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Plow the Sands

Deck:

Legend tells of a lush oasis hidden in the sands, a land of endless bounty…but what terrors lurk below the surface?

Plow the Sands is a Blue/Green ramp deck, that puts tons of lands into play, draws fists full of cards, and unleashes a crush of sandwurms!

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Overview

Midrange

A versatile Blue-Green midrange deck that combines efficient threats with interaction, scaling into powerful late-game options.

Signature Cards

Keywords

CyclingAftermathEmbalmTrampleAurasKickerIndestructible

Game Plan

Early Game

Turns 1-2

Make efficient plays with Coiling Oracle and Explore and set up your mid-game. Don't overextend into sweepers if you have a lead.

Mid Game

Turns 3-4

Develop your board while leaving up interaction. This is where the deck's threat-answer flexibility shines — read the matchup and pivot accordingly.

Late Game

Turn 5+

Leverage Spring // Mind and Sandwurm Convergence to dominate the late game. Resolve your biggest threats and protect them.

Deck Play Profile

Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.

Capability Profile

Play Style

Deck average (all versions)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Flexible threat-answer ratio adapts to different matchup archetypes
Individual card quality means you win most fair fights

Slower than aggro decks and can struggle if forced to play purely reactively in the early game
Weaker to overwhelming synergy decks that go "above" fair interaction