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Queen Kayla bin-Kroog
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
{4}, {T}: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards. You may choose an artifact or creature card with mana value 1 you discarded this way, then do the same for artifact or creature cards with mana values 2 and 3. Return those cards to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
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“Discard-and-recur engine that cheats cheap creatures back from the yard.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Aristocrats, Landfall
Strategy
Queen Kayla bin-Kroog is a unique looting engine that rewards you for running a deck full of cheap artifact and creature threats. Her activated ability lets you cycle your hand while essentially cheating permanents back into play for free—you discard everything, redraw the same number of cards, then pick one artifact or creature from each mana value bracket (1, 2, and 3) to return. This means you're getting a free 6-power spread of creatures and artifacts while refreshing your hand.
The deck wants to be aggressive early while building toward Kayla's payoff turns. Cheap artifacts like Goblin tokens, servo tokens, and utility artifacts pair beautifully with efficient creatures to maximize her ability. You're looking to untap with Kayla mid-game, dump your hand, and suddenly rebuild your board while drawing fresh cards. The goal is to pressure opponents early with your cheap threats, then use Kayla to refill and go wide with tokens or value creatures that close out the game through combat damage.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive mana rocks and staples like Doubling Season; use Goblin token makers like Krenko, Mob Boss and Judith, the Scourge Diva as budget alternatives for token generation and aristocrat synergy.
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