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Volo's Manual of Mediocre Men
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Est deck cost: $175.56
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Commander

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Folk Hero

Commander creatures you own have "Whenever you cast a spell that shares a creature type with this creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn."

Enchantment
Folk Hero (clb) 650
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) 491

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Protection

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Lightning Greaves

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

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (plst) C19-217
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 (brr) 121

Protection

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Wipes

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Time Wipe

Return a creature you control to its owner's hand, then destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Time Wipe (plst) WAR-223
Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Wrath of God (5ed) 69

Wipes

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Creature

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Adric, Mathematical Genius

{2}{U}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Ultimate Sacrifice — {1}{U}, Sacrifice Adric: Counter target activated or triggered ability. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Adric, Mathematical Genius (who) 33
Aether Channeler

When this creature enters, choose one — • Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying. • Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. • Draw a card.

Creature
Aether Channeler (sch) 11
Baithook Angler

Creature
Baithook Angler // Hook-Haunt Drifter (mid) 42Baithook Angler // Hook-Haunt Drifter (mid) 42
Charming Prince

When this creature enters, choose one — • Scry 2. • You gain 3 life. • Exile another target creature you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature
Charming Prince (plst) ELD-8
Children of Korlis

Sacrifice this creature: You gain life equal to the life you've lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Creature
Children of Korlis (tsr) 14
Dawnray Archer

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) {W}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Creature
Dawnray Archer (ala) 39
Defiler of Faith

Vigilance As an additional cost to cast white permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {W} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of white mana you pay. Whenever you cast a white permanent spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Creature
Defiler of Faith (dmu) 16
Dreamscape Artist

{2}{U}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice a land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Dreamscape Artist (tsr) 64
Errant and Giada

Flash Flying You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast spells with flash or flying from the top of your library.

Creature
Errant and Giada (mom) 306
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
Expendable Lackey

{1}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token with "This token can't be blocked." Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature
Expendable Lackey (snc) 43
Genestealer Locus

Neurotraumal Rod — Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Genestealer Locus (40k) 21
Giant Killer

Creature
Giant Killer // Chop Down (plst) ELD-14
Hopeful Initiate

Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {2}{W}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Hopeful Initiate (vow) 20
Intrepid Adversary

Lifelink When this creature enters, you may pay {1}{W} any number of times. When you pay this cost one or more times, put that many valor counters on this creature. Creatures you control get +1/+1 for each valor counter on this creature.

Creature
Intrepid Adversary (mid) 25
Keeper of Keys

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, creatures you control can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Keeper of Keys (cn2) 34
Kitesail Larcenist

Flying, ward {1} When this creature enters, for each player, choose up to one other target artifact or creature that player controls. For as long as this creature remains on the battlefield, the chosen permanents become Treasure artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color" and lose all other abilities.

Creature
Kitesail Larcenist (lci) 61
Knight of the White Orchid

First strike When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Knight of the White Orchid (moc) 193
Mirror Entity

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) {X}: Until end of turn, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X and gain all creature types.

Creature
Mirror Entity (tsr) 297
Monastery Mentor

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Creature
Monastery Mentor (mom) 347
Monk Realist

When this creature enters, destroy target enchantment.

Creature
Monk Realist (usg) 21
Mothdust Changeling

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Tap an untapped creature you control: This creature gains flying until end of turn.

Creature
Mothdust Changeling (mma) 53
Mystic Crusader

Protection from black and from red Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Creature
Mystic Crusader (ody) 33
Novice Inspector

When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Creature
Novice Inspector (mkm) 29
Osgood, Operation Double

When you cast this spell, create a token that's a copy of it, except it isn't legendary. {T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell or activate an ability of an artifact. Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Creature
Osgood, Operation Double (who) 796
Robaran Mercenaries

Vigilance This creature has all activated abilities of all legendary creatures you control.

Creature
Robaran Mercenaries (dmc) 22
Sally Sparrow

You may cast creature spells as though they had flash. Whenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield, investigate. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Creature
Sally Sparrow (who) 155
Scheming Fence

As this creature enters, you may choose a nonland permanent. Activated abilities of the chosen permanent can't be activated. This creature has all activated abilities of the chosen permanent except for loyalty abilities. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

Creature
Scheming Fence (snc) 219
Spellbook Vendor

Vigilance At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {1}. When you do, create a Sorcerer Role token attached to target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.")

