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Kellan, the Kid
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue Faerie
Commander
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Chimil, the Inner Sun
Spells you control can't be countered.
At the beginning of your end step, discover 5. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 5 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
At the beginning of your end step, discover 5. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 5 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Legendary Artifact
Artifact
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Apex Devastator
Cascade, cascade, cascade, 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. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)
Creature - Hydra Chimera
Archangel of Tithes
Flying
As long as this creature is untapped, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
As long as this creature is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
As long as this creature is untapped, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
As long as this creature is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
Creature - Angel
Battle Mammoth
Trample
Whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
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.)
Whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
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.)
Creature - Elephant
Ethereal Valkyrie
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down. It becomes foretold. Its foretell cost is its mana cost reduced by . (On a later turn, you may cast it for its foretell cost, even if this creature has left the battlefield.)
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down. It becomes foretold. Its foretell cost is its mana cost reduced by . (On a later turn, you may cast it for its foretell cost, even if this creature has left the battlefield.)
Creature - Angel Spirit
Outcaster Trailblazer
When this creature enters, add one mana of any color.
Whenever another creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Whenever another creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Human Druid
Railway Brawler
Reach, trample
Whenever another creature you control enters, put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is its power.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Whenever another creature you control enters, put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is its power.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Warrior Rhino
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Flying, vigilance
The first card you foretell each turn costs to foretell.
Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your hand or a spell or ability you control exiles one or more permanents from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
The first card you foretell each turn costs to foretell.
Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your hand or a spell or ability you control exiles one or more permanents from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Spirit
Slickshot Lockpicker
When this creature enters, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Human Rogue
The Foretold Soldier
This creature must be blocked if able.
This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature.
Whenever this creature deals damage, exile it face down. It becomes foretold.
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.)
This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature.
Whenever this creature deals damage, exile it face down. It becomes foretold.
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.)
Creature - Soldier Zombie Alien
The Reality Chip
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
As long as The Reality Chip is attached to a creature, you may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.
Reconfigure (: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
As long as The Reality Chip is attached to a creature, you may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.
Reconfigure (: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Equipment Jellyfish
Creature
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Fortune Teller's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
: Level 2
As long as you've cast a spell this turn, you may play cards from the top of your library.
: Level 3
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost less to cast.
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
: Level 2
As long as you've cast a spell this turn, you may play cards from the top of your library.
: Level 3
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost less to cast.
Enchantment - Class
Enchantment
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Cosmic Intervention
If a permanent you control would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, exile it instead. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
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.)
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
Memory Deluge
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast this spell. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Instant
Teferi's Protection
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Instant
Instant
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Boseiju, Who Endures
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Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Land
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Plan the Heist
