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Commander
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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $39.99
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, Nekusar deals 1 damage to that player.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Zombie
Nekusar, the Mindrazer (sld) 2184

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Artifact

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Mindcrank
Whenever an opponent loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Artifact
Mindcrank (sld) 2186

Artifact

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Burn

Qty: 3 Price: $59.47
Razorkin Needlehead
This creature has first strike during your turn.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, this creature deals 1 damage to them.
Creature - Human Assassin
Razorkin Needlehead (dsk) 347
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
, Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Solphim. (
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus (one) 150
Underworld Dreams
Whenever an opponent draws a card, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that player.
Enchantment
Underworld Dreams (10e) 184

Burn

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Copy

Qty: 2 Price: $11.48
Harmonic Prodigy
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a triggered ability of a Shaman or another Wizard you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
Creature - Human Wizard
Harmonic Prodigy (mh2) 132
Reverberate
Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Instant
Reverberate (m12) 152

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Counters

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Consign to Memory
Replicate
(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target triggered ability or colorless spell.
Instant
Consign to Memory (mh3) 54
Daze
You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Daze (sld) 1934
Flusterstorm
Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays
.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Instant
Flusterstorm (plst) CMD-46
Force of Negation
If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Instant
Force of Negation (2x2) 50
Mana Leak
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Mana Leak (mm2) 50

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Creature

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Scrawling Crawler
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player loses 1 life.
Creature Artifact - Construct Phyrexian
Scrawling Crawler (fdn) 486

Creature

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Discard

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Dark Deal
Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.
Sorcery
Dark Deal (frf) 66

Discard

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Drain

Qty: 1 Price: $24.99
Bloodchief Ascension
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, if this enchantment has three or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 2 life. If you do, you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Bloodchief Ascension (tle) 23

Drain

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Draw

Qty: 21 Price: $2004.80
Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (war) 79
Burning Inquiry
Each player draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.
Sorcery
Burning Inquiry (plst) M10-128
Change of Fortune
Discard your hand, then draw a card for each card you've discarded this turn.
Sorcery
Change of Fortune (vow) 150
Curiosity
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
Enchantment - Aura
Curiosity (wot) 17
Echo of Eons
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Echo of Eons (mh1) 46
Font of Mythos
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws two additional cards.
Artifact
Font of Mythos (plst) CON-136
Horn of Greed
Whenever a player plays a land, that player draws a card.
Artifact
Horn of Greed (sth) 135
Howling Mine
At the beginning of each player's draw step, if this artifact is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
Artifact
Howling Mine (3ed) 251
Jace's Archivist
,
: Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Creature - Wizard Vedalken
Jace's Archivist (m12) 59
Molten Psyche
Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, Molten Psyche deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of cards that player has drawn this turn.
Sorcery
Molten Psyche (plst) SOM-98
Mystic Remora
Cumulative upkeep
(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.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.
Enchantment
Mystic Remora (ice) 87
Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (sld) 1937
Reforge the Soul
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Miracle
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Sorcery
Reforge the Soul (inr) 167
Rhystic Study
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.
Enchantment
Rhystic Study (pcy) 45
Teferi's Puzzle Box
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player puts the cards in their hand on the bottom of their library in any order, then draws that many cards.
Artifact
Teferi's Puzzle Box (vis) 156
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
The One Ring (ltr) 748
Time Spiral
Exile Time Spiral. Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. You untap up to six lands.
Sorcery
Time Spiral (usg) 103
Wheel and Deal
Any number of target opponents each discard their hands, then draw seven cards.
Draw a card.
Instant
Wheel and Deal (sld) 1262
Wheel of Fortune
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Sorcery
Wheel of Fortune (3ed) 185
Windfall
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Sorcery
Windfall (otc) 123
Winds of Change
Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
Sorcery
Winds of Change (sld) 1128

Draw

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Instant

Qty: 1 Price: $1.49
Mana Sculpt
Counter target spell. If you control a Wizard, add an amount of
equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell at the beginning of your next main phase.
Instant
Mana Sculpt (sos) 57

