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Underdog's Corner — Naban, Dean of Iteration - Wizarding 101 with the Dean
Deck Size: 97
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Est deck cost: $388.13
Salt Sum: 55.73
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $0.49
Naban, Dean of Iteration

If a Wizard entering the battlefield under your control causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Creature
Naban, Dean of Iteration (dom) 58
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 12Price: $117.18
Caged Sun

As Caged Sun enters the battlefield, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1. Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add one additional mana of that color.

Artifact
Caged Sun (plst) CM2-178
1
Cloudstone Curio

Whenever a nonartifact permanent enters the battlefield under your control, you may return another permanent you control that shares a permanent type with it to its owner's hand.

Artifact
Cloudstone Curio (rav) 257
1
Coldsteel Heart

Coldsteel Heart enters the battlefield tapped. As Coldsteel Heart enters the battlefield, choose a color. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Coldsteel Heart (j22) 94
1
Cryptic Gateway

Tap two untapped creatures you control: You may put a creature card from your hand that shares a creature type with each creature tapped this way onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Cryptic Gateway (dmr) 218
1
Crystal Shard

{3}, {T} or {U}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.

Artifact
Crystal Shard (plst) MRD-159
1
Isochron Scepter

Imprint — When Isochron Scepter enters the battlefield, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Artifact
Isochron Scepter (plst) MRD-188
1
Mox Amber

{T}: Add one mana of any color among legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control.

Artifact
Mox Amber (dom) 224
1
Panharmonicon

If an artifact or creature entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Artifact
Panharmonicon (j22) 788
1
Proteus Staff

{2}{U}, {T}: Put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library. That creature's controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. The player puts that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of their library in any order. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
Proteus Staff (mrd) 230
1
Relic of Progenitus

{T}: Target player exiles a card from their graveyard. {1}, Exile Relic of Progenitus: Exile all graveyards. Draw a card.

Artifact
Relic of Progenitus (brc) 157
1
Sapphire Medallion

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

Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (plst) TMP-306
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1

Creatures

Quantity: 22Price: $74.81
Archaeomancer

When Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Archaeomancer (plst) C17-81
1
Azami, Lady of Scrolls

Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Draw a card.

Creature
Azami, Lady of Scrolls (c17) 82
1
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
1
Champion of Wits

When Champion of Wits enters the battlefield, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards. Eternalize {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Naga Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Champion of Wits (ncc) 213
1
Deadeye Navigator

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "{1}{U}: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control."

Creature
Deadeye Navigator (mm3) 36
1
Galecaster Colossus

Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.

Creature
Galecaster Colossus (c17) 10
1
Master of Waves

Protection from red Elemental creatures you control get +1/+1. When Master of Waves enters the battlefield, create a number of 1/0 blue Elemental creature tokens equal to your devotion to blue. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)

Creature
Master of Waves (ddt) 1
1
Merchant of Secrets

When Merchant of Secrets enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Merchant of Secrets (c17) 87
1
Merfolk Trickster

Flash When Merfolk Trickster enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. It loses all abilities until end of turn.

Creature
Merfolk Trickster (dom) 56
1
Naru Meha, Master Wizard

Flash When Naru Meha, Master Wizard enters the battlefield, copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Other Wizards you control get +1/+1.

Creature
Naru Meha, Master Wizard (c21) 124
1
Sea Gate Oracle

When Sea Gate Oracle enters the battlefield, 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.

Creature
Sea Gate Oracle (khc) 43
1
Sigil Tracer

{1}{U}, Tap two untapped Wizards you control: Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Creature
Sigil Tracer (mor) 49
1
Snapcaster Mage

Flash When Snapcaster Mage enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Creature
Snapcaster Mage (plst) ISD-78
1
Spellseeker

When Spellseeker enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an instant or sorcery card with mana value 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Spellseeker (bbd) 41
1
Spellstutter Sprite

Flash Flying When Spellstutter Sprite enters the battlefield, counter target spell with mana value X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

Creature
Spellstutter Sprite (j22) 65
1
Stonybrook Banneret

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Merfolk spells and Wizard spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Stonybrook Banneret (plst) MOR-51
1
Stunt Double

Flash You may have Stunt Double enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

Creature
Stunt Double (plst) CN2-38
1
Talrand, Sky Summoner

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Creature
Talrand, Sky Summoner (2x2) 64
1
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Flash Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have flash. Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.

Creature
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir (tsr) 91
1
Trinket Mage

When Trinket Mage enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Trinket Mage (plst) DDU-41
1
Trophy Mage

When Trophy Mage enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Trophy Mage (ddu) 42
1
Venser, Shaper Savant

Flash When Venser, Shaper Savant enters the battlefield, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.

Creature
Venser, Shaper Savant (2x2) 66
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 4Price: $20.97
Equilibrium

Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, return target creature to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Equilibrium (7ed) 71★
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
Metallurgic Summonings

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create an X/X colorless Construct artifact creature token, where X is that spell's mana value. {3}{U}{U}, Exile Metallurgic Summonings: Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only if you control six or more artifacts.

Enchantment
Metallurgic Summonings (c21) 122
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

Instants

Quantity: 17Price: $91.73
Cackling Counterpart

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Cackling Counterpart (mm3) 32
1
Commit

Instant
Commit // Memory (ncc) 216
1
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (dmr) 45
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 (2xm) 47
1
Delay

Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)

Instant
Delay (tsr) 61
1
Disallow

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Instant
Disallow (aer) 31
1
Dramatic Reversal

Untap all nonland permanents you control.

Instant
Dramatic Reversal (kld) 44
1
Evacuation

Return all creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Evacuation (c16) 91
1
Impulse

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
Impulse (dmr) 56
1
Memory Lapse

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.

Instant
Memory Lapse (plst) EMA-60
1
Mystic Confluence

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. • Return target creature to its owner's hand. • Draw a card.

Instant
Mystic Confluence (ncc) 227
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
Paradoxical Outcome

Return any number of target nonland, nontoken permanents you control to their owners' hands. Draw a card for each card returned to your hand this way.

Instant
Paradoxical Outcome (kld) 60
1
Pull from Tomorrow

Draw X cards, then discard a card.

Instant
Pull from Tomorrow (moc) 230
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 (moc) 231
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

Lands

Quantity: 36Price: $73.80
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
Halimar Depths

Halimar Depths enters the battlefield tapped. When Halimar Depths enters the battlefield, look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. {T}: Add {U}.

Land
Halimar Depths (afc) 244
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
28
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
Mirrorpool

Mirrorpool enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice Mirrorpool: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice Mirrorpool: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.

Land
Mirrorpool (plst) OGW-174
1
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Land
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (plst) THS-223
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
Riptide Laboratory

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

Land
Riptide Laboratory (mh2) 303
1
Soldevi Excavations

If Soldevi Excavations would enter the battlefield, sacrifice an untapped Island instead. If you do, put Soldevi Excavations onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard. {T}: Add {C}{U}. {1}, {T}: Scry 1.

Land
Soldevi Excavations (all) 143
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 5Price: $9.15
Baral's Expertise

Return up to three target artifacts and/or creatures to their owners' hands. You may cast a spell with mana value 4 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Baral's Expertise (aer) 29
1
Devastation Tide

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Sorcery
Devastation Tide (c18) 85
1
Recurring Insight

Draw cards equal to the number of cards in target opponent's hand. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Sorcery
Recurring Insight (roe) 82
1
Rite of Replication

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Sorcery
Rite of Replication (c21) 128
1
Whelming Wave

Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Sorcery
Whelming Wave (cmr) 409
1

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