Mercadian Staques

Commander / EDH Blink Control Theft WU (Azorius)

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Mana (41)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x High Market
• 7x Island
• 6x Island
• 5x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 3x Plains
• 4x Plains
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Terrain Generator

Trickery (10)

• 1x Abolish
• 1x Aura Fracture
• 1x Dominate
• 1x Fade Away
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Honor the Fallen
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Noble Purpose
• 1x Reverent Mantra
• 1x Righteous Fury

The Greatest Way to Go (3)

• 1x Common Cause
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Sword of the Ages

Digging (14)

• 1x Ancestral Knowledge
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Horn of Plenty
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Soothsaying
• 1x Talas Researcher
• 1x Theft of Dreams
• 1x Trade Routes
• 1x Windfall

Rascals (12)

• 1x Alexi, Zephyr Mage
• 1x Blinding Angel
• 1x Crossbow Infantry
• 1x Devout Witness
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Overtaker
• 1x Pirate Ship
• 1x Rishadan Brigand
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Rishadan Footpad
• 1x Wall of Nets
• 1x Waterfront Bouncer

Commander (1)

General Lawbreaking (12)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Charisma
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Daze
• 1x Energy Flux
• 1x Foil
• 1x Piracy
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Submerge
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x War Tax

Tippity-Tappity (7)

• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Crackdown
• 1x Ensnare
• 1x Great Whale
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Rising Waters
• 1x Trickster Mage

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Other (20)

• 2x AEther Barrier
• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Avenger en-Dal
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Customs Depot
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Embargo
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Gush
• 1x Lashknife Barrier
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mirror Strike
• 2x Reveille Squad
• 1x Stinging Barrier
• 1x Stronghold Machinist
• 1x Wave of Reckoning
• 1x Winding Canyons

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Gather 'round y'all and listen to these old records!

For those of you who are not the aware, the Masque Block (Prophecy, Nemesis and Mercadian Masques) was Wizards' attempt to hit the panic button and reset Magic after they pushed it A BIT too far with the Urza block in 1998. The result was an entire year's worth of famously goofy and weak cards, so who would ever care about those?

I WOULD. And here we are.

So, what does this deck do? I'm glad you asked!!

The Unholy Trio of the Early Game is here, that is Rishadan Cutpurse, Rishadan Footpad and Rishadan Brigand to hopefully keep opponent's boards on the slimmer side.

Cheeky spellshapers like Devout Witness, Waterfront Bouncer, and Overtaker to complicate you opponents plans further.

And if those don't work, there's always Crackdown, Energy Flux and Rising Waters to really slow them down! And speaking of Rising Waters, which shouldn't inconvenience you, dear reader, thanks to Cloud of Faeries, Peregrine Drake and Great Whale, if there was EVER a time to use the greatest Magic card of all time, Piracy, THIS IS IT!!!

Alexi, Zephyr Mage (more spellshaping!) and Wave of Reckoning or Fade Away to clear some creatures, a Charismatic Pirate Ship, Reconnaissance to avoid the consequences of your own actions, Common Cause so you can actually do damage...

And use Ancestral Knowledge, Coastal Piracy, Citanul Flute and the MOST LEGITIMATE Rhystic StudyGC to find all your pieces!

Yeah! You'll probably lose, but you will get to wreak some havoc while you're still around! Embrace it, and have some fun! And maybe, just maybe, Wizards could do something like this again.

You know, soon.

Please.

(Look, they've said we're just as likely to visit Segovia as we are to see anymore cards with Annihilator or Storm, which, no matter what the player base or format stability seem to want, continue to make appearances, so just give me my set full of teeny li'l sea monsters already!!)

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 day
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	33 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.29