plays out very similarly. You’ll want to cast out some cheap attackers like Hero of the Pride, then disrupt your opponent’s gameplan by bouncing or tapping down their creatures. Finally, generate card advantage with cards like Staggering Insight and you’ll have a clear path to victory.

UB Mill Yourself

Dimir decks this go around are all about putting cards from the library directly into the graveyard. Devourer of Memory and the Escape mechanic (on creatures like Underworld Charger) are the main reasons why. Mill yourself with enablers like Venomous Hierophant, then pull off graveyard shenanigans like Pharika’s Spawn, a recursive threat that eats an opponent’s creature every time you bring it back.

BR Sacrifice

The mantra of Rakdos is simple: get the most out of your creatures, even if that means killing them yourself. THB is packed with valuable reasons why, starting with sacrifice fodder like Discordant Piper and Careless Celebrant. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis turns those creatures into a major beating, while Soulreaper of Mogis turns them into card advantage.

Then, set up combos by sacrificing creatures that immediately come back to life thanks to Minion’s Return—or even sacrifice your opponent’s creatures with Portent of Betrayal...

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