However, the precon provides many excellent lifegain cards, and with just a bit of tweaking, you can turn it from a Vampire tribal deck led by Edgar Markov into a lifegain deck led by Licia, Sanguine Tribune
I think that one of the biggest winners with this card is Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy because it offers a line where you dont always need colored mana to make Kinnan work
This third ability comes in handy in several Commander strategies (filtering cards by paying life is usually a very good deal), but of course Mystic Forge is most valuable in colorless or artifact-focused builds
It pairs beautifully with Escape to the Wilds or foretell cards for repeatable damage
Tribal decks also offer a balance between thematic coherence and strategic depth
Last updated on December 19, 2025 Cyclonic Rift | Illustration by Chris Rahn Blue has long enjoyed the title of Magics best color thanks to its potent combination of countermagic and card draw, but the color has always had a glaring weakness: permanents
