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{"ops":[{"insert":"You wanna be delaying everyone else early on and slowly accruing that 7 mana for the commander, while doing that I would suggest getting your wizards out, like hands down get them out. It is imperative to the deck in most ways that you be utilizing the overwhelming amount of wizard cards, draw denial and other such things. Ultimately your goal is to win through either the commander or an infinite damage loop prvided by ophidian eyes and thatonedragonwizardinhere. \n\nI would suggest getting out the commander the moment you see an opening, not before. The guy is a walking target. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have added a lot of ways to mill and discard, there are two tutors. I would suggest using those and the card draw mechanics within to essentially manipulate the field however you like. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"if you have a genuine desire to make the pod suffer, try cyclonic rift the turn after your commander or Nicol pops off. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The enchantments are all here mostly to make the deck insufferable, but Ophidian eyes is a wincon with the dragon wizard. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I would suggest using the imprint on the scepter for either mana drain, ghostly flicker, vampiric tutor, or Dash Hopes. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have been able to get the commander out by turn 4, BUT he is not needed per se, the wizard synergy here dances with him before he ever enters and can easily muck up the flow of everyone else if done right. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I would suggest tutoring Harmonic prodigy, Cao Cao, Notion Thief, the goblin sorcerer, Kess, any artifacts if you need ramp, OR Nicol Bolas/Syr Konrad. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA. This deck works in many ways, but I recommend playing aggressive in terms of control, set yourself up, but set your enemies up too if it seems beneficial to target one over everyone else. \n\nB. The key to this is that your goal is not just \"winning on turn 4\" (though you could with a really good hand!) Your job is to grind down your enemies until they forget who exactly the problem is long enough for you to mill half their deck and then again. The equipment artifacts are there just for that. The boots provide hexproof, for instance, the scythe is just a nice touch of zombie and theme, but the +3/+3 and first strike are delicious. \n\nC. Play Windfall and Magus of the Wheel with Notion thief out to make everyone hate you. \n"}]}

Commander

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Lord Xander, the Collector
When Lord Xander enters, target opponent discards half the cards in their hand, rounded down.
Whenever Lord Xander attacks, defending player mills half their library, rounded down.
When Lord Xander dies, target opponent sacrifices half the nonland permanents they control of their choice, rounded down.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Demon Noble
Lord Xander, the Collector (snc) 315

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Burn

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Black Waltz No. 3
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Black Waltz No. 3 deals 2 damage to each opponent.
Legendary Creature - Wizard
Black Waltz No. 3 (fin) 214
Coruscation Mage
Offspring
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Creature - Wizard Otter
Coruscation Mage (blb) 131
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Avatar
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape (hob) 96
Ghitu Journeymage
When this creature enters, if you control another Wizard, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.
Creature - Human Wizard
Ghitu Journeymage (dom) 126

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Copy

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Beamsplitter Mage
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only this creature, if you control one or more other creatures that spell could target, choose one of those creatures. Copy that spell. The copy targets the chosen creature.
Creature - Wizard Vedalken
Beamsplitter Mage (grn) 155
Dualcaster Mage
Flash
When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Creature - Human Wizard
Dualcaster Mage (spg) 153
Harmonic Prodigy
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a triggered ability of a Shaman or another Wizard you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
Creature - Human Wizard
Harmonic Prodigy (mh2) 352
Isochron Scepter
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand.
,
: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Artifact
Isochron Scepter (slc) 9

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Counters

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Change the Equation
Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value 2 or less.
• Counter target red or green spell with mana value 6 or less.
Instant
Change the Equation (mom) 50
Force of Will
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Force of Will (wc97) jk28

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Discard

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Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
: Target opponent discards two cards. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei (v11) 1
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Whenever an opponent discards a card, exile it from their graveyard with a stash counter on it.
During your turn, you may play cards you don't own with stash counters on them from exile, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
,
: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Skeleton Rogue
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar (fdn) 72
Waste Not
Whenever an opponent discards a creature card, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Whenever an opponent discards a land card, add
.
Whenever an opponent discards a noncreature, nonland card, draw a card.
Enchantment
Waste Not (wot) 38

