"Dead draw" refers to a card that is unusable or not helpful at the time that it is drawn from the Deck or otherwise added to a player's hand. Depending on the game state and situation, many otherwise powerful cards could become dead draws. Such cases would be drawing "Pot of Avarice" or "Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One" at the beginning of the game, drawing "Wulf, Lightsworn Beast" rather than sending it to the Graveyard from the Deck, or drawing any of the "Spirit Message" cards at any time.