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Battle Mage
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Est deck cost: $2293.00
Salt sum: 45.37
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Commander

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Zethi, Arcane Blademaster

Multikicker {W/U} When Zethi, Arcane Blademaster enters, exile up to X target instant cards from your graveyard, where X is the number of times Zethi was kicked. Put a kick counter on each of them. Whenever Zethi attacks, copy each exiled card you own with a kick counter on it. You may cast the copies.

Creature
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster (slx) 17

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Artifact

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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 (brr) 65
Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (ltc) 273
Azorius Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Artifact
Azorius Signet (dsc) 240
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (ltc) 408
Talisman of Progress

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

Artifact
Talisman of Progress (40k) 258
Winged Boots

Equipped creature has flying and ward {4}. (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Winged Boots (otc) 124

Artifact

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Burn

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Sentinel Tower

Whenever an instant or sorcery spell is cast during your turn, this artifact deals damage to any target equal to 1 plus the number of instant and sorcery spells cast before that spell this turn.

Artifact
Sentinel Tower (bbd) 79

Burn

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Creature

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Ledger Shredder

Flying Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, this creature connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Creature
Ledger Shredder (snc) 46

Creature

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Draw

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Archmage Emeritus

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

Creature
Archmage Emeritus (otc) 90
Archmage of Runes

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

Creature
Archmage of Runes (fdn) 304
Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainstorm (dsc) 113
Consider

Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) Draw a card.

Instant
Consider (ltc) 187
Frantic Search

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

Instant
Frantic Search (woc) 93
Vega, the Watcher

Flying Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, draw a card.

Creature
Vega, the Watcher (khm) 233

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Enchantment

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Curator's Ward

Enchant permanent Enchanted permanent has hexproof. When enchanted permanent leaves the battlefield, if it was historic, draw two cards. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Enchantment
Curator's Ward (dom) 49
Propaganda

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

Enchantment
Propaganda (afc) 91
Vesuvan Duplimancy

Whenever you cast a spell that targets only a single artifact or creature you control, create a token that's a copy of that artifact or creature, except it's not legendary.

Enchantment
Vesuvan Duplimancy (dmu) 73

Enchantment

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Finisher

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Octavia, Living Thesis

This spell costs {8} less to cast if you have eight or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard. Ward {8} Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.

Creature
Octavia, Living Thesis (otc) 103

Finisher

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Instant

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Absorb

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

Instant
Absorb (dmr) 443
Adamant Will

Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Adamant Will (vow) 1
Astral Steel

Target creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn. 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
Astral Steel (scg) 2
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (sld) 1933
Faithful Mending

You gain 2 life, draw two cards, then discard two cards. Flashback {1}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Faithful Mending (mid) 221
Fierce Guardianship

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Fierce Guardianship (cmm) 694
Final Showdown

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — All creatures lose all abilities until end of turn. + {1} — Choose a creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. + {3}{W}{W} — Destroy all creatures.

Instant
Final Showdown (otj) 11
Flawless Maneuver

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Flawless Maneuver (cmm) 24
Galadriel's Dismissal

Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.) Target creature phases out. If this spell was kicked, each creature target player controls phases out instead. (Treat phased-out creatures and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Instant
Galadriel's Dismissal (ltc) 500
High Tide

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.

Instant
High Tide (dmr) 54
Hindering Light

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

Instant
Hindering Light (ala) 173
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) 421
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 (ltc) 175
Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Instant
Pongify (otc) 106
Render Silent

Counter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn.

Instant
Render Silent (dgm) 96
Silundi Vision

Instant
Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle (znr) 80Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle (znr) 80
Slip Out the Back

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)

Instant
Slip Out the Back (clu) 99
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (slp) 20
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32
Zimone's Hypothesis

You may put a +1/+1 counter on a creature. Then choose odd or even. Return each creature with power of the chosen quality to its owner's hand. (Zero is even.)