Instant

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Land

Qty: 32 Price: $791.88
Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (spg) 109
Blazemire Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Swamp or a Mountain.
Land
Blazemire Verge (dsk) 256
Blood Crypt
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Swamp Mountain
Blood Crypt (unf) 279
Bloodstained Mire
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Bloodstained Mire (mh3) 463
City of Brass
Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add one mana of any color.
Land
City of Brass (2x2) 403
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (sld) 1697
Drowned Catacomb
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp.
: Add
or
.
Land
Drowned Catacomb (who) 1083
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 220
Gemstone Caverns
If this card is in your opening hand and you're not the starting player, you may begin the game with Gemstone Caverns on the battlefield with a luck counter on it. If you do, exile a card from your hand.
: Add
. If Gemstone Caverns has a luck counter on it, instead add one mana of any color.
Legendary Land
Gemstone Caverns (tsr) 280
Gloomlake Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control an Island or a Swamp.
Land
Gloomlake Verge (pdsk) 260s
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (one) 366
Luxury Suite
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Luxury Suite (clb) 602
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (one) 368
Polluted Delta
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Polluted Delta (mh3) 356
Shivan Reef
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Shivan Reef (eoc) 179
Steam Vents
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Mountain
Steam Vents (unf) 283
Sulfur Falls
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sulfur Falls (eoc) 184
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (one) 367
Training Center
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Training Center (cmr) 358
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Verdant Catacombs (mh2) 260
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (unf) 278
Wooded Foothills
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Wooded Foothills (mh3) 236

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Lifegain

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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (dmu) 290

Lifegain

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Pingers

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Kederekt Parasite
Whenever an opponent draws a card, if you control a red permanent, you may have this creature deal 1 damage to that player.
Creature - Horror
Kederekt Parasite (dsc) 144

Pingers

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Protection

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Deflecting Swat
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Instant
Deflecting Swat (cmm) 698

Protection

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (cmm) 653
Cabal Ritual
Add
.
Threshold — Add
instead if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Instant
Cabal Ritual (tor) 51
Chrome Mox
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile a nonartifact, nonland card from your hand.
: Add one mana of any of the exiled card's colors.
Artifact
Chrome Mox (slc) 2003
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (ice) 120
Jeska's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Add
for each card in target opponent's hand.
• Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.
Sorcery
Jeska's Will (cmr) 187
Lotus Petal
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Lotus Petal (tmp) 294
Mana Vault
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay
. If you do, untap this artifact.
At the beginning of your draw step, if this artifact is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add
.
Artifact
Mana Vault (5ed) 388
Mox Amber
: Add one mana of any color among legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control.
Legendary Artifact
Mox Amber (brr) 35
Mox Opal
Metalcraft —
: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Legendary Artifact
Mox Opal (som) 179
Nightscape Familiar
Blue spells and red spells you cast cost
less to cast.
: Regenerate this creature.
Creature - Zombie
Nightscape Familiar (dmr) 94
Rite of Flame
Add
, then add
for each card named Rite of Flame in each graveyard.
Sorcery
Rite of Flame (csp) 96
Seething Song
Add
.
Instant
Seething Song (c21) 179
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 703

Ramp

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Removal

Qty: 11 Price: $362.89
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (fdn) 311
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (sld) 1933
Cyclonic Rift
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Instant
Cyclonic Rift (2xm) 47
Deadly Rollick
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Exile target creature.
Instant
Deadly Rollick (sld) 1754
Disallow
Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Instant
Disallow (aer) 31
Fierce Guardianship
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Fierce Guardianship (c20) 35
Mana Drain
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of
equal to that spell's mana value.
Instant
Mana Drain (cmr) 80
Orcish Bowmasters
Flash
When this creature enters and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, this creature deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.
Creature - Archer Orc
Orcish Bowmasters (ltr) 433
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 (gtc) 44
Red Elemental Blast
Choose one —
• Counter target blue spell.
• Destroy target blue permanent.
Instant
Red Elemental Blast (a25) 147
Refute
Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.
Instant
Refute (fdn) 313

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Tutor

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Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (2ed) 105
Grim Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
Sorcery
Grim Tutor (m21) 103
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) 289
Vampiric Tutor
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Vampiric Tutor (vis) 72

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Deck Info

Deck stats

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0 mana - 9 cards
33 pips - 24 cards
20 mana - 20 cards
22 pips - 16 cards
30 mana - 21 cards
21 pips - 16 cards
30 mana - 24 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 9 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
9 mana - 6 cards
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