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Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
Each nonland card in your hand without foretell has foretell. Its foretell cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by
. (During your turn, you may pay
and exile it from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, goad target creature an opponent controls.
Legendary Creature - Human Bard
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer (sld) 1242

Commander

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Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (tdc) 102

Artifact

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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 (mkc) 96
Commander's Insight
Target player draws X cards plus an additional card for each time they've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
Instant
Commander's Insight (c21) 23
Commune with Lava
Exile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Instant
Commune with Lava (afc) 118
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 (c21) 119
Expressive Iteration
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Sorcery
Expressive Iteration (otc) 224
Frantic Search
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Instant
Frantic Search (tdc) 153
Hit the Mother Lode
Discover 10. If the discovered card's mana value is less than 10, create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to the difference. (To discover 10, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 10 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.)
Sorcery
Hit the Mother Lode (lci) 153
Inspired Tinkering
Exile the top three cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
Create three Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Sorcery
Inspired Tinkering (clb) 183
Muse Vortex
Exile the top X cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. Then put the exiled instant and sorcery cards that weren't cast this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Sorcery
Muse Vortex (c21) 28
Opt
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Opt (otc) 104
Seize the Spotlight
Each opponent chooses fame or fortune. For each player who chose fame, gain control of a creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures and they gain haste until end of turn. For each player who chose fortune, you draw a card and create a Treasure token.
Sorcery
Seize the Spotlight (otc) 179
Surge of Brilliance
Paradox — Draw a card for each spell you've cast this turn from anywhere other than your hand.
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
Surge of Brilliance (who) 57
Unexpected Windfall
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Instant
Unexpected Windfall (afr) 164

Card Advantage

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Crackling Spellslinger
Flash
When this creature enters, if you cast it, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn has storm. (When you cast that spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Creature - Human Wizard
Crackling Spellslinger (otc) 25
Death Kiss
Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks one of your opponents, double its power until end of turn.
: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, goad up to X target creatures your opponents control.
Creature - Beholder
Death Kiss (clb) 675
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
Flying
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Kraum and draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Horror Zombie
Kraum, Violent Cacophony (otj) 214
Mathise, Surge Channeler
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 3 or greater, roll a d20.
1-9 | Each player draws a card.
10-19 | You draw a card.
20 | Copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Legendary Creature - Human Elf Shaman Sorcerer
Mathise, Surge Channeler (sld) 1238

Creature

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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 (acr) 85
Shark Typhoon
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create an X/X blue Shark creature token with flying, where X is that spell's mana value.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, create an X/X blue Shark creature token with flying.
Enchantment
Shark Typhoon (otc) 113
Storm of Saruman
Ward

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, except the copy isn't legendary. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Enchantment
Storm of Saruman (ltr) 413

Enchantment

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Charred Foyer
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
(You may cast either half. That door unlocks on the battlefield. As a sorcery, you may pay the mana cost of a locked door to unlock it.)
Enchantment - Room
Charred Foyer // Warped Space (dsk) 340
Cosmos Charger
Flash
Flying
Foretelling cards from your hand costs
less and can be done on any player's turn.
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 - Spirit Horse
Cosmos Charger (khm) 51
Nalfeshnee
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell from exile, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy. If it's a permanent spell, the copy gains haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this permanent." (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Creature - Beast Demon
Nalfeshnee (clb) 678
Sage of the Beyond
Flying
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost
less to cast.
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 - Spirit Giant
Sage of the Beyond (otc) 111
Unstable Amulet
When this artifact enters, you get
(two energy counters).
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to each opponent.
, Pay
: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it until you exile another card with this artifact.
Artifact
Unstable Amulet (mh3) 142

Exile matters

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Storm King's Thunder
When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell X times. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Instant
Storm King's Thunder (clb) 196
Word of Seizing
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Untap target permanent and gain control of it until end of turn. It gains haste until end of turn.
Instant
Word of Seizing (cmr) 420

