Richard Garfield Unmander cEDH

Commander / EDH* Mono-Blue

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Instant (27)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x High Tide
• 1x IntuitionGC
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Swan Song

Artifact (24)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grim MonolithGC
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox DiamondGC
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Transmute Artifact

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 27x Snow-Covered Island

Creature (6)

• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Metalworker
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage

Enchantment (4)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Braingeyser
• 1x Finale of Revelation
• 1x Flood of Recollection
• 1x Retraced Image

Artifact (2)

• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Pithing Needle

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Copy Artifact

Instant (2)

• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Unsummon

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WIP Playtesting now because my group gave me permission to use this guy... Let's see if he's busted.

The Deck.

This cEDH deck relies on winning by utilizing multiple possible combos, many of which aren't even physically in the deck. That's the beauty of Richard Garfield, Ph.D.. The deck can be built to include mostly ramp and interaction, because when Richard is on the board, (almost) every card is a combo piece.

Some Rules First

Straight from Gatherer: "Richard Garfield, Ph.D. essentially makes you play a variant of the Magic game called “Mental Magic.” Here’s how the game works. Whenever you cast a spell, you reveal the card to all players and choose any other card (see below for the cards that you can use) that has that card’s mana cost. (Note that color very much does matter.) That spell can then be cast as though it was the chosen card. You aren’t allowed to choose the same card twice."

Some Examples: I can reveal a Merchant Scroll from my hand and call it an Arcane Denial, cast at instant speed and counter that Dockside Extortionist. My Island I revealed is a Pact of Negation, because they have the same mana cost. Because Richard effects casting, we can take advantage of alternate casting costs. That same Merchant Scroll can be an overloaded Cyclonic Rift is I payed all 7 mana for it. Maybe the best utilization of this is revealing a Rhystic Study and paying 0 for a Fierce Guardianship.

What's in the Box?

Mana Costs:

Bolded cards are combo pieces. Some of the cards below also show up in the maindeck.

- Academy Ruins, Ancient Tomb, Halimar Depths, Minamo, School at Water's Edge, Mystic Sanctuary, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, Strip Mine, Buried Ruin, Boseiju, Who Shelters All, Reliquary Tower, Every Fetch

• Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, Mox Opal, Lion's Eye Diamond, Mox Diamond, Lotus Petal, Mana Vault, Tormod's Crypt, Pact of Negation, Walking Ballista

Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Shuko, Pithing Needle, Sensei's Divining Top, Voltaic Key, Grafdigger's Cage, Grindstone

Lightning Greaves, Isochron Scepter, Grim Monolith, Sapphire Medallion, Lightning Greaves, Scroll Rack, Arcane Signet, Sorcerous Spyglass, Phyrexian Revoker, Painter's Servant, Conqueror's Flail

Basalt Monolith, Extraplanar Lens, metal worker, Staff of Domination, Thousand-Year Elixir, Sculpting Steel, Rings of Brighthearth

Brainstorm, Mystical Tutor, High Tide, Gitaxian Probe, Flusterstorm, Miscast, Pongify, Chain of Vapor, Spell Pierce, Prophet of Distortion, Telepathy, Hydroblast, Dive Down, Mental Misstep

Cyclonic Rift, Copy Artifact, Arcane Denial, Merchant Scroll, Daze, Snapcaster Mage, Stasis, Gilded Drake, Tale's End

Counterspell, Mana Drain, Counterbalance, Power Artifact, Transmute Artifact, Boomerang, Braingeyser, Drain Power, Merfolk Trickster, Redirect, Twincast, Thassa's Oracle

Fabricate, Timetwister, Windfall, Rhystic Study, Frantic Search, Intuition, Trinket Mage, Trophy Mage, Tribute Mage, Imprisoned in the Moon, Fierce Guardianship, Spellseeker, Mystical Dispute, Unwind, Mirran Spy

Force of Will, Misdirection, Mystic Confluence

Combos

Remember Not all of the cards in the following combos are run in the maindeck, they just have to have the same mana costs as the cards in hand. Thank you Richard. (*except Dramatic Reversal, just use a tutor to pull it from your deck)

Infinite Mana:

Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal* + (3+ mana producing artifacts)

Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth

Basalt Monolith or Grim Monolith + Power Artifact

Mirran Spy + Banishing Knack + (a creature without summoning sickness in play) + Sol Ring

Outlets:

Walking Ballista, Sensei's Divining Top, Magma Mine, Prophet of Distortion, Scroll Rack, Pull from Tomorrow, Azure Mage, Merchant Scroll, Stroke of Genius.

Other Game Winning Combos:

Painter's Servant + Grindstone

Shuko + Cephalid Illusionist + Thassa's Oracle

Mesmeric Orb + Basalt Monolith + Thassa's Oracle

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.93
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C, Storm Counter