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Volo’s Laboratory
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Commander

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Volo, Guide to Monsters

Whenever you cast a creature spell that doesn't share a creature type with a creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, copy that spell. (A copy of a creature spell becomes a token.)

Creature
Volo, Guide to Monsters (afr) 238

Commander

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Counterspell

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Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 81
Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Instant
Mana Drain (2x2) 57
Plasm Capture

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next first main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is that spell's mana value.

Instant
Plasm Capture (ddo) 55
Reject Imperfection

Counter target spell. If that spell's mana value was 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Instant
Reject Imperfection (one) 67

Counterspell

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Draw Cards

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Beast Whisperer

Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.

Creature
Beast Whisperer (clu) 158
Reconnaissance Mission

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Reconnaissance Mission (woc) 105

Draw Cards

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Instant

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Polymorphist's Jest

Until end of turn, each creature target player controls loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1.

Instant
Polymorphist's Jest (c17) 90

Instant

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Sorcery

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Creeping Renaissance

Choose a permanent type. Return all cards of the chosen type from your graveyard to your hand. Flashback {5}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Creeping Renaissance (c18) 137

Sorcery

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Artifact

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Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
Neurok Stealthsuit

Equipped creature has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) {U}{U}: Attach Neurok Stealthsuit to target creature you control. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Neurok Stealthsuit (5dn) 140
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (plst) CMD-261
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (dsc) 256
Twinning Staff

If you would copy a spell one or more times, instead copy it that many times plus an additional time. You may choose new targets for the additional copy. {7}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Artifact
Twinning Staff (c20) 70

Artifact

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Creature

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Enduring Curiosity

Flash Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. When Enduring Curiosity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)

Creature Enchantment
Enduring Curiosity (dsk) 51
Errant, Street Artist

Flash Defender, haste {1}{U}, {T}: Copy target spell you control that wasn't cast. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Creature
Errant, Street Artist (snc) 41
First Responder

Vigilance At the beginning of your end step, you may return another creature you control to its owner's hand, then put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to that creature's power on this creature.

Creature
First Responder (ncc) 60
Gilder Bairn

{2}{G/U}, {Q}: Double the number of each kind of counter on target permanent. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Creature
Gilder Bairn (plst) EVE-152
Hullbreaker Horror

Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Creature
Hullbreaker Horror (woc) 95
Renegade Krasis

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever this creature evolves, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature
Renegade Krasis (dgm) 47
Silverback Elder

Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one — • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. • You gain 4 life.

Creature
Silverback Elder (dmu) 177
Temur Sabertooth

{1}{G}: You may return another creature you control to its owner's hand. If you do, this creature gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Temur Sabertooth (ncc) 315
Vanguard Suppressor

Squad {2} (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2} any number of times. When this creature enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.) Flying Suppressing Fire — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Vanguard Suppressor (40k) 27
Volo, Itinerant Scholar

When Volo enters, create Volo's Journal, a legendary colorless artifact token with hexproof and "Whenever you cast a creature spell, note one of its creature types that hasn't been noted for Volo's Journal." {2}, {T}: Draw a card for each creature type noted for target permanent you control named Volo's Journal. Choose a Background

Creature
Volo, Itinerant Scholar (clb) 103

Creature

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Enchantment

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Frogify

Enchant creature Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1. (It loses all other card types and creature types.)

Enchantment
Frogify (2xm) 52
Simic Ascendancy

{1}{G}{U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on a creature you control, put that many growth counters on this enchantment. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this enchantment has twenty or more growth counters on it, you win the game.

Enchantment
Simic Ascendancy (prna) 207

Enchantment

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Land

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Alchemist's Refuge

{T}: Add {C}. {G}{U}, {T}: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Land
Alchemist's Refuge (plst) AVR-225
Bala Ged Recovery

Sorcery
Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180
Barkchannel Pathway

Land
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway (khm) 251Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway (khm) 251
Botanical Sanctum

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Botanical Sanctum (kld) 244
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (40k) 272★
Dreamroot Cascade

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (vow) 262
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (woc) 159
Flooded Grove

{T}: Add {C}. {G/U}, {T}: Add {G}{G}, {G}{U}, or {U}{U}.

Land
Flooded Grove (ncc) 402
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (woe) 266
Hinterland Harbor

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Hinterland Harbor (dmr) 248
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (woe) 263
Jwari Disruption

Instant
Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins (znr) 64Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins (znr) 64
Khalni Ambush

Instant
Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory (znr) 192Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory (znr) 192
Littjara Mirrorlake

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{G}{G}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Littjara Mirrorlake (ncc) 412
Rejuvenating Springs

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmm) 424
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Simic Growth Chamber

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (moc) 424
Vastwood Fortification

Instant
Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket (znr) 216Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket (znr) 216

Land

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Bounce

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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
Evacuation

Return all creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Evacuation (lcc) 156
Mark of Eviction

Enchant creature At the beginning of your upkeep, return enchanted creature and all Auras attached to that creature to their owners' hands.