Instant
Zimone's Hypothesis (dsc) 15

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Land

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Adarkar Wastes

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

Land
Adarkar Wastes (dmu) 243
Azorius Chancery

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

Land
Azorius Chancery (2x2) 318
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (pip) 259
Deserted Beach

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

Land
Deserted Beach (inr) 276
Glacial Fortress

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (pip) 266
Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rvr) 280
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mh2) 483
Meticulous Archive

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped. When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Land
Meticulous Archive (mkm) 264
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (eld) 247
Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Land
Nimbus Maze (ima) 242
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mh2) 481
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 (pip) 280
Skycloud Expanse

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Land
Skycloud Expanse (pip) 291
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 (pip) 304
Tranquil Cove

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

Land
Tranquil Cove (dft) 267

Land

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Protection

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Akroma's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn. • Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.

Instant
Akroma's Will (lcc) 125
Boon of Safety

Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Scry 1.

Instant
Boon of Safety (snc) 4
Fleeting Flight

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to it this turn.

Instant
Fleeting Flight (fdn) 13
Shelter

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Draw a card.

Instant
Shelter (cmm) 56
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258

Protection

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Pump

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Gandalf, White Rider

Vigilance Whenever you cast a spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. Scry 1. When Gandalf dies, you may put it into its owner's library fifth from the top.

Creature
Gandalf, White Rider (ltr) 290
Leonin Lightscribe

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Leonin Lightscribe (stx) 20
Show of Confidence

When you cast this spell, copy it for each other instant and sorcery spell you've cast this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies. Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains vigilance until end of turn.

Instant
Show of Confidence (stx) 28

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Ramp

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Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.

Creature
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (2x2) 221
Pearl Medallion

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

Artifact
Pearl Medallion (mh3) 294
Sapphire Medallion

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

Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296

Ramp

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Removal

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Azorius Charm

Choose one — • Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn. • Draw a card. • Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.

Instant
Azorius Charm (plst) IMA-192
Disenchant

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Disenchant (scd) 20
Hullbreaker Horror

Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Creature
Hullbreaker Horror (inr) 68
Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Instant
Mana Drain (2x2) 348
Niblis of Frost

Flying Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Niblis of Frost (c20) 120
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 (blc) 111
Snap

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

Instant
Snap (woc) 110
Supreme Verdict

This spell can't be countered. Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Supreme Verdict (2x2) 388
Time Wipe

Return a creature you control to its owner's hand, then destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Time Wipe (who) 829

Removal

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Tokens

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Deekah, Fractal Theorist

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is that spell's mana value. {3}{U}: Target creature token can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Deekah, Fractal Theorist (c21) 26
Docent of Perfection

Creature
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (inr) 62Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (inr) 62
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 (otc) 116
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight

Flying Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Creature
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight (dmu) 224

Tokens

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Tutor

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Spellseeker

When this creature enters, 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 (cmm) 120

Tutor

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Maybeboard

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Act of Heroism

Untap target creature. It gets +2/+2 until end of turn and can block an additional creature this turn.

Instant
Act of Heroism (a25) 1
Andúril, Flame of the West

Equipped creature gets +3/+1. Whenever equipped creature attacks, create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. If that creature is legendary, instead create two of those tokens that are tapped and attacking. Equip {2}

Artifact
Andúril, Flame of the West (ltr) 236
Archangel of Tithes

Flying As long as this creature is untapped, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures. As long as this creature is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

Creature
Archangel of Tithes (otj) 2
Bovine Intervention

Destroy target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 2/2 white Ox creature token.

Instant
Bovine Intervention (otj) 6
Cathars' Crusade

Whenever a creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Enchantment
Cathars' Crusade (inr) 17
Champion's Helm

Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Champion's Helm (pip) 228
Clever Lumimancer

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Creature
Clever Lumimancer (stx) 10
Crush Contraband

Choose one or both — • Exile target artifact. • Exile target enchantment.

