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Making the Cut - Narrowing Options - Superspells!
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Card Draw

Qty: 13 Price: $41.57
Chandra, Pyromaster

+1: Chandra deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. That creature can't block this turn. 0: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn. −7: Exile the top ten cards of your library. Choose an instant or sorcery card exiled this way and copy it three times. You may cast the copies without paying their mana costs.

Planeswalker
Chandra, Pyromaster (e01) 42
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
Frantic Search

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

Instant
Frantic Search (dmr) 51
Jace, Architect of Thought

+1: Until your next turn, whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn. −2: Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library in any order. −8: For each player, search that player's library for a nonland card and exile it, then that player shuffles. You may cast those cards without paying their mana costs.

Planeswalker
Jace, Architect of Thought (nec) 93
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

+1: Scry 1, then draw a card. −2: Return target creature to its owner's hand. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, counter that spell."

Planeswalker
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets (soi) 69
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy

Creature
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound (ori) 60Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound (ori) 60
Karn, Scion of Urza

+1: Reveal the top two cards of your library. An opponent chooses one of them. Put that card into your hand and exile the other with a silver counter on it. −1: Put a card you own with a silver counter on it from exile into your hand. −2: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control."

Planeswalker
Karn, Scion of Urza (dom) 1
Manifold Insights

Reveal the top ten cards of your library. Starting with the next opponent in turn order, each opponent chooses a different nonland card from among them. Put the chosen cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Sorcery
Manifold Insights (cm2) 44
Steady Progress

Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Draw a card.

Instant
Steady Progress (plst) MM2-58
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
Teferi, Temporal Archmage

+1: 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. −1: Untap up to four target permanents. −10: You get an emblem with "You may activate loyalty abilities of planeswalkers you control on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant." Teferi, Temporal Archmage can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Teferi, Temporal Archmage (plst) C14-19
Tezzeret's Gambit

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Draw two cards, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Sorcery
Tezzeret's Gambit (ncc) 235
Theft of Dreams

Draw a card for each tapped creature target opponent controls.

Sorcery
Theft of Dreams (p02) 55

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Mana Acceleration

Qty: 7 Price: $22.30
Basalt Monolith

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. {3}: Untap this artifact.

Artifact
Basalt Monolith (2xm) 232
Chandra, Torch of Defiance

+1: Exile the top card of your library. You may cast that card. If you don't, Chandra deals 2 damage to each opponent. +1: Add {R}{R}. −3: Chandra deals 4 damage to target creature. −7: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, this emblem deals 5 damage to any target."

Planeswalker
Chandra, Torch of Defiance (kld) 110
Izzet Locket

{T}: Add {U} or {R}. {U/R}{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

Artifact
Izzet Locket (c19) 215
Jaya Ballard

+1: Add {R}{R}{R}. Spend this mana only to cast instant or sorcery spells. +1: Discard up to three cards, then draw that many cards. −8: You get an emblem with "You may cast instant and sorcery spells from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead."

Planeswalker
Jaya Ballard (c21) 175
Koth of the Hammer

+1: Untap target Mountain. It becomes a 4/4 red Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land. −2: Add {R} for each Mountain you control. −5: You get an emblem with "Mountains you control have '{T}: This land deals 1 damage to any target.'"

Planeswalker
Koth of the Hammer (ddi) 44
Mana Geyser

Add {R} for each tapped land your opponents control.

Sorcery
Mana Geyser (scd) 151
Seething Song

Add {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}.

Instant
Seething Song (c21) 179

Mana Acceleration

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Commanders

Qty: 2 Price: $1.98
Rowan Kenrith

+2: During target player's next turn, each creature that player controls attacks if able. −2: Rowan Kenrith deals 3 damage to each tapped creature target player controls. −8: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you activate an ability that isn't a mana ability, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy." Partner with Will Kenrith Rowan Kenrith can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Rowan Kenrith (clb) 805
Will Kenrith

+2: Until your next turn, up to two target creatures each have base power and toughness 0/3 and lose all abilities. −2: Target player draws two cards. Until your next turn, instant, sorcery, and planeswalker spells that player casts cost {2} less to cast. −8: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy." Partner with Rowan Kenrith Will Kenrith can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Will Kenrith (clb) 738

Commanders

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Mass Removal

Qty: 6 Price: $53.24
Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Instant
Aetherize (scd) 42
Aetherspouts

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

Instant
Aetherspouts (mic) 97
Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (scd) 124
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
Earthquake

Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.

Sorcery
Earthquake (cm2) 95
Thing in the Ice

Creature
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror (soi) 92Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror (soi) 92

Mass Removal

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Copy & Recursion

Qty: 4 Price: $3.42
Call to Mind

Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Call to Mind (c14) 101
Chandra, the Firebrand

+1: Chandra deals 1 damage to any target. −2: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. −6: Chandra deals 6 damage to each of up to six targets.

Planeswalker
Chandra, the Firebrand (m13) 123
Mind's Desire

Shuffle your library. Then exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Sorcery
Mind's Desire (c21) 123
Thousand-Year Storm

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each other instant and sorcery spell you've cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.

