Arcane Encyclopedia

Artifact

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Discussion (50)

DemonDragonJ on Kill them With Kindness

1 week ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Temple Bell , which did not affect the deck's average converted mana cost, but will save me mana over time, since the ability of the bell has no cost to activate it, and the fact that it causes all players to draw cards works with the "group hug" theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on Patriotic Pride

1 month ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Kwain, Itinerant Meddler, which decreased this deck's average converted mana cost from 3.94 to 3.92; while Kwain does allow opponents to draw cards, the fact that his ability costs no mana to activate is extremely important, and could make a significant different in a tense situation.

DemonDragonJ on Clash of the Titans

2 months ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Thought Vessel, which lowered this deck's average converted mana cost from 4.48 to 4.47, because, as great as the encyclopedia is, with this deck's high mana curve, it is more important to have both redundancy with Reliquary Tower and additional sources of mana.

DemonDragonJ on Utopian Prosperity

2 months ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Arcane Signet, since the signet is simply too good to not have in an EDH deck, and doing so lowered the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.98 to 3.97, which is always a good thing.

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

2 months ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Arcane Signet, since the signet is simply too good to not have in an EDH deck, and doing so lowered the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.29 to 4.27, which is always a good thing.

DemonDragonJ on Nature's Bounty

2 months ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Arcane Signet, since the signet is simply too good to not have in an EDH deck, and doing so lowered the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.31 to 4.29, which is always a good thing.

DemonDragonJ on Waste Not

2 months ago

I have replaced Arcane Encyclopedia with Arcane Signet, since the signet is simply too good to not have in an EDH deck, and doing so lowered the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.11 to 4.10, which is always a good thing.

channelfireball12345 on The Lion of Jamuraa

2 months ago

If you're looking for both more card draw and a quasi-stax piece, Alms Collector is a card I'm fond of in white for commander, and would work well in this list, I think. Also Mangara, the Diplomat, of course, is always one of the more powerful white card draw effects for commander, and is actually easier to generate value from than he may seem at first glance, in my experience. You may want to consider replacing Arcane Encyclopedia with one of those two. Neat deck, good luck with it in the future!