Instant
Crush Contraband (pip) 158
Destroy Evil

Choose one — • Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater. • Destroy target enchantment.

Instant
Destroy Evil (j25) 189
Flowering of the White Tree

Legendary creatures you control get +2/+1 and have ward {1}. Nonlegendary creatures you control get +1/+1.

Enchantment
Flowering of the White Tree (ltr) 15
Forsake the Worldly

Exile target artifact or enchantment. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Forsake the Worldly (plst) AKH-13
Haughty Djinn

Flying Haughty Djinn's power is equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Haughty Djinn (otc) 99
Indestructibility

Enchant permanent Enchanted permanent has indestructible. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy that permanent. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)

Enchantment
Indestructibility (m14) 23
Join Forces

Untap up to two target creatures. They each get +2/+2 until end of turn.

Instant
Join Forces (dmu) 21
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener

Flying Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, choose one — • Exile another target creature you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. • Create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Creature
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener (fdn) 122
Leap

Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Draw a card.

Instant
Leap (plst) STH-35
Mabel's Mettle

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Up to one other target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Instant
Mabel's Mettle (blb) 21
Make Your Move

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant
Make Your Move (fdn) 143
Mental Note

Mill two cards. Draw a card.

Instant
Mental Note (plst) JUD-46
Mocking Sprite

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

Creature
Mocking Sprite (woe) 62
Murmuration

Birds you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance. At the beginning of your end step, for each spell you've cast this turn, create a 1/2 blue Bird creature token with flying named Storm Crow.

Enchantment
Murmuration (blc) 10
Murmuring Mystic

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 blue Bird Illusion creature token with flying.

Creature
Murmuring Mystic (j25) 107
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
Out Cold

This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.) Tap up to two target creatures and put a stun counter on each of them. Investigate. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Instant
Out Cold (mkm) 66
Rally the Monastery

This spell costs {2} less to cast if you've cast another spell this turn. Choose one — • Create two 1/1 white Monk creature tokens with prowess. • Up to two target creatures you control each get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant
Rally the Monastery (tdm) 19
Requisition Raid

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — Destroy target artifact. + {1} — Destroy target enchantment. + {1} — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls.

Sorcery
Requisition Raid (otj) 26
Ring of Evos Isle

{2}: Equipped creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's blue. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Ring of Evos Isle (m13) 211
Sejiri Shelter

Instant
Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier (znr) 37Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier (znr) 37
Selfless Spirit

Flying Sacrifice this creature: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Selfless Spirit (blc) 153
Shadow Rift

Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Draw a card.

Instant
Shadow Rift (plst) TMP-86
Shark Typhoon

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create an X/X blue Shark creature token with flying, where X is that spell's mana value. Cycling {X}{1}{U} ({X}{1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create an X/X blue Shark creature token with flying.

Enchantment
Shark Typhoon (dsc) 127
Sink into Stupor

Instant
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241
Sphinx's Revelation

You gain X life and draw X cards.

Instant
Sphinx's Revelation (rvr) 228
Stall for Time

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Tap up to two target creatures. If this spell was kicked, put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Draw a card.

Instant
Stall for Time (dmu) 34
Stir the Pride

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life." Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Instant
Stir the Pride (plst) DST-16
Stroke of Midnight

Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Instant
Stroke of Midnight (woe) 33
Take Up the Shield

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Take Up the Shield (j25) 270
Thought Scour

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

Instant
Thought Scour (2x2) 65
True Conviction

Creatures you control have double strike and lifelink.

Enchantment
True Conviction (scd) 38
Windrider Wizard

Flying Whenever you cast an instant, sorcery, or Wizard spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Windrider Wizard (cmm) 134
Wizards of Thay

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Creature
Wizards of Thay (clb) 105

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Deck Info

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29 pips - 27 cards
24 mana - 24 cards
52 pips - 39 cards
32 mana - 32 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
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6 mana - 5 cards
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