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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $3.49
Arcades, the Strategist
Flying, vigilance
Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, draw a card.
Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.23

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Anthem

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Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
Creature - Human Soldier
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $1.72

Anthem

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Draw

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Assemble the Players
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
Once each turn, you may cast a creature spell with power 2 or less from the top of your library.
Enchantment
Assemble the Players (mkm) 3
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.40
Chulane, Teller of Tales
Vigilance
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
,
: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Legendary Creature - Human Druid
Chulane, Teller of Tales (mkc) 202
Color tag templates(None)
$6.49 $5.37
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Devoid (This card has no color.)
As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 creature with flying, a 2/5 creature with vigilance, or a 0/12 creature with defender.
Creature - Shapeshifter Eldrazi
Corrupted Shapeshifter (mh3) 56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.22
Krosan Grip
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Instant
Krosan Grip (c21) 198
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $1.62
Mentor of the Meek
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Creature - Human Soldier
Mentor of the Meek (inr) 34
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.40
Rhystic Study
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.
Enchantment
Rhystic Study (jmp) 169
Color tag templates(None)
$74.99 $60.08
Rune-Sealed Wall
Defender
: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Rune-Sealed Wall (fdn) 49
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.06
The Pride of Hull Clade
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control.
Defender
: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Legendary Creature - Turtle Crocodile Elk
The Pride of Hull Clade (mkm) 172
Color tag templates(None)
$2.99 $1.60
Wall of Blossoms
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Blossoms (tdc) 277
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Wall of Omens
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Omens (tdc) 138
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.32

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Evasion

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Angelic Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Creature - Wall
Angelic Wall (m14) 4
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.20
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
Creatures your opponents control without flying or reach can't block creatures with power 2 or less.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (tdc) 303
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.28
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (cmm) 126
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.16
Unbreakable Formation
Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.
Instant
Unbreakable Formation (rvr) 32
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $1.13

Evasion

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Land

Qty: 36 Price: $172.24
Alchemist's Refuge
: Add
.
,
: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Land
Alchemist's Refuge (lcc) 318
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $1.41
Bountiful Promenade
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
Color tag templates(None)
$23.99 $16.35
Breeding Pool
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Forest
Breeding Pool (eoe) 251
Color tag templates(None)
$16.99 $11.53
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (eoc) 59
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.29
Deserted Beach
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Deserted Beach (inr) 276
Color tag templates(None)
$8.99 $5.25
Dreamroot Cascade
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dreamroot Cascade (tdc) 358
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.91
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (tla) 286
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.17
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (rvr) 280
Color tag templates(None)
$12.99 $10.93
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (tla) 283
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.10
Overgrown Farmland
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Overgrown Farmland (tdc) 381
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $2.53
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (tla) 282
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.17
Reflecting Pool
: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce.
Land
Reflecting Pool (clb) 358
Color tag templates(None)
$18.99 $16.58
Rejuvenating Springs
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmm) 424
Color tag templates(None)
$10.99 $8.79
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (tdc) 386
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $3.02
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (fdn) 264
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.36
Sea of Clouds
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
Color tag templates(None)
$24.99 $17.62
Seaside Citadel
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Seaside Citadel (mkc) 288
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.40
Temple Garden
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Temple Garden (rvr) 290
Color tag templates(None)
$11.99 $8.76
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (mh2) 261
Color tag templates(None)
$18.99 $14.83

Land

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Lifegain

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Tree of Redemption
Defender
: Exchange your life total with this creature's toughness.
Creature - Plant
Tree of Redemption (tdc) 97
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.44

Lifegain

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Mill

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Charix, the Raging Isle
Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost
more to cast.
: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Legendary Creature - Crab Leviathan
Charix, the Raging Isle (znr) 49
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $0.45

Mill

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Protection

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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 (cm2) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$6.49 $6.53
Crystal Barricade
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crystal Barricade (fdn) 7
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.35
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (tdc) 102
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $4.82
Riptide Turtle
Flash
Defender
Creature - Turtle
Riptide Turtle (thb) 61
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.09
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
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (tdc) 328
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.48
Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Denial (cmm) 939
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.47
Weathered Sentinels
Defender, vigilance, reach, trample
This creature can attack players who attacked you during their last turn as though it didn't have defender.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/+3 and gains indestructible until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Weathered Sentinels (tdc) 336
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.86