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Drain

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Syr Konrad, the Grim
Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad deals 1 damage to each opponent.
: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Syr Konrad, the Grim (dsc) 158

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Draw

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Alchemist's Apprentice
Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Creature - Human Wizard
Alchemist's Apprentice (avr) 42
Dimir Cutpurse
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card and you draw a card.
Creature - Spirit
Dimir Cutpurse (rav) 201
Erebos, God of the Dead
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Erebos, God of the Dead (ths) 85
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Creature Artifact - Wizard Minotaur Sorcerer
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer (plst) PC2-91
Magus of the Wheel
,
, Sacrifice this creature: Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Creature - Human Wizard
Magus of the Wheel (cmm) 544
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, Nekusar deals 1 damage to that player.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Zombie
Nekusar, the Mindrazer (cmm) 349
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, you draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Dragon
Niv-Mizzet, Parun (sld) 1530
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Flying
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Dragon
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (fdn) 123
Notion Thief
Flash
If an opponent would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, instead that player skips that draw and you draw a card.
Creature - Human Rogue
Notion Thief (spg) 36
Ophidian Eye
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
Enchantment - Aura
Ophidian Eye (plst) TSP-70
Phyrexian Tyranny
Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses 2 life unless they pay
.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Tyranny (2x2) 262
Rhystic Study
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.
Enchantment
Rhystic Study (pcy) 45
Windfall
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Sorcery
Windfall (slz) 154

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Land

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Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (msc) 235
Crumbling Necropolis
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Crumbling Necropolis (ltc) 302
Dragonskull Summit
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dragonskull Summit (msc) 238
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (lci) 288
Izzet Boilerworks
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Izzet Boilerworks (2x2) 408
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (tla) 295
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (soc) 398
Sulfur Falls
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sulfur Falls (frc) 84
Sunken Hollow
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Island Swamp
Sunken Hollow (msc) 271
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (fra) 390
Xander's Lounge
(
: Add
,
, or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Island Swamp Mountain
Xander's Lounge (snc) 294

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Mill

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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill twice that many cards instead. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Bruvac the Grandiloquent (rvr) 309
Psychic Corrosion
Whenever you draw a card, each opponent mills two cards.
Enchantment
Psychic Corrosion (plst) M19-68

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Protection

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Hexing Squelcher
This spell can't be countered.
Ward—Pay 2 life.
Spells you control can't be countered.
Other creatures you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life."
Creature - Goblin Sorcerer
Hexing Squelcher (ecl) 145
Propaganda
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Propaganda (fdc) 72
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.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (msc) 216

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (slz) 336
Chromatic Lantern
Lands you control have "
: Add one mana of any color."
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (frc) 54
Dimir Cluestone
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Dimir Cluestone (dgm) 138
Izzet Cluestone
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Izzet Cluestone (dgm) 141
Relic of Sauron
: Add two mana in any combination of
,
, and/or
.
,
: Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Artifact
Relic of Sauron (hoc) 46
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (tdc) 106
White Lotus Tile
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
Artifact
White Lotus Tile (tla) 262

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Recursion

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Anarchist
When this creature enters, you may return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Wizard
Anarchist (plst) ODY-173
Araumi of the Dead Tide
, Exile cards from your graveyard equal to the number of opponents you have: Target creature card in your graveyard gains encore until end of turn. The encore cost is equal to its mana cost. (Exile the creature card and pay its mana cost: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Araumi of the Dead Tide (cmr) 267
Crystal Chimes
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Return all enchantment cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Artifact
Crystal Chimes (plst) C15-250
Goliath Daydreamer
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, exile that card with a dream counter on it instead of putting it into your graveyard as it resolves.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast a spell from among cards you own in exile with dream counters on them without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Wizard Giant
Goliath Daydreamer (ecl) 316
Izzet Chronarch
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Wizard
Izzet Chronarch (cmd) 205
Kess, Dissident Mage
Flying
Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Kess, Dissident Mage (ncc) 344
Revolutionist
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Madness
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Human Wizard
Revolutionist (mh2) 139

