Draftsim ranks 59 best Magic Humans; #59 to #41 revealed
Draftsim's list of the 59 best Human creatures in Magic: The Gathering weighs format staples and history. Ranks #59 to #41 are covered here.

Draftsim has published a ranking of the 59 best Human cards in Magic: The Gathering, weighing staples across formats and historical relevance. The portion covered here runs from #59 to #41, plus two honorable mentions.
Why Humans, and why the list is so large
Draftsim calls Humans the most prevalent creature type in Magic, available in every color. Exceptions include Lorwyn and Bloomburrow, which apparently have no Humans, and the type's numbers dwindled on New Phyrexia.
Part of the type's size comes from the 2007 Grand Creature Type Update, which gave appropriate types to creatures that lacked them, many of which became Humans. Samite Healer, originally a Cleric, is now a Human Cleric.
Honorable mentions
Rusko, Clockmaker is described as very strong in Brawl. It had a physical printing in Mystery Booster 2, so it is not digital-only.
Crucias, Titan of the Waves also gets a mention. It was originally a 3/3 and was changed to a 3/1.
Ranks #59 to #53
At #59 are Argothian Enchantress and Verduran Enchantress, which draw cards when you cast enchantments. Argothian Enchantress has the lower mana value and shroud.
Feldon of the Third Path is #58. It can copy artifacts such as Cityscape Leveler and Blightsteel Colossus, and it can be a commander.
Hermit Druid is #57, a self-mill combo enabler for decks with few basic lands. It wins through reanimation combos or Thassa's Oracle.
Grand Abolisher takes #56 for stopping opponents from interacting on your turn.
Augur of Autumn is #55, a 3-mana Human that lets you play lands from the top of the library. Coven also allows creatures.
Notion Thief is #54 and is described as a Game Changer. It denies opponents' extra card draw and gives those cards to you.
Leonardo da Vinci is #53, reanimating artifacts as 0/2 thopters.
Ranks #52 to #41
Tireless Tracker is #52 and turns fetch lands into Clues.
Captain America, First Avenger is #51, a 4/4 for 3 mana. It attaches equipment for free and unattaches it to deal damage equal to mana values. With Excalibur, Sword of Eden, that would mean 12 damage.
Pia, Aether Ascetic is #50, described as green's first direct enchantment tutor.
Pensive Professor is #49, compared to Fathom Mage but with increment rather than evolve.
Voice of Victory is #48. It stops opponents from interfering with combat or countering spells, and its mobilize trigger gives two free tokens.
Spider-Punk is #47, a red creature with uncounterability and damage prevention that gives spiders riot.
Kess, Dissident Mage is #46, a 3/4 flier and Grixis commander that casts instants or sorceries from the graveyard.
Calix, Guided by Fate is #45, turning enchantments cast after it into +1/+1 counters.
Chulane, Teller of Tales is #44, both an enabler and a payoff for a creature-cast strategy.
Meren of Clan Nel Toth is #43, a recursion card that returns a creature each turn depending on experience counters.
Liliana the Faultless is #42, called the best Soul Sisters variant for lifegain thanks to its protection ability.
Kambal, Profite sits at #41; no further details are provided.
Context
Enchantment-focused picks such as the Enchantresses and Calix echo another Draftsim piece TCGKing covered on the same day, Magic's constellation explained, which ranks six cards for Commander enchantment decks.
What is still unknown
The cards ranked #40 to #1 are not shown.
What it means for players
- Commander and Brawl players can find commander options here, including Feldon of the Third Path, Kess, Dissident Mage, and a Brawl pick in Rusko, Clockmaker.
- Enchantment decks can look at #59 (the Enchantresses), #50 (Pia, Aether Ascetic) and #45 (Calix, Guided by Fate).
- The top 40 are not covered in the available portion.
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