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The archimandrite
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Est deck cost: $256.78
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Commander

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The Archimandrite

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4. Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained. Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.

Creature
The Archimandrite (brc) 26

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Draw

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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
Deliberate

Scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
Elsha of the Infinite

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

Creature
Elsha of the Infinite (2x2) 208
Ever-Watching Threshold

Whenever an opponent attacks, if they attacked you and/or a planeswalker you control, draw a card.

Enchantment
Ever-Watching Threshold (scd) 50
Inspired Ultimatum

Target player gains 5 life, Inspired Ultimatum deals 5 damage to any target, then you draw five cards.

Sorcery
Inspired Ultimatum (iko) 191
Jeskai Ascendancy

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Enchantment
Jeskai Ascendancy (2x2) 231
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire

When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters, if you cast it, draw five cards. You have no maximum hand size and don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. Whenever you gain life, draw that many cards. Whenever you lose life, discard that many cards. Then if you have no cards in hand, you lose the game.

Artifact
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire (dsk) 64
Sphinx's Revelation

You gain X life and draw X cards.

Instant
Sphinx's Revelation (rvr) 228
The Magic Mirror

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard. You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror, then draw a card for each knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror.

Artifact
The Magic Mirror (eld) 51
Well of Lost Dreams

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {X}, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.

Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (ltc) 291
Whirlwind of Thought

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, draw a card.

Enchantment
Whirlwind of Thought (moc) 344

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Lifegain

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Angel's Mercy

You gain 7 life.

Instant
Angel's Mercy (m13) 3
Beacon of Immortality

Double target player's life total. Shuffle Beacon of Immortality into its owner's library.

Instant
Beacon of Immortality (plst) E02-1
Congregate

Target player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield.

Instant
Congregate (dmr) 4
Healing Salve

Choose one — • Target player gains 3 life. • Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

Instant
Healing Salve (dvd) 14
Ivory Tower

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

Artifact
Ivory Tower (4ed) 328
Oji, the Exquisite Blade

When Oji enters, you gain 2 life and scry 2. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Oji, the Exquisite Blade (clb) 290
Renewed Faith

You gain 6 life. Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may gain 2 life.

Instant
Renewed Faith (dmr) 23
Revitalize

You gain 3 life. Draw a card.

Instant
Revitalize (j25) 244
Reviving Dose

You gain 3 life. Draw a card.

Instant
Reviving Dose (plst) CN2-97
Rhox Faithmender

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.

Creature
Rhox Faithmender (j25) 245
Seeker of the Way

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

Creature
Seeker of the Way (2x2) 28
Soothing Balm

Target player gains 5 life.

Instant
Soothing Balm (mmq) 48
Soul's Grace

You gain life equal to target creature's power.

Instant
Soul's Grace (ala) 28
Student of Ojutai

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you gain 2 life.

Creature
Student of Ojutai (ima) 33
Union of the Third Path

Draw a card, then you gain life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

Instant
Union of the Third Path (bro) 31

Lifegain

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Recursion

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Magnanimous Magistrate

This creature enters with five reprieve counters on it. Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, if its mana value was 1 or greater, you may remove that many reprieve counters from this creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Magnanimous Magistrate (j22) 7
Pinnacle Monk

Creature
Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak (mh3) 246Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak (mh3) 246

Recursion

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Untap

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Drumbellower

Flying Untap all creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Creature
Drumbellower (nec) 6

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Anthem

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True Conviction

Creatures you control have double strike and lifelink.

Enchantment
True Conviction (scd) 38

Anthem

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Finisher

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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
Flying Crane Technique

Untap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn.

Instant
Flying Crane Technique (ktk) 176

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Protection

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Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.

Creature
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker (j22) 215
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant

Creature
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence (plst) SOK-27

Protection

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Removal

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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 (dsc) 160
Heliod's Intervention

Choose one — • Destroy X target artifacts and/or enchantments. • Target player gains twice X life.

Instant
Heliod's Intervention (otc) 81
Hindering Light

Counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control. Draw a card.

Instant
Hindering Light (ala) 173
Hurloon Battle Hymn

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Hurloon Battle Hymn deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was kicked, you gain 4 life.

Instant
Hurloon Battle Hymn (dmu) 131
Lantern Flare

Cleave {X}{R}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Lantern Flare deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life. [X is the number of creatures you control.]

Instant
Lantern Flare (vow) 23
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68
Ojutai's Command

Choose two — • Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. • You gain 4 life. • Counter target creature spell. • Draw a card.

Instant
Ojutai's Command (dtk) 227
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 (mb2) 15
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (dsc) 106
Warleader's Helix

Warleader's Helix deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.

Instant
Warleader's Helix (uma) 210

Removal

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Instant

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Life Burst

Target player gains 4 life, then gains 4 life for each card named Life Burst in each graveyard.

Instant
Life Burst (ody) 30
Recuperate

Choose one — • You gain 6 life. • Prevent the next 6 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

Instant
Recuperate (scg) 21

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Pump

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Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {R/W}{R/W}. If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Creature
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest (plst) FRF-52
Take Heart

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature you control.

