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Tough Monk Initiative
Deck Size: 104
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $59.47
Salt Sum: 20.62
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Commander

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Master Chef

Commander creatures you own have "This creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it" and "Other creatures you control enter the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on them."

Enchantment
Master Chef (clb) 241
1
Rasaad yn Bashir

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Whenever Rasaad yn Bashir attacks, if you have the initiative, double the toughness of each creature you control until end of turn. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Rasaad yn Bashir (clb) 37
1

Anthem

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Fortifying Provisions

Creatures you control get +0/+1. When Fortifying Provisions enters the battlefield, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Enchantment
Fortifying Provisions (plst) ELD-13
1

Creature

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Bedrock Tortoise

As long as it's your turn, creatures you control have hexproof. Each creature you control with toughness greater than its power assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

Creature
Bedrock Tortoise (lci) 176
1
Essence of Antiquity

Disguise {2}{W} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) When Essence of Antiquity is turned face up, creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. Untap them.

Creature Artifact
Essence of Antiquity (mkm) 15
1
Giant Ox

Giant Ox crews Vehicles using its toughness rather than its power.

Creature
Giant Ox (j22) 188
1
Hitchclaw Recluse

Reach

Creature
Hitchclaw Recluse (grn) 133
1
Jaddi Lifestrider

When Jaddi Lifestrider enters the battlefield, you may tap any number of untapped creatures you control. You gain 2 life for each creature tapped this way.

Creature
Jaddi Lifestrider (ddr) 12
1
Knight of the Tusk

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Creature
Knight of the Tusk (plst) M19-18
1
Outlaw Medic

Lifelink When Outlaw Medic dies, draw a card.

Creature
Outlaw Medic (otj) 23
1
Patagia Tiger

Flying When Patagia Tiger enters the battlefield, target Human you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Creature
Patagia Tiger (iko) 26
1
Sporecap Spider

Reach

Creature
Sporecap Spider (eld) 176
1
Tasseled Dromedary

Creature
Tasseled Dromedary (kld) 30
1
Yoked Ox

Creature
Yoked Ox (m20) 41
1

Draw

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Adventure Awaits

Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If you didn't put a card into your hand this way, draw a card.

Sorcery
Adventure Awaits (znr) 177
1
Angelic Gift

Enchant creature When Angelic Gift enters the battlefield, draw a card. Enchanted creature has flying.

Enchantment
Angelic Gift (afc) 64
1
Dawn of Hope

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card. {3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

Enchantment
Dawn of Hope (j22) 169
1
Goliath Paladin

Vigilance When Goliath Paladin enters the battlefield, you take the initiative.

Creature
Goliath Paladin (clb) 21
1
Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Mentor of the Meek (moc) 196
1
Militia Bugler

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) When Militia Bugler enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with power 2 or less from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Militia Bugler (2x2) 19
1
Wall of Blossoms

Defender When Wall of Blossoms enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Blossoms (jmp) 442
1
Wall of Omens

Defender When Wall of Omens enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Omens (mkc) 90
1
Welcoming Vampire

Flying Whenever one or more other creatures with power 2 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Welcoming Vampire (mkc) 91
1

Evasion

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Gorm the Great

Partner with Virtus the Veiled (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Virtus into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Vigilance Gorm the Great must be blocked if able, and Gorm must be blocked by two or more creatures if able.

Creature
Gorm the Great (plst) BBD-8
1
Pegasus Courser

Flying Whenever Pegasus Courser attacks, another target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn.

Creature
Pegasus Courser (plst) M19-32
1
Talons of Wildwood

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) {2}{G}: Return Talons of Wildwood from your graveyard to your hand.

Enchantment
Talons of Wildwood (plst) M19-202
1
Trailblazer's Torch

When Trailblazer's Torch enters the battlefield, you take the initiative. Whenever equipped creature becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each creature blocking it. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Trailblazer's Torch (clb) 340
1

Finisher

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Towering Titan

Towering Titan enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total toughness of other creatures you control. Sacrifice a creature with defender: All creatures gain trample until end of turn.

