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Esper Control
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Commander

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Ertai, the Corrupted

{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: Counter target spell.

Creature
Ertai, the Corrupted (pls) 107

Commander

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Land

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Arcane Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Until end of turn, creatures your opponents control lose hexproof and shroud and can't have hexproof or shroud.

Land
Arcane Lighthouse (c14) 59
Arcane Sanctum

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

Land
Arcane Sanctum (ala) 220
Azorius Chancery

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

Land
Azorius Chancery (dis) 170
Blighted Cataract

{T}: Add {C}. {5}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw two cards.

Land
Blighted Cataract (bfz) 229
Boreal Shelf

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

Land
Boreal Shelf (csp) 144
Castle Ardenvale

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains. {T}: Add {W}. {2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Land
Castle Ardenvale (eld) 238
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (c15) 281
Drowned Catacomb

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

Land
Drowned Catacomb (m10) 224
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 (bfz) 236
Frost Marsh

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

Land
Frost Marsh (csp) 146
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. {T}: Add {U}.

Land
Halimar Depths (wwk) 137
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (mh1) 241
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (pc2) 137
Maze of Ith

{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Land
Maze of Ith (ema) 241
Meandering River

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

Land
Meandering River (ogw) 173
Memorial to Folly

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {2}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Memorial to Folly (dom) 242
Mirrorpool

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.

Land
Mirrorpool (ogw) 174
Orzhov Basilica

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

Land
Orzhov Basilica (gpt) 161
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (pc2) 136
Polluted Delta

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Polluted Delta (ktk) 239
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (bfz) 241
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (con) 143
Sea of Clouds

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

Land
Sea of Clouds (bbd) 84
Submerged Boneyard

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

Land
Submerged Boneyard (ogw) 178
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (bfz) 249
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (dpa) 105
Temple of Deceit

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.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (ths) 225
Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (10e) 360
Thriving Heath

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than white. {T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Heath (jmp) 35
Thriving Moor

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than black. {T}: Add {B} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Moor (jmp) 37
Tranquil Cove

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

Land
Tranquil Cove (ema) 247
Vivid Creek

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {U}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Creek (lrw) 276
Vivid Marsh

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {B}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Marsh (lrw) 278
Vivid Meadow

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {W}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Meadow (lrw) 279

Land

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Removal

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Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant
Anguished Unmaking (soi) 242
Confirm Suspicions

Counter target spell. Investigate three times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Instant
Confirm Suspicions (soi) 53
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (ema) 43
Cyclonic Rift

Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Instant
Cyclonic Rift (c14) 104
Glen Elendra Archmage

Flying {U}, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target noncreature spell. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Glen Elendra Archmage (uma) 58
Kaya the Inexorable

+1: Put a ghostform counter on up to one target nontoken creature. It gains "When this creature dies or is put into exile, return it to its owner's hand and create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying." −3: Exile target nonland permanent. −7: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may cast a legendary spell from your hand, from your graveyard, or from among cards you own in exile without paying its mana cost."

Planeswalker
Kaya the Inexorable (khm) 218
Martial Coup

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

Sorcery
Martial Coup (c14) 78
Martyr's Bond

Whenever this enchantment or another nonland permanent you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice that shares a card type with it.

Enchantment
Martyr's Bond (ss2) 2
Mortify

Destroy target creature or enchantment.

Instant
Mortify (gpt) 122
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant

Hexproof from artifacts, creatures, and enchantments When Nevinyrral enters, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature that died this turn. When Nevinyrral dies, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.

Creature
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant (cmr) 287
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (con) 15
Press the Enemy

Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Instant
Press the Enemy (ltr) 65
Rewind

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

Instant
Rewind (usg) 93
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (ema) 32
Szat's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Each opponent sacrifices a creature they control with the greatest power. • Exile all opponents' graveyards, then create X 0/1 black Thrull creature tokens, where X is the greatest power among creature cards exiled this way.

Instant
Szat's Will (cmr) 152
Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Wrath of God (5ed) 69

Removal

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Copy

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Rite of Replication

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Sorcery
Rite of Replication (zen) 61
Storm of Saruman

Ward {3} 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
Twincast

Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Twincast (m10) 78

Copy

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Lifegain

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Gisela, the Broken Blade

Flying, first strike, lifelink At the beginning of your end step, if you both own and control Gisela and a creature named Bruna, the Fading Light, exile them, then meld them into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares.

