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Elminster
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $264.23
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Commander

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Elminster

Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs {X} 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.

Planeswalker
Elminster (clb) 274
1

Board Wipes

Quantity: 5Price: $14.75
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
Austere Command (clb) 687
1
Farewell

Choose one or more — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all graveyards.

Sorcery
Farewell (neo) 13
1
Sculpted Sunburst

Choose a creature you control, then each opponent chooses a creature they control with equal or lesser power. If you chose a creature this way, exile each creature not chosen by any player this way.

Sorcery
Sculpted Sunburst (clb) 42
1
Supreme Verdict

This spell can't be countered. Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Supreme Verdict (2x2) 280
1
Time Wipe

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

Sorcery
Time Wipe (dmc) 173
1

Bounce

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Aether Gale

Return six target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

Sorcery
Aether Gale (clb) 712
1
Aetherspouts

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of their library.

Instant
Aetherspouts (mic) 97
1
Banishing Stroke

Put target artifact, creature, or enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library. Miracle {W} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Instant
Banishing Stroke (c18) 63
1
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 (2xm) 47
1
Devastation Tide

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Sorcery
Devastation Tide (c18) 85
1
Evacuation

Return all creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Evacuation (c16) 91
1
Perplexing Test

Choose one — • Return all creature tokens to their owners' hands. • Return all nontoken creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Perplexing Test (c21) 30
1
Sword Coast Serpent

Creature
Sword Coast Serpent // Capsizing Wave (clb) 99
1
Terminus

Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners' libraries. Miracle {W} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Sorcery
Terminus (c18) 77
1

Card Advantage

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Archmage Emeritus

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

Creature
Archmage Emeritus (stx) 377
1
Brainstorm

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

Instant
Brainstorm (afc) 79
1
Cavalier of Gales

Flying When Cavalier of Gales enters the battlefield, draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order. When Cavalier of Gales dies, shuffle it into its owner's library, then scry 2.

Creature
Cavalier of Gales (m20) 52
1
Deliberate

Scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
1
Foresee

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Sorcery
Foresee (tsr) 69
1
Opt

Scry 1. Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (m21) 59
1
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
Preordain (cmr) 84
1
Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery
Serum Visions (afc) 94
1
Tamiyo's Epiphany

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Sorcery
Tamiyo's Epiphany (war) 71
1
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
1
Ugin's Insight

Scry X, where X is the highest mana value among permanents you control, then draw three cards.

Sorcery
Ugin's Insight (bfz) 87
1

Counterspell

Quantity: 6Price: $20.80
An Offer You Can't Refuse

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (snc) 51
1
Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (voc) 102
1
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (mh2) 267
1
Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
1
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (dmu) 58
1
Sapphire Dragon

Creature
Sapphire Dragon // Psionic Pulse (clb) 94
1

Land

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Adarkar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. Adarkar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Adarkar Wastes (dmu) 243
1
Castle Vantress

Castle Vantress enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Land
Castle Vantress (clb) 885
1
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (clb) 351
1
Deserted Beach

Deserted Beach enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Deserted Beach (mid) 260
1
Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (xln) 255
1
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dmu) 278
16
Isolated Watchtower

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Scry 1, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If a basic land card is revealed this way, put it onto the battlefield tapped. Activate only if an opponent controls at least two more lands than you.

Land
Isolated Watchtower (c18) 59
1
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) Mystic Sanctuary enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When Mystic Sanctuary enters the battlefield untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (eld) 247
1
New Benalia

New Benalia enters the battlefield tapped. When New Benalia enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) {T}: Add {W}.

Land
New Benalia (c18) 270
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dmu) 277
7
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Prairie Stream enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (dmc) 225
1
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (clb) 911
1
Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
1
Temple of Enlightenment

Temple of Enlightenment enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Enlightenment enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (thb) 246
1
Zhalfirin Void

When Zhalfirin Void enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Zhalfirin Void (afc) 273
1

Ramp / Cost Reduction

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (clb) 298
1
Azorius Signet

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

Artifact
Azorius Signet (ncc) 361
1
Commander's Sphere

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

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (afc) 203
1
Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
1
Jace's Sanctum

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

Enchantment
Jace's Sanctum (c19) 88
1
Mana Geode

When Mana Geode enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Mana Geode (jmp) 472
1
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (clb) 325
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (clb) 871
1
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (clb) 879
1

Recursion

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Archaeomancer

When Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Archaeomancer (uma) 45
1
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast up to one target card of the other type from your graveyard. If a spell cast from your graveyard this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy (clb) 72
1

Scry

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Crystal Ball

{1}, {T}: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Artifact
Crystal Ball (c18) 201
1
Mystic Speculation

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} 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 of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Sorcery
Mystic Speculation (fut) 41
1
Netherese Puzzle-Ward

Focus Beam — At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a d4. Scry X, where X is the result. Perfect Illumination — Whenever you roll a die's highest natural result, draw a card.

Enchantment
Netherese Puzzle-Ward (afc) 17
1
Oji, the Exquisite Blade

When Oji, the Exquisite Blade enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life and scry 2. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Oji, the Exquisite Blade (clb) 290
1
Stormwing Entity

This spell costs {2}{U} less to cast if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn. Flying Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) When Stormwing Entity enters the battlefield, scry 2.

Creature
Stormwing Entity (m21) 73
1
The Temporal Anchor

At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2. Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library. During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.

