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Elminster
Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs
less to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
+2: Draw a card, then scry 2.
−3: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value.
Elminster can be your commander.
Legendary Planeswalker - Elminster
Elminster (clb) 274
$3.49 $1.88 $1.43

Commander

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Intangible Virtue
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
Enchantment
Intangible Virtue (inr) 29
$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Anthem

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Displacer Kitten
Avoidance — Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, exile up to one target nonland permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Creature - Beast Cat
Displacer Kitten (clb) 63
$49.99 $35.03 $26.05
Oath of Teferi
When Oath of Teferi enters, exile another target permanent you control. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
You may activate the loyalty abilities of planeswalkers you control twice each turn rather than only once.
Legendary Enchantment
Oath of Teferi (cmm) 934
$12.99 $10.46 $9.53
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
When Oji enters, you gain 2 life and scry 2.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Legendary Creature - Human Monk
Oji, the Exquisite Blade (clb) 290
$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Blink

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Temporal Mastery
Take an extra turn after this one. Exile Temporal Mastery.
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
Temporal Mastery (inr) 90
$6.49 $4.88 $3.84

Burn

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Clone Legion
For each creature target player controls, create a token that's a copy of that creature.
Sorcery
Clone Legion (ncc) 215
$2.29 $3.02 $1.50
Elminster's Simulacrum
For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.
Instant
Elminster's Simulacrum (clb) 68
$3.49 $1.95 $1.83
Spark Double
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.
Creature - Illusion
Spark Double (msc) 279
$8.49 $7.86 $6.80

Copy

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Denzilore Fatehold
Flash
Flying
Whenever you scry or surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Legendary Creature - Elder Sphinx
Denzilore Fatehold (fra) 128
$4.99 $2.11 $2.03

Counters

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Aminatou's Augury
Exile the top eight cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield. Until end of turn, for each nonland card type, you may cast a spell of that type from among the exiled cards without paying its mana cost.
Sorcery
Aminatou's Augury (dsc) 71
$0.79 $0.37 $0.34
Augury Owl
Flying
When this creature enters, scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Bird
Augury Owl (j22) 273
$0.79 $0.34 $0.15
Behold the Multiverse
Scry 2, then draw two cards.
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
Behold the Multiverse (khm) 46
$0.79 $0.30 $0.15
Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (frc) 39
$2.29 $0.63 $0.50
Brainsurge
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainsurge (frc) 40
$0.49 $0.21 $0.15
Cryptic Annelid
When this creature enters, scry 1, then scry 2, then scry 3. (To scry X, look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Beast Worm
Cryptic Annelid (tsr) 60
$0.99 $0.36 $0.22
Crystal Ball
,
: 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.)
Artifact
Crystal Ball (plst) C18-201
$1.49 $0.44 $0.38
Deliberate
Scry 2, then draw a card.
Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
$0.59 $0.18 $0.15
Dig Through Time
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for
.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Instant
Dig Through Time (soc) 195
$0.69 $0.23 $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
Esper Sentinel (h2r) 2
$74.99 $57.19 $53.49
Foresee
Scry 4, then draw two cards.
Sorcery
Foresee (tsr) 69
$0.35 $0.22 $0.15
Interpret the Signs
Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Draw cards equal to that card's mana value. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Interpret the Signs (j22) 309
$0.35 $0.13 $0.15
Jace, Mirror Mage
Kicker