Creature
Towering Titan (jmp) 31
1

Instant

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Tandem Tactics

Up to two target creatures each get +1/+2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.

Instant
Tandem Tactics (clu) 76
1

Land

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Blossoming Sands

Blossoming Sands enters the battlefield tapped. When Blossoming Sands enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Blossoming Sands (mom) 268
1
Canopy Vista

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Canopy Vista enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Canopy Vista (mkc) 252
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (otj) 285
13
Fortified Village

As Fortified Village enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Forest or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Fortified Village enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Fortified Village (mkc) 262
1
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield 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 (otc) 310
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (otj) 277
18
Thriving Grove

Thriving Grove enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Grove enters the battlefield, choose a color other than green. {T}: Add {G} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Grove (clu) 250
1

Lifegain

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Cleric Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. {3}{W}: Level 2 Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. {4}{W}: Level 3 When this Class becomes level 3, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Enchantment
Cleric Class (afr) 6
1
Daybreak Chaplain

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Creature
Daybreak Chaplain (j22) 171
1
Felidar Sovereign

Vigilance, lifelink At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 40 or more life, you win the game.

Creature
Felidar Sovereign (plst) BFZ-26
1
Huatli, the Sun's Heart

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. −3: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you control.

Planeswalker
Huatli, the Sun's Heart (war) 230
1
Nyx-Fleece Ram

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life.

Creature Enchantment
Nyx-Fleece Ram (plst) A25-26
1

Protection

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Cathar's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Cathar's Shield (emn) 192
1
Eland Umbra

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+4. Totem armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Enchantment
Eland Umbra (roe) 19
1
Enshrouding Mist

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn. If it's renowned, untap it.

Instant
Enshrouding Mist (ori) 13
1
Gods Willing

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that color.) Scry 1.

Instant
Gods Willing (clu) 63
1
Snakeskin Veil

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Instant
Snakeskin Veil (otj) 181
1
Stoneskin

Flash Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+10.

Enchantment
Stoneskin (clb) 45
1
Treefolk Umbra

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Totem armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Enchantment
Treefolk Umbra (mh1) 185
1

Pump

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Aegis of the Heavens

Target creature gets +1/+7 until end of turn.

Instant
Aegis of the Heavens (jmp) 79
1
Assault Formation

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. {G}: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. {2}{G}: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.

Enchantment
Assault Formation (plst) IMA-155
1
Kite Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Kite Shield (plst) M12-210
1
Oathsworn Giant

Vigilance Other creatures you control get +0/+2 and have vigilance.

Creature
Oathsworn Giant (rav) 27
1
Tower Defense

Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.

Instant
Tower Defense (rna) 147
1

Ramp

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Explore the Underdark

Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Gate cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. You take the initiative.

Sorcery
Explore the Underdark (clb) 232
1
Gift of Paradise

Enchant land When Gift of Paradise enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life. Enchanted land has "{T}: Add two mana of any one color."

Enchantment
Gift of Paradise (c21) 191
1
Grafted Growth

Enchant land When Grafted Growth enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or Vehicle you control. Enchanted land has "{T}: Add two mana of any one color."

Enchantment
Grafted Growth (neo) 188
1
Humble Naturalist

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.

Creature
Humble Naturalist (iko) 160
1
Prize Pig

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

Creature
Prize Pig (ltc) 445
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (otc) 267
1
Ulvenwald Captive

Creature
Ulvenwald Captive // Ulvenwald Abomination (emn) 175Ulvenwald Captive // Ulvenwald Abomination (emn) 175
1
Undermountain Adventurer

Vigilance When Undermountain Adventurer enters the battlefield, you take the initiative. {T}: Add {G}{G}. If you've completed a dungeon, add six {G} instead.

Creature
Undermountain Adventurer (clb) 260
1

Recursion

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Campfire

{1}, {T}: You gain 2 life. {2}, {T}, Exile Campfire: Put all commanders you own from the command zone and from your graveyard into your hand. Then shuffle your graveyard into your library.

Artifact
Campfire (cmm) 374
1
Cosmic Rebirth

Choose target permanent card in your graveyard. If it has mana value 3 or less, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put it onto the battlefield, put it into your hand. You gain 3 life.

