The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
lciexpansion · Released November 17, 2023 · 415 cards in this set · 416 printings in our database
Descend into the depths of Ixalan's underground realm where dual-faced cards and dinosaur strategies dominate, while the new Descend, Discover, and Craft mechanics reward players for delving into their libraries and building synergistic artifact-focused decks. Maps and explores add navigational puzzle-solving to deckbuilding, enabling a diverse range of archetypes from artifact control to dinosaur aggression and sacrifice-based strategies.
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Draft archetypes
Use artifact synergies and explore effects to control the game, then leverage your Maps and Craft payoffs for late-game advantage.
Descend into your library to fuel control spells and card draw, using your graveyard as a resource to grind out victory.
Descend aggressively while attacking, turning your library into fuel for cheap threats that pressure opponents before they stabilize.
Deploy a herd of Dinosaurs to dominate the battlefield with efficient creatures that synergize with tribal payoffs and Discover.
Pump your creatures with +1/+1 counters and token generation, attacking for evasive damage with efficient Malamet synergies.
Sacrifice creatures for value, generating tokens and card advantage while building toward powerful sacrifice payoffs.
Turn your artifact tokens and creatures into aggressive damage, using Pirates and artifact synergies to overwhelm opponents quickly.
Use Descend triggers to fill your graveyard with recursion targets, grinding opponents down with repeatable value.
Tap creatures for repeatable effects while growing your board, using red and white synergies for mid-game dominance.
Explore and discover while building a midrange threat suite, using blue-green synergies to generate value and tempo.
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90
Set value
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