Creature
Gisela, the Broken Blade (v17) 10
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

Rather than pay {2} for each previous time you've cast this spell from the command zone this game, pay 2 life that many times. Flying, lifelink Whenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.

Creature
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (cmr) 286

Lifegain

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Theft

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Domineering Will

Target player gains control of up to three target nonattacking creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They block this turn if able.

Instant
Domineering Will (c14) 13
Mind's Dilation

Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

Enchantment
Mind's Dilation (emn) 70

Theft

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Counters

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Summary Dismissal

Exile all other spells and counter all abilities.

Instant
Summary Dismissal (emn) 75

Counters

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Protection

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Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (c16) 66
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (mrd) 199
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (plst) C16-94
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (c14) 275

Protection

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Tokens

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Angel of Invention

Flying, vigilance, lifelink Fabricate 2 (When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it or create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.) Other creatures you control get +1/+1.

Creature
Angel of Invention (kld) 4
Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Anointed Procession (akh) 2
Bitterblossom

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and create a 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying.

Enchantment Kindred
Bitterblossom (uma) 85
Grave Titan

Deathtouch Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create two 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

Creature
Grave Titan (plst) C14-145
Nadir Kraken

Whenever you draw a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.

Creature
Nadir Kraken (thb) 55
Rite of Belzenlok

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Create two 0/1 black Cleric creature tokens. III — Create a 6/6 black Demon creature token with flying, trample, and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another creature. If you can't, this token deals 6 damage to you."

Enchantment
Rite of Belzenlok (dom) 102

Tokens

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Discard

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Court of Ambition

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life unless they discard a card. If you're the monarch, instead each opponent loses 6 life unless they discard two cards.

Enchantment
Court of Ambition (cmr) 114

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (c20) 237
Azorius Signet

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

Artifact
Azorius Signet (dis) 159
Baral, Chief of Compliance

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Baral, Chief of Compliance (aer) 28
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (c14) 54
Dimir Signet

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

Artifact
Dimir Signet (rav) 260
Legion's Landing

Enchantment
Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (xln) 22
Marble Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}.

Artifact
Marble Diamond (cmr) 323
Orzhov Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (gpt) 155
Sky Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}.

Artifact
Sky Diamond (cmr) 341
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (c13) 259

Ramp

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Untap

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Freed from the Real

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

Enchantment
Freed from the Real (a25) 58

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Draw

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Champion of Wits

When this creature enters, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards. Eternalize {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Champion of Wits (hou) 31
Court of Grace

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. If you're the monarch, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying instead.

Enchantment
Court of Grace (cmr) 619
Demonlord Belzenlok

Flying, trample When Demonlord Belzenlok enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card, then put that card into your hand. If the card's mana value is 4 or greater, repeat this process. Demonlord Belzenlok deals 1 damage to you for each card put into your hand this way.

Creature
Demonlord Belzenlok (dom) 86
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.

Creature
Dragonlord Ojutai (pdtk) 219s
Drawn from Dreams

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 a random order.

Sorcery
Drawn from Dreams (m20) 56
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

Indestructible As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. Whenever another creature you control dies, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card. {1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Target creature gets -2/-1 until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted (thb) 262
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (apc) 47
Rona, Herald of Invasion

Creature
Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator (mom) 295Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator (mom) 295
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

+1: Draw a card. At the beginning of the next end step, untap up to two lands. −3: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you draw a card, exile target permanent an opponent controls."

Planeswalker
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (dom) 207
Treacherous Blessing

When this enchantment enters, draw three cards. Whenever you cast a spell, you lose 1 life. When this enchantment becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

Enchantment
Treacherous Blessing (thb) 316

Draw

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Recursion

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Bruna, the Fading Light

When you cast this spell, you may return target Angel or Human creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Flying, vigilance (Melds with Gisela, the Broken Blade.)

Creature
Bruna, the Fading Light (v17) 5a
God-Pharaoh's Gift

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie. It gains haste until end of turn.

Artifact
God-Pharaoh's Gift (hou) 161
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn

Creature Enchantment
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse (mom) 17Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse (mom) 17
Starfield of Nyx

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield. As long as you control five or more enchantments, each other non-Aura enchantment you control is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Enchantment
Starfield of Nyx (ori) 33

Recursion

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Deck Info

Deck stats

31 pips - 22 cards
25 mana - 24 cards
34 pips - 23 cards
25 mana - 24 cards
20 pips - 15 cards
20 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
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0 mana - 6 cards
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7 mana - 6 cards
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Description

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