staple black cards mtg a staple, or just sort of good? Black Commander Staples: Best Black

Last updated on October 22, 2025 Cryptbreaker | Illustration by Darek Zabrocki Shambling

Court of Ardenvale AND Court of Grace Hello and welcome to our pair of four-cost enchantments make you the Monarch on arrival to the battlefield and then in your upkeep you'll get a trigger that's better if you have the Monarchy and kept it for a round of turns

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Spells with split second only prevent new spells and activated abilities from going on the stack until those spells resolve, but once the spell with split second resolves, you're free to interact normally with any other spells on the stack

This clearly goes in a controlling deck, as youll want lots of blockers and removal to draw out the game and milk all those cards you draw