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Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.

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spiral_te on Master of Waves? Psh. Meet Master of Sea and Sky.

5 days ago

Bravo! Talrand aficianado here and I like your "One Card, Many Casts" take on him. I have reviewed over 30 different Talrand builds since I became obsessed with tweaking and tuning this guy, and it's true: every (well-constructed) Talrand deck has the same formula on paper just like you said. A few big payoff creatures, support artifacts and enchantments to keep things consistant. The fact of the matter is, while many people jam the staples and format heavyweights, this is wholly unneeded and a little bland. Those spells underwhelm in Talrand because while good spells almost always equals good deck, what makes him the prime canvas for self-expression is that he can play almost any pile of instants and sorceries. The builds that stand out the most for me are the ones with pet cards, oddball inclusions, and the B squad of spells that are always glanced at but first cut from other commanders. I applaud your choice to make an original and creative Talrand deck rather than just "a list you just threw together in 20 minutes" or counterspells.dec (both of which is how alot of youtubers built him).

If I were to offer any advice, I would say you seem to be a bit wee heavy on the permanents, and your curve is a tad high. With the caveat of not knowing your meta, I think Talrand performs better when he's squeezing out more spells per turn than opponents. I can see that this is a more value driven approach than a pure spellslinger, but perhaps cutting a redundancy here or substituting a "similar but cheaper" spell there may tip things in your favor.

If I would comment from my personal experience with Aquaman, I can't believe how insane 0 cmc instants perform in Talrand. Gush , Frantic Search , Snap , and yes even Snapback have all been clutch spells when chained into other effects, as interaction, making emergency blockers, or by bailing Talrand out of a critical situation. Finally, I find these three are Talrand-specific MVPs. - Abjure - Shared Discovery - Cultural Exchange

Great deck!

SideBae on Sen Triplets

3 weeks ago

This is marked 'Help.' Below is my attempt at doing so:

First off, if you aren't averse to it on flavor grounds, I suggest the off-color fetches like Windswept Heath and Scalding Tarn . These could replace Temple of Silence and other ETB tapped lands, fetching your duals and shocks. These also allow for more shuffle effects off cards like Brainstorm .

If your meta is like mine, Sen Triplets will draw a lot of hate. Wearing down enemy resources can be useful. Pox is one of the most brutal EDH cards, but its younger brother Smallpox is sometimes better. It's good as a compliment to Liliana of the Veil , and fits within the control theme. Adding Waste Not to the mix, along with effects like Words of Waste , may be fun. I realize that this lowers the number of cards you have access to in your opponents' hands, but it is still a very powerful effect.

Preordain is a good cantrip with Brainstorm and Ponder .

You may have more luck with Cataclysm than Scourglass . It also wipes planeswalkers, but for less mana. Additionally, being able to access opponents' hands means you can rebuild faster than your opponents.

Remand seems like a good card in your deck, seeing as you can return a spell you want to cast, then target the opponent you countered and cast the spell yourself. Similarly, bouncing a juicy permanent during the end step before your turn means you can play it on yours. Winds of Rebuke and Snap might merit an include.

If you want to be a REAL douche, you can stick in Stasis in conjunction with Smothering Tithe . That's a BRUTAL combo.

Notion Thief is typically a good idea in a control deck that includes Dimir colors. Using him means Arcane Denial becomes straight busted, and running it with cards like Windfall and Time Spiral can simply shut people out of the game.

Telepathy can give you information on who you want to target with your general's ability.

Have you considered running Karn, the Great Creator in conjunction with the Mycosynth Lattice ?

I'm not sure what your meta is like, but mine includes things like Gaddock Teeg . I suggest running Toxic Deluge to get around this sort of effect. Another meta call is Mental Misstep , which I've also had luck with.

I like your Mystic Remora and Rhystic Study . I suggest things like Jace, the Mind Sculptor or Painful Truths .

