Ah yes, Kamigawa, land of the tribal decks. With “Kami Reborn” from last week, we had a glimpse at the biggest tribal group that came out during the times of the Kamigawa block, the Spirits. Not surprising that they gained so many cards, since Kamigawa lore tells us that the theft of “That Which Was Taken” caused all Kami to uproar and fight against the living. But there are more tribal themes in Kamigawa to talk about, one being the “Orochi”, snake people that live in the forests of Kamigawa. This tribal theme was kind of iffy back in the day due to the lack of Snake Creatures to put into the deck, but maybe there is something solid to build here with the addition of newer support. Here is the list:

The Mirrodin block might be done, but that is no reason for me to end writing about Preconstructed Decks. There are tons more ready-made decks to talk about, both from before the Mirrodin block and after. But since WotC is in my opinion ruining Kamigawa lore with their new Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, why not take the opportunity to look at the cards that caused them quite some flak almost two decades ago. The set is Champions of Kamigawa and the first deck to look at is “Kami Reborn”:

Anyone knowing at least a little bit about Fifth Dawn saw this one coming. Yes, WotC heralded their new and frankly terrible keyword by making an entire Preconstructed Deck for it; they even named the deck “Sunburst” in all their originality. Look, I like the “Sunburst” keyword, but in my “Sunburst – The shortest dawn in Magic history“-article a while back I made clear why this keyword was such a clusterfuck right from the start. The only way for the “Sunburst” Preconstructed Deck to make the most out of its keyword would be by putting “Engineered Explosives” in it; and that is not the case, so we are definitely here for a wild ride in deckbuilding.