Elminster • (Azorius Duel Commander deck) • Archidekt

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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $2.99

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

$2.99 $1.73 $1.87

Commander

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Artifact

Qty: 5 Price: $17.15

Aether Spellbomb

, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact

$0.39 $0.36 $0.15

Damping Matrix

Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Artifact

$0.69 $1.21 $0.45

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

: Draw two cards, then discard a card. Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
Crew 8 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 8 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Legendary Artifact - Vehicle

$6.49 $3.22 $3.86

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

$0.59 $0.44 $0.26

Vedalken Shackles

You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.

: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.

Artifact

$8.99 $8.80 $6.22

Artifact

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Basic

Qty: 33 Price: $25.07

Island

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Basic Land - Island

$0.59 $0.30 $0.15

Plains

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Basic Land - Plains

$0.99 $0.33 $0.15

Basic

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Counter

Qty: 13 Price: $10.75

Absorb

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

Instant

$0.99 $0.66 $0.52

Condescend

Counter target spell unless its controller pays

. 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

$0.99 $0.78 $0.53

Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant

$4.49 $3.22 $2.34

Essence Scatter

Counter target creature spell.

Instant

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Horribly Awry

Devoid (This card has no color.)
Counter target creature spell with mana value 4 or less. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant

$0.35 $0.08 $0.15

Logic Knot

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for

.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays

Instant

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Lose Focus

Replicate

(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays

Instant

$0.69 $0.30 $0.15

Mana Leak

Counter target spell unless its controller pays

Instant

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Prohibit

Kicker

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell.)
Counter target spell if its mana value is 2 or less. If this spell was kicked, counter that spell if its mana value is 4 or less instead.

Instant

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Remove Soul

Counter target creature spell.

Instant

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Scatter Ray

Counter target artifact or creature spell unless its controller pays

Instant

$0.35 $0.13 $0.15

Spell Burst

Buyback

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Counter target spell with mana value X.

Instant

$0.79 $0.44 $0.31

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

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Counter

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Creature

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Baneslayer Angel

Flying, first strike, lifelink, protection from Demons and from Dragons

Creature - Angel

$5.49 $3.72 $2.94

Cataclysmic Gearhulk

Vigilance
When this creature enters, each player chooses an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker from among the nonland permanents they control, then sacrifices the rest.

Creature Artifact - Construct

$0.99 $0.41 $0.15

Dragonlord Ojutai

Flying
Dragonlord Ojutai has hexproof as long as it's untapped.
Whenever Dragonlord Ojutai deals combat damage to a player, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon

$0.99 $0.62 $0.41

Dream Trawler

Flying, lifelink
Whenever you draw a card, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card.
Discard a card: This creature gains hexproof until end of turn. Tap it.

Creature - Sphinx

$1.79 $0.46 $0.31

Grey Knight Paragon

Flash
Rites of Banishment — When this creature enters, destroy target attacking creature. If that creature is a Demon, exile it instead.

Creature - Knight Astartes

$0.59 $0.37 $0.23

Lyra Dawnbringer

Flying
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.

Legendary Creature - Angel

$3.49 $4.60 $2.86

Nimble Obstructionist

Flash
Flying
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, counter target activated or triggered ability you don't control.

Creature - Wizard Bird

$0.59 $0.42 $0.31

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

$0.49 $1.07 $0.38

Trophy Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature - Human Wizard

$0.99 $0.72 $0.38

Creature

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Drw

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Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant

$2.79 $2.49 $0.47

Deliberate

Scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant

$0.49 $0.17 $0.15

Frantic Search

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Instant

$1.79 $1.24 $0.60

Impulse

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

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Moment of Truth

Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one into your graveyard, and one on the bottom of your library.

Instant

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Muddle the Mixture

Counter target instant or sorcery spell.
Transmute

(

, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Instant

$4.49 $2.42 $1.55

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

$3.49 $1.88 $0.62

Opt

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

Instant

$0.49 $0.20 $0.15

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

$1.49 $0.92 $0.75

Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery

$1.79 $0.63 $0.56

Solve the Equation

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

Sorcery

$4.49 $3.53 $3.02

Telling Time

Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one on top of your library, and one on the bottom of your library.

