Yet Another Control Deck • (Esper Commander deck) • Archidekt

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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $0.35

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 $0.31 $0.15

Commander

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Draw

Qty: 18 Price: $268.19

Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Legendary Artifact

$13.99 $10.56 $9.31

Black Market Connections

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)

Enchantment

$16.99 $10.04 $10.03

Decorum Dissertation

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

Sorcery - Lesson

$7.99 $5.22 $4.78

Defacing Duskmage

Deathtouch
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)

Creature - Warlock Dog

Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit (soc) 45

$0.69 $0.31 $0.15

Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays

, where X is this creature's power.

Creature Artifact - Human Soldier

$74.99 $58.79 $56.87

Lyna, Veil of Vengeance

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever a creature you control with shadow deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

: Put a shadow counter on another target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Legendary Creature - Cleric Soltari

$---- $---- $----

Moderation

You can't cast more than one spell each turn.
Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card.

Enchantment

$0.49 $0.29 $0.15

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

Enchantment

$15.99 $15.43 $12.18

Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

Enchantment

$5.99 $4.61 $3.30

Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays

Enchantment

$94.99 $70.41 $67.73

Scheming Silvertongue

Flying, lifelink
At the beginning of your second main phase, if you gained 2 or more life this turn, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)

Creature - Vampire Warlock

Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood (sos) 99

$1.49 $1.11 $0.26

Shadowmage Infiltrator

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

Creature - Human Wizard

$0.49 $0.72 $0.19

Super Intelligence

Enchant creature
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player draws a card.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Teferi's Ageless Insight

If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Legendary Enchantment

$6.49 $4.62 $3.74

Tymna the Weaver

Lifelink
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, you may pay X life, where X is the number of opponents that were dealt combat damage this turn. If you do, draw X cards.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Legendary Creature - Human Cleric

$24.99 $31.60 $23.50

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.

Legendary Creature - Homunculus

$0.99 $0.39 $0.15

Wharf Infiltrator

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Whenever you discard a creature card, you may pay

. If you do, create a 3/2 colorless Eldrazi Horror creature token.

Creature - Human Horror

$0.49 $0.40 $0.34

Willie Lumpkin, Postman

Willie Lumpkin can't be blocked.
Whenever Willie Lumpkin deals combat damage to an opponent, you draw a card and that player may draw a card. If they do, that player can't attack you or permanents you control during their next turn.

Legendary Creature - Human Citizen

$0.79 $0.42 $0.22

Draw

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Land

Qty: 37 Price: $417.16

Arid Mesa

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$42.99 $29.34 $30.30

Bloodstained Mire

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$27.99 $18.36 $17.28

Command Tower

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

Land

$0.69 $0.36 $0.26

Contaminated Landscape

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, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cycling

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, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Elven Passage

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. You may behold an Elf. If you do, untap that land. (To behold an Elf, choose an Elf you control or reveal an Elf card from your hand.)

Land

$0.79 $0.62 $0.15

Escape Tunnel

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

, Sacrifice this land: Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Land

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Evolving Wilds

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Fabled Passage

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.

Land

$1.79 $0.95 $0.82

Flooded Strand

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$22.99 $16.07 $13.57

Godless Shrine

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As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land - Plains Swamp

$9.99 $---- $----

Hallowed Fountain

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As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land - Plains Island

$9.99 $---- $----

Hobbit Hole

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Halflingcycling

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, Discard this card: Search your library for a Halfling card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Island

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Basic Land - Island

$1.29 $0.62 $0.15

Marsh Flats

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$37.99 $32.16 $31.82

Misty Rainforest

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$44.99 $36.18 $33.85

Obscura Storefront

When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Land

$0.59 $0.30 $0.15

Plains

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Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $0.27 $0.15

Plains

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Basic Land - Plains

$0.69 $0.39 $0.15

Polluted Delta

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$27.99 $20.57 $18.47

Prismatic Vista

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$42.99 $30.59 $28.76

Raffine's Tower

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This land enters tapped.
Cycling

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, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land - Plains Island Swamp

$19.99 $13.25 $12.60

Scalding Tarn

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$47.99 $38.09 $33.31

Scrubland

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Land - Plains Swamp

$---- $---- $----

Swamp

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Basic Land - Swamp

$1.29 $0.69 $0.19

Terramorphic Expanse

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Tundra

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Land - Plains Island

$---- $---- $----

Underground Sea

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Land - Island Swamp

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Verdant Catacombs

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$37.99 $29.92 $27.93

Vibrant Cityscape

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land

$0.39 $0.31 $0.15

Watery Grave

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As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land - Island Swamp

$9.99 $---- $----

Windswept Heath

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$16.99 $12.34 $9.02

Land

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Loot

Qty: 16 Price: $78.44

Bilbo, Luckwearer

Bilbo can't be blocked.
Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card.

Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling

Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot (hob) 32

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Change of Plans

Each of X target creatures you control connive. You may have any number of them phase out. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Instant

$15.99 $14.01 $9.89

Copycrook

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "Whenever this creature attacks, it connives." (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Creature - Rogue Shapeshifter

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Dreadwing Scavenger

Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
Threshold — This creature gets +1/+1 and has deathtouch as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

Creature - Bird Nightmare

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Kamiz, Obscura Oculus

Whenever you attack, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn. It connives. Then choose another attacking creature with lesser power. That creature gains double strike until end of turn. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Legendary Creature - Rogue Octopus

$2.29 $1.04 $0.68

Ledger Shredder

Flying
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, this creature connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Creature - Bird Advisor

$12.99 $10.01 $9.37

Looter il-Kor

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature - Rogue Kor

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel

Flash
Flying
Whenever Malcolm deals combat damage to a player, put a chorus counter on it. Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are four or more chorus counters on Malcolm, you may cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost.

Legendary Creature - Pirate Siren

$3.99 $3.03 $2.28

Mask of the Schemer

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, it connives X, where X is the amount of damage it dealt to that player. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Equip

Artifact - Equipment

$0.79 $2.59 $0.66

Raffine, Scheming Seer

Flying, ward

Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)

Legendary Creature - Demon Sphinx

$7.99 $7.10 $7.06

Shoreline Looter

This creature can't be blocked.
Threshold — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. Then discard a card unless there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

Creature - Rat Rogue

$0.69 $0.32 $0.15

Talion's Messenger

Flying
Whenever you attack with one or more Faeries, draw a card, then discard a card. When you discard a card this way, put a +1/+1 counter on target Faerie you control.

Creature - Faerie Noble

$0.49 $0.32 $0.15

The Destined Thief

The Destined Thief can't be blocked.

: Another target creature you control can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to one or more players, draw a card, then discard a card. If you have a full party, instead draw three cards.

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

$5.99 $3.82 $3.02

The Queen of Dale

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, you recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)

Legendary Creature - Human Noble

$24.99 $17.46 $17.23

Trickster's Stratagem

The owner of target creature an opponent controls puts it into their library second from the top or on the bottom. Then up to one target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Ultron, Unlimited

Flying
Whenever Ultron attacks, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever a creature you control connives, you may pay

. If you do, create a 2/2 colorless Robot Villain artifact creature token.

Legendary Creature Artifact - Villain Robot

$0.49 $0.76 $0.15

Loot

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Ramp

Qty: 9 Price: $13.91

Arcane Signet

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

Artifact

$0.79 $0.45 $0.41

Azorius Signet

: Add

Artifact

$0.79 $0.33 $0.16

Dimir Signet

: Add

Artifact

$1.99 $1.30 $1.14

Fellwar Stone

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

Artifact

$1.79 $0.92 $0.98

Orzhov Signet

: Add

Artifact

$0.99 $0.38 $0.31

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.79 $1.59 $1.53

Talisman of Dominance

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. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact

$2.49 $1.05 $0.92

Talisman of Hierarchy

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. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact

$1.29 $0.46 $0.33

Talisman of Progress

: Add

. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact

$0.99 $0.40 $0.31

Ramp

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Removal

Qty: 19 Price: $305.97

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

$5.99 $3.08 $3.11

Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant

$3.49 $1.57 $1.62

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 $1.79 $1.75

Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant

$4.49 $4.09 $2.75

Cyclonic Rift

Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload

(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Instant

$44.99 $39.16 $35.81

Damn

Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Overload

(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery

$3.99 $1.90 $1.69

Deadly Rollick

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Exile target creature.

Instant

$39.99 $28.68 $25.94

Dovin's Veto

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

Instant

$4.99 $3.85 $2.64

Farewell

Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.

Sorcery

$6.99 $6.24 $5.54

Force of Negation

If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant

$69.99 $50.96 $45.58

Lethal Scheme

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 target creature or planeswalker. Each creature that convoked this spell connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Instant