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Epic Experiment - Varina Control - Varina Control
Deck Size: 95
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $468.23
Salt Sum: 29.73
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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

Artifact

Quantity: 14Price: $58.26
Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead. If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
1
Azorius Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Artifact
Azorius Signet (cmm) 941
1
Chromatic Lantern

Lands you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color." {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (cmm) 376
1
Coat of Arms

Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature on the battlefield that shares at least one creature type with it. (For example, if two Goblin Warriors and a Goblin Shaman are on the battlefield, each gets +2/+2.)

Artifact
Coat of Arms (plst) DDS-58
1
Dimir Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Artifact
Dimir Signet (scd) 263
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
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (cmm) 382
1
Gilded Lotus

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

Artifact
Gilded Lotus (cmm) 387
1
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (cmm) 398
1
Orzhov Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (moc) 369
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 410
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
Talisman of Dominance

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Talisman of Dominance deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (scd) 280
1
Talisman of Progress

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. Talisman of Progress deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Progress (cmm) 980
1

Enchantment

Quantity: 5Price: $75.21
Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Anointed Procession (plst) AKH-2
1
Drake Haven

Whenever you cycle or discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Enchantment
Drake Haven (c20) 110
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
Kindred Discovery

As Kindred Discovery enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. Whenever a creature you control of the chosen type enters the battlefield or attacks, draw a card.

Enchantment
Kindred Discovery (clb) 81
1
Zombie Infestation

Discard two cards: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Enchantment
Zombie Infestation (dmr) 111
1

Instant

Quantity: 22Price: $106.22
Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant
Anguished Unmaking (2x2) 170
1
Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (voc) 102
1
Blue Sun's Zenith

Target player draws X cards. Shuffle Blue Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

Instant
Blue Sun's Zenith (a25) 44
1
Commit

Instant
Commit // Memory (ncc) 216
1
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 81
1
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 (cmm) 84
1
Dig Through Time

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.) Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Instant
Dig Through Time (ncc) 219
1
Disdainful Stroke

Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.

Instant
Disdainful Stroke (snc) 39
1
Essence Scatter

Counter target creature spell.

Instant
Essence Scatter (dmu) 49
1
Frantic Search

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Instant
Frantic Search (cmm) 96
1
Mental Note

Mill two cards. Draw a card.

Instant
Mental Note (jud) 46
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
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68
1
Opt

Scry 1. Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (j22) 332
1
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (cmm) 49
1
Pongify

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

Instant
Pongify (plst) PLC-44
1
Rapid Hybridization

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Instant
Rapid Hybridization (c21) 126
1
Reality Shift

Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Instant
Reality Shift (cmm) 113
1
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (c16) 98
1
Think Twice

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Think Twice (tsr) 92
1
Thought Scour

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

Instant
Thought Scour (2x2) 65
1
Utter End

Exile target nonland permanent.

Instant
Utter End (plst) KTK-210
1

Land

Quantity: 36Price: $197.14
Adarkar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. Adarkar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Adarkar Wastes (dmu) 243
1
Arcane Sanctum

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

Land
Arcane Sanctum (moc) 390
1
Bloodstained Mire

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Bloodstained Mire: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Bloodstained Mire (ktk) 230
1
Caves of Koilos

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Caves of Koilos (dmu) 244
1
Choked Estuary

As Choked Estuary enters the battlefield, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Choked Estuary enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (moc) 394
1
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (cmm) 420
1
Dismal Backwater

Dismal Backwater enters the battlefield tapped. When Dismal Backwater enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Dismal Backwater (mom) 269
1
Drowned Catacomb

Drowned Catacomb enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (xln) 253
1
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (cmm) 993
1
Fetid Pools

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Fetid Pools enters the battlefield tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Fetid Pools (akh) 243
1
Flooded Strand

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Flooded Strand: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Flooded Strand (ktk) 233
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
Godless Shrine

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

Land
Godless Shrine (rna) 248
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
Irrigated Farmland

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Irrigated Farmland enters the battlefield tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Irrigated Farmland (cmm) 1005
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (cmm) 790
4
Isolated Chapel

Isolated Chapel enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (dmr) 249
1
Morphic Pool

Morphic Pool enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Morphic Pool (clb) 357
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (cmm) 787
2
Polluted Delta

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Polluted Delta: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Polluted Delta (ktk) 239
1
Port Town

As Port Town enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Port Town enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Port Town (cmm) 1019
1
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Prairie Stream enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (cmm) 1020
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
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Sunken Hollow enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (cmm) 1038
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (cmm) 793
2
Temple of Deceit

Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (moc) 431
1
Temple of Enlightenment

Temple of Enlightenment enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Enlightenment enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (cmm) 1041
1
Temple of Silence

Temple of Silence enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Silence enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Silence (cmm) 1045
1
Tranquil Cove

Tranquil Cove enters the battlefield tapped. When Tranquil Cove enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Tranquil Cove (mom) 275
1
Underground River

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Underground River deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Underground River (bro) 267
1
Watery Grave

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

Land
Watery Grave (grn) 259
1

Sorcery

Quantity: 17Price: $30.91
Approach of the Second Sun

If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.

Sorcery
Approach of the Second Sun (plst) AKH-4
1
Army of the Damned

Create thirteen tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens. Flashback {7}{B}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Army of the Damned (scd) 68
1
Austere Command

Choose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Austere Command (moc) 172
1
Careful Study

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Sorcery
Careful Study (ody) 70
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
Day of Judgment

Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Day of Judgment (m12) 12
1
Deep Analysis

Target player draws two cards. Flashback—{1}{U}, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Deep Analysis (cmm) 86
1
Increasing Ambition

Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, instead search your library for two cards and put those cards into your hand. Then shuffle. Flashback {7}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Increasing Ambition (dka) 69
1
Merciless Eviction

Choose one — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all planeswalkers.

Sorcery
Merciless Eviction (onc) 120
1
Ponder

Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Ponder (ncc) 229
1
Preordain

Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Sorcery
Preordain (j22) 63
1
Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery
Serum Visions (j22) 345
1
Sleight of Hand

Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.

Sorcery
Sleight of Hand (uma) 70
1
Vindicate

Destroy target permanent.

Sorcery
Vindicate (brc) 131
1
Windfall

Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.

Sorcery
Windfall (cmm) 859
1
Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Wrath of God (cmm) 70
1

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