Artifact
The Temporal Anchor (bro) 82
1

Synergy

Quantity: 4Price: $25.26
Displacer Kitten

Avoidance — Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, exile up to one target nonland permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Displacer Kitten (clb) 63
1
Leyline of Anticipation

If Leyline of Anticipation 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
1
Oath of Teferi

When Oath of Teferi enters the battlefield, exile another target permanent you control. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. You may activate the loyalty abilities of planeswalkers you control twice each turn rather than only once.

Enchantment
Oath of Teferi (dom) 200
1
Spark Double

You may have Spark Double enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.

Creature
Spark Double (war) 68
1

Target Removals

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Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (dmc) 100
1
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 (2x2) 23
1
Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Instant
Pongify (tsr) 79
1
Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Return to Dust (mic) 92
1
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (afc) 75
1

Tokens

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Elminster's Simulacrum

For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.

Instant
Elminster's Simulacrum (clb) 68
1
Minn, Wily Illusionist

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control." Whenever an Illusion you control dies, you may put a permanent card with mana value less than or equal to that creature's power from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Minn, Wily Illusionist (afc) 16
1
Murmuring Mystic

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 blue Bird Illusion creature token with flying.

Creature
Murmuring Mystic (c20) 118
1

Win Conditions

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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 (sta) 64
1
Candlekeep Inspiration

Until end of turn, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X, where X is the number of cards you own in exile and in your graveyard that are instant cards, are sorcery cards, and/or have an Adventure.

Sorcery
Candlekeep Inspiration (clb) 59
1
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 (clb) 701
1

Sideboard

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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
1

Maybeboard

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Ancient Gold Dragon

Flying Whenever Ancient Gold Dragon deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. You create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to the result.

Creature
Ancient Gold Dragon (clb) 3
1
Ancient Silver Dragon

Flying Whenever Ancient Silver Dragon deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. Draw cards equal to the result. You have no maximum hand size for the rest of the game.

Creature
Ancient Silver Dragon (clb) 56
1
By Invitation Only

Choose a number between 0 and 13. Each player sacrifices that many creatures.

Sorcery
By Invitation Only (vow) 5
1
Counterbalance

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.

Enchantment
Counterbalance (csp) 31
1
Curiosity Crafter

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Curiosity Crafter (c21) 24
1
Curse of the Swine

Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.

Sorcery
Curse of the Swine (clb) 716
1
Deekah, Fractal Theorist

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is that spell's mana value. {3}{U}: Target creature token can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Deekah, Fractal Theorist (c21) 26
1
Disciple of the Ring

{1}, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Choose one — • Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}. • Disciple of the Ring gets +1/+1 until end of turn. • Tap target creature. • Untap target creature.

Creature
Disciple of the Ring (2x2) 46
1
Diviner's Portent

Roll a d20 and add the number of cards in your hand. 1—14 | Draw X cards. 15+ | Scry X, then draw X cards.

Instant
Diviner's Portent (afc) 15
1
Graven Lore

Scry X, where X is the amount of {S} spent to cast this spell, then draw three cards. ({S} is mana from a snow source.)

Instant
Graven Lore (khm) 61
1
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

+1: Scry 1, then draw a card. −2: Return target creature to its owner's hand. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, counter that spell."

Planeswalker
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets (soi) 69
1
Mordenkainen

+2: Draw two cards, then put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library. −2: Create a blue Dog Illusion creature token with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand." −10: Exchange your hand and library, then shuffle. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

Planeswalker
Mordenkainen (afr) 64
1
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer

+2: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gets -2/-0 and loses flying. −3: Create a 4/4 blue Elemental Bird creature token with flying. −8: You get an emblem with "Islands you control have '{T}: Draw a card.'"

Planeswalker
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer (m20) 68
1
Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Mystical Tutor (ema) 62
1
Oath of Jace

When Oath of Jace enters the battlefield, draw three cards, then discard two cards. At the beginning of your upkeep, scry X, where X is the number of planeswalkers you control.

Enchantment
Oath of Jace (ogw) 60
1
Penance

Put a card from your hand on top of your library: The next time a black or red source of your choice would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

Enchantment
Penance (exo) 15
1
Talrand, Sky Summoner

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Creature
Talrand, Sky Summoner (2x2) 64
1
Teferi's Care

{W}, Sacrifice an enchantment: Destroy target enchantment. {3}{U}{U}: Counter target enchantment spell.

Enchantment
Teferi's Care (inv) 43
1
Teferi's Moat

As Teferi's Moat enters the battlefield, choose a color. Creatures of the chosen color without flying can't attack you.

Enchantment
Teferi's Moat (inv) 279
1
Teferi's Realm

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses artifact, creature, land, or non-Aura enchantment. All nontoken permanents of that type phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Enchantment
Teferi's Realm (vis) 44
1
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim

Whenever you draw a card, put a loyalty counter on Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim. 0: Draw a card. −2: Create a 2/2 blue Spirit creature token with vigilance and "Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature." −12: Target opponent chooses a permanent they control and returns it to its owner's hand. Then they shuffle each nonland permanent they control into its owner's library.

Planeswalker
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim (bro) 66
1
Teferi, Time Raveler

Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery. +1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. −3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

Planeswalker
Teferi, Time Raveler (war) 221
1
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight

Flying Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Creature
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight (dmu) 224
1
Venser, the Sojourner

+2: Exile target permanent you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step. −1: Creatures can't be blocked this turn. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, exile target permanent."

Planeswalker
Venser, the Sojourner (som) 135
1

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