Enchantment
Mark of Eviction (rav) 58
Perplexing Test

Choose one — • Return all creature tokens to their owners' hands. • Return all nontoken creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Perplexing Test (moc) 229
Sigil of Sleep

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to a player, return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Sigil of Sleep (uds) 46
Simic Charm

Choose one — • Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. • Permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. • Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Instant
Simic Charm (cmr) 451
Whelming Wave

Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Sorcery
Whelming Wave (cmr) 409

Bounce

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Creature - Ramp

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Birds of Paradise

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Birds of Paradise (plst) CN2-176
Maraleaf Pixie

Flying {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Creature
Maraleaf Pixie (eld) 196
Ornithopter of Paradise

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature Artifact
Ornithopter of Paradise (j21) 753
Poison Dart Frog

Reach {T}: Add one mana of any color. {2}: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.

Creature
Poison Dart Frog (lci) 207
Prize Pig

Whenever you gain life, put that many ribbon counters on this creature. Then if there are three or more ribbon counters on this creature, remove those counters and untap it. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Prize Pig (ltc) 126
Rootrider Faun

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

Creature
Rootrider Faun (woe) 182
Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Sylvan Caryatid (ths) 180
Trailtracker Scout

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Whenever you expend 8, return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. (You expend 8 as you spend your eighth total mana to cast spells during a turn.)

Creature
Trailtracker Scout (blc) 35

Creature - Ramp

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Enters Effects

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Acidic Slime

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) When this creature enters, destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.

Creature
Acidic Slime (nec) 112
Amphin Mutineer

When this creature enters, exile up to one target non-Salamander creature. That creature's controller creates a 4/3 blue Salamander Warrior creature token. Encore {4}{U}{U} ({4}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Amphin Mutineer (cmr) 55
Conclave Sledge-Captain

Backup 1, backup 1, backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn. Each backup ability triggers separately.) Trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Conclave Sledge-Captain (moc) 36
Ezuri, Claw of Progress

Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you get an experience counter. At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have.

Creature
Ezuri, Claw of Progress (2x2) 211
Junk Winder

Affinity for tokens (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each token you control.) Whenever a token you control enters, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Junk Winder (moc) 225
Man-o'-War

When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

Creature
Man-o'-War (dmr) 58
Peregrine Drake

Flying When this creature enters, untap up to five lands.

Creature
Peregrine Drake (dmr) 65
Saiba Cryptomancer

Flash Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.) Hexproof

Creature
Saiba Cryptomancer (mom) 76
Sludge Monster

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, put a slime counter on up to one other target creature. Non-Horror creatures with slime counters on them lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 2/2.

Creature
Sludge Monster (clb) 735
Thieving Skydiver

Kicker {X}. X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional {X} as you cast this spell.) Flying When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to this creature.

Creature
Thieving Skydiver (znr) 85
Tyranid Prime

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Synapse Creature — Other creatures you control have evolve.

Creature
Tyranid Prime (40k) 145★
Wicked Wolf

When this creature enters, it fights up to one target creature you don't control. Sacrifice a Food: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.

Creature
Wicked Wolf (j22) 134

Enters Effects

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Mimic Creatures

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Auton Soldier

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it isn't legendary, is an artifact in addition to its other types, and has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

Creature Artifact
Auton Soldier (who) 36
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
Spark Double (cmm) 856

Mimic Creatures

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Clone

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Double Major

Copy target creature spell you control, except it isn't legendary if the spell is legendary. (A copy of a creature spell becomes a token.)

Instant
Double Major (stx) 179

Clone

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Creature Sacrifice

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Bloodspore Thrinax

Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.) Each other creature you control enters with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Creature
Bloodspore Thrinax (2xm) 155
Reef Worm

When this creature dies, create a 3/3 blue Fish creature token with "When this token dies, create a 6/6 blue Whale creature token with 'When this token dies, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.'"

Creature
Reef Worm (c21) 127

Creature Sacrifice

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Fetch

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Bring to Light

Converge — Search your library for a creature, instant, or sorcery card with mana value less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell, exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Bring to Light (2x2) 188
Evolving Door

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Count the colors of the sacrificed creature, then search your library for a creature card that's exactly that many colors plus one. Exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
Evolving Door (snc) 144
Neoform

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Neoform (war) 206

Fetch

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Mutate Creatures

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Auspicious Starrix

Mutate {5}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile X permanent cards, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated. Put those permanent cards onto the battlefield.

Creature
Auspicious Starrix (iko) 144
Dreamtail Heron

Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flying Whenever this creature mutates, draw a card.

Creature
Dreamtail Heron (iko) 47
Gemrazer

Mutate {1}{G}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach, trample Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.

