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Commander
Size: 100Est cost: $127.09Salt sum: 37.79
DrawDefendersLifegain
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Commander

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Arcades, the Strategist
Flying, vigilance
Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, draw a card.
Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212
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Clones

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Clone
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Clone (ddi) 14
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Clones

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Counters

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Azor's Elocutors
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on this creature. Then if this creature has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game.
Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from this creature.
Creature - Human Advisor
Azor's Elocutors (rtr) 210
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Counters

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Creature

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Clinging Anemones
Defender
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Creature - Jellyfish
Clinging Anemones (gtc) 31
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Creature

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Draw

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Bonded Fetch
Defender, haste
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Creature - Homunculus
Bonded Fetch (tsr) 54
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Clear the Mind
Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Clear the Mind (plst) RNA-34
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Cloudblazer
Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life and draw two cards.
Creature - Human Scout
Cloudblazer (a25) 201
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Enduring Curiosity
Flash
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
When Enduring Curiosity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Creature Enchantment - Cat Glimmer
Enduring Curiosity (dsk) 51
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Filigree Familiar
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Fox
Filigree Familiar (kld) 212
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Harmonize
Draw three cards.
Sorcery
Harmonize (mm3) 128
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Illusory Ambusher
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.
Creature - Cat Illusion
Illusory Ambusher (ima) 58
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Impulse
Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Instant
Impulse (plst) BBD-119
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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.
Legendary Artifact - Book
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire (dsk) 64
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Opportunity
Target player draws four cards.
Instant
Opportunity (mm3) 45
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Patient Rebuilding
At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent mills three cards, then you draw a card for each land card put into their graveyard this way.
Enchantment
Patient Rebuilding (m19) 67
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Tamiyo's Journal
At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Legendary Artifact - Book
Tamiyo's Journal (soi) 265†a
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Urban Evolution
Draw three cards. You may play an additional land this turn.
Sorcery
Urban Evolution (plst) MM3-198
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Wall of Omens
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Omens (tdc) 138
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Windreader Sphinx
Flying
Whenever a creature with flying attacks, you may draw a card.
Creature - Sphinx
Windreader Sphinx (j25) 391
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Evasion

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Infiltrator's Magemark
Enchant creature
Creatures you control that are enchanted get +1/+1 and can't be blocked except by creatures with defender.
Enchantment - Aura
Infiltrator's Magemark (gpt) 28
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Tricks of the Trade
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and can't be blocked.
Enchantment - Aura
Tricks of the Trade (m13) 74
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Finisher

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Faithbound Judge
Defender, flying, vigilance
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has two or fewer judgment counters on it, put a judgment counter on it.
As long as this creature has three or more judgment counters on it, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Disturb
Creature - Soldier Spirit
Faithbound Judge // Sinner's Judgment (vow) 12Faithbound Judge // Sinner's Judgment (vow) 12
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Finisher

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Land

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Azorius Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Azorius Guildgate (mm3) 230
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Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (hob) 198
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Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (hob) 195
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Memorial to Genius
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw two cards.
Land
Memorial to Genius (plst) DOM-243
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Plains
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (hob) 194
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Simic Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
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or
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Land - Gate
Simic Guildgate (mm3) 248
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Lifegain

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Angel of Vitality
Flying
If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have 25 or more life.
Creature - Angel
Angel of Vitality (plst) M20-4
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Angelic Chorus
Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (bbd) 87
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Felidar Sovereign
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 40 or more life, you win the game.
Creature - Beast Cat
Felidar Sovereign (bfz) 26
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Impassioned Orator
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Impassioned Orator (rna) 12
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Lone Missionary
When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.
Creature - Kor Monk
Lone Missionary (mm3) 14
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Soul Warden
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
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Wall of Reverence
Defender, flying
At the beginning of your end step, you may gain life equal to the power of target creature you control.
Creature - Spirit Wall
Wall of Reverence (tdc) 139
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Lifegain

