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CUT - Single Slice - Life Finds the Play
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $725.39
Salt Sum: 45.39
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $0.99
Vadrok, Apex of Thunder

Mutate {1}{W/U}{R}{R} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying, first strike Whenever this creature mutates, you may cast target noncreature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Vadrok, Apex of Thunder (iko) 214
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 16Price: $38.58
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
1
Champion's Helm

Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Champion's Helm (cmd) 244
1
Cloudstone Curio

Whenever a nonartifact permanent enters the battlefield under your control, you may return another permanent you control that shares a permanent type with it to its owner's hand.

Artifact
Cloudstone Curio (rav) 257
1
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (moc) 352
1
Crystal Shard

{3}, {T} or {U}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.

Artifact
Crystal Shard (plst) MRD-159
1
Dowsing Dagger

Artifact
Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235
1
Elixir of Immortality

{2}, {T}: You gain 5 life. Shuffle Elixir of Immortality and your graveyard into their owner's library.

Artifact
Elixir of Immortality (c21) 243
1
Inspiring Statuary

Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast those spells. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)

Artifact
Inspiring Statuary (moc) 361
1
Jeskai Banner

{T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. {U}{R}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Jeskai Banner: Draw a card.

Artifact
Jeskai Banner (ktk) 222
1
Orazca Relic

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) {T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Orazca Relic: You gain 3 life and draw a card. Activate only if you have the city's blessing.

Artifact
Orazca Relic (afc) 213
1
Raugrin Crystal

{T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Artifact
Raugrin Crystal (iko) 238
1
Ring of Valkas

Equipped creature has haste. (It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's red. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Ring of Valkas (cmr) 469
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (scd) 279
1
Thaumatic Compass

Artifact
Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (xln) 249Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (xln) 249
1
Treasure Map

Artifact
Treasure Map // Treasure Cove (xln) 250Treasure Map // Treasure Cove (xln) 250
1

Creatures

Quantity: 25Price: $188.79
Academy Manufactor

If you would create a Clue, Food, or Treasure token, instead create one of each.

Creature Artifact
Academy Manufactor (moc) 346
1
Archipelagore

Mutate {5}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, tap up to X target creatures, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

Creature
Archipelagore (iko) 41
1
Cloudpiercer

Mutate {3}{R} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach Whenever this creature mutates, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Cloudpiercer (iko) 112
1
Cubwarden

Mutate {2}{W}{W} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Lifelink Whenever this creature mutates, create two 1/1 white Cat creature tokens with lifelink.

Creature
Cubwarden (iko) 7
1
Digsite Engineer

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."

Creature
Digsite Engineer (brc) 71
1
Dockside Extortionist

When Dockside Extortionist enters the battlefield, create X Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control. (Treasure tokens are artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Dockside Extortionist (2x2) 107
1
Dreamtail Heron

Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying Whenever this creature mutates, draw a card.

Creature
Dreamtail Heron (iko) 47
1
Emry, Lurker of the Loch

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control. When Emry, Lurker of the Loch enters the battlefield, mill four cards. {T}: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)

Creature
Emry, Lurker of the Loch (brc) 81
1
Everquill Phoenix

Mutate {3}{R} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying Whenever this creature mutates, create a red artifact token named Feather with "{1}, Sacrifice Feather: Return target Phoenix card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped."

Creature
Everquill Phoenix (moc) 275
1
Firebrand Archer

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Firebrand Archer deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Firebrand Archer (plst) HOU-92
1
Goldspan Dragon

Flying, haste Whenever Goldspan Dragon attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token. Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."

Creature
Goldspan Dragon (j22) 550
1
Huntmaster Liger

Mutate {2}{W} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated.

Creature
Huntmaster Liger (iko) 16
1
Kessig Flamebreather

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Kessig Flamebreather deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Kessig Flamebreather (vow) 164
1
Kykar, Wind's Fury

Flying Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. Sacrifice a Spirit: Add {R}.

Creature
Kykar, Wind's Fury (moc) 334
1
Lore Drakkis

Mutate {U/R}{U/R} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Lore Drakkis (iko) 194
1
Ornithopter of Paradise

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature Artifact
Ornithopter of Paradise (mh2) 232
1
Pollywog Symbiote

Each creature spell you cast costs {1} less to cast if it has mutate. Whenever you cast a creature spell, if it has mutate, draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Pollywog Symbiote (iko) 63
1
Pouncing Shoreshark

Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flash Whenever this creature mutates, you may return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Creature
Pouncing Shoreshark (iko) 64
1
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Whenever Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card. Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Creature
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer (mh2) 138
1
Reckless Fireweaver

Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, Reckless Fireweaver deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Reckless Fireweaver (j22) 587
1
Regal Leosaur

Mutate {1}{R/W}{R/W} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, other creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Regal Leosaur (iko) 202
1
Sea-Dasher Octopus

Mutate {1}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flash Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Sea-Dasher Octopus (iko) 66
1
Souvenir Snatcher

Mutate {5}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying Whenever this creature mutates, gain control of target noncreature artifact.

