Yet another Casual Budget Ranar

Commander / EDH Blink Casual Tokens WU (Azorius)

jopzolder

Creature (36)

• 1x Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
• 1x Aether Channeler
• 1x Aethergeode Miner
• 1x Amphin Mutineer
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Brine Comber  ^Flip
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Dawnbringer Cleric
• 1x Deputy of Detention
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Drogskol Captain
• 1x Ethereal Valkyrie
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Glorious Protector
• 1x Harmonious Archon
• 1x Hero of Bretagard
• 1x Ixidron
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Lord of Change
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Saltskitter
• 1x Skyclave Apparition
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Spirited Companion
• 1x Wall of Mourning
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Instant (10)

• 1x Behold the Multiverse
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Depart the Realm
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Saw it Coming
• 1x Synthetic Destiny

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Land (37)

• 1x Command Tower
• 18x Island
• 18x Plains

Commander (1)

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Hallowed Respite
• 1x Ravenform
• 1x Spectral Deluge

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission

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Sideboard

Creature (46)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Annex Sentry
• 1x Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
• 1x Circuit Mender
• 1x Clarion Spirit
• 1x Custodi Soulbinders
• 1x Donal, Herald of Wings
• 1x Drogskol Reinforcements
• 1x Elite Arcanist
• 1x Empyrean Eagle
• 1x Flockchaser Phantom
• 1x Floodgate
• 1x Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1x Guardian of Ghirapur
• 1x Hanged Executioner
• 1x Illithid Harvester
• 1x Junk Winder
• 1x Keeper of Keys
• 1x Mage's Attendant
• 1x Meadowboon
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mesmerizing Benthid
• 1x Militia Bugler
• 1x Millicent, Restless Revenant
• 2x Mirrorhall Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Myojin of Blooming Dawn
• 1x Nesting Dovehawk
• 1x Palace Jailer
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Shacklegeist
• 1x Shield Broker
• 1x Sinister Concierge
• 1x Skycat Sovereign
• 1x Sludge Monster
• 1x Spectral Adversary
• 1x Spectral Arcanist
• 1x Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
• 1x Tempest Caller
• 1x Thalakos Seer
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Wizards of Thay

Enchantment (19)

• 1x Angelic Exaltation
• 1x Awakened Awareness
• 1x Baffling End
• 1x Cloudform
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Elspeth Conquers Death
• 1x Far Traveler
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Haunted Library
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Inspiring Leader
• 1x Lightform
• 1x Mirror Mockery
• 1x Reality Acid
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Seal from Existence
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Starlight Spectacular

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Storm of Souls
• 1x Voidwalk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x The Wanderer

Instant (11)

• 1x AEther Shockwave
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disorder in the Court
• 1x Lae'zel's Acrobatics
• 1x Mirrorweave
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Negate
• 1x Release to the Wind
• 1x Surge of Salvation
• 1x Transcendent Message

Artifact (11)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Glimmer Lens
• 1x Grafted Wargear
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Kemba's Banner
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Mace of the Valiant
• 1x Sigil of Valor
• 1x Sol Talisman
• 1x Soul Foundry

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Maybeboard

Land (2)

• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream

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Ranar budget deck + options, trying to avoid infinite combos.

My focus is blinking and spirit generation, the sole wincon is a good old-fashioned beating. I included some anthems to keep the spirits threatening-ish until I get the nastier stuff set up. I'm assuming ranar will be out most of the time; I hope I have enough protection and/or stuff that works without him (I think he often won't be my biggest threat).

I dropped the foretell cards I thought were subpar/didn't fit. This left me with so little foretell that I dropped Sage of the Beyond and left Cosmos Charger out too.

I dropped all the "enters tapped" lands for basic plains/islands, I'll probably revisit that later.

My sideboard is cards I'm considering for the deck. On the deck itself:

I'm counting cards as "1" or "0.5" in one or more categories they have an effect on, depending on where the focus of the card lies. So Return to Dust gets 1 in interaction and 0.5 in token generation: I get 2 tokens with ranar out but the focus is clearly on the exiling.

Anthems

6 anthem cards, mainly meant to keep the spirits looking mean until I explode in value from blink/draw some finishers. I originally cut Empyrean Eagle for Supreme Phantom, but I noticed quite a few of my creatures have flying too. Probably worth the 1 mana to buff them too.

Blinkers

13 cards that blink either themselves or 1+ different creatures. I'm particularly happy with finding Aethergeode Miner. A 2 mana 1-per-round token generator with some value in early attacks is fine, and I struggled finding 2-drops aside from the mana rocks.

Control

7 or 8 cards. Looking forward to using Reflector Mage, I love sending stuff back to hands. I'm avoiding stax effects like Stonehorn Dignitary for now, and I'm saving mass tap effects for the spirit deck I'm bound to make later on.

Draw

I've a decent amount of draw coming mainly from etb, but Wall of Mourning, Reconnaissance Mission or Distant Melody should be good too. I tried to spread it along the curve as much as I could (can't wait to see how Lord of Change performs).

Finishers

Roughly 8 cards worth here. Interaction-based in Lavinia of the Tenth, Harmonious Archon/Mirror EntityGeist-Honored Monk

Interaction

I'm not sure if I have enough, I'm pretty spread out. Maybe needs some counterspells, or exile-based removal. Looking forward to abusing Skyclave Apparition/Amphin Mutineer or Diluvian Primordial/Spectral Arcanist. Ixidron/Illithid Harvester, possibly followed by casually blinking my creatures face-up. That should be hilarious.

Protection

Limited. 7 cards but hardly any true spot-protection (the closest I get is Momentary Blink).

Ramp

11 cards. A load of mana rocks, Knight of the White Orchid + Solemn Simulacrum and Cloud of Faeries for blinking fun.

Recursion

2 cards in Reveillark and Archaeomancer, and I guess Brine Comber   counts here too (dies -> disturb for 1W1U -> blink her -> guess who's back).

Token generation

8.5 dedicated cards (including ranar). Nothing spectacular, mostly 1 or 2 tokens each, but a lot of that is riding on reusable entry effects. With the blink cards and ranar out I won't be bursting out tons of tokens at once, but I'll be making some with practically every move I make.

Date added	11 months
Last updated	11 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 4 Mythic Rares 28 - 48 Rares 19 - 32 Uncommons 15 - 7 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.44
Tokens	Bird 1/1 U, Bird 1/1 W, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Cat Bird 1/1 W, Clue, Copy Clone, Dinosaur 3/3 G w/ Trample, Human 1/1 W, Illusion 0/2 U, Illusion */* U, Manifest 2/2 C, Rebel 2/2 R, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, The Monarch, Thopter 1/1 C, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W, Wizard 1/1 U