Matoya, Archon Elder

Matoya, Archon Elder rewards you for peeking at the top of your library, turning scry and surveil into card draw engines. Your gameplan is to load up on effects that scry or surveil—these range from cheap cantrips like Ponder and Brainstorm to repeatable effects like Mystic Sanctuary and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Every scry becomes a two-for-one, and every surveil smooths your draws while filling the graveyard for potential reanimation synergies.

You're not trying to race anyone down. Instead, you're a control-focused midrange deck that generates incremental value while disrupting opponents with counterspells and bounce. The deck naturally filters your draws, finds answers when you need them, and eventually buries opponents in card advantage. Your win condition is patience—you'll eventually draw into threats like Murktide or simply run opponents out of resources through sheer value and control magic.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.