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Protection

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Alpha Authority
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has hexproof and can't be blocked by more than one creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Alpha Authority (gtc) 114
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Benevolent Ancestor
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Creature - Spirit
Benevolent Ancestor (rav) 3
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Crystal Barricade
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crystal Barricade (fdn) 7
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Fleecemane Lion
: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has hexproof and indestructible.
Creature - Cat
Fleecemane Lion (ths) 193
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Fog Bank
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.
Creature - Wall
Fog Bank (m13) 52
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Guard Gomazoa
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.
Creature - Jellyfish
Guard Gomazoa (roe) 70
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Murmuring Phantasm
Defender
Creature - Spirit
Murmuring Phantasm (dgm) 15
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Riot Control
You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Instant
Riot Control (dgm) 6
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Defender
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Wall
The Walls of Ba Sing Se (tla) 261
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Wall of Frost
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Frost (m14) 78
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Protection

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Pump

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Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment
Assault Formation (dtk) 173
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Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (gtc) 137
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Ramp

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Avacyn's Pilgrim
: Add
.
Creature - Human Monk
Avacyn's Pilgrim (plst) MM3-119
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Axebane Guardian
Defender
: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Human Druid
Axebane Guardian (tdc) 248
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Druid of the Cowl
: Add
.
Creature - Elf Druid
Druid of the Cowl (plst) M19-177
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Explore
You may play an additional land this turn.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Explore (mm3) 125
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Gatecreeper Vine
Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Plant
Gatecreeper Vine (rtr) 124
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Growth Spiral
Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Instant
Growth Spiral (rna) 178
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Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery - Arcane
Kodama's Reach (uma) 171
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Llanowar Elves
: Add
.
Creature - Elf Druid
Llanowar Elves (plst) M19-314
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Nissa's Renewal
Search your library for up to three basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. You gain 7 life.
Sorcery
Nissa's Renewal (bfz) 180
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Silhana Starfletcher
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
As this creature enters, choose a color.
: Add one mana of the chosen color.
Creature - Elf Archer Druid
Silhana Starfletcher (gpt) 95
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Skyshroud Claim
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Skyshroud Claim (bbd) 213
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Veteran Explorer
When this creature dies, each player may search their library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Soldier Scout
Veteran Explorer (bbd) 214
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Ramp

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Recursion

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Noxious Revival
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Put target card from a graveyard on top of its owner's library.
Instant
Noxious Revival (spg) 73
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Triumphant Reckoning
Return all artifact, enchantment, and planeswalker cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Triumphant Reckoning (cmr) 52
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True Ancestry
Return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sorcery - Lesson
True Ancestry (tla) 199
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Recursion

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Removal

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Arrest
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Enchantment - Aura
Arrest (rtr) 3
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Invoke the Divine
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.
Instant
Invoke the Divine (plst) DOM-22
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Supplant Form
Return target creature to its owner's hand. You create a token that's a copy of that creature.
Instant
Supplant Form (frf) 54
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Removal

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Tokens

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Bramble Sovereign
Whenever another nontoken creature enters, you may pay
. If you do, that creature's controller creates a token that's a copy of that creature.
Creature - Dryad
Bramble Sovereign (clb) 218
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Depose
Tap target creature.
Draw a card.
Instant
Depose // Deploy (rna) 225
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Regal Caracal
Other Cats you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink. (Damage dealt by those creatures also causes you to gain that much life.)
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 white Cat creature tokens with lifelink.
Creature - Cat
Regal Caracal (plst) AKH-24
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Tokens

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Untap

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High Alert
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender.
: Untap target creature.
Enchantment
High Alert (plst) RNA-182
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Deck Info

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Deck stats

30 pips - 22 cards
16 mana - 16 cards
33 pips - 25 cards
18 mana - 18 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
24 pips - 22 cards
14 mana - 14 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 0 cards
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