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Elminster
Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs
less to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
+2: Draw a card, then scry 2.
−3: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value.
Elminster can be your commander.
Legendary Planeswalker - Elminster
Elminster (clb) 362

Commander

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Empyrean Eagle
Flying
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.
Creature - Bird Spirit
Empyrean Eagle (m20) 208
Intangible Virtue
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
Enchantment
Intangible Virtue (wot) 6

Anthem

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Temporal Mastery
Take an extra turn after this one. Exile Temporal Mastery.
Miracle
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Sorcery
Temporal Mastery (inr) 307

Burn

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Aminatou's Augury
Exile the top eight cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield. Until end of turn, for each nonland card type, you may cast a spell of that type from among the exiled cards without paying its mana cost.
Sorcery
Aminatou's Augury (cmm) 479
Augury Owl
Flying
When this creature enters, scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Bird
Augury Owl (pc2) 14
Behold the Multiverse
Scry 2, then draw two cards.
Foretell
(During your turn, you may pay
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Instant
Behold the Multiverse (khm) 46
Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (2xm) 338
Brainsurge
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainsurge (mh3) 399
Cryptic Annelid
When this creature enters, scry 1, then scry 2, then scry 3. (To scry X, look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Beast Worm
Cryptic Annelid (tsr) 60
Crystal Ball
,
: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Artifact
Crystal Ball (m11) 203
Deliberate
Scry 2, then draw a card.
Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
Dig Through Time
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for
.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Instant
Dig Through Time (plg21) 2
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
Whenever Elrond or another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell (ltr) 307
Foresee
Scry 4, then draw two cards.
Sorcery
Foresee (tsr) 69
Interpret the Signs
Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Draw cards equal to that card's mana value. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Interpret the Signs (j22) 309
Jace, Mirror Mage
Kicker

When Jace enters, if Jace was kicked, create a token that's a copy of Jace, except it's not legendary and its starting loyalty is 1.
+1: Scry 2.
0: Draw a card and reveal it. Remove a number of loyalty counters equal to that card's mana value from Jace.
Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
Jace, Mirror Mage (znr) 281
Lost Isle Calling
Whenever you scry, put a verse counter on this enchantment.
, Exile this enchantment: Draw a card for each verse counter on this enchantment. If it had seven or more verse counters on it, take an extra turn after this one. Activate only as a sorcery.
Enchantment
Lost Isle Calling (ltr) 444
Matoya, Archon Elder
Whenever you scry or surveil, draw a card. (Draw after you scry or surveil.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Matoya, Archon Elder (fin) 439
Mystic Speculation
Buyback
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Mystic Speculation (plst) FUT-41
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
Focus Beam — At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a d4. Scry X, where X is the result.
Perfect Illumination — Whenever you roll a die's highest natural result, draw a card.
Enchantment
Netherese Puzzle-Ward (afc) 286
Opt
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Opt (sld) 2068
Preordain
Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Preordain (pf26) 7
Rumor Gatherer
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card instead.
Creature - Wizard Elf
Rumor Gatherer (snc) 463
Serum Visions
Draw a card. Scry 2.
Sorcery
Serum Visions (sld) 29
Sigiled Starfish
: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Creature - Starfish
Sigiled Starfish (j25) 357
Tamiyo's Epiphany
Scry 4, then draw two cards.
Sorcery
Tamiyo's Epiphany (war) 71
The Temporal Anchor
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2.
Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library.
During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.
Legendary Artifact
The Temporal Anchor (bro) 321
Treasure Cruise
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for
.)
Draw three cards.
Sorcery
Treasure Cruise (mb2) 37
Ugin's Insight
Scry X, where X is the greatest mana value among permanents you control, then draw three cards.
Sorcery
Ugin's Insight (m3c) 196

Draw

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Faerie Seer
Flying
When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Faerie Seer (h1r) 8

Evasion

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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 (sta) 1
Time Stretch
Target player takes two extra turns after this one.
Sorcery
Time Stretch (dmr) 422

Finisher

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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) 46

Instant

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Castle Vantress
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
: Add
.
,
: Scry 2.
Land
Castle Vantress (eld) 390
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (sld) 758
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (unf) 492
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (unf) 491
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (pf23) 3
Zhalfirin Void
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
.
Land
Zhalfirin Void (pdom) 249

Land

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Teferi's Talent
Enchant planeswalker
Enchanted planeswalker has "[−12]: You get an emblem with 'You may activate loyalty abilities of planeswalkers you control on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant.'"
Whenever you draw a card, put a loyalty counter on enchanted planeswalker.
Enchantment - Aura
Teferi's Talent (moc) 82

