Sideboard Cards reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 178 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 61 posts to rank the best Sideboard Cards brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ModernMagic, r/MTGLegacy, r/Pauper, r/spikes, r/PioneerMTG. Top-rated brands include Magic: The Gathering (4.3/5), Pithing Needle (4.4/5), Blood Moon (4.5/5).
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Reviews178
Subreddits18
Posts61
Brands59
Products43
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#1
Magic: The Gathering
4.3
(74)
"Good at stopping graveyard recursion decks"
"Great way of picking apart your opponent's hand"
"Also great lol"
"Shuts down both belcher and the lotus blooms."
"MVP"
"One mana get off my lawn!"
"Enables a lot of shenanigans."
"Are more versatile answers and can be used in other matchups."
"Kill your own eggs and maps gain some sweet life juice."
"[[Sanctifier En-vec]] and [[Kataki, war's wage]] are pretty standard and hit those two areas."
#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
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."
#7
Thalia
4.0
(3)
"Thalia"
"Play thalia over some reflector mages."
"Thalia and Gisela are great for the mirror."
#8
Surgical Extraction
4.0
(3)
"Surgical extraction is pretty strong there."
"Surgical extraction"
"Surgical Extraction"
#9
Spell Pierce
4.0
(3)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Spell Pierce"
"Spell Pierce is pretty underrated imo."
"4. spell pierce"
#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
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."
#12
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."
#13
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."
#14
Nature’s Claim
5.0
(2)
"[[Nature’s Claim]] is excellent because it can pad out your life total."
"Nature’s Claim is excellent."
#15
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."
#16
Alpine Moon
4.5
(2)
"Alpine Moon, Kataki, Rest in Peace, EE and Chalice are some options that are pretty much standard or very useful against a wide field of decks"
"I'm a constant fan of Alpine Moon"
#17
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."
#18
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."
#19
Batterskull
4.5
(2)
"I've found the best cards are oblivion stone, repeal, and batterskull."
"Batterskull is a pretty nice card against them."
#20
Unlicensed Hearse
4.5
(2)
"Unlicensed Hearse is the best grave hate, value pick for creature decks."
"Unlicensed Hearse might be your best bet."
#21
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."
#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
Spellskite
4.0
(2)
"7. spellskite"
"I've really been enjoying spellskite against burn."
#24
Mystical Dispute
4.0
(2)
"Mystical Dispute is pretty good if you're playing control."
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Mystical Dispute"
#25
Thoughtseize
4.0
(2)
"If you're already in black maybe play fatal push, thoughtseize, drown in the loch."
"If you have any questions or want other options feel free to ask."
#26
Hallowed Moonlight
4.0
(2)
"[[Hallowed Moonlight]] in the sideboard seems pretty good."
"I have [[Hallowed Moonlight]] for the rally coco decks."
#27
Blue Elemental Blast
4.0
(2)
"4x blue elemental blast (protection against krark-clan/breath weapon)"
"[[Blue Elemental Blast]]/[[hydroblast]] for blue."
#28
Gleeful Sabotage
4.0
(2)
"I board one or two gleeful sabotage so I'm not cold to a Circle of Protection: green."
"* 4 Gleeful Sabotage"
#29
Ethersworn Canonist
4.0
(2)
"Ethersworn canonist"
"Another great option in BW is [[Ethersworn Canonist]]."
#30
Dispel
4.0
(2)
"3. dispel"
"SB options are pretty much just more counterspells like Dispel or spell pierce."
#31
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."
#32
Dromoka's Command
4.0
(2)
"In my very inexperienced opinion. Dromkas command looks good against enchantments."
"Do you mean Dromoka's Command?"
#33
Dress Down
3.5
(2)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Dress Down"
"Dress down maybe."
#34
Ultimate Guard
5.0
(1)
"An Ultimate Guard Flip n' Tray 200 gives space for your deck, sideboard, and all the tokens you'll ever need. It also has a dice tray."
#35
Back to Basics
5.0
(1)
"The card he was most afraid out of a Blue Deck would be Back to Basics."
#36
Grim Lavamancer
5.0
(1)
"As people have said, darkblast, grim lavamancer, anything that can kill a 1/1."
#37
Linvala
5.0
(1)
"My honest opinion? Main 2 Linvala."
#38
Snapcaster Mage
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Snapcaster Mage"
#39
Boseiju
4.0
(1)
"Boseiju, especially if you can run wrenn and six."
#40
Rapid Hybridization
4.0
(1)
"Beast Within effects (Beast Within, Terastodon, Rapid Hybridization, Lignify, etc.) are solid."
#41
Terastodon
4.0
(1)
"Beast Within effects (Beast Within, Terastodon, Rapid Hybridization, Lignify, etc.) are solid."
#42
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Jace, the Mind Sculptor"
#43
Flusterstorm
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Flusterstorm"
#44
Destructive Revelry
4.0
(1)
"Surely that card is in a great place right now against Whip decks."
#45
Aerial Volley
4.0
(1)
"Also wondering about aerial volley against decks running hanga."
#46
Infinite Obliteration
4.0
(1)
"What do people think of infinite obliteration?"
#47
Fire/Ice
4.0
(1)
"Forked bolt and fire/ice always hurt when they take out a blighted agent."
#48
Force of Negation
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Force of Negation"
#49
Forked Bolt
4.0
(1)
"Forked bolt and fire/ice always hurt when they take out a blighted agent."
#50
Darkblast
4.0
(1)
"As people have said, darkblast, grim lavamancer, anything that can kill a 1/1."
#51
Jitte
4.0
(1)
"Jitte, EE, Engineered Plague, Cage, Containment Priest, Cannonist, Spirit of the Labyrinth, Ugin, Pyroclasm - there's a huge list."
#52
Declaration in Stone
4.0
(1)
"Declaration in Stone seems also very powerful."
#53
Always Watching
4.0
(1)
"That or Always Watching to make your quellers 3/4's."
#54
Backlash
4.0
(1)
"Late to the party, but Backlash is great tech if you are running into Marit lage a lot."
#55
Brazen Borrower
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Brazen Borrower"
#56
Spell Snare
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Spell Snare"
#57
Gisela
4.0
(1)
"Thalia and Gisela are great for the mirror."
#58
Shaper's Sanctuary
4.0
(1)
"[[Shaper's sanctuary]] makes rakdos' spot removal absolutely unplayable."
#59
Tale's End
4.0
(1)
"Here's some 'standard' Blue sideboard cards I use: Tale's End"
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