Part 11

Unlock powerful cards and strategies in Part 11 of our Magic: The Gathering Arena guide. Discover new creatures, spells, and tactics for Innistrad and Theros planes.

Innistrad introduces many duplicate cards from the starting decks, along with some new powerful additions. Theros is available immediately, featuring a wide array of new creatures, artifacts, instants, and sorceries.

Innistrad Additions:

• Black: Features Bloodflow Connoisseurs, Necromancer's Assistants, Walking Corpses, the Swamp-fueled Nightmare, and token-creating Maalfeld Twins. The major addition is Griselbrand, a 7/7 flying demon with lifelink that can draw 7 cards by expending 7 life. Other useful cards include Tribute to Hunger and Undying Evil.
• Blue: Includes general creatures like Moon Heron and Blind Phantasm, Niblis of the Breath for tapping creatures, and noncreature spells such as Counterlash, Fleeting Distraction, Hysterical Blindness, the mill-oriented Chill of Foreboding, and Artful Dodge for unblockability.
• Green: Offers Grave Bramble (a 3/4 defender protected from zombies), Vengevine (which returns to the field), Elder of Laurels (for giving counters to unblocked creatures), Howlgeist/Wandering Wolf (unblockable by weaker creatures), Triumph of Ferocity (for extra drawpower), Naturalize (destroys enchantments/artifacts), Prey Upon (a cheaper 'Hunt the Weak'), and Spider Spawning for grave-dumping decks.
• Red: Features Bloodcrazed Neonate and Rakish Heir for vampire decks, Russet Wolves (a 3/3 with no abilities), and Charmbreaker Devils (recycles instants/sorceries). Blitz decks benefit from Furor of the Bitten and Fling. Blood Feud can eliminate opponent creatures without damage to your own.
• White: Includes Mentor of the Meek (drawpower when small creatures enter the field), Resolute Archangel and Seraph of the Masses (often tutorial boss rewards), and Séance (makes spirit tokens). Righteous Blow deals Shock-like damage to attackers/blockers.

Theros Additions:

• Creatures: Accursed Spirit, Agent of the Fates, Ajani's Pridemate, Arbor Colossus, Asphodel Wanderer, Breaching Hippocamp, Brimaz, King of Oreskos, Hero of Iroas, Horizon Scholar, Kraken of the Straits, Leonin Snarecaster, Loyal Pegasus, Mercurial Pretender, Nemesis of Mortals, Nessian Asp, Nylea's Disciple, Rockslide Elemental, Rotted Hulk, Satyr Hoplite, Satyr Wayfinder, Stormbreath Dragon, Tormented Hero, Triton Shorestalker, Two-Headed Cerberus.
• Artifacts: Avarice Amulet, Pyxis of Pandemonium, Traveler's Amulet.
• Instants: Coordinated Assault, Cutthroat Maneuver, Dissolve, Divine Verdict, Gods Willing, Nullify, Reprisal, Rescue from the Underworld, Titanic Growth, Voyage's End.
• Sorceries: Anger of the Gods, Bolt of Keranos, Cultivate, Demolish, Hunter's Prowess, Mind Rot, Mischief and Mayhem, Portent of Betrayal, Solemn Offering, Thassa's Bounty.
• Enchantments: Bident of Thassa, Ordeal of Heliod.
• Black (Theros): Accursed Spirit (3/2 with intimidate), Rescue from the Underworld (creature-saving card).

General Notes: A strong Innistrad deck can win multiplayer matches for extra cards. Focus on completing 100% of accessible planes to narrow down prizes. Defeating an AI opponent after a player quits still grants a prize.