Surveil 3 if you have no cards in hand. Then draw three cards. (To surveil 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Sorcery
Sorcery
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Its primary objective is to convert unconventional spellcasting into additional permanent deployment and overwhelming battlefield advantage.\nThe deck employs a defensive Midrange-Control approach, using counterspells, removal, board wipes, and combat taxation to survive while assembling its engines.\nOnce established, those engines allow the deck to transition from careful resource management into explosive turns involving free spells, Cascade chains, powerful enchantments, and massive creatures.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The objective is not simply to cast powerful spells. It is to make every spell create another opportunity."},{"insert":"\nCommander — Kellan, the Kid"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kellan is the central engine connecting every major mechanic in the deck.\nWhenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, Kellan allows you to cast a permanent spell from your hand with equal or lesser mana value without paying its mana cost.\nIf you decline that option, you may put a land card from your hand directly onto the battlefield instead.\nThis creates two complementary forms of advantage.\nFree Permanent Deployment"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Casting spells from exile, the graveyard, or the library enables additional permanent spells from your hand.\nEligible permanents include creatures, artifacts, and enchantments.\nThis becomes particularly powerful when casting expensive spells through Foretell, Plot, Flashback, or Cascade, since their mana value is generally determined by their printed mana cost rather than the amount actually paid.\nA previously prepared spell can therefore become an efficient way to deploy a substantially more expensive permanent.\nAccelerated Land Development"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When there is no suitable permanent to cast, Kellan can place a land directly onto the battlefield.\nThis does not count as playing a land for the turn and does not require the player to pay any additional mana.\nCombined with the deck's substantial land count, this provides an alternative form of resource acceleration.\nIndependent Battlefield Presence"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kellan also has Flying and Lifelink, providing evasive combat potential and incidental life stabilization.\nHowever, his most important contribution remains his triggered ability.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kellan rewards casting spells, not merely putting permanents onto the battlefield."},{"insert":" This distinction is essential to understanding the deck's strategy.\nPrimary Mechanics"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plot — Preparing the Next Turn"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plot is one of the deck's defining mechanics.\nA plotted card is exiled in advance and can subsequently be cast from exile without paying its mana cost, triggering Kellan.\nImportant cards include:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fblthp, Lost on the Range"},{"insert":" — Allows nonland cards from the top of the library to be plotted, turning future draws into prepared spells.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Railway Brawler"},{"insert":" — A powerful plotted creature that dramatically increases the size of other creatures entering the battlefield.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Outcaster Trailblazer"},{"insert":" — Combines Plot with card draw and an immediate mana-generating ETB.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Slickshot Lockpicker"},{"insert":" — Combines Plot with temporary Flashback granted to an instant or sorcery in the graveyard.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Plan the Heist"},{"insert":" — Provides substantial card draw through a spell that can be prepared in advance.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lock and Load"},{"insert":" — Rewards casting multiple instants and sorceries in the same turn.\nPlot allows the deck to distribute mana investment across multiple turns.\nMore importantly, it enables turns in which a previously prepared spell can generate additional free permanent deployment through Kellan.\nForetell — Delayed Spells, Immediate Value"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Foretell provides another reliable method of casting spells from exile.\nThe deck includes Foretell cards covering several different functions:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doomskar"},{"insert":" — Board Wipe.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saw It Coming"},{"insert":" — Counterspell.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cosmic Intervention"},{"insert":" — Protection and battlefield recovery.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Battle Mammoth"},{"insert":" — Large creature and card advantage.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sage of the Beyond"},{"insert":" — Cost reduction and additional Foretell support.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ravenform"},{"insert":" — Targeted exile of creatures or artifacts.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Foretold Soldier"},{"insert":" — Recurring creature pressure through repeated Foretell.\nEthereal Valkyrie — Expanding the Mechanic"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ethereal Valkyrie"},{"insert":" is one of the deck's most important Foretell enablers.