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EDH Nin, the Pain Artist v2
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $209.39
Salt sum: 45.31
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Commander

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Nin, the Pain Artist

{X}{U}{R}, {T}: Nin, the Pain Artist deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller draws X cards.

Creature
Nin, the Pain Artist (c17) 183

Commander

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Counters

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (a25) 41
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (plgm) 1
Foil

You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.

Instant
Foil (uma) 55
Mizzium Meddler

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) When Mizzium Meddler enters, you may change a target of target spell or ability to Mizzium Meddler.

Creature
Mizzium Meddler (ori) 64
Remove Soul

Counter target creature spell.

Instant
Remove Soul (6ed) 94
Rewind

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

Instant
Rewind (mm3) 47
Turn Aside

Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.

Instant
Turn Aside (emn) 78
Voidmage Husher

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) When Voidmage Husher enters, counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) Whenever you cast a spell, you may return Voidmage Husher to its owner's hand.

Creature
Voidmage Husher (tsp) 92

Counters

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Land

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Den of the Bugbear

If you control two or more other lands, Den of the Bugbear enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {3}{R}: Until end of turn, Den of the Bugbear becomes a 3/2 red Goblin creature with "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking." It's still a land.

Land
Den of the Bugbear (afr) 254
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (cmr) 482
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (8ed) 335
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (10e) 379
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) Mystic Sanctuary enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When Mystic Sanctuary enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (eld) 247
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (plst) M19-254
Seat of the Synod

{T}: Add {U}.

Artifact Land
Seat of the Synod (c18) 278
Sulfur Falls

Sulfur Falls enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Sulfur Falls (dom) 247
Swiftwater Cliffs

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Swiftwater Cliffs (c18) 284
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (tsr) 285

Land

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Recursion

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Charmbreaker Devils

At the beginning of your upkeep, return an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard to your hand. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Charmbreaker Devils gets +4/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Charmbreaker Devils (ima) 120
The Mirari Conjecture

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Return target instant card from your graveyard to your hand. II — Return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. III — Until end of turn, whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Enchantment
The Mirari Conjecture (dom) 57
Wizard Mentor

{T}: Return Wizard Mentor and target creature you control to their owner's hand.

Creature
Wizard Mentor (usg) 112

Recursion

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Card Selection

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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 (cst) 61
Opt

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (dom) 60
Sleight of Hand

Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.

Sorcery
Sleight of Hand (uma) 70

Card Selection

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Draw

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Azami, Lady of Scrolls

Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Draw a card.

Creature
Azami, Lady of Scrolls (c17) 82
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius

Flying Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals damage to a player, you may draw a card. {U}{R}: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius (c17) 184
Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (pcy) 45
Staff of Nin

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card. {T}: Staff of Nin deals 1 damage to any target.

Artifact
Staff of Nin (cm2) 221

Draw

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Mana

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Fire Diamond

Fire Diamond enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}.

Artifact
Fire Diamond (cm2) 190
Firemind Vessel

Firemind Vessel enters tapped. {T}: Add two mana of different colors.

Artifact
Firemind Vessel (war) 237
Hedron Archive

{T}: Add {C}{C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

Artifact
Hedron Archive (c18) 206
Izzet Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Artifact
Izzet Signet (gk1) 46
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (c18) 210
Star Compass

Star Compass enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color that a basic land you control could produce.

Artifact
Star Compass (ima) 229
Talisman of Creativity

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {R}. Talisman of Creativity deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (mh1) 231
Thran Dynamo

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Artifact
Thran Dynamo (ima) 230
Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Worn Powerstone (c18) 230

Mana

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Removal

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Capsize

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Instant
Capsize (tmp) 55
Curse of the Swine

Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.

Sorcery
Curse of the Swine (ths) 46
Devil's Play

Devil's Play deals X damage to any target. Flashback {X}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Devil's Play (ddk) 72
Dismiss into Dream

Each creature your opponents control is an Illusion in addition to its other types and has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."

Enchantment
Dismiss into Dream (m14) 50
Izzet Charm

Choose one — • Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}. • Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature. • Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Instant
Izzet Charm (gk1) 41
Izzet Staticaster

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Haste {T}: Izzet Staticaster deals 1 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature.

Creature
Izzet Staticaster (rtr) 173
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 (c19) 92
Shattering Pulse

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Destroy target artifact.

Instant
Shattering Pulse (exo) 102
Tidespout Tyrant

Flying Whenever you cast a spell, return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Creature
Tidespout Tyrant (bbd) 134

Removal

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Combo

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Grand Architect

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1. {U}: Target artifact creature becomes blue until end of turn. Tap an untapped blue creature you control: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.

Creature
Grand Architect (2xm) 53
Pili-Pala

Flying {2}, {Q}: Add one mana of any color. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Creature Artifact
Pili-Pala (shm) 258

Combo

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GraveydHate

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Learn from the Past

Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. Draw a card.

Instant
Learn from the Past (dtk) 60
Stream of Consciousness

Target player shuffles up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library.

Instant
Stream of Consciousness (uma) 74

GraveydHate

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Nin Targets

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Body of Knowledge

Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size. Whenever Body of Knowledge is dealt damage, draw that many cards.

Creature
Body of Knowledge (cmr) 59
Brash Taunter

Indestructible Whenever Brash Taunter is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent. {2}{R}, {T}: Brash Taunter fights another target creature.

Creature
Brash Taunter (m21) 133
Creepy Doll

Indestructible Whenever Creepy Doll deals combat damage to a creature, flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy that creature.

Creature Artifact
Creepy Doll (isd) 220
Darksteel Myr

Indestructible (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature. If its toughness is 0 or less, it's still put into its owner's graveyard.)

