Great Combo: Spicy Brew
Phyrexian Dreadnought's drawback becomes a twelve-card draw spell. With Greater Good in play you sacrifice the Dreadnought while its enters-the-battlefield trigger is still on the stack, drawing twelve and discarding three before that trigger ever resolves. Academy Rector plus Cabal Therapy or Phyrexian Tower tutors the enchantment engine straight onto the battlefield, and once Pandemonium is active each Dreadnought represents twelve damage, while Saproling Burst provides the classic Pandeburst kill. Eight discard spells and fast mana from Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual and Elvish Spirit Guide let the machine fire surprisingly early. This exact 75 went 5-2 for 18th place in the 126-player New England Premodern Summer Regional on 11 July 2026.
Mainboard
- 4× Elvish Spirit Guide
- 4× Phyrexian Dreadnought
- 3× Academy Rector
- 4× Lotus Petal
- 3× Dark Ritual
- 3× Enlightened Tutor
- 4× Cabal Therapy
- 4× Duress
- 2× Reanimate
- 1× Nostalgic Dreams
- 1× Replenish
- 4× Greater Good
- 1× Pandemonium
- 1× Saproling Burst
- 1× Sylvan Library
- 4× City of Brass
- 4× Gemstone Mine
- 4× Llanowar Wastes
- 2× Ancient Tomb
- 2× Brushland
- 2× Hickory Woodlot
- 1× Caves of Koilos
- 1× Phyrexian Tower