I apologize if my suggestions are less than ideal; I've never had much success with this general. But that's what comes to mind. Good luck.

hkhssweiss on Oh, You Wanted to Play Magic?

1 month ago

Yeah I would cut those cards, as the main point of the deck by what you are doing so far is to play cards from your opponent. Having an artifact sub theme is good, but in the way in having mana and accelerating your boardstate. You can also add in a Master Transmuter to protect or cheat out your artifacts as well.

With paradox engine out on the field you can gain an incredible amount of mana, so I would focus on tutors as well as card advantage. Engines like Mystic Remora as well as Necropotence will be great, the latter being said though would require a good mana base to get the triple black efficiently. Cantrips are also good for filtering and card draw, some staples include Ponder , Preordain , Brainstorm for the basic one drop spells. If you don't like one shot cards than run more effects like Windfall to refill your hand.

Some additional cards that would be great for Sen are also cards like Delay , Remand , Unsubstantiate , Evacuation , Hurkyl's Recall , Snap . All of these types of cards allow you to remove threats and play them again when you take control of their hands.

For recursion based cards you also have cards like Argivian Find , Argivian Archaeologist , Hannah, Ship's Navigator, Faith's Reward in the case of people popping everything or preventative measures. You can also consider a subtheme of adding in planeswalker, as they are generally hard to deal with, and especially with the next set coming out, there are plenty of great choices to choose from.

Here are a list of cards you can consider cutting in my opinion:

• Open the Vaults
• Font of Mythos
• Howling Mine
• Norn's Annex
• Scourglass
• Temple Bell
• Time Sieve
• Dawn Charm
• Archangel of Tithes
• Duplicant
• Ethersworn Adjudicator
• Iona, Shield of Emeria
• Magister Sphinx
• Muzzio, Visionary Architect
• Platinum Angel
• Thopter Assembly
• Windborn Muse

Hope that helps!

multimedia on Budget Niv-Mizzet, Parun Combo EDH

2 months ago

Hey, saw your forum topic asking for help. Nice budget deck :) What is the max budget amount?

Budget cards ($4 or less each) to consider adding:

• Shivan Reef
• Wandering Fumarole
• Desolate Lighthouse
• Brainstorm
• Ponder
• High Tide
• Frantic Search
• Snap
• Mystic Remora
• Gamble
• Long-Term Plans
• Merchant Scroll
• Pull from Tomorrow
• Blue Sun's Zenith
• Impulse
• Dig Through Time
• Chaos Warp
• Reality Shift
• Archaeomancer
• Mission Briefing
• Mind Stone
• Commander's Sphere
• Wizard's Retort
• Comet Storm

Cards to consider cutting:

• 1x Mountain
• Izzet Guildgate
• Highland Land
• Chemister's Insight
• Dismiss
• Ionize
• Dissolve
• Opportunity
• Deep Analysis
• Shock
• Starstorm
• Lightning Strike
• Erratic Cyclops
• Gelectrode
• Crackling Drake
• Enigma Drake
• Wee Dragonauts
• Spellheart Chimera
• Beacon Bolt
• Concentrate
• Foresee
• Corrupted Grafstone
• Vessel of Endless Rest

If you would like I offer more help. Good luck with your deck.

multimedia on 70% Sale. For Me

3 months ago

Hey, with so many Islands consider High Tide ? If playing High Tide you also want more cards that can untap lands Frantic Search , Turnabout , Snap . These cards are not just good with High Tide, but are good to get more experience counters faster since they're instants which untap lands letting you play other instants/sorceries in a turn.