Instant
Cosmic Rebirth (mat) 28
1
Survivors' Bond

Choose one or both — • Return target Human creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Return target non-Human creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Survivors' Bond (iko) 172
1

Removal

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Ancient Animus

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control if it's legendary. Then it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

Instant
Ancient Animus (cmr) 215
1
Broken Bond

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Sorcery
Broken Bond (j22) 636
1
Fell the Mighty

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

Sorcery
Fell the Mighty (otp) 1
1
Invoke the Divine

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.

Instant
Invoke the Divine (khm) 16
1
Ossification

Enchant basic land you control When Ossification enters the battlefield, exile target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls until Ossification leaves the battlefield.

Enchantment
Ossification (one) 26
1
Silklash Spider

Reach {X}{G}{G}: Silklash Spider deals X damage to each creature with flying.

Creature
Silklash Spider (cma) 145
1

Sorcery

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Eriette's Lullaby

Destroy target tapped creature. You gain 2 life.

Sorcery
Eriette's Lullaby (otj) 10
1
Expel the Interlopers

Choose a number between 0 and 10. Destroy all creatures with power greater than or equal to the chosen number.

Sorcery
Expel the Interlopers (woe) 13
1

Tokens

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Arasta of the Endless Web

Reach Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/2 green Spider creature token with reach.

Creature Enchantment
Arasta of the Endless Web (cmm) 885
1
Curious Pair

Creature
Curious Pair // Treats to Share (eld) 150
1
Undercellar Sweep

When Undercellar Sweep enters the battlefield, you take the initiative. Whenever you attack, if you or a player you're attacking has the initiative, you create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.

Enchantment
Undercellar Sweep (clb) 47
1

Sideboard

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Dryad Greenseeker

{T}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Creature
Dryad Greenseeker (m19) 178
1
Dwarven Priest

When Dwarven Priest enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each creature you control.

Creature
Dwarven Priest (m19) 11
1
Fortified Rampart

Defender

Creature
Fortified Rampart (bfz) 27
1
Gauntlets of Light

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Enchanted creature has "{2}{W}: Untap this creature."

Enchantment
Gauntlets of Light (m20) 17
1
Gideon's Reproach

Gideon's Reproach deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Instant
Gideon's Reproach (dom) 19
1
Greatsword of Tyr

Whenever equipped creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it and tap up to one target creature defending player controls. Equip {W} ({W}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Greatsword of Tyr (clb) 22
1
Harnessed Snubhorn

Vigilance Whenever Harnessed Snubhorn deals combat damage to a player, return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Harnessed Snubhorn (mat) 3
1
Luminous Bonds

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block.

Enchantment
Luminous Bonds (grn) 21
1
Mighty Leap

Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.

Instant
Mighty Leap (clu) 66
1
Oblivion Ring

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

Enchantment
Oblivion Ring (mm2) 29
1
Silverflame Ritual

Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Adamant — If at least three white mana was spent to cast this spell, creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.

Sorcery
Silverflame Ritual (eld) 30
1
Swell of Growth

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Swell of Growth (bfz) 191
1

Maybeboard

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Blade Banish

Exile target creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant
Blade Banish (iko) 4
1
Chalice of Life

Artifact
Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death (dka) 146Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death (dka) 146
1
Hatchery Spider

Reach Undergrowth — When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. You may put a green permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Hatchery Spider (grn) 132
1
Jaddi Offshoot

Defender Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Jaddi Offshoot (ima) 171
1
Marble Titan

Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Creature
Marble Titan (9ed) 26
1
Outflank

Outflank deals damage to target attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

Instant
Outflank (eld) 23
1
Sporeweb Weaver

Reach, hexproof from blue Whenever Sporeweb Weaver is dealt damage, you gain 1 life and create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Creature
Sporeweb Weaver (m21) 208
1
Test of Endurance

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 50 or more life, you win the game.

Enchantment
Test of Endurance (dmr) 32
1
Yotian Medic

Lifelink

Creature
Yotian Medic (bro) 33
1

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