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Andrew Jackson Highlander - Varina, Lich Queen - All Rise For The Queen
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $53.70
Salt Sum: 23.63
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $0.49
Varina, Lich Queen

Whenever you attack with one or more Zombies, draw that many cards, then discard that many cards. You gain that much life. {2}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Creature
Varina, Lich Queen (2x2) 291
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 5Price: $1.83
Azorius Cluestone

{T}: Add {W} or {U}. {W}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Azorius Cluestone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Azorius Cluestone (dgm) 136
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
Dimir Cluestone

{T}: Add {U} or {B}. {U}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Dimir Cluestone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Dimir Cluestone (dgm) 138
1
Orzhov Cluestone

{T}: Add {W} or {B}. {W}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Orzhov Cluestone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Orzhov Cluestone (c15) 261
1
Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Wayfarer's Bauble: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (moc) 389
1

Creatures

Quantity: 19Price: $18.85
Archfiend of Ifnir

Flying Whenever you cycle or discard another card, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature your opponents control. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Archfiend of Ifnir (akh) 78
1
Cryptbreaker

{1}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Creature
Cryptbreaker (emn) 86
1
Curator of Mysteries

Flying Whenever you cycle or discard another card, scry 1. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Curator of Mysteries (afc) 81
1
Ethereal Usher

{U}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Ethereal Usher (rav) 47
1
Forgotten Creation

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard all the cards in your hand. If you do, draw that many cards.

Creature
Forgotten Creation (clb) 721
1
Gempalm Polluter

Cycling {B}{B} ({B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Gempalm Polluter, you may have target player lose life equal to the number of Zombies on the battlefield.

Creature
Gempalm Polluter (plst) LGN-70
1
Jhessian Zombies

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Islandcycling {2}, swampcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Jhessian Zombies (ddh) 56
1
Lurching Rotbeast

Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Lurching Rotbeast (hou) 69
1
Moaning Wall

Defender Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Moaning Wall (hou) 72
1
Netherborn Phalanx

When Netherborn Phalanx enters the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life for each creature they control. Transmute {1}{B}{B} ({1}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Netherborn Phalanx (rav) 99
1
Noble Templar

Vigilance Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Noble Templar (a25) 25
1
Possessed Skaab

When Possessed Skaab enters the battlefield, return target instant, sorcery, or creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If Possessed Skaab would die, exile it instead.

Creature
Possessed Skaab (ori) 215
1
Ruthless Sniper

Whenever you cycle or discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Creature
Ruthless Sniper (akh) 105
1
Sanctum Plowbeast

Defender Plainscycling {2}, islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature Artifact
Sanctum Plowbeast (arb) 10
1
Shoreline Ranger

Flying Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Shoreline Ranger (a25) 72
1
Skirk Ridge Exhumer

{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black Zombie Goblin creature token named Festering Goblin. It has "When Festering Goblin dies, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn."

Creature
Skirk Ridge Exhumer (fut) 77
1
Twisted Abomination

{B}: Regenerate Twisted Abomination. Swampcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Twisted Abomination (2xm) 111
1
Undead Gladiator

{1}{B}, Discard a card: Return Undead Gladiator from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep. Cycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Undead Gladiator (dmr) 105
1
Viscera Dragger

Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) Unearth {1}{B} ({1}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Viscera Dragger (ala) 92
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 5Price: $3.51
Astral Slide

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Enchantment
Astral Slide (ons) 4
1
Cast Out

Flash When Cast Out enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Cast Out leaves the battlefield. Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Cast Out (c20) 79
1
Faith of the Devoted

Whenever you cycle or discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Enchantment
Faith of the Devoted (c19) 112
1
Monastery Siege

As Monastery Siege enters the battlefield, choose Khans or Dragons. • Khans — At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card, then discard a card. • Dragons — Spells your opponents cast that target you or a permanent you control cost {2} more to cast.

Enchantment
Monastery Siege (c17) 88
1
New Perspectives

When New Perspectives enters the battlefield, draw three cards. As long as you have seven or more cards in hand, you may pay {0} rather than pay cycling costs.