Instant
Take Heart (jmp) 134

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Tokens

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Monastery Mentor

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Creature
Monastery Mentor (mom) 28

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Creature

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Dragon-Style Twins

Double strike Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Dragon-Style Twins (ktk) 108
Elusive Spellfist

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Elusive Spellfist (ima) 54
Jeskai Sage

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) When this creature dies, draw a card.

Creature
Jeskai Sage (plst) FRF-38
Mantis Rider

Flying, vigilance, haste

Creature
Mantis Rider (plst) KTK-184
Monastery Swiftspear

Haste Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Monastery Swiftspear (bro) 144
Narset, Enlightened Master

First strike, hexproof Whenever Narset attacks, exile the top four cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may cast noncreature spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

Creature
Narset, Enlightened Master (cmm) 931

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Land

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Cascade Bluffs

{T}: Add {C}. {U/R}, {T}: Add {U}{U}, {U}{R}, or {R}{R}.

Land
Cascade Bluffs (blc) 297
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (dsc) 96
Exotic Orchard

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

Land
Exotic Orchard (dsc) 275
Fabled Passage

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.

Land
Fabled Passage (blb) 252
Flooded Strand

{T}, 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
Frostboil Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Frostboil Snarl (otc) 298
Furycalm Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Furycalm Snarl (mkc) 263
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dft) 280
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (dft) 287
Mystic Gate

{T}: Add {C}. {W/U}, {T}: Add {W}{W}, {W}{U}, or {U}{U}.

Land
Mystic Gate (cmm) 1013
Mystic Monastery

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.

Land
Mystic Monastery (blc) 318
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (blc) 322
Perilous Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Island, Mountain, or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {U}{R}{W} ({U}{R}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Perilous Landscape (mh3) 223
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dft) 279
Port Town

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

Land
Port Town (who) 294
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (blc) 323
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Rugged Prairie

{T}: Add {C}. {R/W}, {T}: Add {R}{R}, {R}{W}, or {W}{W}.

Land
Rugged Prairie (blc) 327
Swiftwater Cliffs

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Swiftwater Cliffs (mom) 273
Temple of Enlightenment

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (dsc) 308
Temple of Epiphany

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Epiphany (blc) 340
Temple of Triumph

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Temple of Triumph (blc) 344
Three Tree City

As Three Tree City enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to the number of creatures you control of the chosen type.

Land
Three Tree City (blb) 260
Wind-Scarred Crag

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Wind-Scarred Crag (ltc) 344

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (dsc) 92
Dazzling Theater

Enchantment
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room (dsk) 3
Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
Herald's Horn

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (lcc) 304
Narset of the Ancient Way

+1: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell. −2: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker. −6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."

Planeswalker
Narset of the Ancient Way (cmm) 930
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (dsc) 94

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Tutor

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Imperial Recruiter

When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Imperial Recruiter (mh2) 281

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Sideboard

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Abbot of Keral Keep

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) When this creature enters, exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card.

Creature
Abbot of Keral Keep (2x2) 100
Deadly Riposte

Deadly Riposte deals 3 damage to target tapped creature and you gain 2 life.

Instant
Deadly Riposte (j25) 185
Dovin's Acuity

When this enchantment enters, you gain 2 life and draw a card. Whenever you cast an instant spell during your main phase, you may return this enchantment to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Dovin's Acuity (rna) 168
Fellwar Stone

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

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (dsc) 245
Half-Elf Monk

Vigilance Stunning Strike — {1}{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

Creature
Half-Elf Monk (afr) 19
Jeskai Student

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Jeskai Student (ktk) 14
Lotus Path Djinn

Flying Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Lotus Path Djinn (frf) 39
Mangara, the Diplomat

Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

Creature
Mangara, the Diplomat (blc) 145
Narset, Parter of Veils

Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn. −2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Planeswalker
Narset, Parter of Veils (cmm) 853
Offering to Asha

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}. You gain 4 life.

Instant
Offering to Asha (arb) 9
Opt

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (j25) 339
Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury

When Phlage enters, sacrifice it unless it escaped. Whenever Phlage enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life. Escape—{R}{R}{W}{W}, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)

Creature
Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (mh3) 197
Pristine Talisman

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

Artifact
Pristine Talisman (ltc) 283
Skywise Teachings

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, create a 2/2 blue Djinn Monk creature token with flying.

Enchantment
Skywise Teachings (ima) 73
Sphinx's Insight

Draw two cards. Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, you gain 2 life.

Instant
Sphinx's Insight (rna) 209
Talisman of Conviction

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (pip) 243
Talisman of Creativity

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {R}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (pip) 244
Talisman of Progress

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Progress (pip) 249
Thrill of Possibility

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.

Instant
Thrill of Possibility (ltc) 229
Tolarian Geyser

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you gain 3 life.

Sorcery
Tolarian Geyser (dmu) 71
Venerable Monk

When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.

Creature
Venerable Monk (dvd) 5
Wandering Champion

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, if you control a blue or red permanent, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Wandering Champion (plst) UMA-42
Whirlwind Adept

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Whirlwind Adept (uma) 82
Whitesun's Passage

You gain 5 life.

Instant
Whitesun's Passage (som) 27

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Deck Info

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50 pips - 43 cards
24 mana - 20 cards
25 pips - 21 cards
26 mana - 22 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
20 pips - 16 cards
23 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
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8 mana - 7 cards
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