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{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome to Forbidden Knowledge, an Esper control and combo list helmed by Queza, Augur of Agonies. The primary philosophy of this deck transforms the fundamental, benign action of drawing cards into a lethal, game-ending weapon. Every single time you draw a card, Queza converts that resource into targeted life gain and life drain, turning standard card-draw spells and wheel effects into direct win conditions.\nTo fuel this engine, the deck packs an arsenal of symmetrical and asymmetrical draw enablers like Seizan, Perverter of Truth, Forced Fruition, Teferi's Puzzle Box, and Echo of Eons. When paired with punishment pieces like Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, your opponents will take massive chunks of damage simply for executing their normal game turns. This creates an oppressive environment where drawing cards becomes an active liability for the table.\nBeyond punishing card flow, the deck functions as a resilient combo-control fortress. It houses the infamous Exquisite Blood combo packages alongside Bloodthirsty Conqueror, Sanguine Bond, and Enduring Tenacity, allowing you to instantly drain the entire table the moment life is gained or lost. Backup support comes from cost-reducers like Jet Medallion, massive card advantage drivers like Bolas's Citadel and Necrodominance, and a robust suite of interaction including Fierce Guardianship and Cyclonic Rift to protect your board while you assemble your pieces. Control the pace, bury your opponents in cards, and execute an inescapable victory.\n"}]}
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Burn
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Creature
Creature
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Drain
Drain
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Draw
Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Mystic Remora
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .
Enchantment
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
You have no maximum hand size.
Max speed — If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead.
You have no maximum hand size.
Max speed — If you would draw a card, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Creature - Homunculus
Draw
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Land
Land
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Lifegain
Lifegain
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Protection
Dawn's Truce
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.)
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
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.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Protection
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Ramp
Ramp
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Recursion
Animate Dead
Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When this Aura enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with this Aura." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach this Aura to it. When this Aura leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
When this Aura enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with this Aura." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach this Aura to it. When this Aura leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
Enchantment - Aura
Recursion
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Removal
Removal
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Tokens
Tokens
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Tutor
Tutor
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Deck Info
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Description
{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome to Forbidden Knowledge, an Esper control and combo list helmed by Queza, Augur of Agonies. The primary philosophy of this deck transforms the fundamental, benign action of drawing cards into a lethal, game-ending weapon. Every single time you draw a card, Queza converts that resource into targeted life gain and life drain, turning standard card-draw spells and wheel effects into direct win conditions.\nTo fuel this engine, the deck packs an arsenal of symmetrical and asymmetrical draw enablers like Seizan, Perverter of Truth, Forced Fruition, Teferi's Puzzle Box, and Echo of Eons. When paired with punishment pieces like Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, your opponents will take massive chunks of damage simply for executing their normal game turns. This creates an oppressive environment where drawing cards becomes an active liability for the table.\nBeyond punishing card flow, the deck functions as a resilient combo-control fortress. It houses the infamous Exquisite Blood combo packages alongside Bloodthirsty Conqueror, Sanguine Bond, and Enduring Tenacity, allowing you to instantly drain the entire table the moment life is gained or lost. Backup support comes from cost-reducers like Jet Medallion, massive card advantage drivers like Bolas's Citadel and Necrodominance, and a robust suite of interaction including Fierce Guardianship and Cyclonic Rift to protect your board while you assemble your pieces. Control the pace, bury your opponents in cards, and execute an inescapable victory.\n"}]}