MTG Arena Most Powerful Cards By Color

Updated:

15 Sep 2020

The five colors of magic all represent their own ideas and philosophies of what true power really is. This list shows off some of the most powerful cards of all five colors. Some of them are really big and nasty. Others are cheap and provide value early-game. How you duel with them is up to you. Choose a color and some cards, then fight onward planeswalkers!

MOST POWERFUL WHITE CARDS

10.Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Dawn soars over the horizon

What is great about Zetalpa?

It has indestructible making it hard to get rid of
Double strike allows it to hit twice and flying lets you hit your opponent in the face
This dinosaur if played nearly ensures the win

Value:$0.75

9. God-Eternal Oketra

Why doesn’t she have reach?

What is great about God-Eternal Oketra?

Double strike allows Oketra to hit two times
Her ability makes tokens on cast even if creature spells are countered the tokens are still made
If she dies you get to put Oketra back into your deck to play her again

Value:$12.99

8.Luminous Broodmoth

A moth to a flame

What is great about Luminous Broodmoth?

Allows your creatures to respawn with flying
This card is used in many combos because of the respawn effect
Can respawn tokens too

Value:$14.58

7.On Serra’s Wings

Living on a prayer

What is great about On Serra's Wings?

Makes any creature equipped with this a threat
In addition to giving a creature the ability to fly and heal, it also makes them stronger
White allows you to play many cards that reduce the cost of enchantments this card can come out earlier catching your opponent off guard

Value:$0.25

6.The Wanderer

The type of planeswalker that will never settle down

What is great about The Wanderer?

Stops all non- combat damage from hurting you and your other cards
Her loyalty makes her stay around to defend you longer
Can exile big problems too

Value:$0.39

5.Approach of the Second Sun

The heat rains down upon you

What is great about Approach of the Second Sun?

You win the game when it is played a second time, it triggers on cast even if it is countered you still win
Places itself close to the top of the deck making it easier to win
Gaining that seven life can save you in desperate times.

Value:$1.00

4.Settle the Wreckage

What attacking creatures, I see no such thing

What is great about Settle the Wreckage?

Letting your opponent deploy lands is a courtesy and nothing more
This card does not target so creatures with hexproof or shroud will be hit
This card does not destroy it exiles the creatures unless countered all those creatures attacking are evaporated

Value:$3.37

3.Ajani’s Pridemate

Pride of the life gain

What is great about Ajani’s Pridemate?

Cost very little for the impact it will have on the game
The more life you gain the larger a threat it will become
If given lifelink it makes itself stronger

Value:$0.25

2.Ajani, Strength of the Pride

All of that pride

What is great about Ajani?

Can be used to board wipe when you gain the life
Creates tokens that are ajani’s pridemate(the card above)
Allows you to gain life based on the amount of creatures and planeswalkers you control

Value:$12.59

1.Light of Promise

Bright lights make creatures ready for the fight

What is great about Light of Promise?

Profits off of every single card on this list
Any creature with lifelink will become a ridiculous damage dealer
Makes it stronger based on the amount of life gained

Value: $0.25

MOST POWERFUL BLUE CARDS

10.Fleet Swallower

Thar she blows!!!

What is great about Fleet Swallower?

Doesn’t need to hit to trigger its effect
Doesn’t die easily because of its toughness
Allows you to get rid of half of a target player’s library

Value:$1.00

9.Leyline of Anticipation

Flash AAAAAAAAAAAA………...

What is great about Leyline?

Gives most of your cards instant speed
Can be played before the game starts
Four mana for this kind of power is absurd

Value:$6.60

8.In Bolas’s Clutches

Dragon’s are great lawyers

What is great about In Bolas’s Clutches?

Allows you to steal cards
Can target any permanent on the board
Costs only 6 mana

Value: $0.25

7. Mass Manipulation

This isn’t trust this is manipulation

What is great about Mass Manipulation?

Can steal creatures and planeswalkers
The more mana you use the more value you get
Can cost as much as you want it to

Value: $0.69

6.Sublime Epiphany

So many choices

What is great about Sublime Epiphany?