Enchantment
New Perspectives (c20) 119
1

Instants

Quantity: 22Price: $11.64
Ancient Excavation

Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand, then discard a card for each card drawn this way. Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Instant
Ancient Excavation (cm2) 150
1
Angelsong

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Angelsong (plst) DDC-15
1
Careful Consideration

Target player draws four cards, then discards three cards. If you cast this spell during your main phase, instead that player draws four cards, then discards two cards.

Instant
Careful Consideration (tsr) 56
1
Clear

Destroy target enchantment. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Clear (usg) 7
1
Countervailing Winds

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Countervailing Winds (hou) 32
1
Expunge

Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Expunge (usg) 135
1
Forsake the Worldly

Exile target artifact or enchantment. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Forsake the Worldly (plst) AKH-13
1
Gleam of Resistance

Creatures you control get +1/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Basic landcycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Instant
Gleam of Resistance (plst) CN2-87
1
Hieroglyphic Illumination

Draw two cards. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Hieroglyphic Illumination (j22) 307
1
Mage's Guile

Target creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Mage's Guile (ons) 91
1
Miscalculation

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Miscalculation (ulg) 36
1
Perplex

Counter target spell unless its controller discards their hand. Transmute {1}{U}{B} ({1}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Instant
Perplex (rav) 217
1
Radiant's Judgment

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Radiant's Judgment (dmr) 21
1
Rapid Decay

Exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Rapid Decay (uds) 67
1
Read the Runes

Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.

Instant
Read the Runes (plst) ONS-104
1
Rebuild

Return all artifacts to their owners' hands. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Rebuild (mh1) 66
1
Rescind

Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Rescind (usg) 92
1
Scarab Feast

Exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard. Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Scarab Feast (plst) AKH-106
1
Shadow of the Grave

Return to your hand all cards in your graveyard that you cycled or discarded this turn.

Instant
Shadow of the Grave (akh) 107
1
Traumatic Visions

Counter target spell. Basic landcycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Instant
Traumatic Visions (c21) 132
1
Wipe Clean

Exile target enchantment. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Wipe Clean (scg) 26
1
Without Weakness

Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it's still put into its owner's graveyard.) Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Without Weakness (hou) 81
1

Lands

Quantity: 39Price: $13.99
Arcane Sanctum

Arcane Sanctum enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

Land
Arcane Sanctum (moc) 390
1
Barren Moor

Barren Moor enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Barren Moor (c21) 277
1
Desert of the Glorified

Desert of the Glorified enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Desert of the Glorified (hou) 171
1
Desert of the Mindful

Desert of the Mindful enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Desert of the Mindful (j22) 812
1
Desert of the True

Desert of the True enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Desert of the True (c20) 268
1
Drifting Meadow

Drifting Meadow enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Drifting Meadow (dmr) 245
1
Esper Panorama

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Esper Panorama: Search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Esper Panorama (ncc) 399
1
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (moc) 397
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
10
Lonely Sandbar

Lonely Sandbar enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Lonely Sandbar (c21) 298
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
6
Polluted Mire

Polluted Mire enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Polluted Mire (dmr) 253
1
Remote Isle

Remote Isle enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Remote Isle (dmr) 254
1
Secluded Steppe

Secluded Steppe enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Secluded Steppe (onc) 163
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mom) 279
10
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (moc) 439
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 9Price: $3.39
Absorb Vis

Target player loses 4 life and you gain 4 life. Basic landcycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Sorcery
Absorb Vis (plst) CN2-126
1
Akroma's Vengeance

Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Akroma's Vengeance (c20) 74
1
Chart a Course

Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.

Sorcery
Chart a Course (jmp) 142
1
Compulsive Research

Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.

Sorcery
Compulsive Research (clb) 715
1
Migratory Route

Create four 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying. Basic landcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Sorcery
Migratory Route (moc) 336
1
Razaketh's Rite

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Razaketh's Rite (hou) 74
1
Rise from the Tides

Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.

Sorcery
Rise from the Tides (uma) 67
1
Stir the Sands

Create three 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens. Cycling {3}{B} ({3}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Stir the Sands, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Sorcery
Stir the Sands (akh) 110
1
Wander in Death

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Wander in Death (plst) AKH-115
1

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