mtg best direct damage cards Standard Burn staple cards- July 2026 • MTG DECKS White direct damage (9 cards)

Dual-ink Perdita, Playful Mother is a card that gives this deck its true strength

Though Midgar might be the most popular, I think Jidoor is traumatically good

Cryptek The Cryptek allows you to designate a creature thats about to die this turn to come right back after it dies under your control

Flare of Denial $36.50 Surprisingly, Flare of Denial is the only entrant from MH3's Flare cycle of free spells to make the list, but its easily the best one coming out of the gate

If youve got the mana to fuel everything, this lets you make them draw the lesser of their top two cards (setting aside the possibility of instants, which is a big deal, but also predictable)

Or some of the new products, like puzzles and the collection starter set