How to Make Your Decks Less Boring | 716

Dec 11, 2025

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Are your decks putting you to sleep? Tired of playing the same old lines over and over again? There’s GOT to be a better way! Today, we’re showing you how to take your decks and make them less boring. We’ll bring you deckbuilding tips that will breathe new life into your gameplay, with more diverse win conditions, more interesting decision points, and cards that won’t put you in the same position every single game. It’s time to dust off that old deck and make it new again!

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Relevant Links:

Salubrious Snail's "The Difficult Reality of the Tutor Question":

https://youtu.be/ccAea-2xqAU?si=c20KSd22P7NDnCcK

Commander Deckbuilding Template for the New Era | The Command Zone 658:

https://youtu.be/OSNV6224cHg?si=mTRG66mCqj46Vk2J

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