\nWhenever it enters the battlefield or attacks, its controller draws a card and exiles a card from their hand face down.\nThe exiled card becomes foretold, with a Foretell cost equal to its mana cost reduced by two generic mana.\nUnlike effects restricted by mana value, Ethereal Valkyrie can prepare cards of any mana value.\nThis allows expensive permanents such as Koma, Omniscience, and other high-impact threats to participate in the deck's Foretell strategy.\nBecause the ability triggers repeatedly through combat, Ethereal Valkyrie can progressively turn ordinary cards into future Kellan activations.\nRanar, the Ever-Watchful"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ranar strengthens the Foretell package by making the first card foretold each turn cost zero to foretell.\nIt also generates flying Spirit tokens when cards are exiled from the hand or eligible permanents are exiled from the battlefield.\nTogether, Ethereal Valkyrie and Ranar make Foretell a source of card selection, future spellcasting, and additional battlefield presence.\nFlashback — The Graveyard as a Second Hand"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Flashback transforms the graveyard into another casting resource.\nThe deck includes several important spells with Flashback:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Memory Deluge"},{"insert":" — Card selection and advantage.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Divine Reckoning"},{"insert":" — Reusable Board Wipe.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Creeping Renaissance"},{"insert":" — Recovery of multiple permanent cards of a chosen type.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Echo of Eons"},{"insert":" — Large-scale hand and graveyard recycling.\nEach spell can provide value when initially cast and again when cast from the graveyard.\nThe second casting also triggers Kellan.\nSlickshot Lockpicker"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Slickshot Lockpicker allows a targeted instant or sorcery card in the graveyard to gain Flashback until the end of the turn.\nIts own Plot ability makes it particularly relevant, as casting Slickshot from exile can trigger Kellan before its ETB provides another spell to cast from the graveyard.\nSavvy Trader"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Savvy Trader provides permanent recursion through exile.\nWhen it enters the battlefield, it exiles a permanent card from the graveyard and allows that card to be played from exile.\nWhen the exiled card is cast as a spell, it triggers Kellan.\nSavvy Trader also reduces the generic costs of spells cast from outside the hand.\nTogether, these cards allow the graveyard to function as another source of future spells rather than simply storing spent resources.\nCascade and Discover — Controlled Explosions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cascade and Discover provide the deck with its most explosive sequences.\nApex Devastator"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Apex Devastator is the deck's primary Cascade payoff.\nWith four independent instances of Cascade, casting it can generate up to four additional spells from exile.\nEach spell successfully cast through Cascade can trigger Kellan separately.\nThis creates the potential for a single spell to generate several free permanents or additional land deployment.\nIf Apex Devastator itself was also cast from outside the hand, that casting produces another Kellan trigger.\nChimil, the Inner Sun"},{"attributes":{"header":4},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chimil provides a repeatable Discover 5 trigger at the beginning of each of your end steps.\nWhenever a card is cast through Discover, it is cast from exile and can trigger Kellan.\nChimil also prevents spells you control from being countered.\nThis makes it both an offensive engine and a defensive support piece, particularly against decks that rely heavily on Counterspells.\nUnlike one-time Cascade effects, Chimil provides a recurring source of unconventional spellcasting.\nCasting from the Library — The Top as an Additional Hand"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Several permanents allow the deck to access spells directly from the library.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"One with the Multiverse"},{"insert":" allows lands to be played and spells to be cast from the top of the library. It also allows one spell per turn from the hand or library to be cast without paying its mana cost.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Reality Chip"},{"insert":", while attached to a creature, allows lands and spells to be played from the top of the library.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elven Chorus"},{"insert":" allows creature spells to be cast from the top of the library while also enabling creatures to produce mana.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fortune Teller's Talent"},{"insert":", at Level 2, allows cards to be played from the top of the library after a spell has been cast that turn.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rashmi, Eternities Crafter"},{"insert":" can reveal the top card when the first spell of each turn is cast, potentially allowing another spell to be cast for free.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mind's Dilation"},{"insert":" exploits the first spell each opponent casts on each turn, potentially allowing you to cast a nonland card from that opponent's library without paying its mana cost.\nThese effects significantly expand the number of cards available during a turn.