Best sideboard cards on Reddit
165 reviews from r/ModernMagic, r/MTGLegacy, r/PonzaMTG and 14 more subreddits
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#1
Magic: The Gathering
4.3
(68)
"Good at stopping graveyard recursion decks"
"Great way of picking apart your opponent's hand"
"Great way of picking apart your opponent's hand"
"Good at stopping graveyard recursion decks"
"Also great lol"
"Shuts down both belcher and the lotus blooms."
"If you're playing living end."
"MVP"
"One mana get off my lawn!"
"Enables a lot of shenanigans."
#2
Pithing Needle
4.4
(5)
"Highly recommend a copy of Pithing Needle right now."
"The most efficient card I think you can run is Pithing Needle. Naming Metalworker can slow them down considerably, and it's also useful against other decks."
"Pithing needle is always there for you."
"Pithing Needle seems rather solid against them."
"Pithing Needle is really good against them."
#3
Blood Moon
4.5
(4)
"Mardu can easily play Blood Moon. I think it is the best answer for Titan."
"Blood Moon (or Magus) is what shuts them down hardest."
"1x Blood Moon"
"2 Blood Moon"
#4
Beast Within
4.0
(4)
"Beast Within destroys everything from creatures to artifacts."
"Beast Within destroys everything from creatures to artifacts or even enchantments."
"Beast within."
"Beast Within effects (Beast Within, Terastodon, Rapid Hybridization, Lignify, etc.) are solid."
#5
Chalice of the Void
4.3
(3)
"Chalice of the void, engineered explosives, and soul-guide lantern."
"For DnT, Chalice of the Void, Cataclysm, Council's Judgment, any Planeswalker, Leonin Relic-Warder, Palace Jailer."
"9. chalice of the void"
#6
Surgical Extraction
4.0
(3)
"Surgical extraction is pretty strong there."
"Surgical extraction"
"Surgical Extraction"
#7
Deafening Silence
4.0
(3)
"[[Deafening silence]] [[high noon]] , granted you have ways to deal with a resolved omniscience/atraxa"
"Deafening silence helps a bit vs omni lines."
"Deafening Silence seems pretty hot."
#8
Thorn of the Black Rose
4.0
(3)
"The best cards against tron are Thorn of the Black Rose."
"Thorn of the black rose + graveyard hate + discard is your best shot."
"The best cards against tron are Thorn of the Black Rose."
#9
Thalia
4.0
(3)
"Thalia"
"Play thalia over some reflector mages."
"Thalia and Gisela are great for the mirror."
#10
Tormod's Crypt
4.0
(3)
"My sideboards consists of Tormods crypt."
"Tormod's crypt to stop graveyard shenanigans."
"Tormod's Crypt (graveyard hate is still important in the standard meta)."
#11
Void Mirror
5.0
(2)
"Artifacts: Void Mirror, Chalice of the Void, Engineered Explosives, Soul-Guide Lantern, Pithing Needle, Torpor Orb"
"[[void mirror]] is a good option since its colorless and can be played in any deck."
#12
Nihil Spellbomb
5.0
(2)
"For sideboard I suggest you [[Nihil spellbomb]] for graveyard hate"
"You should do [[tormod's crypt]] or [[nihil spellbomb]] since you're in black."
#13
Nature’s Claim
5.0
(2)
"[[Nature’s Claim]] is excellent because it can pad out your life total."
"Nature’s Claim is excellent."
#14
Ancient Grudge
4.5
(2)
"If you play Jund Ancient Grudge is by far your best option."
"[[Ancient Grudge]] and [[Ray of Revelation]] can be useful to interact with problem permanents."
#15
Unlicensed Hearse
4.5
(2)
"Unlicensed Hearse is the best grave hate, value pick for creature decks."
"Unlicensed Hearse might be your best bet."
#16
Vexing Bauble
4.5
(2)
"I play shift and tell and some of the most effective hate cards I’ve faced are vexing bauble (counters free casts with omni)..."
"Vexing Bauble and Boromir. Both have static abilities that counter any spells that were cast for 0 mana."
#17
Liliana, the Last Hope
4.5
(2)
"I'd also add Liliana, the Last Hope vs Mardu Pyromancer, 9/10."
"Liliana the Last Hope tends to be good against Delver decks too."
#18
Batterskull
4.5
(2)
"I've found the best cards are oblivion stone, repeal, and batterskull."
"Batterskull is a pretty nice card against them."
#19
Liliana of the Veil
4.5
(2)
"Liliana of the veil and reckoner bankbuster are great cards."
"Some of the best sideboard cards in general for me was Liliana of the Veil."
