Baral Counter Infinite

Commander / EDH Control Counters Infinite Combo Mono-Blue

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Instant (34)

• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Didn't Say Please
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Exclude
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gather Specimens
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x No Escape
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Void Shatter
• 1x Whir of Invention
• 1x Wizard's Retort

Creature (11)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Guile
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Murmuring Mystic
• 1x Prodigal Sorcerer
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Tidewater Minion
• 1x Tribute Mage

Artifact (8)

• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Grindclock
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Myr Turbine
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring

Land (35)

• 34x Island
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary

Commander (1)

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Pull from the Deep
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Serum Visions

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study

Maybeboard

Instant (15)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Delay
• 1x Disappearing Act
• 1x Essence Capture
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Spelljack
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Telling Time
• 1x Unwind

Creature (15)

• 1x Cathodion
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Curious Homunculus  ^Flip
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Great Whale
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Guile
• 1x Lullmage Mentor
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Drawn from Dreams
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mystic Speculation

Enchantment (4)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Shark Typhoon

Artifact (2)

• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Runechanter's Pike

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Land (1)

• 1x Inventors' Fair

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This is a potential Baral Deck. I built it because I wanted to make a control deck that counters and draws a lot of cards. My idea was to counter stuff/draw cards until (and after) I came across bombs or the pieces to pull off infinite combo shenanigans. Please, anyone, let me know modifications/improvements/suggestions; Or, convince me out of these choices all together. I would be greatly appreciative of advice from more experienced players. I'm aware that using Baral to counter multiple opponents is already a somewhat vexed strategy. I don't want to add incredibly expensive cards. I will probably try to modify this deck to reduce the cost as is, but would maybe be willing to add a couple slightly more pricey cards if anyone has good suggestions for that (I was thinking a sapphire medallion, but I'm not sure what else is out there).

More specific question: If I'm pushing towards infinite combos, do I need to lean into this strategy more? Perhaps by adding some artifact tutors to increase the likelihood that I can acquire the needed pieces? And/or by adding more cards that can exploit infinite mana?

Date added	1 year
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Copy Clone, 3/3 Frog Lizard, 3/3 Ape, 2/2 Drake, 2/2 Manifest, 1/1 Myr, 2/2 Morph, 1/1 Bird Illusion, 1/1 Human Wizard