\nMost importantly, every spell actually cast from the library or exile through these effects can trigger Kellan.\nMana Development"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck operates with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"40 lands and 10 Mana Rocks"},{"insert":", prioritizing consistent Bant color access and sufficient resources to support its expensive spells.\nMana Rocks"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sol Ring\nArcane Signet\nChromatic Lantern\nFellwar Stone\nMind Stone\nCommander's Sphere\nThought Vessel\nTalisman of Curiosity\nTalisman of Progress\nTalisman of Unity\nThese artifacts provide recurring mana acceleration.\nChromatic Lantern supports reliable color fixing, while the Talismans and other two-mana artifacts help establish the deck's early development.\nMind Stone and Commander's Sphere also provide additional card-draw utility when their mana production becomes less important.\nThought Vessel removes the maximum hand-size restriction, supporting the deck's substantial card advantage.\nAdditional Mana Development"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck also includes several ways to improve resource efficiency without relying exclusively on mana rocks.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kellan, the Kid"},{"insert":" can place additional lands from the hand directly onto the battlefield.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elven Chorus"},{"insert":" allows creatures to contribute mana toward creature spells and provides access to creatures from the top of the library.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius"},{"insert":" reduces generic casting costs from the graveyard and exile while also making plotting from the hand cheaper.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sage of the Beyond"},{"insert":" reduces the cost of spells cast from outside the hand.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Savvy Trader"},{"insert":" supplies another generic mana reduction for these spells.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fortune Teller's Talent"},{"insert":", at Level 3, provides an additional reduction of two generic mana.\nThese effects improve the deck's ability to deploy expensive threats without depending entirely on conventional mana production.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Temporary mana generation is treated as a resource benefit, not as a recurring Ramp Piece."},{"insert":"\nCard Advantage and Library Manipulation"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck generates card advantage through several complementary mechanisms:\nConventional card draw.\nCasting cards from outside the hand.\nReusing spells from the graveyard.\nAccessing the top of the library.\nConverting free spells into additional permanents through Kellan.\nPrimary Draw Pieces"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rhystic Study"},{"insert":" provides recurring card advantage by taxing opponents whenever they cast spells.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Vega, the Watcher"},{"insert":" draws a card whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, directly supporting the deck's central strategy.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Memory Deluge"},{"insert":" provides powerful instant-speed card selection and can be reused through Flashback.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Plan the Heist"},{"insert":" draws three cards and can be prepared with Plot.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lock and Load"},{"insert":" rewards turns involving multiple instants and sorceries.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Echo of Eons"},{"insert":" reshuffles hands and graveyards into libraries before providing seven new cards to each player.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcane Denial"},{"insert":" combines Counterspell functionality with delayed card draw.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cryptic Command"},{"insert":" can counter a spell and draw a card simultaneously.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mystic Confluence"},{"insert":" offers flexible combinations of countering, drawing, and temporary battlefield interaction.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sublime Epiphany"},{"insert":" combines countering, drawing, and copying a creature with other useful modes.\nAdditional Card Advantage"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Several creatures provide further draw or access to cards.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ethereal Valkyrie"},{"insert":" draws a card whenever it enters or attacks, then converts a card in hand into a future Foretell spell.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Outcaster Trailblazer"},{"insert":" draws cards whenever another creature you control with power 4 or greater enters the battlefield.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Battle Mammoth"},{"insert":" punishes opposing spells and abilities that target your permanents by drawing cards.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rashmi, Eternities Crafter"},{"insert":" provides additional spells or cards through its first-spell trigger.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top"},{"insert":" offers repeatable library manipulation and improves the quality of future draws and library-based casting.\nLibrary Manipulation"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top works particularly well with cards that reveal or cast spells from the top of the library.