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What Would They Play: Alexander Kerensky's EDH Deck - ...But Not TOO Democratic: Alexander Kerensky's EDH Deck
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Est deck cost: $201.90
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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $2.49
Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Flying, ward {3} Council's dilemma — Whenever Tivit enters or deals combat damage to a player, starting with you, each player votes for evidence or bribery. For each evidence vote, investigate. For each bribery vote, create a Treasure token. While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Creature
Tivit, Seller of Secrets (ncc) 10

Commander

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Lands

Qty: 38 Price: $61.42
Arcane Sanctum

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

Land
Arcane Sanctum (moc) 390
Barren Moor

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Barren Moor (c21) 277
Drifting Meadow

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Drifting Meadow (dmr) 245
Drowned Catacomb

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (xln) 253
Fetid Pools

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Fetid Pools (akh) 243
Glacial Fortress

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (xln) 255
Havengul Laboratory

Land
Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery (slx) 9Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery (slx) 9
Irrigated Farmland

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Irrigated Farmland (cmm) 1005
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (woe) 263
Isolated Chapel

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (dmr) 249
Lonely Sandbar

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Lonely Sandbar (c21) 298
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (woe) 262
Polluted Mire

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Polluted Mire (dmr) 253
Raffine's Tower

({T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raffine's Tower (snc) 254
Remote Isle

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Remote Isle (dmr) 254
Secluded Steppe

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Secluded Steppe (onc) 163
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (woe) 264

Lands

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Artifacts

Qty: 2 Price: $15.48
Coercive Portal

Will of the council — At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes, sacrifice this artifact and destroy all nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.

Artifact
Coercive Portal (cns) 56
Tamiyo's Journal

At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") {T}, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Tamiyo's Journal (j22) 800

Artifacts

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Planeswalkers

Qty: 2 Price: $11.98
Aminatou, the Fateshifter

+1: Draw a card, then put a card from your hand on top of your library. −1: Exile another target permanent you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control. −6: Choose left or right. Each player gains control of all nonland permanents other than Aminatou controlled by the next player in the chosen direction. Aminatou, the Fateshifter can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Aminatou, the Fateshifter (2x2) 169
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

+1: Tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. −2: Draw a card for each tapped creature target player controls. −8: You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size" and "Whenever a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you may return it to your hand."

Planeswalker
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage (j22) 358

Planeswalkers

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Creatures

Qty: 32 Price: $47.12
Academy Manufactor

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

Creature Artifact
Academy Manufactor (moc) 346
Animating Faerie

Creature
Animating Faerie // Bring to Life (eld) 38
Ballot Broker

While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Creature
Ballot Broker (cn2) 13
Brago's Representative

While voting, you get an additional vote. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Creature
Brago's Representative (plst) CNS-14
Custodi Squire

Flying Will of the council — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for an artifact, creature, or enchantment card in your graveyard. Return each card with the most votes or tied for most votes to your hand.

Creature
Custodi Squire (cmm) 19
Cyberdrive Awakener

Flying Other artifact creatures you control have flying. When this creature enters, until end of turn, each noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/4.

Creature Artifact
Cyberdrive Awakener (nec) 12
Dreamshackle Geist

Flying At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose up to one — • Tap target creature. • Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Dreamshackle Geist (vow) 58
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth

Whenever another creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a token, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)

Creature
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth (mic) 3
Erdwal Illuminator

Flying Whenever you investigate for the first time each turn, investigate an additional time.

Creature
Erdwal Illuminator (j22) 291
Ethereal Investigator

Flying When this creature enters, investigate X times, where X is the number of opponents you have. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Creature
Ethereal Investigator (voc) 12
Frost Titan

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {2}. Whenever this creature enters or attacks, tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Frost Titan (plst) M11-55
Frostfist Strider

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Creature
Frostfist Strider (dmu) 51
Grudge Keeper

Whenever players finish voting, each opponent who voted for a choice you didn't vote for loses 2 life.

Creature
Grudge Keeper (cns) 28
Junk Winder

Affinity for tokens (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each token you control.) Whenever a token you control enters, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Junk Winder (moc) 225
Juvenile Mist Dragon

Flying Confounding Clouds — When this creature enters, for each opponent, tap up to one target creature that player controls. Each of those creatures doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Juvenile Mist Dragon (clb) 79
Kenku Artificer

Homunculus Servant — When this creature enters, put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target noncreature artifact. That artifact becomes a 0/0 Homunculus artifact creature with flying.

Creature
Kenku Artificer (clb) 80
Magister of Worth

Flying Will of the council — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for grace or condemnation. If grace gets more votes, each player returns each creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield. If condemnation gets more votes or the vote is tied, destroy all creatures other than this creature.

Creature
Magister of Worth (c21) 223
Master of Etherium

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

Creature Artifact
Master of Etherium (moc) 226
Mistmeadow Vanisher

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, exile up to one target nonland, nontoken permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature
Mistmeadow Vanisher (moc) 42
Mistmeadow Witch

{2}{W}{U}: Exile target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature
Mistmeadow Witch (2x2) 256
Pulsemage Advocate

{T}: Return three target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Pulsemage Advocate (jud) 19
Research Thief

Flash Flying Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Research Thief (nec) 16
Rhoda, Geist Avenger

Partner with Timin, Youthful Geist (When this creature enters, target player may put Timin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Vigilance Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, if it isn't being declared as an attacker, put a +1/+1 counter on Rhoda.

