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Commander
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Whenever you tap a nonland permanent for mana, add one mana of any type that permanent produced.
: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a non-Human creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a non-Human creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Human Druid
Commander
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Clones
Clones
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Copy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
Whenever you cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, counter that spell. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, counter that spell. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Orvar, the All-Form
Changeling
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, if it targets one or more other permanents you control, create a token that's a copy of one of those permanents.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create a token that's a copy of target permanent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, if it targets one or more other permanents you control, create a token that's a copy of one of those permanents.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create a token that's a copy of target permanent.
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter
Copy
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Draw
Thassa's Oracle
When this creature enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library, you win the game. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
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.
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 Unagi of Kyoshi Island
Flash
Ward—Waterbend . (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays . They can tap their artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for .)
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw two cards.
Ward—Waterbend . (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays . They can tap their artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for .)
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw two cards.
Legendary Creature - Serpent
Turntimber Symbiosis
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. If that card has mana value 3 or less, it enters with three additional +1/+1 counters on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Sorcery
Draw
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Finisher
Finisher
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Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
: Add .
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
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.
: Add . If Gemstone Caverns has a luck counter on it, instead add one mana of any color.
Legendary Land
Inventors' Fair
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Legendary Land
Land
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Protection
March of Swirling Mist
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of blue cards from your hand. This spell costs less to cast for each card exiled this way.
Up to X target creatures phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
Up to X target creatures phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
Instant
Veil of Summer
Draw a card if an opponent has cast a blue or black spell this turn. Spells you control can't be countered this turn. You and permanents you control gain hexproof from blue and from black until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of blue or black spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Protection
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Ramp
Badgermole Cub
When this creature enters, earthbend 1. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional .
Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional .
Creature - Mole Badger
Ramp
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Recursion
Recursion
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Removal
Amphibian Downpour
Flash
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies. Copies become tokens.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies. Copies become tokens.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1.
Enchantment - Aura
Archdruid's Charm
Choose one —
• Search your library for a creature or land card and reveal it. Put it onto the battlefield tapped if it's a land card. Otherwise, put it into your hand. Then shuffle.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
• Exile target artifact or enchantment.
• Search your library for a creature or land card and reveal it. Put it onto the battlefield tapped if it's a land card. Otherwise, put it into your hand. Then shuffle.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
• Exile target artifact or enchantment.
Instant
Kogla, the Titan Ape
When Kogla enters, it fights up to one target creature you don't control.
Whenever Kogla attacks, destroy target artifact or enchantment defending player controls.
: Return target Human you control to its owner's hand. Kogla gains indestructible until end of turn.
Whenever Kogla attacks, destroy target artifact or enchantment defending player controls.
: Return target Human you control to its owner's hand. Kogla gains indestructible until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Ape
Removal
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Tokens
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
This spell can't be countered.
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 3/3 blue Serpent creature token named Koma's Coil.
Sacrifice another Serpent: Choose one —
• Tap target permanent. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn.
• Koma gains indestructible until end of turn.
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 3/3 blue Serpent creature token named Koma's Coil.
Sacrifice another Serpent: Choose one —
• Tap target permanent. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn.
• Koma gains indestructible until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Serpent
Tokens
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Tutor
Invasion of Ikoria
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, search your library and/or graveyard for a non-Human creature card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
When this Siege enters, search your library and/or graveyard for a non-Human creature card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Battle - Siege
Nature's Rhythm
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by an amount of generic mana equal to its power. Then exile this spell.)
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by an amount of generic mana equal to its power. Then exile this spell.)
Sorcery
Tezzeret the Seeker
+1: Untap up to two target artifacts.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
Legendary Planeswalker - Tezzeret
Tutor
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Untap
Pemmin's Aura
Enchant creature
: Untap enchanted creature.
: Enchanted creature gains flying until end of turn.
: Enchanted creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.
: Untap enchanted creature.
: Enchanted creature gains flying until end of turn.
