702.52a Dredge is a static ability that functions only while the card with dredge is in a player’s graveyard.Rules įrom the Comprehensive Rules (September 1, 2023- Wilds of Eldraine) With the introduction of the Mill keyword in Core Set 2021, the dredge reminder text keyword was updated to use 'mill'. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. The original reminder text was If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly N cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. As a consequence, changing the mana cost of dredge spells does not do much to its playability, making it impossible to balance. The low numbered ones can be constantly rebought, while the high numbered ones are never cast and are instead used to fuel self-mill decks. costing more to mill the more powerful cards), it went the entirely opposite way.

The mechanic is inherently repetitive, and while the dredge value is intended to scale with power (i.e. Dredge only appears on green and/or black cards with the exception of the land Dakmor Salvage from the Future Sight keyword land cycle and the card Shenanigans from Modern Horizons.ĭredge rates near Storm as an unsalvageable mechanic on the Storm Scale. That number is written on each card with dredge. Try to do some metagame testing to get a feel for your deck so you can talk about it better.Dredge is a recursion mechanic, where the owner of a card in a graveyard with Dredge can return the card to their hand by choosing to skip their draw and mill a number of cards. People are not here to critique the brew you slapped together with zero thought. Please, make sure you include a description of what your deck is, what it intends to do, and specific questions that stimulate conversation. When posting deck lists, it is generally preferred that you link to a deck building site such as or something similar. It can be as simple as typing your query into google, along with the word Reddit, to see if your question has been asked before. Please do not try and sell cards or decks within this subreddit.Īll we ask is that before you post, do some research yourself to try to find the answer to your query.

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