#20
Trinisphere
4.0
(2)
"Sb 3 trinisphere 2 obstinate baloth 1 fracturing gust 2 Abrade 3 anger of the gods 1 thrun the last troll 3 scavengeing ooze"
"Trinisphere, Choke, Scavenging Ooze, Thragtusk, Hornet Queen, Thrun the last Troll, Acidic Slime, Guttural Response, Pithing Needle, Dismember, Shaper's Sanctuary, Reclamation Sage, Damping Sphere, Raking Canopy, Elderscale Wurm (personal favorite), Carnage Tyrant."
#21
Ethersworn Canonist
4.0
(2)
"Ethersworn canonist"
"Another great option in BW is [[Ethersworn Canonist]]."
#22
Engineered Explosives
4.0
(2)
"Engineered Explosives is good against the green versions."
"Seems you're on RG so you've got: engineered explosives."
#23
Dispel
4.0
(2)
"3. dispel"
"SB options are pretty much just more counterspells like Dispel or spell pierce."
#24
Spell Pierce
4.0
(2)
"Spell Pierce is pretty underrated imo."
"4. spell pierce"
#25
Spellskite
4.0
(2)
"7. spellskite"
"I've really been enjoying spellskite against burn."
#26
N/A
4.0
(2)
"Horribly Awry (proactive) and Complete Disregard (reactive) are nice answers to small aggro."
"Complete Disregard seems good against HBW, DeathMist, Mantis, Jace."
#27
Dromoka's Command
4.0
(2)
"In my very inexperienced opinion. Dromkas command looks good against enchantments."
"Do you mean Dromoka's Command?"
#28
Hallowed Moonlight
4.0
(2)
"[[Hallowed Moonlight]] in the sideboard seems pretty good."
"I have [[Hallowed Moonlight]] for the rally coco decks."
#29
Linvala
5.0
(1)
"My honest opinion? Main 2 Linvala."
#30
Izzet Staticaster
5.0
(1)
"Resolving an [[Izzet Staticaster]] is usually lights out for the infect player, it's my go to answer for delver sideboards"
#31
Terastodon
4.0
(1)
"Beast Within effects (Beast Within, Terastodon, Rapid Hybridization, Lignify, etc.) are solid."
#32
Destructive Revelry
4.0
(1)
"Surely that card is in a great place right now against Whip decks."
#33
Always Watching
4.0
(1)
"That or Always Watching to make your quellers 3/4's."
#34
Aerial Volley
4.0
(1)
"Also wondering about aerial volley against decks running hanga."
#35
White
4.0
(1)
"Stony silence, rest in peace, burrenton forge tender, Thalia guardian of thraben or aethersworn cannonist (both against storm), leonin arbiter."
#36
Blue
4.0
(1)
"Ceremonious rejection, negate, spell pierce, vendilion clique."
#37
Infinite Obliteration
4.0
(1)
"What do people think of infinite obliteration?"
#38
Gisela
4.0
(1)
"Thalia and Gisela are great for the mirror."
#39
Stormbreath Dragon
4.0
(1)
"2x Stormbreath Dragon"
#40
Fire/Ice
4.0
(1)
"Forked bolt and fire/ice always hurt when they take out a blighted agent."
#41
Nullhide Ferox
4.0
(1)
"Nullhide Ferox if you don't already have a handful in main."
#42
Vivien Reid
4.0
(1)
"Spyglass, Thrashing Brontodon, Vivien Reid if you want more in sb for the grindy matchups"
#43
Thrashing Brontodon
4.0
(1)
"Spyglass, Thrashing Brontodon, Vivien Reid if you want more in sb for the grindy matchups"
#44
Kraul Harpooner
4.0
(1)
"Kraul Harpooner is good"
#45
Fracturing Gust
4.0
(1)
"I run Fracturing Gust and the transformation sideboard of 2x Platinum Emperion and 3x Madcap Experiment."
#46
Shatterstorm
4.0
(1)
"1x Shatterstorm"
#47
Acidic Slime
4.0
(1)
"1x Acidic Slime"
#48
Anger of the Gods
4.0
(1)
"3x Anger of the Gods"
#49
Primal Command
4.0
(1)
"1x Primal Command"
#50
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
4.0
(1)
"2x Pia and Kiran Nalaar"
#51
Obstinate Baloth
4.0
(1)
"2x Obstinate Baloth"
#52
Scavenging Ooze
4.0
(1)
"2x Scavenging Ooze"
#53
Rhythm of the Wild
4.0
(1)
"I've added 2 Rythmn of the Wild to my sideboard."
#54
Pyroblast
4.0
(1)
"Pyroblast"
#55
Spyglass
4.0
(1)
"Spyglass, Thrashing Brontodon, Vivien Reid if you want more in sb for the grindy matchups"
#56
Cataclysm
4.0
(1)
"Chalice is a must counter and shuts down their best removal spell and the cantrips."
#57
Council's Judgment
4.0
(1)
"Judgment isn't a knockout, but they generally have some permanent tha"
#58
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
4.0
(1)
"I’m looking at having some combination of [[Kira, Great Glass-Spinner]] and [[Kopala, Warden of Waves]] in the 75."
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