Elder Dracogenius Highlander

Commander / EDH* Combo Counterspell Infinite Combo UR (Izzet)

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Instant (37)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Beyeen Veil  ^Flip
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Brutal Expulsion
• 1x Burn Away
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Geistblast
• 1x Hypothesizzle
• 1x Invert / Invent
• 1x Ionize
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Jwari Disruption  ^Flip
• 1x Learn from the Past
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Prismari Command
• 1x Prophetic Bolt
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Radical Idea
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Thoughtflare
• 1x Turn / Burn
• 1x Turnabout
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Beacon Bolt
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Invoke the Firemind
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Pieces of the Puzzle
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 1x Solve the Equation
• 1x Song-Mad Treachery  ^Flip
• 1x Vandalblast

Creature (11)

• 1x Goblin Electromancer
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Izzet Guildmage
• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Sprite Dragon

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Firemind's Research
• 1x Sigil of Sleep

Commander (1)

Land (27)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Frostboil Snarl
• 1x Highland Lake
• 8x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (7)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Izzet Cluestone
• 1x Izzet Locket
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Creativity

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Sideboard

Instant (9)

• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Flame of Anor
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Reality Spasm
• 1x Rush of Inspiration  ^Flip

Land (11)

• 6x Island
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Direct Current
• 1x Show and Tell

Creature (2)

• 1x Ecstatic Electromancer
• 1x Sigil Tracer

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This is my first deck, I'll add to this later if I can to talk about my experiences making it.

Strategy: Stall til you combo, mostly. All your key cards are expensive, so you'll need 8-10 mana to be comfortable. If you can't combo, your commander and several other cards in your deck are 5/5 fliers, so just win that way.

Wincon 1: Firemind's Foresight, tutoring Reiterate, any 2-mana counterspell for protection, and Mystical Tutor. Mystical Tutor searches for Turnabout. With 10 total mana and at least 8 lands split between red and blue, you cast Turnabout, respond with Reiterate, and buyback and recast Reiterate to infinitely untap all your lands, making blue and red each time. Cast Dracogenius and burn everyone to death.

Wincon 2: Several combinations of Parun, Visionary, Firemind, and Curiosity can create an infinite loop. Enchant Firemind or Parun with Curiosity, or put visionary on the field with them.

"Wincon" 3: Not an infinite combo, but Dracogenius plus Sigil of Sleep can deny opponents the ability to put down any creatures, especially powerful following a board wipe.

Initial drafts of this deck focused a lot on spell copying, but didn't have that many effects TO copy. I plan to fix that with a few more value-oriented instants and sorceries that aren't just doing damage and drawing cards.

Update: Swapped out Deflecting Swat and Cyclonic Rift for Pyretic Ritual and Cryptic Command. Reason was mainly cost-related.

Update: New Niv-Mizzet in UR, adding him to the deck. Visionary makes the Curiosity combo more consistent.

Update: Added Show and Tell to cheat out the other Niv-Mizzets, replacing one Mountain. Deck has plenty of lands, and Pyretic Ritual makes my mana better overall. Edit: Show and Tell was a bad pick. Switched it out for Thoughtflare for better recovery and draw.

Update: Added MDFC lands to decrease the frequency of getting mana-flooded while still keeping the same amount of lands in my deck. Thanks for the tip, Lilin!

Update: Brutal Expulsion added to deal with voltron strategies that use color protection. It's in the main deck for personal reasons - I recommend siding it out for most people.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 3 Mythic Rares 28 - 4 Rares 33 - 5 Uncommons 18 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Manifest 2/2 C, Treasure