The Second Doctor [Budget] • (Esper Commander deck) • Archidekt

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Commander

Qty: 2 Price: $1.78

The Second Doctor

Players have no maximum hand size.
How Civil of You — At the beginning of your end step, each player may draw a card. Each opponent who does can't attack you or permanents you control during their next turn.

Legendary Creature - Doctor Time Lord

$1.29 $1.58 $1.56

Vislor Turlough

Deal with the Black Guardian — When Vislor Turlough enters, you may have an opponent gain control of it. If you do, it's goaded for as long as they control it.
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Legendary Creature - Rogue

$0.49 $0.31 $0.20

Commander

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Artifact

Qty: 10 Price: $49.80

Arcane Signet

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact

$0.99 $0.77 $0.44

Crawlspace

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

Artifact

$9.99 $9.30 $8.02

Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact

$4.99 $4.30 $2.37

Dimir Signet

: Add

Artifact

$1.79 $1.28 $0.39

Norn's Annex

(

can be paid with either

or 2 life.)
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays

for each of those creatures.

Artifact

$5.99 $5.75 $5.25

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.79 $1.80 $1.38

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

no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip

(

: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact - Equipment

$4.49 $2.84 $1.90

Talisman of Progress

: Add

. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact

$0.79 $0.48 $0.31

Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add

Artifact

$4.99 $2.94 $2.64

Venser's Journal

You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.

Artifact - Book

$12.99 $9.05 $6.92

Artifact

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Creature

Qty: 27 Price: $112.35

Absolute Virtue

This spell can't be countered.
Flying
You have protection from each of your opponents. (You can't be dealt damage, enchanted, or targeted by anything controlled by your opponents.)

Legendary Creature - Warrior Avatar

$7.99 $5.61 $3.17

Archangel of Tithes

Flying
As long as this creature is untapped, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays

for each of those creatures.
As long as this creature is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays

for each of those creatures.

Creature - Angel

$6.99 $4.53 $2.63

Body of Knowledge

Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.

Creature - Avatar

$0.79 $0.28 $0.15

Breena, the Demagogue

Flying
Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, if that opponent has more life than another of your opponents, that attacking player draws a card and you put two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.

Legendary Creature - Bird Warlock

$2.29 $2.71 $1.08

Chasm Skulker

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature - Horror Squid

$0.79 $1.02 $0.31

Clone

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

Creature - Shapeshifter

$0.79 $0.67 $0.17

Eidolon of Rhetoric

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Creature Enchantment - Spirit

$3.49 $3.43 $2.44

Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer

: Put a bribery counter on target creature you don't control. Its controller draws a card.
Creatures with bribery counters on them can't attack or block.

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

$0.59 $0.61 $0.26

Kwain, Itinerant Meddler

: Each player may draw a card, then each player who drew a card this way gains 1 life.

Legendary Creature - Wizard Rabbit

$0.49 $0.36 $0.15

Laboratory Maniac

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.

Creature - Human Wizard

$2.79 $2.08 $0.83

Loran of the Third Path

Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.

: You and target opponent each draw a card.

Legendary Creature - Human Artificer

$7.99 $5.39 $5.00

Malleable Impostor

Flash
Flying
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature an opponent controls, except it's a Faerie Shapeshifter in addition to its other types and it has flying.

Creature - Faerie Shapeshifter

$8.99 $5.94 $5.57

Master of Ceremonies

At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent chooses money, friends, or secrets. For each player who chose money, you and that player each create a Treasure token. For each player who chose friends, you and that player each create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. For each player who chose secrets, you and that player each draw a card.

Creature - Druid Rhino

$24.99 $16.22 $14.94

Orzhov Advokist

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. If a player does, creatures that player controls can't attack you or planeswalkers you control until your next turn.