Protection

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Pump

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Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment
Assault Formation (tdc) 246
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.32
Bar the Door
Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.
Instant
Bar the Door (dka) 2
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.20
Solidarity
Creatures you control get +0/+5 until end of turn.
Instant
Solidarity (8ed) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.27
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (tdc) 275
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.22

Pump

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (eoc) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.34
Axebane Guardian
Defender
: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Human Druid
Axebane Guardian (tdc) 248
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.30
Azorius Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Azorius Signet (tdc) 312
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.26
Birds of Paradise
Flying
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Bird
Birds of Paradise (rvr) 133
Color tag templates(None)
$18.99 $15.64
Chromatic Lantern
Lands you control have "
: Add one mana of any color."
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (otc) 255
Color tag templates(None)
$2.99 $2.12
Cultivate
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Cultivate (eoc) 95
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.35
Decanter of Endless Water
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $4.15
Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery - Arcane
Kodama's Reach (tdc) 261
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.42
Overgrown Battlement
Defender
: Add
for each creature you control with defender.
Creature - Wall
Overgrown Battlement (tdc) 264
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.32
Selesnya Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Selesnya Signet (tdc) 324
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.40
Shield Sphere
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Shield Sphere (all) 129
Color tag templates(None)
$10.99 $9.92
Simic Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.32
Smothering Tithe
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay
. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (cmm) 57
Color tag templates(None)
$64.99 $54.14
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (eoc) 57
Color tag templates(None)
$2.49 $1.22
Sunscape Familiar
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature - Wall
Sunscape Familiar (pls) 17
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $3.58
Sylvan Caryatid
Defender, hexproof
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Plant
Sylvan Caryatid (tdc) 272
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.54
Vine Trellis
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Add
.
Creature - Plant Wall
Vine Trellis (gvl) 4
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $1.17

Ramp

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Recursion

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Court of Ardenvale
When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand. If you're the monarch, return that permanent card to the battlefield instead.
Enchantment
Court of Ardenvale (woc) 21
Color tag templates(None)
$8.49 $7.06
Mnemonic Wall
Defender
When this creature enters, you may return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Wall
Mnemonic Wall (ima) 67
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.22
Return to the Ranks
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Return to the Ranks (m15) 29
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.82
Reunion of the House
Return any number of target creature cards with total power 10 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile Reunion of the House.
Sorcery
Reunion of the House (tdc) 15
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.29

Recursion

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Removal

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Aura Shards
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Enchantment
Aura Shards (cmd) 182
Color tag templates(None)
$27.99 $28.28
Beast Within
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Instant
Beast Within (eoc) 93
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.59
Cyclonic Rift
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Instant
Cyclonic Rift (rvr) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$39.99 $41.26
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Color tag templates(None)
$3.99 $3.05
Dusk
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.
Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (mkc) 61
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.32
Fell the Mighty
Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.
Sorcery
Fell the Mighty (mkc) 65
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.24
Generous Gift
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Instant
Generous Gift (lcc) 128
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $1.59
Slaughter the Strong
Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.
Sorcery
Slaughter the Strong (tdc) 131
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.30
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (eoc) 45
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.31

Removal

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Tokens

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Wingmantle Chaplain
Defender
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each creature with defender you control.
Whenever another creature you control with defender enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.
Creature - Human Cleric
Wingmantle Chaplain (tdc) 141
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.32

Tokens

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Tutor

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Drift of Phantasms
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
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.)
Creature - Spirit
Drift of Phantasms (rvr) 42
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.34
Shield-Wall Sentinel
Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with defender, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Shield-Wall Sentinel (dmu) 238
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.33

Tutor

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Untap

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Freed from the Real
Enchant creature
: Tap enchanted creature.
: Untap enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Freed from the Real (a25) 58
Color tag templates(None)
$9.49 $8.53
High Alert
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender.
: Untap target creature.
Enchantment
High Alert (rna) 182
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.39

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Deck stats

35 pips - 28 cards
26 mana - 25 cards
16 pips - 15 cards
25 mana - 24 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
10 mana - 9 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
10 mana - 9 cards
18 pips - 18 cards
28 mana - 27 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 4 cards
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