Instant

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Drw

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Enchantment

Qty: 4 Price: $7.16

Energy Field

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by sources you don't control.
When a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice this enchantment.

Enchantment

$0.79 $1.42 $0.60

Island Sanctuary

If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw. If you do, until your next turn, you can't be attacked except by creatures with flying and/or islandwalk.

Enchantment

$3.99 $2.73 $2.19

Rest in Peace

When this enchantment enters, exile all graveyards.
If a card or token would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Enchantment

$1.99 $1.50 $0.48

Rune of Protection: Red

: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$0.39 $0.26 $0.15

Enchantment

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Land

Qty: 7 Price: $2.97

Command Tower

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land

$0.59 $0.25 $0.19

Drifting Meadow

This land enters tapped.

: Add

.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Lonely Sandbar

This land enters tapped.

: Add

.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

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.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.23 $0.16

Prairie Stream

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: Add

.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land - Plains Island

$0.49 $0.26 $0.15

Remote Isle

This land enters tapped.

: Add

.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Secluded Steppe

This land enters tapped.

: Add

.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.32 $0.18

Land

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Removal

Qty: 7 Price: $4.73

Blink of an Eye

Kicker

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Condemn

Put target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.

Instant

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Fierce Retribution

Cleave

(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Destroy target [attacking] creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Immolating Glare

Destroy target attacking creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.06 $0.15

Into the Roil

Kicker

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant

$2.49 $2.07 $1.25

Warrant

Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.

Instant

$0.49 $0.19 $0.15

Removal

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Sorcery

Qty: 9 Price: $20.81

Akroma's Vengeance

Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.45 $0.19

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

$8.49 $8.36 $6.36

Austere Command

Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery

$0.79 $0.88 $0.39

Balance

Each player chooses a number of lands they control equal to the number of lands controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Players discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way.

Sorcery

$2.29 $2.89 $0.83

Day of Judgment

Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery

$1.79 $2.04 $0.63

Martial Coup

Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. If X is 5 or more, destroy all other creatures.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.26 $0.20

Phyrexian Rebirth

Destroy all creatures, then create an X/X colorless Phyrexian Horror artifact creature token, where X is the number of creatures destroyed this way.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.42 $0.27

Shatter the Sky

Each player who controls a creature with power 4 or greater draws a card. Then destroy all creatures.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.25 $0.15

Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery

$5.49 $3.23 $2.82

Sorcery

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Sideboard

Qty: 15 Price: $7.19

Defabricate

Choose one —
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
• Counter target activated or triggered ability.

Instant

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Dispeller's Capsule

, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Artifact

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant

$0.35 $0.36 $0.15

Oust

Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top. Its controller gains 3 life.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Planar Cleansing

Destroy all nonland permanents.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Rune of Protection: Black

: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Rune of Protection: Blue

: The next time a blue source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Rune of Protection: Green

: The next time a green source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Rune of Protection: White

: The next time a white source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Runic Shot

Kicker

(You may pay an additional

as you cast this spell.)
Destroy target tapped creature. If this spell was kicked, scry 2.

Sorcery

$0.39 $0.22 $0.15

Solitary Confinement

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you discard a card.
Skip your draw step.
You have shroud. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Enchantment

$0.69 $0.59 $0.23

Spell Pierce

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays

Instant

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Suppression Field

Activated abilities cost

more to activate unless they're mana abilities.

Enchantment

$0.99 $0.68 $0.26

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

$0.69 $0.51 $0.15

Tormod's Crypt

, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target player's graveyard.

Artifact

$0.79 $0.42 $0.15

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

Qty: 7 Price: $2.77

Aura Flux

Other enchantments have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay

Enchantment

$0.39 $0.22 $0.15

Cathar Commando

Flash

, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature - Human Soldier

$0.35 $0.22 $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

$0.59 $0.36 $0.15

Energy Flux

All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay

Enchantment

$0.39 $0.33 $0.20

Kami of Ancient Law

Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target enchantment.

Creature - Spirit

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Oblivion Ring

When this enchantment enters, exile another target nonland permanent.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Ronom Unicorn

Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target enchantment.

Creature - Unicorn

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Maybeboard

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $104.33

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 2.83Total Mana Value: 170.00

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Avg Mana Value: 2.83Total Mana Value: 170.00

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