mtg snow cards Magic: The Gathering - Snow-Covered Forest (284) Covered Mountain Supertype: Snow, Type: Creature, 61

Maze's End and Nine-Fingers Keene are essential parts of the gates deck, namely by giving you alternate win conditions

According to comments from Magic's head designer Mark Rosewater in May 2026, the "new normal" from next year onwards will be a "three and three" split between Universes Beyond crossover sets (like Lord of the Rings and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and sets based in Magic's own fiction (like Lorwyn Eclipsed and Secrets of Strixhaven)

Thats still true of the Crystals, but more decks will want those for their secondary effects, and just consider the cost reduction a welcome bonus

The ability to trigger this and receive card quality helps to ensure that you win the game by drawing what you need

Most of these are good on their own, and they get better as you get more