\nIt helps control which spells are available for effects such as The Reality Chip, One with the Multiverse, and Fortune Teller's Talent.\nThese interactions improve the consistency of the deck's engines and reduce the likelihood of drawing expensive cards at inconvenient moments.\nInteraction and Control"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck carries a substantial interaction package designed to answer threats while maintaining its own engine.\nSeveral cards fulfill multiple functions, conserving deck slots.\nCounterspells — 5"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcane Denial"},{"insert":" — Efficient universal Counterspell with delayed card draw.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cryptic Command"},{"insert":" — Flexible interaction capable of countering spells, drawing cards, tapping opposing creatures, or returning permanents to their owners' hands.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mystic Confluence"},{"insert":" — Modal interaction that combines conditional countering, card draw, and temporary removal.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Saw It Coming"},{"insert":" — Counterspell with Foretell, allowing Kellan to trigger when it is cast from exile.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sublime Epiphany"},{"insert":" — Multifunctional Counterspell that can also draw a card, counter an ability, return a nonland permanent, or create a creature copy.\nThe package balances efficient responses with cards that generate additional value.\nSpot Removal — 5"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Generous Gift"},{"insert":" — Destroys any targeted permanent, replacing it with a 3/3 Elephant.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stroke of Midnight"},{"insert":" — Destroys a targeted nonland permanent, replacing it with a 1/1 Human.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Excise the Imperfect"},{"insert":" — Exiles a nonland permanent, providing an answer to indestructible threats.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ravenform"},{"insert":" — Exiles a targeted creature or artifact and can be cast through Foretell.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cyclonic Rift"},{"insert":" — Can return a targeted nonland permanent to its owner's hand or provide a full asymmetric reset through Overload.\nCyclonic Rift fulfills both Spot Removal and Board Wipe functions, although it does not permanently destroy or exile its targets.\nThe mana base also provides additional utility through "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Boseiju, Who Endures"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Otawara, Soaring City"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire"},{"insert":".\nThese lands contribute useful interaction without consuming conventional spell slots.\nBoard Wipes — 5"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Austere Command"},{"insert":" — Highly configurable removal that can destroy selected categories of artifacts, enchantments, or creatures according to mana value.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doomskar"},{"insert":" — Traditional creature destruction with Foretell, allowing it to trigger Kellan when cast from exile.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Divine Reckoning"},{"insert":" — Forces each player to preserve one creature while destroying the others. 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powerful creatures capable of eliminating opponents through a small number of attacks.\nKoma's Serpent Army"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeated combat damage from Koma generates additional Serpent tokens.\nThese tokens can overwhelm opponents through accumulated creature power, especially when their defensive resources have already been exhausted.\nCascade and Discover Explosions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Apex Devastator and Chimil can generate additional spells from exile.\nEach eligible spell cast through these effects can create another Kellan trigger.\nThe resulting chain may deploy several permanents in a single turn, creating overwhelming battlefield advantage without requiring an infinite combo.\nOverwhelming Permanent Advantage"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One with the Multiverse, Omniscience, The Reality Chip, and Fortune Teller's Talent allow the deck to operate with access to resources beyond its hand.\nOnce several engines are active simultaneously, the number of available plays can increase dramatically.\nThis allows Plot Twist to outlast slower strategies and overwhelm opponents through sustained resource generation.\nControl into Combat"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck can also win through a traditional control-oriented approach.\nCounterspells, removal, and board wipes limit opposing development.\nGhostly Prison, Propaganda, and Archangel of Tithes discourage attacks while the deck assembles its engines.\nEventually, the accumulated mana and card advantage allow it to deploy threats that opposing players struggle to answer efficiently.\nKey Synergy Lines"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kellan + Chimil, the Inner Sun"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan and Chimil on the battlefield.\nAt the beginning of your end step, Chimil triggers 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card from your hand as a foretold card.\nOn a later turn, cast that card from exile for its granted Foretell cost.\nKellan triggers from the casting.