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Making the Cut - Friendly Neighborhood Infinite Mana Combos - Hippo Hugs!
Deck Size: 99
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $318.01
Salt Sum: 36.97
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $8.49
Phelddagrif

{G}: Phelddagrif gains trample until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token. {W}: Phelddagrif gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life. {U}: Return Phelddagrif to its owner's hand. Target opponent may draw a card.

Creature
Phelddagrif (all) 115
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 8Price: $36.22
Chromatic Lantern

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

Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (onc) 127
1
Crumbling Sanctuary

If damage would be dealt to a player, that player exiles that many cards from the top of their library instead.

Artifact
Crumbling Sanctuary (mmq) 292
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
Ghirapur Orrery

Each player may play an additional land on each of their turns. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, that player draws three cards.

Artifact
Ghirapur Orrery (kld) 216
1
Horn of Greed

Whenever a player plays a land, that player draws a card.

Artifact
Horn of Greed (cn2) 211
1
Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

Artifact
Howling Mine (plst) M10-212
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Temple Bell

{T}: Each player draws a card.

Artifact
Temple Bell (c16) 277
1

Creatures

Quantity: 17Price: $43.65
Akroan Horse

Defender When Akroan Horse enters the battlefield, an opponent gains control of it. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Creature Artifact
Akroan Horse (plst) C16-241
1
Azor's Elocutors

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on Azor's Elocutors. Then if Azor's Elocutors has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game. Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from Azor's Elocutors.

Creature
Azor's Elocutors (rtr) 210
1
Dakra Mystic

{U}, {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. You may put the revealed cards into their owners' graveyards. If you don't, each player draws a card.

Creature
Dakra Mystic (jou) 35
1
Edric, Spymaster of Trest

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller may draw a card.

Creature
Edric, Spymaster of Trest (c16) 195
1
Fog Bank

Defender, flying Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Fog Bank.

Creature
Fog Bank (plst) BBD-117
1
Jace's Archivist

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

Creature
Jace's Archivist (c15) 95
1
Nullmage Advocate

{T}: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Nullmage Advocate (pca) 70
1
Platinum Emperion

Your life total can't change. (You can't gain or lose life. You can't pay any amount of life except 0.)

Creature Artifact
Platinum Emperion (uma) 233
1
Questing Phelddagrif

{G}: Questing Phelddagrif gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token. {W}: Questing Phelddagrif gains protection from black and from red until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life. {U}: Questing Phelddagrif gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent may draw a card.

Creature
Questing Phelddagrif (plst) PLS-119
1
Selvala, Explorer Returned

Parley — {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card.

Creature
Selvala, Explorer Returned (dmc) 167
1
Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Solemn Simulacrum (onc) 141
1
Terastodon

When Terastodon enters the battlefield, you may destroy up to three target noncreature permanents. For each permanent put into a graveyard this way, its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Creature
Terastodon (c21) 207
1
Walking Archive

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Walking Archive enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player draws a card for each +1/+1 counter on Walking Archive. {2}{W}{U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Walking Archive.

Creature Artifact
Walking Archive (plst) DIS-169
1
Wall of Denial

Defender, flying Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Wall of Denial (plst) ARB-16
1
Wall of Nets

Defender (This creature can't attack.) At end of combat, exile all creatures blocked by Wall of Nets. When Wall of Nets leaves the battlefield, return all cards exiled with Wall of Nets to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Creature
Wall of Nets (exo) 24
1
Windborn Muse

Flying Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Creature
Windborn Muse (onc) 91
1
Yavimaya Elder

When Yavimaya Elder dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice Yavimaya Elder: Draw a card.

Creature
Yavimaya Elder (mic) 147
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 15Price: $59.66
Collective Restraint

Domain — Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {X} for each creature they control that's attacking you, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

Enchantment
Collective Restraint (plst) INV-49
1
Dictate of Kruphix

Flash At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.

Enchantment
Dictate of Kruphix (c18) 86
1
Dissipation Field

Whenever a permanent deals damage to you, return it to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Dissipation Field (clb) 718
1
Eladamri's Vineyard

At the beginning of each player's precombat main phase, that player adds {G}{G}.

Enchantment
Eladamri's Vineyard (tmp) 223
1
Elephant Grass

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Black creatures can't attack you. Nonblack creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Elephant Grass (plst) VIS-104
1
Energy Field

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by sources you don't control. When a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice Energy Field.

Enchantment
Energy Field (plst) USG-73
1
Greater Auramancy

Other enchantments you control have shroud. (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Enchanted creatures you control have shroud.

Enchantment
Greater Auramancy (shm) 7
1
Helix Pinnacle

Shroud (This enchantment can't be the target of spells or abilities.) {X}: Put X tower counters on Helix Pinnacle. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are 100 or more tower counters on Helix Pinnacle, you win the game.

Enchantment
Helix Pinnacle (plst) EVE-68
1
Karmic Justice

Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls destroys a noncreature permanent you control, you may destroy target permanent that opponent controls.

