Top 8 Dominaria Cards to Pair with Yargle

Yargle, Glutton of Urborg is undoubtedly one of the most powerful card the game has ever seen. It might be hard to believe that Yargle has the potential to become even stronger in conjunction with other Dominaria cards, but it’s true. It turns out that while Yargle crushes in terms of raw power, the frog spirit is also one of the most versatile threats out there, able to attack from an insane number of different angles by combining it with any number of other DOM cards. Today, I settled for just the Top 8 of what is certainly a much longer list.

8. Deep Freeze

One of Yargle’s most powerful traits is that his landmark ability (being awesome) is not actually something that can be taken from him.

Additionally, sometimes, you just need a creature with four toughness. Luckily, in these scenarios, you can upgrade your Yargle into a 0/4 Yargle: all the awesomeness of Yargle, none of the lost abilities of Deep Freeze.

 7. Raff Capashen, Ship’s Mage

Every time I cast a Yargle, my opponents tremble, cry out in fright, and often just straight-up concede. Just imagine if you flashed in a Yargle. The horror of Ambush Yargle would forever haunt your opponent’s dreams. There they are, attacking with their stupid little non-Frog Spirits, thinking it’s safe when BAM! Yargle! Remember, Yargle isn’t just a glutton; he’s the Glutton of Urborg. Flash only improves his ability to satisfy his gluttonous appetite for your opponent’s board.

 6. Jousting Lance

Despite Yargle’s unparalleled power, there have been murmurs among the non-believers. Murmurs about “low toughness,” “dies to Bolt,” and “trades with common, two-mana 3/1’s.” Luckily Jousting Lance shut up those non-believers one head at a time! When you have a card as powerful as Yargle, you are undoubtedly the beatdown, swinging in every turn with your gargantuan God (why doesn’t Yargle have the God subtype…?) It turns out that Yargle doesn’t just enjoy eating; he’s also a sucker for jousting! Laugh in your opponent’s face as their Knights, having trained for years in jousting tournaments across Benalia, fall to the might of a monster that uses a Jousting Lance as a toothpick – after he’s done murdering Knights with it.

 5. Triumph of Gerrard

How ironic that the card celebrating Gerrard’s triumph over Yawgmoth can just as easily be used to make stronger the greatest evil Dominaria has seen since the Father of Machines: Yargle. You though a 9/3 Yargle was strong; can I interest you in a 10/4 Yargle? Copy that, you definitely can! How about an 11/5 Yargle? Yes? Well how about an 11/5 flying, first striking, lifelinking monstrosity? What a glorious steed this final form of Yargle would be. Sure, it’s only for a turn, but, oh, what a turn…

 4. Arcane Flight

The cat in the art of Arcane Flight is clearly unprepared for the wings and little burst of strength that a single blue mana can bestow on something. Your opponent will be similarly unprepared when you pay a single blue mana to turn Yargle into a flying Frog Spirit, Glutton of the Skies. Whereas the small-minded cat has its eyes on a bird as its pathetic prey, Yargle’s mighty eyes are on your opponent. And there’s basically nothing your opponent can do to stop a 10/4 flying Yargle, so they might as well just concede.

 3. Phyrexian Scriptures

First, there was Yawgmoth.

Then, there was Elesh Norn.

Now, there is Yargle.

With Phyrexian Scriptures, you can first compleat your already-mightiest creature, and then blow up everything else. Only Yargle remains, swinging in his Phyrexianized froggy spirit to compleat your opponent as well.

 2. Helm of the Host

Wizards was smart when they designed Yargle. They realized that he was already incredibly powerful, and having two, or *shudder* even more would just be unfair and unfun for anyone who had to play against it.

But, like they have before, Wizards made a mistake: they printed Yargle Army in a Can.

Turn after turn, an additional Yargle will be added to your board, slowly crushing away any hope of your opponent winning the game. Remember that the correct way to play this is to never attack with any of the Yargles. Just let them sit there, staring down your opponent. Eventually, your opponent will concede, drop from the tournament, and schedule an appointment with a therapist. A board of fifteen Yargles, all with the same, gluttonous desire to consume them, is the definition of traumatizing.

1. Demonlord Belzenlok

People think that the coolest thing you can do in draft set is to build a deck filled with basically nothing but not-Pack Rats. Those people are looked down upon by another group of people who believe that the best deck you can build in draft is actually just a couple of lands and five Yargles.

But I come to correct both parties.

For the mighties deck you can build does indeed contain many Yargles, but also a single Demonlord Belzenlock, which you will always draw in your opening hand.

Cast Belzenlock and watch your opponent’s face as you reveal the first card.

Yargle. “Haha memes.”

Swamp.

Swamp.

Yargle. “Haha you went hard.”

Swamp.

Yargle. “Whoa, man, how many of those did you draft?”

Yargle. “Dude…”

Yargle. “Wait… what’s happening?”

Swamp.

Yargle. “Okay, man, I get it. Yargle.”

Swamp.

Swamp.

Swamp.

Yargle. “Please stop, dude, this is too much.”

Yargle. “No… please make it stop.”

Yargle. “I can’t take it… I can’t take it anymore.”

This stream of Yargles, of course, doesn’t care if your opponent can take it or not. Yargle never stops. And by the time that you flip over the final card in your deck (Surprise! It’s a Yargle!), your opponent should be a complete wreck. Don’t count on seeing them at FNM again, as they’re unlikely to speak ever again.

Be careful with this one: there’s winning a game, and then there’s crushing a soul. But the true depths of evil is consuming your opponent’s very soul and mind with a gluttonous army of Yargles.

Happy drafting!

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