As is always the case with Magic: The Gathering, a new set release means a new standard. Though many are worried that it's only a matter of time before the new Ob Nixilis completely morphs the format, this eventuality is far from a sure thing. In fact, there's no better time to get to brewing than right now, as the meta continues to develop and shake out.

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That being said, control is always the archetype to make it to the meta finish line last. After all, it's difficult to build a deck full of appropriate answers when you don't know what the threats are. Nonetheless, both control and midrange decks alike are going to need the best draw spells the format has to offer, so let's take some measurements.

10 Big Score

Big score

Big Score is a new addition from Streets of New Capenna that nearly mirrors the previously printed Unexpected Windfall. Notably, it's strictly better thanks to only costing a single red mana. With the existence of both Big Score and Windfall in the Standard meta alongside Goldspan Dragon and Galvanic Iteration, you can expect players will attempt to make an Izzet combo deck.

The general idea here is to get a Goldspan Dragon into play, protect it with a Counterspell, and then untap the next turn and go off with infinite treasures. Whether this deck really has legs remains to be seen, but it's definitely a sweet idea.

9 Reckoner Bankbuster

Reckoner Bankbuster

Enough about cards that might make the cut, though. Let's get to the surefire players. Reckoner Bankbuster has been the de facto draw card for black-white midrange and control decks ever since it saw release, and this isn't about to change anytime soon.

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While Bankbuster is a rather mana-intensive draw spell, it works perfectly in a deck that's holding up removal mana on a lot of turns. Furthermore, Bankbuster can swing in for serious damage once it's finally done drawing cards.

8 Lolth, Spider Queen

Lolth, Spider Queen

Lolth, Spider Queen is an extremely well designed card that leans itself towards sacrifice and token deckbuilding strategies that players know and love. Mono-Black-Control decks topped with Lolth have been in the meta for a long time now, but now that another amazing planeswalker that generates tokens for a lower mana cost has been released in the same color, this spider queen might just be about to take the Standard throne.

Then again, according to a lot of players Ob Nixilis, The Adversary doesn't really need any help. Whether Lolth finds a spot alongside Ob or not, she's not going anywhere.

7 Experimental Synthesizer

Experimental Synthesizer full card and art background

Speaking of Rakdos, this one mana artifact has been a key card in the color pair for some time now. While it's not technically a draw card, Synthesizer does provide card advantage by exiling the top card of your library.

On top of that, the artifact can later be sacrificed for a token. However, as we all know, a much better and more likely use for this cheap artifact is as fodder for...

6 Deadly Dispute

Deadly Dispute

This has long been black's premiere draw spell, and will almost assuredly continue to be until it eventually rotates. At a rate of one mana per card as well as the generation of a Treasure token, it's surprising that this card was printed at common to be honest.

Nevertheless, it's always good to see that constructed decks still feature powerful common cards, as it points to healthy conditions for the game.

5 Runes

rune of sustenance

If you've been spending some time playing Standard over the last months, there's no doubt you've encountered the popular Naya Runes deck. This is another combo deck that seeks to enable itself to cast rune cards for free, thanks to the combination of Jukai Naturalist and Runeforge Champion.

Anyone who has seen this deck in action knows that if both of these creatures remain on the battlefield for even a single turn, the game usually ends due to each rune also functioning as a cantrip (a card that replaces itself). By combining multiple Runes of Might, Runes of Speed, and Runes of Sustenance onto the same creature, you're going to draw a ton of cards (hopefully more free runes) and swing in for lethal.

4 Showdown Of The Skalds

showdown of the skalds

While Showdown is another card that technically doesn't draw cards, like the previously mentioned Synthesizer it might as well. This is the staying power card of the Naya Runes deck, allowing them to come back even if their first attempt at going off is stunted. It's also a great card for any aggressive deck running red-white colors.

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Did we mention that this card also provides counters for any spell you cast while it's on the battlefield? Like Deadly Dispute, Showdown of the Skalds will be a key draw spell in its colors until it rotates, simply due to its raw power.

3 Kaito Shizuki

Kaito Shizuki

This Kamigawa planeswalker had yet to find an entirely perfect shell, but there was no doubting that this card has what it takes. We've recently seen exactly how good Kaito can be with the rise of Esper aggro and midrange decks.

Thanks to its ability to draw a card the same turn it enters the battlefield as well as protect itself the following turn due to phasing out, Kaito is almost a surefire way to draw two cards for three CMC (converted mana cost). Not to mention he's also a threat in himself, that at minimum buffs your life total with his loyalty. At maximum, his ultimate ability will quickly end the game once it goes off, though it is arguably a tad win-more.

2 Expressive Iteration

expressive iteration

Here's a card that melds the new era exile draw mechanic with the old-school effect of Ponder. The result is a card that's so powerful its even seen some play in older formats. While Expressive Iteration technically only replaces itself as far as cards in hand are concerned, it's the perfect spell to drop on turn three in a land-light hand, in order to make your land drop for turn and set yourself up for turn four as well.

In other words, the existence of Expressive Iteration allows Midrange and Control decks to keep hands they would otherwise be forced to mulligan. Now that's a strong card.

1 Tainted Indulgence

Tainted Indulgence

Whatever happened to the good old days, when a draw cards list was comprised of cards that actually drew you cards? Thankfully, Tainted Indulgence is here to deliver traditional drawists from the modern exile era.

Likened to the long-ago-banned card Pot of Greed in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tainted Indulgence is one of the best true draw spells printed in recent memory. This card is good enough to make waves in Modern, so you can be sure it's almost too good not to play as far as Standard is concerned.

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