Creature - Human Advisor

$0.35 $0.22 $0.16

Queza, Augur of Agonies

Whenever you draw a card, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Legendary Creature - Advisor Octopus

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Shabraz, the Skyshark

Partner with Brallin, Skyshark Rider
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz and you gain 1 life.

: Target Human gains flying until end of turn.

Legendary Creature - Bird Shark

$18.99 $21.83 $11.40

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Defender
Sokrates has hexproof as long as it's untapped.
Sokratic Dialogue —

: Until end of turn, target creature gains "If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, prevent that damage. This creature's controller and that player each draw half that many cards, rounded down."

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor

$1.29 $1.16 $0.30

Solemn Simulacrum

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$0.59 $0.32 $0.15

Soul Warden

Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature - Human Cleric

$5.99 $3.69 $2.76

The Council of Four

Whenever a player draws their second card during their turn, you draw a card.
Whenever a player casts their second spell during their turn, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token.

Legendary Creature - Human Noble

$2.99 $3.12 $2.07

The Master, Mesmerist

: Target creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to The Master's power gains skulk until end of turn. Goad it. (A creature with skulk can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Whenever a creature with skulk deals combat damage to one of your opponents, put a +1/+1 counter on The Master and draw a card.

Legendary Creature - Rogue Time Lord

$0.49 $0.36 $0.15

Triskaidekaphile

You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly thirteen cards in your hand, you win the game.

: Draw a card.

Creature - Human Wizard

$1.79 $1.04 $0.45

Walking Archive

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player draws a card for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$3.49 $3.35 $2.68

Weeping Angel

Flash
First strike, vigilance
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this creature isn't a creature until end of turn.
If this creature would deal combat damage to a creature, prevent that damage and that creature's owner shuffles it into their library.

Creature Artifact - Angel Alien

$0.59 $0.36 $0.17

Windborn Muse

Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Creature - Spirit

$0.99 $0.81 $0.51

Yes Man, Personal Securitron

: Target opponent gains control of Yes Man. When they do, you draw two cards and put a quest counter on Yes Man. Activate only during your turn.
Wild Card — When Yes Man leaves the battlefield, its owner creates a tapped 1/1 white Soldier creature token for each quest counter on it.

Legendary Creature Artifact - Robot

$3.99 $1.93 $0.98

Zenith Chronicler

Whenever a player casts their first multicolored spell each turn, each other player draws a card.

Creature Artifact - Construct Phyrexian

$1.49 $0.64 $0.15

Creature

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Draw

Qty: 1 Price: $0.79

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.

Legendary Creature - Human Cleric

$0.79 $0.35 $0.23

Draw

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Enchantment

Qty: 8 Price: $31.42

Delaying Shield

If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay

Enchantment

$6.49 $6.46 $4.36

Mystic Barrier

When this enchantment enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, choose left or right.
Each player may attack only the nearest opponent in the last chosen direction and planeswalkers controlled by that opponent.

Enchantment

$0.99 $1.91 $0.59

Oath of Lieges

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who controls more lands than they do and is their opponent. The first player may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Enchantment

$7.49 $10.20 $8.13

Ominous Seas

Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on this enchantment.
Remove eight foreshadow counters from this enchantment: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$3.49 $5.67 $2.00

Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment

$4.49 $3.05 $1.90

Solitary Confinement

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you discard a card.
Skip your draw step.
You have shroud. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Enchantment

$0.69 $0.51 $0.23

Struggle for Project Purity

As this enchantment enters, choose Brotherhood or Enclave.
• Brotherhood — At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent draws a card. You draw a card for each card drawn this way.
• Enclave — Whenever a player attacks you with one or more creatures, that player gets twice that many rad counters.

Enchantment

$5.49 $3.78 $2.42

Well of Ideas

When this enchantment enters, draw two cards.
At the beginning of each other player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
At the beginning of your draw step, draw two additional cards.

