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{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck wants to play artifact/instant and sorceries from the graveyard to get more value, in the meantime control the board with light stax (3 cards), counters, mass bounce. It has a combo as a backup but I don't want to necessarily reach it as soon as possible. In fact, the deck it's very fun to play and I don't feel like I want to end game asap.\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"insert":"I feel like I'm missing something. I'm not a blue player so I might have missed some important cards. Can you spot any important synergies I forgot in this archetype? \n"}]}

Commander

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Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost
less to cast.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling
Bilbo, Thief in the Night (hob) 33

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Artifact

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Aether Spellbomb
, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Aether Spellbomb (fdc) 244
Aetherflux Reservoir
Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (frc) 20
Bilbo's Ring
During your turn, equipped creature has hexproof and can't be blocked.
Whenever equipped creature attacks alone, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Equip Halfling
(
: Attach to target Halfling you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Bilbo's Ring (ltr) 298
Chromatic Star
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
Artifact
Chromatic Star (tsr) 263
Commander's Plate
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has protection from each color that's not in your commander's color identity.
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Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Commander's Plate (cmr) 305
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ecc) 139
Cursed Totem
Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.
Artifact
Cursed Totem (mh2) 295
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (frc) 57
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 (plst) MRD-188
Key to the City
, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Artifact
Key to the City (fic) 348
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (msc) 202
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (soc) 352
Mithril Coat
Flash
Indestructible
When Mithril Coat enters, attach it to target legendary creature you control.
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Mithril Coat (ltr) 245
Mystic Forge
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells and colorless spells from the top of your library.
, Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library.
Artifact
Mystic Forge (m3c) 302
Nevinyrral's Disk
This artifact enters tapped.
,
: Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
Artifact
Nevinyrral's Disk (fdc) 276
Sensei's Divining Top
: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
: Draw a card, then put this artifact on top of its owner's library.
Artifact
Sensei's Divining Top (2x2) 314
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (frc) 21
Soul-Guide Lantern
When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile each opponent's graveyard.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Soul-Guide Lantern (eoc) 143
Strionic Resonator
,
: Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")
Artifact
Strionic Resonator (moc) 384
Thran Dynamo
: Add
.
Artifact
Thran Dynamo (blc) 290
Wayfarer's Bauble
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (hoc) 211
Whispersilk Cloak
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Whispersilk Cloak (msc) 225
Winter Orb
As long as this artifact is untapped, players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps.
Artifact
Winter Orb (ema) 234

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Counter

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Confusticate and Bebother
Choose one —
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
• Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Instant
Confusticate and Bebother (hob) 35
Cryptic Command
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Instant
Cryptic Command (plst) IMA-48
Disallow
Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Instant
Disallow (drc) 74
Disdainful Stroke
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
Instant
Disdainful Stroke (woe) 47
Fierce Guardianship
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Fierce Guardianship (cmm) 94
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (tmt) 47
Swan Song
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Instant
Swan Song (eoc) 46
Thranduil's Decree
Counter target spell. If a permanent spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled.
Instant
Thranduil's Decree (hob) 56

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Creature

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Etherium Sculptor
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Artificer Vedalken
Etherium Sculptor (eoc) 72
Foundry Inspector
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Foundry Inspector (fdc) 259
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Flying
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells from the top of your library.
Artifacts you control have "
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand."
Legendary Creature - Advisor Jellyfish
Mm'menon, the Right Hand (eoe) 68
Phyrexian Metamorph
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
Creature Artifact - Shapeshifter Phyrexian
Phyrexian Metamorph (eoc) 75
Snapcaster Mage
Flash
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.)
Creature - Human Wizard
Snapcaster Mage (inr) 478
Solemn Simulacrum
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Solemn Simulacrum (msc) 215
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, then exile the spell you cast with four time counters on it. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
Legendary Creature - Human Monk
Taigam, Master Opportunist (tdm) 60
Thought Monitor
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Thought Monitor (eoc) 79
Tribute Mage
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 2, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Wizard
Tribute Mage (h1r) 10
Trinket Mage
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Wizard
Trinket Mage (plst) DDU-41
Wurmcoil Engine
Deathtouch, lifelink
When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.
Creature Artifact - Wurm Phyrexian
Wurmcoil Engine (2xm) 308

Creature

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Enchantment

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Fateful Discovery
Whenever an artifact you control enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Fateful Discovery (hob) 40

Enchantment

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Instant

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Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (frc) 39
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 (rvr) 313
Frantic Search
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Instant
Frantic Search (tle) 159
Mystical Tutor
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Instant
Mystical Tutor (dmr) 289
Plunder the Trollshaws
Draw a card. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, draw two cards instead.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Instant
Plunder the Trollshaws (hob) 51
Riddles in the Dark
Look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of the piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Instant
Riddles in the Dark (hob) 53
Scour for Scrap
Choose one or both —
• Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Instant
Scour for Scrap (eoe) 73
Snap
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.
Instant
Snap (woc) 110
Thirst for Knowledge
Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.
Instant
Thirst for Knowledge (msh) 79
Whir of Invention
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Instant
Whir of Invention (plst) AER-49

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Land

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Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mdd) 294

Land

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Planeswalker

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Narset, Parter of Veils
Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn.
−2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Planeswalker - Narset
Narset, Parter of Veils (cmm) 853
Tezzeret the Seeker
+1: Untap up to two target artifacts.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
Legendary Planeswalker - Tezzeret
Tezzeret the Seeker (mm2) 62

Planeswalker

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Sorcery

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Deep Analysis
Target player draws two cards.
Flashback—
, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Deep Analysis (msc) 149
Devastation Tide
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
Miracle
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Sorcery
Devastation Tide (ltc) 189
Enter the Enigma
Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Enter the Enigma (dsk) 52
Fabricate
Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Fabricate (plst) M10-52
Flood of Tears
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If you return four or more nontoken permanents you control this way, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Sorcery
Flood of Tears (voc) 104
Reshape
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Reshape (plst) 2XM-64
See the Truth
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. If this spell was cast from anywhere other than your hand, put each of those cards into your hand instead.
Sorcery
See the Truth (m21) 69
Time Warp
Target player takes an extra turn after this one.
Sorcery
Time Warp (msc) 788
Windfall
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Sorcery
Windfall (otc) 123

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Maybeboard

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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
Cyberdrive Awakener
Flying
Other artifact creatures you control have flying.
When this creature enters, each noncreature artifact you control becomes a 4/4 artifact creature until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Cyberdrive Awakener (eoc) 69
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Emry, Lurker of the Loch (eoc) 71
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast, where X is equipped creature's power.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death (hob) 174
Memnarch
: Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
: Gain control of target artifact. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Wizard
Memnarch (arc) 112
Mesmeric Orb
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
Artifact
Mesmeric Orb (2xm) 272
Mindslaver
,
, Sacrifice Mindslaver: You control target player during that player's next turn. (You see all cards that player could see and make all decisions for them.)
Legendary Artifact
Mindslaver (plst) MRD-206
Mox Amber
: Add one mana of any color among legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control.
Legendary Artifact
Mox Amber (dom) 224
Mycosynth Golem
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Artifact creature spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Creature Artifact - Golem
Mycosynth Golem (plst) 5DN-137
Thrór's Map
When Thrór's Map enters, search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
,
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Legendary Artifact
Thrór's Map (hob) 179
Wizard's Staff
Equipped creature has prowess. (Whenever its controller casts a noncreature spell, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a triggered ability of equipped creature triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
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Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Wizard's Staff (hob) 59

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