\nThe interaction is particularly valuable because Ethereal Valkyrie does not impose a mana-value limit on the card being foretold.\nKellan + Ranar + Ethereal Valkyrie"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" All three creatures available.\nEthereal Valkyrie exiles a card from the hand and makes it foretold.\nRanar creates a flying Spirit token because a card was exiled from the hand.\nThe exiled card can subsequently be cast from exile, triggering Kellan.\nThis sequence combines card draw, future spellcasting, token generation, and free permanent deployment.\nKellan + One with the Multiverse"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Both permanents on the battlefield.\nCast a spell from the top of your library.\nKellan triggers because that spell was not cast from the hand.\nOnce during each of your turns, One with the Multiverse also allows a spell from the hand or top of the library to be cast without paying its mana cost.\nWhen the free spell is cast from the library, it also triggers Kellan.\nThis provides powerful opportunities for chaining spells and deploying additional permanents.\nKellan + The Reality Chip"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan on the battlefield and The Reality Chip attached to a creature.\nThe Reality Chip allows spells to be cast from the top of your library.\nEach spell cast from that position triggers Kellan.\nCombined with Sensei's Divining Top, the deck can manipulate its upcoming draws and improve the quality of available spells.\nKellan + Fortune Teller's Talent"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan and Fortune Teller's Talent at Level 2 or higher.\nOnce you have cast a spell during the turn, the Class allows cards to be played from the top of the library.\nEvery spell cast from that position triggers Kellan.\nAt Level 3, the Class also reduces generic casting costs for spells cast outside the hand.\nThis makes it one of the deck's most important recurring value engines.\nKellan + Fblthp, Lost on the Range"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan and Fblthp on the battlefield.\nFblthp allows eligible nonland cards from the top of the library to be plotted.\nOn a later turn, the plotted card may be cast from exile without paying its mana cost.\nThat casting triggers Kellan.\nThis makes Fblthp particularly useful for preparing expensive spells that generate additional value when cast.\nKellan + Savvy Trader"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan on the battlefield and a permanent card in the graveyard.\nSavvy Trader enters and exiles a permanent card from the graveyard.\nThat card may subsequently be played from exile.\nIf it is cast as a spell, it triggers Kellan.\nSavvy Trader also reduces the generic mana costs of spells cast outside the hand.\nThis provides a reusable strategic route for resource recovery and unconventional casting.\nKellan + Rashmi, Eternities Crafter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Both creatures on the battlefield.\nWhen you cast your first spell of a turn, Rashmi reveals the top card of your library.\nIf that card is a nonland card with lesser mana value, it may be cast without paying its mana cost.\nCasting that spell from the library triggers Kellan.\nIf the initial spell was also cast from outside the hand, it independently triggers Kellan.\nThis can create multiple value triggers from a single sequence.\nKellan + Mind's Dilation"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Kellan and Mind's Dilation on the battlefield.\nWhenever an opponent casts their first spell of a turn, Mind's Dilation exiles the top card of that opponent's library.\nIf it is a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.\nThat spell is cast from exile, triggering Kellan.\nMind's Dilation therefore converts opposing spellcasting into opportunities to develop your own battlefield.\nGhostly Prison + Propaganda + Archangel of Tithes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" All three permanents on the battlefield, with Archangel untapped.\nGhostly Prison requires two mana per creature attacking you.\nPropaganda requires another two mana per creature.\nArchangel of Tithes imposes an additional one-mana requirement.\nTogether, they can require five mana per creature before opponents are allowed to attack you.\nThis defensive engine helps protect the time and resources needed to establish Kellan's more expensive casting engines.\nRailway Brawler + Koma, World-Eater"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Requirements:"},{"insert":" Railway Brawler on the battlefield before Koma enters.\nKoma enters as an 8/12.\nRailway Brawler places eight +1/+1 counters on Koma, making it a 16/20.\nKoma retains Trample and Ward {4}.\nIf Rogue's Passage makes Koma unblockable and it deals combat damage to a player, it creates four additional Serpent tokens.\nThis interaction creates both an enormous individual threat and a growing army.\nGame Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Early Game — Establishing Resources"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The early game focuses on mana development, resource preparation, and controlling opposing pressure.\nPrioritize land drops and inexpensive mana rocks.\nUse Plot and Foretell to prepare future spells when appropriate.\nEstablish early supporting engines such as Doc Aurlock, Fblthp, and Fortune Teller's Talent.\nDeploy Kellan when there are available ways to trigger its ability or sufficient resources to protect it.\nThe goal is not to develop the largest battlefield immediately, but to prepare a foundation for increasingly efficient turns.