When Jace enters, if Jace was kicked, create a token that's a copy of Jace, except it's not legendary and its starting loyalty is 1.
+1: Scry 2.
0: Draw a card and reveal it. Remove a number of loyalty counters equal to that card's mana value from Jace.
Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
Jace, Mirror Mage (cmm) 852
$1.49 $0.89 $0.46
Lost Isle Calling
Whenever you scry, put a verse counter on this enchantment.
, Exile this enchantment: Draw a card for each verse counter on this enchantment. If it had seven or more verse counters on it, take an extra turn after this one. Activate only as a sorcery.
Enchantment
Lost Isle Calling (ltr) 61
$0.49 $0.23 $0.15
Matoya, Archon Elder
Whenever you scry or surveil, draw a card. (Draw after you scry or surveil.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Matoya, Archon Elder (fin) 62
$2.79 $1.66 $0.51
Mystic Speculation
Buyback
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Mystic Speculation (plst) FUT-41
$2.99 $1.04 $0.20
Netherese Puzzle-Ward
Focus Beam — At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a d4. Scry X, where X is the result.
Perfect Illumination — Whenever you roll a die's highest natural result, draw a card.
Enchantment
Netherese Puzzle-Ward (afc) 17
$2.99 $1.08 $0.67
Opt
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Opt (tdc) 158
$0.35 $0.28 $0.15
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
,
: Scry 2.
Whenever you scry or surveil, look at the top card of your library. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Do this only once each turn. (Look at the card after you scry or surveil.)
Legendary Artifact
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong (tla) 259
$12.99 $7.12 $5.21
Preordain
Scry 2, then draw a card. (To 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.)
Sorcery
Preordain (tdc) 161
$1.79 $0.88 $0.75
Serum Visions
Draw a card. Scry 2.
Sorcery
Serum Visions (otc) 112
$1.99 $1.73 $0.62
Siani, Eye of the Storm
Flying
Whenever Siani attacks, scry X, where X is the number of attacking creatures with flying.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Djinn Monk
Siani, Eye of the Storm (cmr) 95
$0.35 $0.36 $0.15
Sigiled Starfish
: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Creature - Starfish
Sigiled Starfish (j25) 357
$0.49 $0.25 $0.15
Tamiyo's Epiphany
Scry 4, then draw two cards.
Sorcery
Tamiyo's Epiphany (war) 71
$0.35 $0.21 $0.15
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
The One Ring (ltr) 246
$139.99 $106.24 $102.30
The Temporal Anchor
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2.
Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library.
During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.
Legendary Artifact
The Temporal Anchor (bro) 82
$0.49 $0.29 $0.15
Ugin's Insight
Scry X, where X is the greatest mana value among permanents you control, then draw three cards.
Sorcery
Ugin's Insight (m3c) 196
$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Draw

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Faerie Seer
Flying
When this creature enters, 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.)
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Faerie Seer (j25) 106
$0.99 $0.42 $0.35

Evasion

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Approach of the Second Sun
If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.
Sorcery
Approach of the Second Sun (plst) AKH-4
$8.99 $6.35 $6.19

Finisher

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Adarkar Wastes
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Adarkar Wastes (eoc) 147
$0.99 $0.37 $0.29
Castle Vantress
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
: Add
.
,
: Scry 2.
Land
Castle Vantress (dsc) 267
$0.99 $0.33 $0.17
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (trc) 521
$0.59 $0.35 $0.45
Crystal Grotto
When this land enters, scry 1.
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
Land
Crystal Grotto (woe) 254
$0.59 $0.33 $0.15
Demolition Field
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Demolition Field (fic) 385
$0.79 $0.27 $0.15
Deserted Beach
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Deserted Beach (fra) 176
$1.99 $1.54 $1.22
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (neo) 268
$11.99 $7.28 $5.21
Fatehold Annex
This land enters tapped unless you control a planeswalker.
: Add
or
.
Land
Fatehold Annex (fra) 177
$0.35 $0.12 $0.15
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
Flooded Strand (mh3) 220
$21.99 $15.71 $14.87
Floodfarm Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Plains or an Island.
Land
Floodfarm Verge (dsk) 259
$16.99 $10.22 $8.70
Glacial Fortress
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Glacial Fortress (trc) 385
$1.29 $---- $1.03
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
: Add
.
,
: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Legendary Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (dsc) 283
$16.99 $9.87 $9.52
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (trk) 286
$5.99 $5.28 $4.56
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mdd) 294
$---- $---- $----
Mistrise Village
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest.
: Add
.
,
: The next spell you cast this turn can't be countered.
Land
Mistrise Village (tdm) 261
$10.99 $6.25 $4.64
Mystic Gate
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Mystic Gate (frc) 76
$1.29 $0.66 $0.36
Mystic Sanctuary
(
: Add
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Land - Island
Mystic Sanctuary (soc) 388
$2.99 $1.34 $1.30
Otawara, Soaring City
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Otawara, Soaring City (neo) 271
$44.99 $27.91 $27.34
Plains
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (mdd) 292
$---- $---- $----
Port Town
As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
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or
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Land
Port Town (trc) 547
$0.49 $0.32 $0.25
Prairie Stream
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This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Island
Prairie Stream (trc) 548
$0.49 $0.45 $0.38
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
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Land
Reliquary Tower (trc) 551
$4.99 $3.35 $3.09
Sea of Clouds
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
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or
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Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
$29.99 $19.77 $18.70
Skycloud Expanse
,
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Land
Skycloud Expanse (trc) 402
$1.29 $---- $2.08
Strip Mine
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, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land.
Land
Strip Mine (4ed) 363
$18.99 $19.22 $9.58
Temple of Enlightenment
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Enlightenment (eoc) 186
$0.49 $0.27 $0.15
The Grey Havens
When The Grey Havens enters, scry 1.
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color among legendary creature cards in your graveyard.
Legendary Land
The Grey Havens (ltr) 255
$0.39 $0.31 $0.15
Zhalfirin Void
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
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Land
Zhalfirin Void (afc) 273
$1.49 $1.01 $0.34