Creature
Spellbook Vendor (woe) 31
Spurnmage Advocate

{T}: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target attacking creature.

Creature
Spurnmage Advocate (jud) 27
Standard Bearer

While an opponent is choosing targets as part of casting a spell they control or activating an ability they control, that player must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield if able.

Creature
Standard Bearer (apc) 18
Sunblade Samurai

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) Channel — {2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.

Creature Enchantment
Sunblade Samurai (neo) 39
Talas Explorer

Flying When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand.

Creature
Talas Explorer (p02) 49
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.

Creature
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (mul) 12
Transcendent Master

Level up {1} ({1}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 6-11 6/6 Lifelink LEVEL 12+ 9/9 Lifelink, indestructible

Creature
Transcendent Master (roe) 51
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) 81
Unsettled Mariner

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Whenever you or a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {1}.

Creature
Unsettled Mariner (mh1) 216
Wharf Infiltrator

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. Whenever you discard a creature card, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 3/2 colorless Eldrazi Horror creature token.

Creature
Wharf Infiltrator (clb) 737

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Ramp

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Azorius Signet

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

Artifact
Azorius Signet (brc) 133
Fellwar Stone

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

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (4ed) 319
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (lcc) 313
Talisman of Progress

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Progress (ltc) 286
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (brc) 167
Wayfarer's Bauble

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

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (brc) 171

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Interaction/Counterspells

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Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (3ed) 54
Crib Swap

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Exile target creature. Its controller creates a 1/1 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling.

Instant Kindred
Crib Swap (clb) 690
Dawn Charm

Choose one — • Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. • Regenerate target creature. • Counter target spell that targets you.

Instant
Dawn Charm (cmr) 371
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
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68

Interaction/Counterspells

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Synergy

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Brave the Sands

Creatures you control have vigilance. Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.

Enchantment
Brave the Sands (ktk) 5
Force of Virtue

If it's not your turn, you may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Flash Creatures you control get +1/+1.

Enchantment
Force of Virtue (mh1) 10
Ivory Tower

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

Artifact
Ivory Tower (brr) 23
Leyline of Anticipation

If this card 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 (clb) 726
Paladin Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Spells your opponents cast during your turn cost {1} more to cast. {2}{W}: Level 2 Creatures you control get +1/+1. {4}{W}: Level 3 Whenever you attack, until end of turn, target attacking creature gets +1/+1 for each other attacking creature and gains double strike.

Enchantment
Paladin Class (afr) 29
Shore Up

Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. Untap it. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Instant
Shore Up (dmu) 64
Spear of Heliod

Creatures you control get +1/+1. {1}{W}{W}, {T}: Destroy target creature that dealt damage to you this turn.

Artifact Enchantment
Spear of Heliod (ths) 33
Wizard Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) You have no maximum hand size. {2}{U}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, draw two cards. {4}{U}: Level 3 Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Enchantment
Wizard Class (afr) 81

Synergy

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Land

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Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (brc) 178
Flood Plain

This land enters tapped. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Flood Plain (mir) 326
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ice) 370
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (brc) 192
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (ice) 364
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. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Port Town (soi) 278
Prairie Stream

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

Land
Prairie Stream (c19) 265
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196
Riptide Laboratory

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

Land
Riptide Laboratory (mh2) 303
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (lcc) 349
Skycloud Expanse

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

Land
Skycloud Expanse (cmm) 1035
Unclaimed Territory

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Land
Unclaimed Territory (lcc) 366

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Wincons

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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
Approach of the Second Sun (plst) AKH-4
Coat of Arms

Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature on the battlefield that shares at least one creature type with it. (For example, if two Goblin Warriors and a Goblin Shaman are on the battlefield, each gets +2/+2.)

Artifact
Coat of Arms (plst) DDS-58
Laboratory Maniac

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.

