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Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose target opponent. Until end of turn, that player can't cast spells, you may look at the top card of their library any time, you may play the top card of their library, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells this way.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin is a brutal value engine that fits best in control or tempo shells, where you can protect a single huge threat while converting the top of an opponent’s library into your own resource. The upkeep trigger does two important things at once: it time-walks the chosen player by blanking their spells for the turn, and it gives you privileged access to the top card of their deck, effectively turning theft into card advantage. In gameplay, that means you want plenty of interaction and ways to exploit the stolen card immediately, since mana fixing is built in by the “any color” clause. Deckbuilding tips include running top-of-library manipulation like Sensei’s Divining Top, Scroll Rack, or Lantern-style effects so you can maximize what you steal, and pairing Xanathar with bounce or protection to keep the engine online. Lore-wise, he reads as the kind of hidden crime boss who seizes control by denying rivals options and profiting from their best assets.
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Character Background
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin is a brutal value engine that fits best in control or tempo shells, where you can protect a single huge threat while converting the top of an opponent’s library into your own resource. The upkeep trigger does two important things at once: it time-walks the chosen player by blanking their spells for the turn, and it gives you privileged access to the top card of their deck, effectively turning theft into card advantage. In gameplay, that means you want plenty of interaction and ways to exploit the stolen card immediately, since mana fixing is built in by the “any color” clause. Deckbuilding tips include running top-of-library manipulation like Sensei’s Divining Top, Scroll Rack, or Lantern-style effects so you can maximize what you steal, and pairing Xanathar with bounce or protection to keep the engine online. Lore-wise, he reads as the kind of hidden crime boss who seizes control by denying rivals options and profiting from their best assets.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-28 05:10:54 UTC