Land

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Propaganda
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Propaganda (msc) 151
$3.49 $2.70 $2.38

Protection

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (trc) 485
$0.79 $0.70 $0.66
Azorius Signet
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Artifact
Azorius Signet (frc) 53
$0.59 $0.28 $0.15
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
White spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast cost
more to cast.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (2x2) 221
$17.99 $18.07 $15.78
Jace's Sanctum
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1.
Enchantment
Jace's Sanctum (c19) 88
$2.79 $1.71 $0.64
Mind Stone
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,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (trc) 497
$0.49 $0.55 $0.40
Sol Ring
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Artifact
Sol Ring (trc) 499
$2.79 $1.52 $1.53
Talisman of Progress
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: Add
or
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Artifact
Talisman of Progress (trc) 508
$0.69 $0.45 $0.34
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
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Artifact
Thought Vessel (trc) 509
$3.49 $2.42 $1.72

Ramp

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Mnemonic Deluge
Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Copy that card three times. You may cast the copies without paying their mana costs. Exile Mnemonic Deluge.
Sorcery
Mnemonic Deluge (cmr) 82
$16.99 $9.70 $7.87

Recursion

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Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (fdc) 61
$3.99 $2.57 $2.60
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) 40
$42.99 $38.41 $36.12
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
$5.49 $4.05 $2.42
Elvish Mariner
Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.
Whenever you scry, tap up to X target nonland permanents, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
Creature - Elf Pilot
Elvish Mariner (ltr) 283
$4.99 $2.44 $1.70
Farewell
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Sorcery
Farewell (fic) 242
$5.49 $3.94 $3.44
Generous Gift
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Instant
Generous Gift (msc) 133
$2.29 $2.46 $1.13
Guiding Bolt
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
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
Guiding Bolt (clb) 24
$0.35 $0.21 $0.15
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 (2x2) 57
$69.99 $54.10 $50.73
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (trc) 439
$0.35 $0.40 $0.31
Supreme Verdict
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all creatures.
Sorcery
Supreme Verdict (trc) 480
$1.99 $---- $1.81
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (trc) 429
$2.49 $3.21 $1.81
Terminus
Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners' libraries.
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
Terminus (dsc) 70
$0.79 $0.37 $0.15

Removal

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Teferi, Time Raveler
Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.
+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
−3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Legendary Planeswalker - Teferi
Teferi, Time Raveler (rvr) 232
$9.99 $7.55 $6.25

Stax

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Storm Herd
Create X 1/1 white Pegasus creature tokens with flying, where X is your life total.
Sorcery
Storm Herd (scd) 36
$1.49 $0.95 $0.92
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Talrand, Sky Summoner (otc) 116
$0.99 $1.27 $0.43

Tokens

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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
$21.99 $16.04 $15.59

Tutor

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Deck Info

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Deck stats

21 pips - 17 cards
24 mana - 22 cards
62 pips - 47 cards
30 mana - 28 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
15 mana - 14 cards
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