: Enchanted creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment - Aura
Untap
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Deck Info
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My commander, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy"},{"insert":", leads a wildly intricate, engine-style value deck built around multi-piece synergies, self-assembling loops, and explosive mana generation that culminates in massive, multi-card win conditions—not the usual two-piece infinite.\nThis is a deck designed not only to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"win"},{"insert":", but to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"win differently"},{"insert":"—through overlapping machinery, recursion engines, and multi-step setups that require precise timing and sequencing. Consistency comes not from tutoring, but from synergy density, redundancy, and clever interaction among creatures, artifacts, and bounce engines.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why Kinnan?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kinnan lifts the entire deck into overdrive. He doubles mana from our army of creatures, dorks, and artifacts while also providing a built-in pseudo-tutor: his activation conditionally “cascades” into creatures and builds combo pieces naturally without ever needing Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Gamble, or any universal tutor.\nChoosing Kinnan is choosing "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"creativity over simplicity"},{"insert":": this deck wins through engines that assemble themselves across multiple turns, not from grabbing a two-card infinite from the library.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Heart of the Deck: 5-Card (or More!) 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Each flicker copies a rock again, producing even more mana, which activates Thrasios repeatedly.\nOnce online, Thrasios draws the entire deck and puts all lands into play. You now assemble any of your alternate win conditions (Thassa’s Oracle, Laboratory Maniac, Helix Pinnacle, Blue Sun’s Zenith loop).\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why It’s 7 Cards:"},{"insert":"\nThis is not a fast infinite—it’s a carefully-built machine that forms organically through value pieces the deck already wants. No single tutor fetches all of this; the deck encourages finding these components through natural gameplay.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"⚙️ Combo #2 — Scrap Trawler “Artifact Ladder,” The 5-Card Mana Spiral"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pieces:"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Scrap Trawler"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Myr Retriever"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Junk Diver"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Krark-Clan Ironworks"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Walking Ballista / Staff of Domination (payoff)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What It Does:"},{"insert":"\nThis sequence forms a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"recursive artifact death-and-return chain"},{"insert":". Sacrifice the creatures to KCI, retrieve each other in a loop, generate huge colorless mana, then feed that mana into Walking Ballista or Staff of Domination for an eventual win.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why It Counts:"},{"insert":"\nIt requires "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"five separate permanents"},{"insert":" interacting simultaneously to function. Without any of them, the engine collapses. It is a true complex synergy—not a two-card “I win.”\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"⚙️ Combo #3 — The “Omniscience Through Overload” 6-Card Draw Machine"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pieces:"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Orvar, the All-Form"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cloud of Faeries"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Snap"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Drown in Dreams / Blue Sun’s Zenith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Seedborn Muse"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"How It Works:"},{"insert":"\nYou cast cheap spells like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Snap"},{"insert":", which Jin copies. Orvar creates duplicate Cloud of Faeries. Each untaps lands twice over. Seedborn Muse gives you this every turn. You then funnel that mana into mass draw spells.\nOnce enough cards are drawn, Zenith loops the deck or Drown in Dreams targets yourself to fill the graveyard for recursion, leading toward Laboratory Maniac/Jace/Thassa’s Oracle wins.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"⚙️ Combo #4 — Creature-Based 5+ Card Landfall Growth Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pieces:"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Volo, Guide to Monsters"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Wan Shi Tong, Librarian"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Spelunking"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gaea’s Cradle"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Emergence Zone / Alchemist’s Refuge"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Any extra bounce effect (Colossal Skyturtle / Hullbreaker Horror)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"What It Does:"},{"insert":"\nVolo copies Wan Shi Tong, giving you multiple librarians. Spelunking makes lands ETB untapped. Cradle produces absurd mana. The flash enablers let you cast creatures on each opponent’s turn, triggering repeated land tutors. The bounce engine replays creatures, restarting land tutoring.\nThis loop produces infinite mana, infinite landfall responses, and eventually enables any finisher in the deck.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"How the Deck Assembles Its Combos Without Tutors"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck intentionally avoids all universal tutors.\nInstead, it uses:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kinnan activations"},{"insert":" to naturally reveal creature components."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Redundant pieces"},{"insert":" (multiple clone effects, multiple bounce engines)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Selective tutors limited to specific types"},{"insert":" like:"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Green Sun’s Zenith"},{"insert":" (creatures only)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Whir of Invention"},{"insert":" (artifacts only)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Shared Summons"},{"insert":" (creatures but non-universal)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Tezzeret the Seeker"},{"insert":" (artifacts, not universal)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These aren't “go fetch your wincon.” They're "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"toolbox enhancers"},{"insert":" that dig the next part needed to stabilize or progress, not shortcut to victory.\nThe deck rewards sequencing, board evaluation, and creativity—exactly what this contest is meant to highlight.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why My Deck Should Win the December Contest"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1. It Embraces the Spirit of the Challenge"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"It uses "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"multiple five-plus-card combos"},{"insert":", not one.\nEvery combo is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"big"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"layered"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"rewarding"},{"insert":" to assemble.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2. It Avoids Universal Tutors Entirely"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck earns its wins through synergy, not shortcutting.\nCombos evolve across several turns, making interactive, dynamic gameplay.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"3. It Is Fully Original"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is not “Kinnan infinite mana” like every other list online.\nThis is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"engine-Kinnan"},{"insert":", where clones, recursion, and weird interactions dominate the play style.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"4. It Offers Multiple Win Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck contains six different win styles:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Thassa’s Oracle"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Jace, Wielder of Mysteries"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Laboratory Maniac"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Craterhoof Behemoth"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Helix Pinnacle"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Walking Ballista / Staff of Domination finishers"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This allows players to choose their favorite route—and keeps games interesting.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"5. It’s FUN and Spectacular"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is not just strong—it creates "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"memorable games"},{"insert":".\nClones blinking, artifacts chaining, oceans of mana flooding across turns…\nThe deck’s gameplay is a unique spectacle that exemplifies creativity.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Why You Should Buy or Build This Deck"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you enjoy:\n✅ Huge engines\n✅ Value stacks\n✅ Weird combos\n✅ Puzzle-style gameplay\n✅ Finishing in multiple creative ways\n—then this is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"your"},{"insert":" deck.\nIt plays differently every game, and every game feels like discovering a new mechanical invention. It is interactive, explosive, and deeply customizable.\n"}]}