Enchantment
Karmic Justice (c15) 72
1
Oath of Lieges

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who controls more lands than they do and is their opponent. The first player may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Oath of Lieges (exo) 11
1
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (clb) 730
1
Solitary Confinement

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Solitary Confinement unless you discard a card. Skip your draw step. You have shroud. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Enchantment
Solitary Confinement (mh2) 265
1
Sterling Grove

Other enchantments you control have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) {1}, Sacrifice Sterling Grove: Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Enchantment
Sterling Grove (mh2) 293
1
Wheel of Sun and Moon

Enchant player If a card would be put into enchanted player's graveyard from anywhere, instead that card is revealed and put on the bottom of that player's library.

Enchantment
Wheel of Sun and Moon (plst) SHM-243
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: $43.31
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
Harrow

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land. Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Harrow (znc) 69
1
Nature's Claim

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.

Instant
Nature's Claim (plst) IMA-177
1
Oblation

The owner of target nonland permanent shuffles it into their library, then draws two cards.

Instant
Oblation (c21) 97
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
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
Settle the Wreckage

Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Settle the Wreckage (xln) 34
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
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211
1

Lands

Quantity: 38Price: $101.18
Azorius Chancery

Azorius Chancery enters the battlefield tapped. When Azorius Chancery enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Land
Azorius Chancery (brc) 175
1
Bant Panorama

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

Land
Bant Panorama (ncc) 387
1
Botanical Sanctum

Botanical Sanctum enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Botanical Sanctum (kld) 244
1
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mom) 281
4
Geier Reach Sanitarium

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.

Land
Geier Reach Sanitarium (dmc) 213
1
Glacial Chasm

Cumulative upkeep—Pay 2 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, sacrifice a land. Creatures you control can't attack. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Land
Glacial Chasm (ice) 353
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
5
Krosan Verge

Krosan Verge enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Krosan Verge: Search your library for a Forest card and a Plains card, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Krosan Verge (moc) 412
1
Lotus Vale

If Lotus Vale would enter the battlefield, sacrifice two untapped lands instead. If you do, put Lotus Vale onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard. {T}: Add three mana of any one color.

Land
Lotus Vale (wth) 165
1
Mystifying Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Exile target attacking creature an opponent controls. At the beginning of the next end step, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

Land
Mystifying Maze (c17) 264
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
4
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 (moc) 419
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 (moc) 420
1
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196
1
Seaside Citadel

Seaside Citadel enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Seaside Citadel (dmc) 231
1
Sejiri Refuge

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

Land
Sejiri Refuge (scd) 317
1
Selesnya Sanctuary

Selesnya Sanctuary enters the battlefield tapped. When Selesnya Sanctuary enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (2x2) 330
1
Simic Growth Chamber

Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield tapped. When Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (moc) 424
1
Sunpetal Grove

Sunpetal Grove enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Sunpetal Grove (xln) 257
1
Temple Garden

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

Land
Temple Garden (grn) 258
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 (moc) 432
1
Temple of Mystery

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

Land
Temple of Mystery (moc) 434
1
Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land
Temple of the False God (moc) 437
1
Thespian's Stage

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Thespian's Stage becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Land
Thespian's Stage (2xm) 327
1
Thornwood Falls

Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield tapped. When Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Thornwood Falls (mom) 274
1
Windswept Heath

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

Land
Windswept Heath (ktk) 248
1
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (dmu) 261
1

Planeswalkers

Quantity: 1Price: $0.00
Jace Beleren

+2: Each player draws a card. −1: Target player draws a card. −10: Target player mills twenty cards.

Planeswalker
Jace Beleren (jvc) 1
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 10Price: $25.50
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
Curse of the Swine

Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.

Sorcery
Curse of the Swine (clb) 716
1
Declaration in Stone

Exile target creature and all other creatures its controller controls with the same name as that creature. That player investigates for each nontoken creature exiled this way.

Sorcery
Declaration in Stone (ncc) 196
1
Fascination

Choose one — • Each player draws X cards. • Each player mills X cards.

Sorcery
Fascination (plst) FRF-34
1
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (onc) 71
1
New Frontiers

Each player may search their library for up to X basic land cards and put them onto the battlefield tapped. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.

Sorcery
New Frontiers (ody) 257
1
Open the Vaults

Return all artifact and enchantment cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under their owners' control. (Auras with nothing to enchant remain in graveyards.)

Sorcery
Open the Vaults (2xm) 24
1
Pir's Whim

For each player, choose friend or foe. Each friend searches their library for a land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffles. Each foe sacrifices an artifact or enchantment they control.

Sorcery
Pir's Whim (plst) BBD-73
1
Prosperity

Each player draws X cards.

Sorcery
Prosperity (c13) 54
1
Tempt with Discovery

Tempting offer — Search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield. Each opponent may search their library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield. For each opponent who searches a library this way, search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield. Then each player who searched a library this way shuffles.

Sorcery
Tempt with Discovery (plst) C16-170
1

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