Instant

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Access Denied
Counter target spell. Create X 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying, where X is that spell's mana value.
Instant
Access Denied (nec) 11
Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
Instant
Aetherize (fdn) 151
Aetherspouts
For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
Instant
Aetherspouts (mic) 97
Banefire
Banefire deals X damage to any target.
If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.
Sorcery
Banefire (j22) 495
Blasphemous Act
This spell costs
less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.
Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (voc) 143
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction deals X damage to each creature, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield.
Sorcery
Chain Reaction (drc) 47
Chaos Warp
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
Instant
Chaos Warp (otc) 160
Grab the Reins
Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste.
• Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.
Entwine
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Instant
Grab the Reins (plst) MRD-95
Impending Flux
Paradox — Impending Flux deals X damage to each opponent and each creature they control, where X is 1 plus the number of spells you've cast from anywhere other than your hand this turn.
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.)
Sorcery
Impending Flux (who) 87
Insidious Will
Choose one —
• Counter target spell.
• You may choose new targets for target spell.
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Instant
Insidious Will (kld) 52
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Instant
Lightning Bolt (plst) A25-141
Power Sink
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
Instant
Power Sink (plst) MIR-83
Ray of Command
Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.
Instant
Ray of Command (ddm) 29
Reality Shift
Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
Instant
Reality Shift (plst) C19-92
Reins of Power
Untap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn.
Instant
Reins of Power (clb) 734
Reinterpret
Counter target spell. You may cast a spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Instant
Reinterpret (c21) 73
Rewind
Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.
Instant
Rewind (plst) USG-93
Spell Swindle
Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Instant
Spell Swindle (plst) XLN-82
Sudden Substitution
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.
Instant
Sudden Substitution (c19) 11
Supreme Will
Choose one —
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
• Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Instant
Supreme Will (j25) 370

Interaction

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Cascade Bluffs
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Cascade Bluffs (otc) 276
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (cc2) 8
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (otc) 293
Ferrous Lake
,
: Add
.
Land
Ferrous Lake (tdc) 361
Fiery Islet
, Pay 1 life: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Fiery Islet (who) 278
Forgotten Cave
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land
Forgotten Cave (c21) 289
Frostboil Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Frostboil Snarl (drc) 158
Halimar Depths
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
: Add
.
Land
Halimar Depths (afc) 244
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (mrd) 293
Izzet Boilerworks
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Izzet Boilerworks (c21) 294
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (mrd) 301
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 (eld) 247
Peculiar Lighthouse
This land enters tapped unless a player has 13 or less life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Peculiar Lighthouse (dsk) 265
Remote Isle
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land
Remote Isle (c20) 302
Shivan Reef
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Shivan Reef (c21) 316
Spire of Industry
: Add
.
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.
Land
Spire of Industry (mkc) 296
Spirebluff Canal
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Spirebluff Canal (otj) 270
Stormcarved Coast
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Stormcarved Coast (inr) 285
Sulfur Falls
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sulfur Falls (dom) 247
Temple of Epiphany
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 Epiphany (otc) 329

Land

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Storm-Kiln Artist
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Shaman Dwarf
Storm-Kiln Artist (stx) 115

Make a Crowd

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (voc) 159
Elementalist's Palette
Whenever you cast a spell with
in its mana cost, put two charge counters on this artifact.
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add
for each charge counter on this artifact. Spend this mana only on costs that contain
.
Artifact
Elementalist's Palette (c21) 76
Izzet Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Izzet Signet (c21) 247
Liquimetal Torque
: Add
.
: Target nonland permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Artifact
Liquimetal Torque (mh2) 228
Mana Geyser
Add
for each tapped land your opponents control.
Sorcery
Mana Geyser (c21) 176
Primal Amulet
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on this artifact. Then if there are four or more charge counters on it, you may remove those counters and transform it.
Artifact
Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (xln) 243Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (xln) 243
Skyclave Relic
Kicker

Indestructible
When this artifact enters, if it was kicked, create two tapped tokens that are copies of this artifact.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Skyclave Relic (znr) 252
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (cc2) 7
Sorcerer Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, draw two cards, then discard two cards.
: Level 2
Creatures you control have "
: Add
or
. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell or to gain a Class level."
: Level 3
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, that spell deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of instant and sorcery spells you've cast this turn.
Enchantment - Class
Sorcerer Class (afr) 233
Talisman of Creativity
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (c21) 269
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Artifact
Thought Vessel (cmr) 346
Thran Turbine
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may add
. This mana can't be spent to cast spells.
Artifact
Thran Turbine (usg) 311

Ramp

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Finale of Promise
You may cast up to one target instant card and/or up to one target sorcery card from your graveyard each with mana value X or less without paying their mana costs. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. If X is 10 or more, copy each of those spells twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Sorcery
Finale of Promise (war) 127
Volcanic Vision
Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Volcanic Vision deals damage equal to that card's mana value to each creature your opponents control. Exile Volcanic Vision.
Sorcery
Volcanic Vision (c21) 182

Recursion

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Deck Info

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40 mana - 38 cards
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37 mana - 35 cards
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11 mana - 9 cards
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