Talrand: Draw & Polymorph

Commander / EDH* Mono-Blue

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Instant (17)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Oona's Grace
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Telling Time

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Foresee
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Polymorph
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x See Beyond
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Sleight of Hand
• 1x Talrand's Invocation
• 1x Temporal Cascade
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (11)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Creature (9)

• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Djinn of Infinite Deceits
• 1x Jalira, Master Polymorphist
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Sphinx Ambassador
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner

Land (40)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 32x Island
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Tolaria West

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Mnemonic Nexus
• 1x Opt
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Think Twice
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Twincast
• 1x Visions of Beyond

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Argivian Restoration
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Tidings

Artifact (4)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Creature (12)

• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Deep-Sea Kraken
• 1x Inkwell Leviathan
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Lorthos, the Tidemaker
• 1x Magus of the Future
• 1x Quicksilver Gargantuan
• 1x Sphinx of Magosi
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Windreader Sphinx

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Maybeboard

Instant (19)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Keep Watch
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Negate
• 1x Peer Through Depths
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Spin into Myth
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Telling Time
• 1x Whispers of the Muse

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Divination
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Inundate
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Reconstruction
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Reminisce
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Whelming Wave

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Gravitational Shift

Artifact (9)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Hall of Triumph
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Surveyor's Scope
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Creature (10)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Chancellor of the Spires
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Paragon of Gathering Mists
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Shipbreaker Kraken
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Tidal Force

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Hey all,

So after playing with different Talrand ideas for a week or so, this is about what I've settled on. I know a ton (most) Talrand decks go full on draw-counterspell cantrips and just win out that way, but I wanted to try something different.

I've never played Blue before but always loved the big blue beasts that Blue had (leviathans, krakens, sphinxs, etc) and saw a few Talrand decks than ran a polymorph theme, so I went with that.

The idea of the deck is to get out those blue beasties and swing on in. Talrand helps build some defensive drakes/polymorph targets. Aside from that, the other cards are all draw power with a few ways to dissuade people from attacking me (Ex. Polymorphist's Jest, Aetherspouts).

I'm still tinkering with a few things before purchasing (I'm aiming to spend about $100 on the deck, I have a few cards already for it but not much, which is why Consecrated Sphinx is out of the deck for now).

I'm also trying to stick to the blue-creature theme, so no Eldrazi! (Which I know are the best polymorph targets aside from Blightsteel).

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I'm not going for a hugely competitive deck (I already have Omnath and Karador for those) so I know there are a lot of "better" cards that could be run (like the Eldrazi). I am looking to see if I'm missing any more cards like Aetherize and Cyclonic Rift (trying to fit in Devastation Tide at the moment).

Cards in the sideboard are ones I'm still really thinking about, the maybe board is all the ones that I doubt I will be fitting in.

Thanks for taking the time to read these far! I do appreciate it.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 1 Mythic Rares 30 - 17 Rares 18 - 7 Uncommons 12 - 5 Commons
Cards	95
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Drake 2/2 U, Squid 1/1 U