Creature
Laboratory Maniac (tsr) 309

Wincons

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Sideboard

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Balduvian Shaman

{T}: Change the text of target white enchantment you control that doesn't have cumulative upkeep by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "black creatures can't attack" to "blue creatures can't attack.") That enchantment gains "Cumulative upkeep {1}." (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Creature
Balduvian Shaman (ice) 59
Djeru's Resolve

Untap target creature. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Djeru's Resolve (plst) AKH-11
Eye for an Eye

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, instead that source deals that much damage to you and Eye for an Eye deals that much damage to that source's controller.

Instant
Eye for an Eye (5ed) 30
Ranger of Eos

When this creature enters, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with mana value 1 or less, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Ranger of Eos (plst) ALA-21

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Maybeboard

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_____ _____ _____ Trespasser

When this creature enters, you may put a name sticker on it. {3}{U}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each name sticker on it. It can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
_____ _____ _____ Trespasser (unf) 61
Aberrant Mind Sorcerer

Psionic Spells — When this creature enters, choose target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard, then roll a d20. 1—9 | You may put that card on top of your library. 10—20 | Return that card to your hand.

Creature
Aberrant Mind Sorcerer (afr) 44
Aberrant Researcher

Creature
Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form (soi) 49Aberrant Researcher // Perfected Form (soi) 49
Ayesha Tanaka

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) {T}: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays {W}. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Creature
Ayesha Tanaka (chr) 73
Benalish Hero

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Creature
Benalish Hero (5ed) 10
Blade Splicer

When this creature enters, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Golem artifact creature token. Golems you control have first strike.

Creature
Blade Splicer (moc) 175
Cerulean Wisps

Target creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature. Draw a card.

Instant
Cerulean Wisps (shm) 31
Charm Peddler

{W}, {T}, Discard a card: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature this turn, prevent that damage.

Creature
Charm Peddler (mmq) 6
Coalition Honor Guard

While an opponent is choosing targets as part of casting a spell they control or activating an ability they control, that player must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield if able.

Creature
Coalition Honor Guard (plst) EMA-6
Crafty Cutpurse

Flash When this creature enters, each token that would be created under an opponent's control this turn is created under your control instead.

Creature
Crafty Cutpurse (c21) 117
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer

{W}{U}, {T}: Put a bribery counter on target creature you don't control. Its controller draws a card. Creatures with bribery counters on them can't attack or block.

Creature
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer (bbd) 223
Half-Elf Monk

Vigilance Stunning Strike — {1}{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

Creature
Half-Elf Monk (afr) 19
Icatian Javelineers

This creature enters with a javelin counter on it. {T}, Remove a javelin counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Icatian Javelineers (dmr) 9
Mercenaries

{3}: The next time this creature would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. Any player may activate this ability.

Creature
Mercenaries (ice) 44
Nyssa of Traken

You have no maximum hand size. Sonic Booster — Whenever Nyssa of Traken attacks, sacrifice any number of artifacts. When you sacrifice one or more artifacts this way, tap up to that many target creatures and draw that many cards. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Nyssa of Traken (who) 51
Ride Guide

When this creature enters, open an Attraction. (Put the top card of your Attraction deck onto the battlefield.)

Creature
Ride Guide (unf) 24
Steam Frigate

This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.

Creature
Steam Frigate (p02) 47
The Council of Four

Whenever a player draws their second card during their turn, you draw a card. Whenever a player casts their second spell during their turn, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token.

Creature
The Council of Four (clb) 271
Titan of Littjara

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may draw a card for each other creature you control that shares a creature type with it. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Titan of Littjara (cmm) 728
Trade Caravan

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a currency counter on this creature. Remove two currency counters from this creature: Untap target basic land. Activate only during an opponent's upkeep.

Creature
Trade Caravan (hml) 19b
Wizards of the _____

When this creature enters, you may put a name sticker on it, then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of unique vowels on that sticker. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. (The vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and Y.)

Creature
Wizards of the _____ (unf) 64

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Upgrade

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Akroma's Memorial

Creatures you control have flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, and protection from black and from red.

Artifact
Akroma's Memorial (tsr) 262

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Deck Info

Deck stats

41 pips - 32 cards
22 mana - 22 cards
34 pips - 29 cards
22 mana - 22 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
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0 mana - 5 cards
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9 mana - 8 cards
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