Price$0.30 – $6.71
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Sorcery
LegalCard DrawRank #632
Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.
Why is this card good?
Distant Melody is a tribal payoff disguised as a draw spell — and it's one of the best, since you draw based on permanents, not just creatures.
The wording matters: you count any permanent of the chosen type, so changelings, type-granting lands, and enchantment/artifact tribal pieces all count. In a dedicated tribe — Merfolk, Elves, Slivers, Wizards, Goblins, Vampires — a board state of 6-8 bodies turns this into a 6-8 card draw for four mana. That's an absurd rate that rivals Blue Sun's Zenith or beats it in raw cards.
Best homes: any go-wide tribal commander with a flooded board — Kindred Discovery-style Merfolk, Elf swarms, Slivers (where it can hit every sliver), or token-heavy creature-type decks.
Don't play it outside tribal shells. With a generically-themed board you'll draw 2-3 cards and feel disappointed — at that point Fact or Fiction or Night's Whisper serves you far better. It's a payoff card, not a staple.
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