Can use everything at once
Can be cast at instant speed
Only cost six mana for all that power

Value: $2.11

5.Agent of Treachery

There’s Treachery afoot

What is great about Agent of treachery?

Steal stuff from your opponent,even lands
You keep the stuff you steal even if it dies
Was so powerful it got banned

Value: $5.09

4.Teferi, Master of Time

Time is irrelevant when you are it’s master

What is great about Teferi?

Costs only 4 mana
Can activate his abilities at any time
Allows you to take extra turns

Value: $23.49

3.Shark Typhoon

What is that movie called again with the sharks and the tornado?

What is great about Shark Typhoon?

Cost only six mana
Allows you to cycle to make tokens
Creates a sharknado

Value: $12.25

2. Spark Double

Double the pleasure, double the pain, double the damage

What is great about Spark Double?

Can create a copy of any creature or planeswalker you control
Puts an extra counter on the copy
Makes the copy non- legendary to let you keep both

Value: $4.57

1.Omniscience

MAXIMUM VALUE!!!

What is great about Omniscience?

Allows you to cast everything in hand for free
Every card now cost nothing
Easy to protect with the now free spells you have

Value: $15.54

MOST POWERFUL BLACK CARDS

10. Banehound

They bark as much as they bite

What is great about Banehound?

Haste allows it to start dealing damage when it spawns
Allows you to heal yourself
Excellent turn one play

Value: $0.19

9. Ogre Slumlord

Rats for days

What is great about the slumlord?

Strong synergy with a rat tribal deck
All rats you control gain deathtouch
Allows you to flood the board with tokens

Value: $1.81

8.Murder

Who doesn’t love a good murder?

What is great about murder?

Does not deal damage which can be prevented it is an instant kill
An instant kill that is cast at instant speed
Three mana is a fair cost

Value: $0.19

7.Rankle, Master of Pranks

Rankle, Master of Prankle

What is great about Rankle?

Flying makes it hard to block
Haste allows it to fly into the game and swing when summoned
You can trigger all three effects whenever it deals damage

Value: $6.36

6.Open the Graves

Let’s hear it for the children of the grave

What is great about Open the Graves?

You can sacrifice your own creatures to make zombies
Makes combat a chance to create more creatures
Because it is non- legendary you can have more than one on the field

Value: $1.77

5.Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Death is just the beginning

What is great about Liliana?

Static ability that triggers anytime the condition is met
Versatile abilities to remove or add to the board
If Liliana is allowed to perform her final ability it is an assured victory

Value: $15.99

4.Exquisite Blood

That is definitely not wine

What is great about Exquisite Blood?

In a multi- duel this would trigger due to the amount of damage done to each opponent
Triggers anytime the conditions are met
Is part of amazing combos that allow you to deal infinite damage

Value: $32.00

3.Bolas’s Citadel

Praise the Dragon God

What is great about Bolas’s Citadel?

Allows you to look at your top card whenever you want
Allows you to play the top card of your library with life instead of mana
Just playing this card changes the pace of the game

Value: $4.25

2.Peer into the Abyss

Nightmare fuel

What is great about Peer into the Abyss?

You can target yourself if you really want to
Takes away half of their library, limiting their resources
Halves their life total, limiting their options and time left alive

Value: $0.54

1.Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Everyone's favorite zombie Gary

What is great about Gray Merchant of Asphodel?

Deals massive damage when played
All it has to do is enter the board to deal massive damage
You gain the life your opponents lost

Value: $0.42

MOST POWERFUL RED CARDS

10.Leyline of Combustion

Take the tires and light the fires

What is great about Leyline of Combustion?

Can be played before the game even starts
Deals damage to the player directly
Shuts down abilities of certain cards all together and can kill an opponent if they continue to target your board or you

Value:$0.50

9.Cavalcade of Calamity

So good it made it on multiple lists

What is great about Cavalcade of Calamity?