Enchantment
Thousand-Year Storm (2x2) 286

Copy & Recursion

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Other

Qty: 8 Price: $34.34
Aetherflux Reservoir

Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn. Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.

Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
Deepglow Skate

When this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.

Creature
Deepglow Skate (2xm) 48
Docent of Perfection

Creature
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (emn) 56Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (emn) 56
Guttersnipe

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Guttersnipe (scd) 145
Ignite Memories

Target player reveals a card at random from their hand. Ignite Memories deals damage to that player equal to that card's mana value. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Sorcery
Ignite Memories (tsp) 164
Inexorable Tide

Whenever you cast a spell, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Enchantment
Inexorable Tide (mm2) 49
Reins of Power

Untap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn.

Instant
Reins of Power (clb) 734
Saheeli Rai

+1: Scry 1. Saheeli Rai deals 1 damage to each opponent. −2: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. That token gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. −7: Search your library for up to three artifact cards with different names, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Planeswalker
Saheeli Rai (plst) KLD-186

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Cost Reduction

Qty: 8 Price: $39.65
Baral, Chief of Compliance

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Baral, Chief of Compliance (aer) 28
Curious Homunculus

Creature
Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader (emn) 54Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader (emn) 54
Goblin Electromancer

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Goblin Electromancer (ncc) 341
Jace's Sanctum

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1.

Enchantment
Jace's Sanctum (c19) 88
Primal Amulet

Artifact
Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (xln) 243Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (xln) 243
Ruby Medallion

Red spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Ruby Medallion (cm2) 212
Saheeli, the Gifted

+1: Create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token. +1: The next spell you cast this turn has affinity for artifacts. (It costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control as you cast it.) −7: For each artifact you control, create a token that's a copy of it. Those tokens gain haste. Exile those tokens at the beginning of the next end step. Saheeli, the Gifted can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Saheeli, the Gifted (c18) 44
Sapphire Medallion

Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (plst) TMP-306

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Removal

Qty: 17 Price: $22.68
Abrade

Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Abrade (scd) 122
Chaos Warp

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

Instant
Chaos Warp (moc) 273
Collective Defiance

Escalate {1} (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.) Choose one or more — • Target player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards. • Collective Defiance deals 4 damage to target creature. • Collective Defiance deals 3 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Sorcery
Collective Defiance (emn) 123
Commit

Instant
Commit // Memory (ncc) 216
Domineering Will

Target player gains control of up to three target nonattacking creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They block this turn if able.

Instant
Domineering Will (clb) 719
Grapeshot

Grapeshot deals 1 damage to any target. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Sorcery
Grapeshot (dmr) 125
Jace, the Living Guildpact

+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard. −3: Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. −8: Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You draw seven cards.

Planeswalker
Jace, the Living Guildpact (m15) 62
Political Trickery

Exchange control of target land you control and target land an opponent controls. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Sorcery
Political Trickery (mir) 81
Ral Zarek

+1: Tap target permanent, then untap another target permanent. −2: Ral Zarek deals 3 damage to any target. −7: Flip five coins. Take an extra turn after this one for each coin that comes up heads.

Planeswalker
Ral Zarek (plst) DGM-94
Ral, Izzet Viceroy

+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard. −3: Ral deals damage to target creature equal to the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this emblem deals 4 damage to any target and you draw two cards."

Planeswalker
Ral, Izzet Viceroy (grn) 195
Rewind

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

Instant
Rewind (m21) 63
Snap

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

Instant
Snap (dmr) 66
Supreme Will

Choose one — • Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. • Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Instant
Supreme Will (cmr) 102
Temporal Fissure

Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Sorcery
Temporal Fissure (plst) DDS-12
Unwind

Counter target noncreature spell. Untap up to three lands.

Instant
Unwind (dom) 72
Volcanic Offering

Destroy target nonbasic land you don't control and target nonbasic land of an opponent's choice you don't control. Volcanic Offering deals 7 damage to target creature you don't control and 7 damage to target creature of an opponent's choice you don't control.

Instant
Volcanic Offering (cm2) 126
Volt Charge

Volt Charge deals 3 damage to any target. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Instant
Volt Charge (one) 155

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Land

Qty: 33 Price: $26.79
Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land
Ash Barrens (j22) 809
Blasted Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Blasted Landscape (plst) CM2-238
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
Forgotten Cave

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

Land
Forgotten Cave (onc) 153
Great Furnace

{T}: Add {R}.

Artifact Land
Great Furnace (brc) 187
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
Isolated Watchtower

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Scry 1, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If a basic land card is revealed this way, put it onto the battlefield tapped. Activate only if an opponent controls at least two more lands than you.

Land
Isolated Watchtower (c18) 59
Izzet Boilerworks

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Land
Izzet Boilerworks (brc) 188
Lonely Sandbar

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

Land
Lonely Sandbar (c21) 298
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (mom) 280
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196

Land

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19 mana - 19 cards
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28 mana - 21 cards
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