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Removal

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Basalt Ravager
When this creature enters, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
Creature - Wizard Giant
Basalt Ravager (khm) 122
Clash of Wills
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Clash of Wills (ori) 49
Condescend
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
. 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.)
Instant
Condescend (5dn) 27
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (pf24) 1
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
Cyclonic Rift (soa) 14
Dash Hopes
When you cast this spell, any player may pay 5 life. If a player does, counter Dash Hopes.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Dash Hopes (plc) 68
Ionize
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
Instant
Ionize (otp) 49
Irencrag Pyromancer
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, this creature deals 3 damage to any target.
Creature - Human Wizard
Irencrag Pyromancer (j22) 559
Izzet Charm
Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
.
• Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Instant
Izzet Charm (rvr) 190
Mana Drain
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of
equal to that spell's mana value.
Instant
Mana Drain (otp) 11
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Flying
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Nefarox attacks alone, defending player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Legendary Creature - Demon
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis (m13) 103
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Flying
When Nicol Bolas enters, each opponent discards a card.
: Exile Nicol Bolas, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen (sld) 1211Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen (sld) 1211
Sheoldred
Menace
When Sheoldred enters, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature or planeswalker of their choice.
: Exile Sheoldred, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred // The True Scriptures (mom) 297Sheoldred // The True Scriptures (mom) 297
Singularity Rupture
Destroy all creatures, then any number of target players each mill half their library, rounded down.
Sorcery
Singularity Rupture (eoe) 398

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Tokens

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Unscythe, Killer of Kings
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has first strike.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by equipped creature this turn dies, you may exile that card. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Unscythe, Killer of Kings (arb) 114

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Tutor

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Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (cmm) 150
Vampiric Tutor
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Vampiric Tutor (wc99) js161

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Maybeboard

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Drowned Catacomb
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp.
: Add
or
.
Land
Drowned Catacomb (frc) 69
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (frc) 70
Talisman of Creativity
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (frc) 61
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (trk) 306

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{"ops":[{"insert":"You wanna be delaying everyone else early on and slowly accruing that 7 mana for the commander, while doing that I would suggest getting your wizards out, like hands down get them out. It is imperative to the deck in most ways that you be utilizing the overwhelming amount of wizard cards, draw denial and other such things. Ultimately your goal is to win through either the commander or an infinite damage loop prvided by ophidian eyes and thatonedragonwizardinhere. \n\nI would suggest getting out the commander the moment you see an opening, not before. The guy is a walking target. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have added a lot of ways to mill and discard, there are two tutors. I would suggest using those and the card draw mechanics within to essentially manipulate the field however you like. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"if you have a genuine desire to make the pod suffer, try cyclonic rift the turn after your commander or Nicol pops off. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The enchantments are all here mostly to make the deck insufferable, but Ophidian eyes is a wincon with the dragon wizard. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I would suggest using the imprint on the scepter for either mana drain, ghostly flicker, vampiric tutor, or Dash Hopes. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have been able to get the commander out by turn 4, BUT he is not needed per se, the wizard synergy here dances with him before he ever enters and can easily muck up the flow of everyone else if done right. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I would suggest tutoring Harmonic prodigy, Cao Cao, Notion Thief, the goblin sorcerer, Kess, any artifacts if you need ramp, OR Nicol Bolas/Syr Konrad. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nA. This deck works in many ways, but I recommend playing aggressive in terms of control, set yourself up, but set your enemies up too if it seems beneficial to target one over everyone else. \n\nB. The key to this is that your goal is not just \"winning on turn 4\" (though you could with a really good hand!) Your job is to grind down your enemies until they forget who exactly the problem is long enough for you to mill half their deck and then again. The equipment artifacts are there just for that. The boots provide hexproof, for instance, the scythe is just a nice touch of zombie and theme, but the +3/+3 and first strike are delicious. \n\nC. Play Windfall and Magus of the Wheel with Notion thief out to make everyone hate you. \n"}]}
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