Match your cards
Use warp, cheap interaction, and small artifacts to cast two spells in the same turn.
Station Monitor
UW uncommon
Sunstar Lightsmith
W uncommon
Focus Fire
W common
Cryogen Relic
U common
Keep the curve low enough that your second-spell cards actually trigger.
Combine artifacts, card advantage, and removal to trade early and keep drawing into action.
Alpharael, Dreaming Acolyte
BU uncommon
Codecracker Hound
U uncommon
Fell Gravship
B uncommon
Depressurize
B common
Prioritize cards that are playable on their own before taking narrow artifact payoffs.
Enable void through trades, removal, and sacrifice effects, then convert those turns into pressure.
Interceptor Mechan
BR uncommon
Virus Beetle
B common
Slagdrill Scrapper
R common
Plasma Bolt
R common
Make sure the deck can affect the board while setting up void.
Use green bodies, lander tokens, and red removal to trigger landfall while attacking with size.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
GR uncommon
Galactic Wayfarer
G common
Kav Landseeker
R common
Orbital Plunge
R common
Lander tokens are part of the plan, but the deck still needs normal creatures and removal.
Build a board early, grow it with counters, and use tricks or removal to push through combat.
Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
GW uncommon
Rayblade Trooper
W uncommon
Gene Pollinator
G common
Biosynthic Burst
G common
The counter payoffs need cheap creatures first; do not start with only setup cards.
Curve out with small creatures, tokens, and removal, then use team bonuses or attrition to finish games.
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
BW uncommon
Knight Luminary
W common
Perigee Beckoner
B common
Gravpack Monoist
B common
Draft enough early creatures so the go-wide cards have bodies to support.
Pair cheap artifacts with red removal and artifact payoffs to keep pressure while generating value.
Mm'menon, Uthros Exile
RU uncommon
Cryogen Relic
U common
Zookeeper Mechan
R common
Selfcraft Mechan
U common
Artifact payoffs work better when the artifacts are cards you would play anyway.
Use black removal, green creatures, and occasional graveyard recursion to play a slower resource game.
Seedship Broodtender
BG uncommon
Pull Through the Weft
G uncommon
Fell Gravship
B uncommon
Gravkill
B common
Treat graveyard cards as support, not the whole deck, unless you have enough enablers.
Use spacecraft, tap synergies, and cheap pilots to turn board presence into evasive pressure.
Sami, Ship's Engineer
RW uncommon
Lumen-Class Frigate
W rare
Wedgelight Rammer
W uncommon
Sunstar Chaplain
W rare
Balance spacecraft with creatures; too many ships without pilots creates awkward hands.
Use green fixing and blue value to cast larger threats or splash a strong off-color card.
Biomechan Engineer
GU uncommon
Galactic Wayfarer
G common
Cryogen Relic
U common
Gene Pollinator
G common
Do not spend the whole draft on expensive cards. You still need early blockers.
What kind of card is this?
Cards that are easy for a new drafter to first-pick or move toward.
Prioritize these when your deck lacks ways to answer creatures.
These keep you from falling behind while your bigger cards come online.
Green cards that make splashes and expensive cards realistic.
Cards that help you keep playing after trades and removal.
Cards that usually need a specific matchup, synergy, or shortage before they make the deck.
Mechanics
Value spacecraft matter, but they need enough creatures around them. Too many ships without enough bodies creates nonfunctional hands.
A flexible value mechanic that supports double-spell turns, void setup, and late-game card flow.
Usually achievable with trades, removal, sacrifice, Landers, and warp. Plan turns ahead so payoffs are live when they matter.
The format's main fixing. They enable splashes and landfall, but cracking them can be a real tempo cost.
Low opportunity cost but slow. Adagia and Kavaron are the standouts; do not assume every planet is worth a basic-land slot.
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