Enchantment

$2.29 $2.33 $1.19

Enchantment

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Instant

Qty: 17 Price: $52.13

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

$5.49 $2.75 $2.54

Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant

$3.99 $1.86 $1.64

Baleful Mastery

You may pay

rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the

cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Instant

$3.49 $2.54 $2.30

Brainstorm

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

Instant

$2.79 $1.50 $1.56

Comeuppance

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage from a creature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to that creature. If damage from a noncreature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to the source's controller.

Instant

$5.99 $5.20 $5.72

Despark

Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.

Instant

$0.59 $0.39 $0.20

Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant

$5.49 $4.56 $3.08

Long River's Pull

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
Counter target creature spell. If the gift was promised, instead counter target spell.

Instant

$1.29 $0.31 $0.15

Memory Plunder

You may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost.

Instant

$2.49 $1.40 $1.15

Perch Protection

Gift an extra turn (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they take an extra turn after this one.)
Create four 2/2 blue Bird creature tokens with flying. If the gift was promised, all permanents you control phase out, and until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything.
Exile Perch Protection.

Instant

$4.99 $3.82 $3.54

Reverse the Polarity

Choose one —
• Counter all other spells.
• Switch each creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
• Creatures can't be blocked this turn.

Instant

$1.49 $0.51 $0.97

Sudden Substitution

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.

Instant

$6.99 $7.06 $5.69

Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant

$2.79 $1.73 $1.22

Union of the Third Path

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

Instant

$0.79 $0.20 $0.15

Vision Skeins

Each player draws two cards.

Instant

$0.49 $0.75 $0.17

Void Rend

This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent.

Instant

$1.99 $1.00 $0.26

Words of Wisdom

You draw two cards, then each other player draws a card.

Instant

$0.99 $0.78 $0.48

Instant

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Land

Qty: 35 Price: $24.91

Arcane Sanctum

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, or

Land

$0.99 $0.39 $0.33

Caves of Koilos

: Add

. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land

$0.99 $0.86 $0.61

Command Tower

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land

$0.79 $0.23 $0.19

Exotic Orchard

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

Land

$0.49 $0.35 $0.15

Glacial Fortress

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.32 $0.18

Island

(

: Add

Basic Land - Island

$0.49 $0.23 $0.15

Isolated Chapel

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.37 $0.25

Plains

(

: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $0.16 $0.15

Prairie Stream

(

: Add

.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land - Plains Island

$0.49 $0.24 $0.15

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add

Land

$6.49 $4.51 $4.04

Rogue's Passage

: Add

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land

$0.99 $0.96 $0.46

Swamp

(

: Add

Basic Land - Swamp

$0.49 $0.21 $0.15

Temple of the False God

: Add

. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Land

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Protection

Qty: 1 Price: $1.79

Portal Manipulator

Flash
When this creature enters during the declare attackers step, choose target player and any number of target attacking creatures their opponents control. Those creatures are now attacking that player.

Creature - Human Wizard

$1.79 $1.18 $1.10

Protection

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Sorcery

Qty: 7 Price: $21.63

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

$7.99 $6.07 $6.07

Cut a Deal

Each opponent draws a card, then you draw a card for each opponent who drew a card this way.

Sorcery

$0.59 $0.37 $0.15

Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery

$0.69 $0.33 $0.15

Minds Aglow

Join forces — Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of mana. Each player draws X cards, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way.

Sorcery

$2.79 $1.25 $0.43

Peer into the Abyss

Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

Sorcery

$4.99 $3.75 $2.81

Promise of Loyalty

Each player puts a vow counter on a creature they control and sacrifices the rest. Each of those creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control for as long as it has a vow counter on it.

Sorcery

$0.59 $0.31 $0.15

Supreme Verdict

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

Sorcery

$3.99 $2.78 $2.58

Sorcery

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Deck Info

Deck size: 108Est cost: $296.60

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 3.32Total Mana Value: 242.00

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Avg Mana Value: 3.32Total Mana Value: 242.00

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