Creature
Rhoda, Geist Avenger (voc) 8
Ruthless Technomancer

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature you control. If you do, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to that creature's power. {2}{B}, Sacrifice X artifacts: Return target creature card with power X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. X can't be 0.

Creature
Ruthless Technomancer (nec) 35
Soulherder

Whenever a creature is exiled from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of your end step, you may exile another target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Soulherder (khc) 93
Spire Patrol

Flying When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Spire Patrol (aer) 136
Spurnmage Advocate

{T}: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target attacking creature.

Creature
Spurnmage Advocate (cmd) 33
Steel Overseer

{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature you control.

Creature Artifact
Steel Overseer (j22) 798
Sunblast Angel

Flying When this creature enters, destroy all tapped creatures.

Creature
Sunblast Angel (afc) 74
Thraben Inspector

When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Creature
Thraben Inspector (cmm) 66
Timin, Youthful Geist

Partner with Rhoda, Geist Avenger (When this creature enters, target player may put Rhoda into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Flying At the beginning of each combat, tap up to one target creature.

Creature
Timin, Youthful Geist (voc) 16
Workshop Elders

Artifact creatures you control have flying. At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target noncreature artifact you control become a 0/0 artifact creature. If you do, put four +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Workshop Elders (moc) 245

Creatures

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Sorceries

Qty: 13 Price: $45.55
Bite of the Black Rose

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for sickness or psychosis. If sickness gets more votes, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. If psychosis gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent discards two cards.

Sorcery
Bite of the Black Rose (cns) 26
Capital Punishment

Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.

Sorcery
Capital Punishment (cn2) 40
Cone of Cold

Roll a d20. 1—9 | Tap all creatures your opponents control. 10—19 | Tap all creatures your opponents control. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. 20 | Tap all creatures your opponents control. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Until your next turn, creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Sorcery
Cone of Cold (clb) 61
Council's Judgment

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for a nonland permanent you don't control. Exile each permanent with the most votes or tied for most votes.

Sorcery
Council's Judgment (plst) CNS-16
Impede Momentum

Tap target creature and put three stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Sorcery
Impede Momentum (dmu) 54
Incarnation Technique

Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it.) Mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery
Incarnation Technique (c21) 41
Infernal Offering

Choose an opponent. You and that player each sacrifice a creature. Each player who sacrificed a creature this way draws two cards. Choose an opponent. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then that player returns a creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery
Infernal Offering (c21) 146
Jailbreak

Return target permanent card in an opponent's graveyard to the battlefield under their control. When that permanent enters, return up to one target permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery
Jailbreak (ncc) 17
Plea for Power

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for time or knowledge. If time gets more votes, take an extra turn after this one. If knowledge gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw three cards.

Sorcery
Plea for Power (plst) CNS-24
Press for Answers

Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Sorcery
Press for Answers (j22) 337
Righteous Fury

Destroy all tapped creatures. You gain 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Sorcery
Righteous Fury (s99) 23
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
Sleep

Tap all creatures target player controls. Those creatures don't untap during that player's next untap step.

Sorcery
Sleep (plst) C15-106

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Enchantments

Qty: 4 Price: $8.92
Tempered Steel

Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.

Enchantment
Tempered Steel (brc) 76
Thorough Investigation

Whenever you attack, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

Enchantment
Thorough Investigation (afc) 12
Time of Ice

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this Saga. III — Return all tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Enchantment
Time of Ice (plst) DOM-70
Verity Circle

Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, if it isn't being declared as an attacker, you may draw a card. {4}{U}: Tap target creature without flying.

Enchantment
Verity Circle (voc) 116

Enchantments

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Instants

Qty: 8 Price: $8.94
Desertion

Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard.

Instant
Desertion (cn2) 107
Disorder in the Court

Exile X target creatures, then investigate X times. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control at the beginning of the next end step. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Instant
Disorder in the Court (voc) 29
Icy Blast

Tap X target creatures. Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.

Instant
Icy Blast (ktk) 42
Illusion of Choice

You choose how each player votes this turn. Draw a card.

Instant
Illusion of Choice (cn2) 31
Liberate

Exile target creature you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Instant
Liberate (inv) 21
Momentary Blink

Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Flashback {3}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Momentary Blink (dmr) 15
Semester's End

Exile any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. At the beginning of the next end step, return each of them to the battlefield under its owner's control. Each of them enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.

Instant
Semester's End (cmm) 834
Sudden Salvation

Choose up to three target permanent cards in graveyards that were put there from the battlefield this turn. Return them to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control. You draw a card for each opponent who controls one or more of those permanents.

Instant
Sudden Salvation (voc) 10

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Deck stats

30 pips - 25 cards
16 mana - 16 cards
43 pips - 34 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
11 pips - 10 cards
14 mana - 14 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 0 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 0 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
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