\nMidgame — Building the Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The midgame focuses on establishing recurring sources of unconventional spellcasting.\nPrioritize engines such as:\nFblthp, Lost on the Range.\nFortune Teller's Talent.\nThe Reality Chip.\nRashmi, Eternities Crafter.\nEthereal Valkyrie.\nSage of the Beyond.\nUse Flashback and Foretell to maintain available spells.\nDeploy Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, or Archangel of Tithes when creature-heavy opponents threaten your development.\nMaintain access to removal and Counterspells.\nThe objective is to convert individual spells into multiple resources while protecting the permanents responsible for generating those resources.\nLate Game — Unleashing the Plot Twist"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once sufficient mana and casting engines are available, begin deploying the deck's largest threats.\nUse Apex Devastator to create explosive Cascade sequences.\nUse Chimil to generate recurring Discover triggers.\nUse Mind's Dilation and One with the Multiverse to expand access to free spells.\nUse Omniscience to deploy additional spells from the hand without paying their mana costs.\nEstablish Railway Brawler when preparing to deploy powerful creatures.\nDeploy Koma to dominate combat and generate large numbers of Serpent tokens.\nThe deck should gradually transition from defensive resource management into overwhelming offensive pressure.\nClosing the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Identify the victory path most appropriate to the current battlefield.\nAgainst aggressive creature decks, preserve defensive taxation and removal until a decisive opening appears.\nAgainst control decks, prioritize recurring casting engines and protect valuable permanents.\nAgainst slower Midrange strategies, leverage Cascade, Discover, and free permanent deployment to create overwhelming advantages.\nAgainst removal-heavy opponents, rely on recursion, protection, and the ability to rebuild through spells cast from alternative zones.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The deck's primary strength is its ability to shift between control, resource generation, and aggressive finishing pressure."},{"insert":"\nImportant Rules and Sequencing"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Casting Versus Entering the Battlefield"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kellan triggers only when a spell is cast from somewhere other than the hand.\nPutting a creature directly onto the battlefield does not trigger Kellan.\nMana Value Versus Mana Paid"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kellan uses the mana value of the spell that triggered its ability.\nForetell costs, Flashback costs, reductions, and free casting generally do not change that mana value.\nKellan's Free Permanent"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The permanent cast through Kellan's ability comes from the hand.\nBecause it is cast from the hand, it does not independently trigger Kellan.\nAdditional Lands"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A land placed onto the battlefield through Kellan's triggered ability does not consume a normal land play.\nCascade"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Each instance of Cascade on Apex Devastator triggers independently.\nOnly spells actually cast from exile trigger Kellan.\nMerely revealing or exiling a card is insufficient.\nDiscover"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Discover itself does not trigger Kellan.\nKellan triggers only when the discovered card is actually cast from exile.\nForetell and Plot Timing"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Foretold cards generally cannot be cast on the same turn they were foretold.\nPlotted cards are normally cast on a later turn during a main phase while the stack is empty.\nForetold cards follow the normal timing permissions associated with their card types.\nEthereal Valkyrie"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Foretell cost granted by Ethereal Valkyrie reduces only generic mana requirements.\nIt does not reduce colored mana symbols.\nThe foretold card can still be cast after Ethereal Valkyrie leaves the battlefield.\nFlashback"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A spell cast through Flashback is normally exiled when it leaves the stack.\nFlashback does not automatically provide unlimited recursion.\nAlternative Costs"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A spell cast without paying its mana cost cannot also use another alternative cost such as Overload.\nFor example, casting Cyclonic Rift for free does not allow its Overload cost to be used for that casting.\nMemory Deluge"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Memory Deluge checks the amount of mana actually spent to cast it.\nIf cast for free without spending mana, its card-selection effect does not reveal any cards.\nBoard Wipes and Protection"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Indestructible protects creatures against destruction-based effects, but not against exile, sacrifice, bounce, or other forms of removal that bypass destruction.\nTeferi's Protection can protect permanents through phasing, while Cosmic Intervention can recover eligible permanents after they leave the battlefield for the graveyard.\nGhostly Prison and Propaganda"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These cards tax creatures attacking you, not all creatures attacking anyone.\nTheir costs are cumulative, but an opponent can still attack if they can pay.