Creature Artifact
Darksteel Myr (som) 151
Psychosis Crawler

Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature Artifact
Psychosis Crawler (c18) 217
Stuffy Doll

Indestructible As Stuffy Doll enters, choose a player. Whenever Stuffy Doll is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player. {T}: Stuffy Doll deals 1 damage to itself.

Creature Artifact
Stuffy Doll (m13) 218

Nin Targets

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Tutor

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Archmage Ascension

At the beginning of each end step, if you drew two or more cards this turn, you may put a quest counter on Archmage Ascension. As long as Archmage Ascension has six or more quest counters on it, if you would draw a card, you may instead search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Archmage Ascension (zen) 42
Tribute Mage

When Tribute Mage 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
Tribute Mage (mh1) 73

Tutor

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Combo - Infinite Untaps

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Dramatic Reversal

Untap all nonland permanents you control.

Instant
Dramatic Reversal (kld) 44
Isochron Scepter

Imprint — When Isochron Scepter enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Artifact
Isochron Scepter (ema) 223

Combo - Infinite Untaps

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In

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Elite Arcanist

When Elite Arcanist enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand. {X}, {T}: Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. X is the mana value of the exiled card.

Creature
Elite Arcanist (m14) 54
Firemind's Foresight

Search your library for an instant card with mana value 3, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then repeat this process for instant cards with mana values 2 and 1. Then shuffle.

Instant
Firemind's Foresight (dds) 21
Leyline of Anticipation

If Leyline of Anticipation is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. You may cast spells as though they had flash.

Enchantment
Leyline of Anticipation (m20) 64
Mana Geyser

Add {R} for each tapped land your opponents control.

Sorcery
Mana Geyser (c21) 176
Prismatic Lens

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Prismatic Lens (tsr) 272
Reiterate

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Reiterate (tsr) 182
Solve the Equation

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Solve the Equation (stx) 54
Triskaidekaphile

You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly thirteen cards in your hand, you win the game. {3}{U}: Draw a card.

Creature
Triskaidekaphile (mid) 386

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Protect Ya Girl

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Ghosthelm Courier

You may choose not to untap Ghosthelm Courier during your untap step. {2}{U}, {T}: Target Wizard creature gets +2/+2 and has shroud for as long as Ghosthelm Courier remains tapped. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Ghosthelm Courier (ons) 85

Protect Ya Girl

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Wipe

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Aetherspouts

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

Instant
Aetherspouts (m15) 44
Displacement Wave

Return all nonland permanents with mana value X or less to their owners' hands.

Sorcery
Displacement Wave (ori) 55

Wipe

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Sideboard

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Docent of Perfection

Creature
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (emn) 56Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration (emn) 56
Freed from the Real

Enchant creature {U}: Tap enchanted creature. {U}: Untap enchanted creature.

Enchantment
Freed from the Real (a25) 58
Galecaster Colossus

Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.

Creature
Galecaster Colossus (c17) 10
Intellectual Offering

Choose an opponent. You and that player each draw three cards. Choose an opponent. Untap all nonland permanents you control and all nonland permanents that player controls.

Instant
Intellectual Offering (c14) 15
Izzet Guildgate

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Izzet Guildgate (grn) 251
Mogg Maniac

Whenever Mogg Maniac is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Creature
Mogg Maniac (sth) 94
Narset's Reversal

Copy target instant or sorcery spell, then return it to its owner's hand. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Narset's Reversal (war) 62
Precognition Field

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast instant and sorcery spells from the top of your library. {3}: Exile the top card of your library.

Enchantment
Precognition Field (dom) 61
Redirect

You may choose new targets for target spell.

Instant
Redirect (m13) 64
Spiteful Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have "Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target player or planeswalker."

Creature
Spiteful Sliver (mh1) 148
Talrand, Sky Summoner

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Creature
Talrand, Sky Summoner (uma) 76

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Azure Mage

{3}{U}: Draw a card.

Creature
Azure Mage (mm3) 31
Faerie Vandal

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Faerie Vandal.

Creature
Faerie Vandal (eld) 45
Future Sight

Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

Enchantment
Future Sight (mh1) 53
Invert

Instant
Invert // Invent (grn) 228
Loyal Drake

Flying Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card.

Creature
Loyal Drake (c18) 10
Noble Benefactor

When Noble Benefactor dies, each player may search their library for a card and put that card into their hand. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.

Creature
Noble Benefactor (wth) 44
Shoving Match

Until end of turn, all creatures gain "{T}: Tap target creature."

Instant
Shoving Match (mmq) 103
Time of Ice

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control Time of Ice. III — Return all tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Enchantment
Time of Ice (dom) 70

Maybeboard

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Out

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Archaeomancer

When Archaeomancer enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Archaeomancer (uma) 45
High Tide

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.

Instant
High Tide (fem) 18c
Prodigal Sorcerer

{T}: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Prodigal Sorcerer (plst) EMA-67
Profaner of the Dead

Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Profaner of the Dead exploits a creature, return to their owners' hands all creatures your opponents control with toughness less than the exploited creature's toughness.

Creature
Profaner of the Dead (dtk) 70
Serendib Sorcerer

{T}: Target creature other than Serendib Sorcerer has base power and toughness 0/2 until end of turn.

Creature
Serendib Sorcerer (c17) 93
Silverclad Ferocidons

Enrage — Whenever Silverclad Ferocidons is dealt damage, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice.

Creature
Silverclad Ferocidons (rix) 115
Thassa's Oracle

When Thassa's Oracle enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library, you win the game. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)

Creature
Thassa's Oracle (thb) 73
Void Shatter

Devoid (This card has no color.) Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant
Void Shatter (ogw) 49

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Description

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