Proliferate

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Deification
As this enchantment enters, choose a planeswalker type.
Planeswalkers you control of the chosen type have hexproof.
As long as you control a creature, if damage dealt to a planeswalker you control of the chosen type would result in all loyalty counters on it being removed, instead all but one of those counters are removed.
Enchantment
Deification (mat) 52
Sephara, Sky's Blade
You may pay
and tap four untapped creatures you control with flying rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Flying, lifelink
Other creatures you control with flying have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Legendary Creature - Angel
Sephara, Sky's Blade (cmm) 471

Protection

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (cmm) 653
Azorius Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Azorius Signet (sld) 286
Jace's Sanctum
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1.
Enchantment
Jace's Sanctum (pori) 61p
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (sld) 2683
Talisman of Progress
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Progress (sld) 1052
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Artifact
Thought Vessel (lcc) 118

Ramp

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Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
Instant
Aetherize (sld) 1667
Austere Command
Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
Sorcery
Austere Command (cmr) 618
Condemn
Put target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.
Instant
Condemn (p07) 2
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (pf24) 1
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (pwar) 193
Dusk
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.
Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (drc) 65
Elvish Mariner
Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.
Whenever you scry, tap up to X target nonland permanents, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
Creature - Elf Pilot
Elvish Mariner (ltr) 384
Generous Gift
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Instant
Generous Gift (h1r) 2
Hour of Reckoning
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Destroy all nontoken creatures.
Sorcery
Hour of Reckoning (tdc) 120
Louisoix's Sacrifice
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a legendary creature or pay
.
Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or noncreature spell.
Instant
Louisoix's Sacrifice (fin) 59
Mystic Reflection
Choose target nonlegendary creature. The next time one or more creatures or planeswalkers enter this turn, they enter as copies of the chosen creature.
Foretell
(During your turn, you may pay
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Instant
Mystic Reflection (khm) 346
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (prm) 35138
Perplexing Test
Choose one —
• Return all creature tokens to their owners' hands.
• Return all nontoken creatures to their owners' hands.
Instant
Perplexing Test (c21) 357
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (sld) 364
Terminus
Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners' libraries.
Miracle
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Sorcery
Terminus (dsc) 70
Vanquish the Horde
This spell costs
less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Destroy all creatures.
Sorcery
Vanquish the Horde (dbl) 41

Removal

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Teferi, Time Raveler
Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.
+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
−3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Legendary Planeswalker - Teferi
Teferi, Time Raveler (sld) 526

Stax

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Divine Visitation
If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, that many 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance are created instead.
Enchantment
Divine Visitation (2x2) 416
Entreat the Angels
Create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Miracle
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Sorcery
Entreat the Angels (dsc) 99
Finale of Glory
Create X 2/2 white Soldier creature tokens with vigilance. If X is 10 or more, also create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance.
Sorcery
Finale of Glory (onc) 67
Storm Herd
Create X 1/1 white Pegasus creature tokens with flying, where X is your life total.
Sorcery
Storm Herd (scd) 36
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Talrand, Sky Summoner (cmm) 673

Tokens

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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
Arcane Denial (sld) 1545
Clone Legion
For each creature target player controls, create a token that's a copy of that creature.
Sorcery
Clone Legion (ncc) 215
Diviner's Portent
Roll a d20 and add the number of cards in your hand.
1—14 | Draw X cards.
15+ | Scry X, then draw X cards.
Instant
Diviner's Portent (afc) 284
Elminster's Simulacrum
For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.
Instant
Elminster's Simulacrum (clb) 561
Emeria's Call
Create two 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature tokens with flying. Non-Angel creatures you control gain indestructible until your next turn.
Sorcery
Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave (znr) 317Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave (znr) 317
Extract Power
Look at the top card of each player's library, then exile those cards face down. You may play them without paying their mana costs for as long as they remain exiled.
Sorcery
Extract Power (msc) 328
Mystic Sanctuary
(
: Add
.)
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 - Island
Mystic Sanctuary (sld) 2143
Ondu Inversion
Destroy all nonland permanents.
Sorcery
Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins (znr) 321Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins (znr) 321
Sphinx's Revelation
You gain X life and draw X cards.
Instant
Sphinx's Revelation (brc) 130
Supreme Verdict
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all creatures.
Sorcery
Supreme Verdict (slp) 26

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Deck Info

Deck stats

38 pips - 22 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
56 pips - 43 cards
24 mana - 24 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
0 pips - 0 cards
6 mana - 5 cards
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{"ops":[{"insert":"THIS IS A $50 BUDGET DECK.\nAs of the finalization of this deck (5:30PM, 7/15/2026), the cheapest printings of these cards without basic lands totaled 46.44 according to Manapool. I have since changed the printings to match my preferences.\n\nThis Elminster deck hopes to stall out the game using board wipes and control pieces while building to leverage one of our 3 extra turn cards for a win. \nWe usually win either by creating a huge amount of deadly tokens, or approaching the second sun. \nIt is important to keep in mind that Elminster's passive effect STACKS as long as you continue to scry without casting an instant or sorcery. Good luck, have fun!\n"}]}
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