\nThe Foretold Soldier"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Whenever The Foretold Soldier deals damage, it exiles itself face down and becomes foretold.\nIt can subsequently be cast from exile for its Foretell cost, triggering Kellan.\nThis provides repeatable casting opportunities, although the Soldier must still satisfy the normal timing restrictions for its next casting.\nInfinite Combos"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck's principal interactions are value engines, free-casting sequences, cost reductions, and creature amplification.\nThey should not be treated as infinite combos without a demonstrated repeatable loop.\nThe deck is designed for Bracket 3 gameplay rather than deterministic competitive combo execution.\nStrengths"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Multiple independent methods of casting spells from outside the hand.\nStrong synergy between Plot, Foretell, Flashback, Cascade, and Discover.\nStable Bant mana development with 40 lands and 10 mana rocks.\nSignificant card advantage through conventional draw and library access.\nStrong Counterspell and removal coverage.\nFive complementary Board Wipes.\nEffective combat defense through Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Archangel of Tithes.\nMultiple forms of graveyard recycling and permanent recovery.\nPowerful casting engines through Chimil, Mind's Dilation, Omniscience, and One with the Multiverse.\nExplosive late-game turns involving Kellan and free spellcasting.\nMultiple victory paths through large creatures, tokens, and sustained resource advantage.\nWeaknesses"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Commander Dependency"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Although the deck can function without Kellan, its strongest value sequences depend on the commander remaining available.\nRepeated commander removal can significantly reduce the efficiency of unconventional casting.\nHigh Mana Curve"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Several major engines and finishing threats have expensive mana costs.\nWithout sufficient acceleration, cost reduction, or free casting, these cards can remain stranded in hand.\nGraveyard Hate"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Exiling graveyards reduces the value of Flashback, Creeping Renaissance, and other recursion effects.\nExile Restrictions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards that prevent spells from being cast from exile or outside the hand can disrupt several important engines.\nSetup Time"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plot, Foretell, and multiple library-casting engines require preparation.\nAggressive opponents may pressure the deck before its most powerful interactions become available.\nDependence on Permanents"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Several important engines are artifacts, creatures, or enchantments that must remain on the battlefield to generate repeated value.\nRepeated removal of these permanents can slow the deck significantly.\nNoncombat Threats"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Archangel of Tithes provide strong combat protection but do not stop direct damage, alternative victory conditions, or noncombat combo strategies.\nThe deck must preserve interaction against these threats rather than relying exclusively on its defensive taxation.\nExile and Resource Management"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards cast through Plot, Foretell, Flashback, and Discover require careful sequencing.\nCasting an important spell at the wrong moment can reduce future options or expose key engines before sufficient protection is available.\nFinal Strategy — Every Spell Has a Twist"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kellan, the Kid — Plot Twist"},{"insert":" is built around transforming unconventional spellcasting into overwhelming battlefield advantage.\nForetell prepares spells for future turns.\nPlot turns advance planning into free casting.\nFlashback converts the graveyard into additional resources.\nCascade and Discover generate unexpected sequences of spells.\nLibrary-casting engines expand the number of cards available at any given moment.\nKellan connects all of these mechanics, converting each qualifying spell into another opportunity to deploy a permanent or accelerate land development.\nThe deck combines these engines with a defensive control package that helps it survive until the most powerful sequences become available.\nGhostly Prison, Propaganda, and Archangel of Tithes discourage aggressive combat.\nCounterspells and removal protect critical engines.\nRecursion and graveyard recycling provide resilience against prolonged attrition.\nAs the game progresses, the deck transitions from careful preparation into explosive spellcasting and enormous battlefield threats.\nApex Devastator creates devastating Cascade chains.\nChimil and Mind's Dilation provide recurring opportunities to cast spells from exile.\nEthereal Valkyrie transforms ordinary cards into future Foretell spells.\nOmniscience and One with the Multiverse unlock powerful late-game casting sequences.\nRailway Brawler turns large creatures into colossal finishers.\nKoma overwhelms opponents through combat and an expanding army of Serpents.\nEach permanent supports a different stage of the strategy, while Kellan converts unconventional spellcasting into increasingly powerful opportunities.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The goal is not simply to cast powerful spells. 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