Extremely cheap to cast
Essential when playing small creatures or making tokens with low power
Can hit players and planeswalkers just from declaring attacks

Value: $0.39

8. Krenko, Mob Boss

Time to send them a message

What is great about Krenko?

Extremely cheap for the wrath he can bring to the board
Allows you to double your goblins every single turn he is in play
If he gets killed, you are left with an army

Value: $3.61

7.Etali, Primal Storm

Can’t forget the dinosaur

What is great about Etali?

Allows you to get rid of big threats from your opponents deck
Allows you to play big threats for free
With the right amount of ramp in a game, Etali can spawn before your opponent sees it coming

Value: 1.85$

6.Ilharg, the Raze-Boar

Representing his deil company, Boar’s Head.

What is great about Ilharg?

Ilharg costs only 5 mana to cast
The card has trample to make sure the lethal damage goes through
His effect is absolutely amazing and cannot be stopped by most cards

Value: 5.22$

5.Anax, Hardened in the Forge

Satyr’s love him

What is great about Anax?

Profits off of having a large board state because of devotion
Whenever creatures die you get to make tokens
Can become insanely powerful late-game or be the reason you get the advantage early-game

Value: $0.35

4. Sunbird’s Invocation

That owl is on fire

What is great about Sunbird’s Invocation?

Allows you to cast spells for free
Playing expensive spells is perfectly fine, the more it costs the more value you can generate
For just six mana this card can be played shockingly early

Value: $2.29

3. Embercleave

Big sword big damage

What is great about Embercleave?

Flash allows this card to be played at instant speed, which it is begging for
Gives any creature you want more power and can be equipped for nothing when it is played
The spell reduces its own cost which is awesome for red decks that wreck hard with a lot of creatures

Value: $10.82

2.Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

And my axe!

What is great about Torbran?

Allows all your red spells to deal extra damage
Works on both players and their permanents
Cheap to cast and his toughness makes him last long enough to win most games

Value: $1.00

1. Fiery Emancipation

The fire still burns

What is great about Fiery Emancipation?

Triples all of your damage
It only covers sources you control so it cannot be used against you
The earlier the card is played the more value it generates

Value: $9.96

MOST POWERFUL GREEN CARDS

10. Gilded Goose

Honk! Honk!

What is great about Gilded Goose?

Turn one play
Provides ramp
Can make more food for more mana

Value: $2.59

9.Llanowar elves

Tree Huggers for the win

What is great about Llanowar Elves?

The definition of ramp
Perfect turn one play
Only costs one mana

Value: $0.28

8.Polyraptor

Damage is your friend

What is great about Polyraptor?

Makes clones wherever it gets hurt
The toughness makes it harder to kill
Able to go infinite with the right cards

Value: $9.69

7.Verdant Sun’s Avatar

Let the sun share it’s light

What is great about Verdant Sun’s Avatar?

Gain life for having creatures enter the board
Counts tokens too
Allows you to gain life when it enters the board

Value: $1.17

6.Renata, Called to the Hunt

The hunt is on

What is great about Renata?

The more green on your board the stronger she gets
Makes other creatures stronger with counters
Costs only 4 mana

Value: $0.31

5.Questing Beast

Stomp them out

What is great about Questing Beast?

The beast has haste
Can’t be blocked by small boys
Deathtouch makes him very scary to block

Value: $15.98

4.Craterhoof Behemoth

The biggest beast!

What is great about Craterhoof?

He has haste
Gives other creatures trample
Makes your creatures big boys

Value: $39.84

3.Nissa, Who Shakes the World

The land awakens when she calls

What is great about Nissa?

Doubles your mana
Makes lands become creatures
Allows you to play all your forests in your deck

Value: $5.98

2.Ghalta, Primal Hunger

What is great about Ghalta?

Reduces its own cost
Wrecks hard with a large stomp
Ghalta has trample

Value: $4.77

1.God-Eternal, Rhonas

Twice the stomping power

What is great about Rhonas?

Has deathtouch
When it enters, it doubles all your creatures powers
If it dies or is exiled, you get to put it back in your deck

Value: $4.77

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