Creature
Souvenir Snatcher (c20) 38
1
Storm-Kiln Artist

Storm-Kiln Artist gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control. Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token.

Creature
Storm-Kiln Artist (stx) 115
1
Vulpikeet

Mutate {2}{W} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying Whenever this creature mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature
Vulpikeet (iko) 37
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 6Price: $94.24
Fervor

Creatures you control have haste. (They can attack and {T} as soon as they come under your control.)

Enchantment
Fervor (m13) 129
1
Jeskai Ascendancy

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Enchantment
Jeskai Ascendancy (2x2) 231
1
Legion's Landing

Enchantment
Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22
1
Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (j22) 114
1
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (2x2) 31
1
Words of Wind

{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, each player returns a permanent they control to its owner's hand instead.

Enchantment
Words of Wind (ons) 122
1

Instants

Quantity: 9Price: $152.43
Cyclonic Rift

Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Instant
Cyclonic Rift (2xm) 47
1
Force of Negation

If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant
Force of Negation (2x2) 50
1
Jeskai Charm

Choose one — • Put target creature on top of its owner's library. • Jeskai Charm deals 4 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. • Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn.

Instant
Jeskai Charm (2x2) 232
1
Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Instant
Mana Drain (2x2) 57
1
Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Mystical Tutor (dmr) 60
1
Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Instant
Pongify (tsr) 79
1
Snap

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.

Instant
Snap (dmr) 66
1
Whir of Invention

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Whir of Invention (plst) AER-49
1
Winds of Rebuke

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Each player mills two cards.

Instant
Winds of Rebuke (akh) 76
1

Lands

Quantity: 34Price: $188.64
Academy Ruins

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Academy Ruins (plst) 2XM-309
1
Arch of Orazca

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) {T}: Add {C}. {5}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have the city's blessing.

Land
Arch of Orazca (plst) RIX-185
1
Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Buried Ruin (onc) 147
1
Clifftop Retreat

Clifftop Retreat enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Clifftop Retreat (dmr) 241
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Desolate Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Land
Desolate Lighthouse (clb) 890
1
Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (xln) 255
1
Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) As Hallowed Fountain enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rna) 251
1
Hengegate Pathway

Land
Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway (khm) 260Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway (khm) 260
1
Inventors' Fair

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

Land
Inventors' Fair (plst) KLD-247
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
4
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (mom) 280
4
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) Mystic Sanctuary enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When Mystic Sanctuary enters the battlefield untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (eld) 247
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
4
Raugrin Triome

({T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.) Raugrin Triome enters the battlefield tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raugrin Triome (iko) 251
1
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196
1
Riverglide Pathway

Land
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway (znr) 264Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway (znr) 264
1
Sacred Foundry

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) As Sacred Foundry enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Sacred Foundry (grn) 254
1
Sanctum of Eternity

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Return target commander you own from the battlefield to your hand. Activate only during your turn.

Land
Sanctum of Eternity (c19) 59
1
Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
1
Spectator Seating

Spectator Seating enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Spectator Seating (cmr) 356
1
Steam Vents

({T}: Add {U} or {R}.) As Steam Vents enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Steam Vents (grn) 257
1
Sulfur Falls

Sulfur Falls enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Sulfur Falls (dmr) 258
1
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{R}{W}, {T}: Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Land
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion (c21) 319
1
Training Center

Training Center enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Training Center (plst) CMR-358
1

Planeswalkers

Quantity: 3Price: $25.37
Dack Fayden

+1: Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards. −2: Gain control of target artifact. −6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell that targets one or more permanents, gain control of those permanents."

Planeswalker
Dack Fayden (ema) 199
1
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token. −2: Target artifact you control becomes a copy of another target artifact or creature you control until end of turn, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Planeswalker
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer (moc) 338
1
Teferi, Time Raveler

Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery. +1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. −3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

Planeswalker
Teferi, Time Raveler (war) 221
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 6Price: $36.35
Clear the Mind

Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Clear the Mind (plst) RNA-34
1
Idyllic Tutor

Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Idyllic Tutor (thb) 24
1
Jeska's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Add {R} for each card in target opponent's hand. • Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.

Sorcery
Jeska's Will (clb) 799
1
Merchant Scroll

Search your library for a blue instant card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Merchant Scroll (8ed) 91★
1
Rise and Shine

Target noncreature artifact you control becomes a 0/0 artifact creature. Put four +1/+1 counters on each artifact that became a creature this way. Overload {4}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Rise and Shine (moc) 233
1
Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until that player has exiled cards with total mana value 20 or more.

Sorcery
Tasha's Hideous Laughter (afr) 78
1

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