Other cards to consider:

• Shivan Reef
• Cascade Bluffs
• Sulfur Falls
• Mystic Remora : great repeatable draw in multiplayer Commander.
• Rhystic Study : great repeatable draw in multiplayer Commander.
• Spell Burst : counterspell with buyback.
• Capsize : bounce permanent spell with buyback.
• Reiterate : copy spell with buyback.
• Merchant Scroll
• Gamble
• Blue Sun's Zenith
• Stroke of Genius
• Pull from Tomorrow
• Windfall
• Thought Vessel
• Past in Flames

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Cards to consider cutting:

• 3x Mountain
• Confirm Suspicions
• Dragonlord's Prerogative
• Epiphany at the Drownyard
• Glimmer of Genius
• Opportunity
• Precognitive Perception
• Read the Runes
• Overwhelming Denial
• Covenant of Minds
• Stolen Goods
• Compulsive Research
• Pyramid of the Pantheon
• Cultivator's Caravan
• Sentinel Tower
• Sphinx-Bone Wand

Good luck with your deck.

multimedia on Given to Fly

3 months ago

Hey, bounce of your opponent's permanents is a fine strategy, but consider expanding on this strategy? More bouncing or blinking of your own creatures with ETB abilities to then get more value from them.

Budget cards ($5 or less each) to consider adding:

• Frantic Search : instant draw that's also good with High Tide.
• Peregrine Drake : good with High Tide, bounce and blink.
• Turnabout : good with High Tide.
• Snap : good with High Tide, bounce your own creature or an opponents.
• Spellseeker : tutor for High Tide or any other 2 or less CMC instant or sorcery. Good with bounce/blink.
• Merchant Scroll : tutor for High Tide, Supplant Form, Capsize or any other instant.
• Mystic Remora : one of the best repeatable ways to draw in multiplayer Commander.
• Supplant Form : instant speed grandeur with Linessa.
• Capsize : bounce any permanent including a land and buyback is powerful.
• Crystal Shard : repeatable bounce of your creatures.
• Temporal Adept : repeatable bounce of yours or opponents permanent.
• Aphetto Alchemist : repeatable untap of Heidar, Temporal Adept, Crystal Shard, etc.
• Freed from the Real : enchant a creature who has a ability to use that ability many times a turn. Good with Linessa, Alchemist, Heidar, Temporal, etc.
• Tidespout Tyrant : repeatable bounce of yours or opponents permanents. Combos with Sol Ring.
• Deadeye Navigator : repeatable blink, combos with Peregrine Drake. Good with any other creature who has an ETB ability such as Archaeomancer.
• Azure Mage : mana sink to draw.
• Stunt Double : instant speed Clone. Clones are good with bounce/blink.
• Vizier of Many Faces
• Displace : blink that combos with Peregrine Drake and Archaeomancer.
• Mind Stone : two drop mana rock that ETB untapped.
• Prismatic Lens

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Cards to consider cutting:

• 2x Island
• Aeon Chronicler
• Burnished Hart
• Jeering Homunculus
• Mu Yanling
• Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
• Sturmgeist
• Soramaro, First to Dream
• Disappearing Act
• Dream Fracture
• Fumble
• Vision Skeins
• Split Decision
• Prosperity
• Reality Strobe
• Grasping Current
• Rhythmic Water Vortex
• Concentrate
• Argentum Armor
• Coveted Jewel
• Skullcage

I offer more advice if you want it, including explanations about cards I'm suggesting to add/cut. Good luck with your deck.

Squeeji on Edric for Friends

3 months ago

Swan Song

Crop Rotation

Throne of the God-Pharaoh

Meekstone

Mystic Remora

Garruk Wildspeaker

Sylvan Library

Champion of Lambholt

Triumph of the Hordes

Couple maybes

Rites of Refusal

Birds of Paradise

Snap

Scryb Ranger

Glistener Elf

Invisible Stalker

Reclamation Sage

Blighted Agent

Tempest Caller

Sleep

SeekerofSecrets on Modern Horizons Announced

3 months ago

I'm so hyped for this... if i finally get access to cards like Counterspell , Daze , Gush , Snap heck maybe even Force of Will , I'll finally be able to play U delver. Might be a pipe dream but I'm still pumped