Creature
Gemrazer (iko) 155
Migratory Greathorn

Mutate {2}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Migratory Greathorn (iko) 165
Pouncing Shoreshark

Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flash Whenever this creature mutates, you may return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Creature
Pouncing Shoreshark (iko) 64
Sawtusk Demolisher

Mutate {3}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Trample Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target noncreature permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Creature
Sawtusk Demolisher (c20) 64

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Sideboard

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Panharmonicon

If an artifact or creature entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Artifact
Panharmonicon (j22) 788

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Maybeboard

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Bred for the Hunt

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Bred for the Hunt (cm2) 151
Coastal Piracy

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Coastal Piracy (jmp) 144
Hardened Scales

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Enchantment
Hardened Scales (2x2) 151
Mirrorhall Mimic

Creature
Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry (vow) 68Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry (vow) 68
Octomancer

Gift an Octopus (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, when it enters, they create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.) At the beginning of each end step, create a token that's a copy of target creature token that entered the battlefield this turn.

Creature
Octomancer (blc) 37
Primal Empathy

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

Enchantment
Primal Empathy (iko) 200
Progenitor Mimic

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."

Creature
Progenitor Mimic (2xm) 212
Quandrix Command

Choose two — • Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand. • Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. • Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. • Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.

Instant
Quandrix Command (stx) 217
Risen Reef

Whenever this creature or another Elemental you control enters, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.

Creature
Risen Reef (plst) M20-217
Tribute to the World Tree

Whenever a creature you control enters, draw a card if its power is 3 or greater. Otherwise, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

Enchantment
Tribute to the World Tree (pmom) 211s
Wolfbriar Elemental

Multikicker {G} (You may pay an additional {G} any number of times as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token for each time it was kicked.

Creature
Wolfbriar Elemental (cma) 168

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{"ops":[{"insert":"My daughter wanted to do a deck construction with what I had in the box. I found Volo to be an interesting commander choice and based a deck around him. My original version felt a bit vanilla to me so I kept brainstorming possible interactions. Apparently I am not happy until I need to read the magic rule book a few dozen times to make sure what I am doing even works.\n\nWith that in mind…\n\nVolo’s ability copies the creature being casted, it does not “create” a token\n\nMutate triggers three times due to Volo copying the spell’s mutate. You mutant once, then twice. The first spell triggers when casted and then again when the second copy resolves since the creature has now mutated once already. The second one triggers once.\n\nTwining Staff is triggered by Volo’s ability but not Panharmonicon. Due to cast verses entering\n\nWhen a creature mutates you can pick which one goes on top and whatever type the top card is - is the type for the fused cards. This means you can remove a creature’s legendary status by mutating him. This then means you can copy said creature.\n\nWhen you copy a mutated creature, you copy it’s fused characteristics\n\nRhodas does trigger his ability twice even if he retains with his legendary status because he still enters the battlefield. You can elect to burry the original copy causing you to shuffle him back into your deck. This does cause him to trigger an entering the graveyard ability.\n\nMutate does not trigger enter the battlefield effects, as the creature is already on the battlefield \n\nWith that all out of the way - how does it work?\n\nThe simplest and most straightforward strategy in this deck is blink cards. I bounce the original back to my hand, allowing me to keep copying the spell of the token when it dies. This allows me to also capitalized on enters the battlefield effects. This is also why I have some light sacrifice. I sacrifice the tokens and play the originals again, creating two creatures a second time.\n\nThe next layer is creatures with mutate. As stated before this will trigger with Volo three times. The creature type that is on top once fused is also what Volo checks when casting a spell. That is why I can run multiple beasts. Mutate also allows me to get rid of the legendary type if I want to, which I will explain the benifit of later.\n\nThe third layer is +1/+1 tokens. Tyranid Prime and Bloodspore Thrinax allow me to put tokens on my creatures as they come into play with different triggers. Then a variety of creatures such as First Responder give me other ways to get tokens, increase tokens, and double them. If I have Simic Ascendency in play, those tokens can win me the game. The multiple creatures entering play allows me to trigger these multiple times and the bounce abilities allow me to keep playing creatures. So if nothing else I can swell my tiny creatures into huge problems.\n\nI have a few creatures that can become copies of what I have in play. I can either steal the abilities of my opponents or duplicate my own. Since there are ways for me to remove legendary status this gives me a few crazy options - Progenitor Mimic copying a mutated Volo as an example. This can allow me to set up situations where I can get multiple triggers I could not get otherwise.\n\nThe remainder supports the above. I have a few spells that allow me to copy things. I have a combination of counter and bounce spells for board control. I prioritized Simic cards for more versatility in those options (but tried to stay low cost). I have several enchantments that help me keep drawing cards along with some fetch cards to get the creatures I need for a particular scenario. I have a few ways to reclaim cards from my graveyard and a few artifacts to synergize with some of the above effects.\n\nThe deck plays like a mad scientist’s laboratory. Mutating, cloning, and evolving things are its main tricks. It can seem pretty tame one turn and then start cloning and mutating a major threat. It uses a menagerie of creatures to respond to threats and create board control..\n"}]}

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