king-saproling Thank you for the recs. I am aware of those cards but i build with what i have and those may be added later on :). A few i specifically left out for things like Necropotence, which, no it doesn't draw trigger but it is fine to be the one card in the deck that gets around that. The sheer fact we can always have cards in hand (which is usually more draw, Tolarian Winds, Peer into the Abyss, Flux, etc. or combo pieces) to have mass momentum is never a bad idea. Cheers!

KongMing Indeed! Queza is a tricky one in that it only hits one person at a time. However, she isn't poised to win immediately and thats good. Once late-early/midgame is reached, opponent's life totals are knocked down enough by my other opponent's because I'm not the only one trying to get life totals down/win lol. Queza can generally get the job done killing or almost killing up to 3 opponents if not everyone in a turn or two. A Sturdy Peer into the Abyss + Psychic Corrosion will work; even Queza and Peer alone is enough that so much card draw will be generated, one can just keep drawing and finish opponent's that way. Even so, I have cards in deck like Day's Undoing and Midnight Clock. The clock generally gets a bad rap but in my experience it has always worked well. Play it at the right time and those counters will go. We are in the right colors to protect/counter. We can also pay into it to speed up the process. Elixir of Immortality seems like a good fit otherwise. Cheers!

Nanooda Lol hey thank you! Thought it would be a cheeky bit of awesomeness :).

61 decks??? Great catsby! Solid dedication

Dangerwillrobinson79 Hey thanks for the consideration--Norin's a funny card, not sure how it could work in Purph here, hmmm xD

Everyone that says a power level 6-7 is bandwagoning. Has anyone ever even seen a real power 6/7? Most of the time, people will judge their decks and all say it's a power 7 or so--all decks at table are completely different power levels. Why is this? Bc people are under the guise that commander can be rationalized like that. It's commander; power levels are always crazy, even without combo. You could have a really expensive deck do poo poo and have some budget decks do really good. Even if both said types of decks go against eachother. The true power and player is the odds of the game and luck of the draw. No matter how we power down, or power up our decks, there is always going to be someone removing your pieces, you won't always find what you need when you need it, and most commander games are won through politics and sheer resiliency. Build a deck that is consistent--not judged by supposed, incalculable power. Who I am and why do i care? Because i too love commander and simply saw this deck in the feed. Trying to share the love and spread a dash of card wisdom. Don't get caught up avoiding certain decks or commanders based on power--anything and everything can be super powerful or super weak.

If you want a reasonable scale or way to judge your decks; go by turns. How fast does it win? Turn 6? Turn 3? Turn 0?? It's really all about consistency and fun. Enjoy!

(Good deck btw)

SufferFromEDHD Dude what is your deal? You clearly got offended. I posted the deck bc it's my deck. It's a game--calm down--Not tying to be anything but have fun with this Talrand. Again, been there and done that with many decks. $10 is nothing--I have four isochron scpeters. Again: I CHOSE TO BUILD THE DECK THIS WAY SPECIFICALLY. I'm 31 you troll. Piss off.

SufferFromEDHD I'm not even sure what your argument for Isochron and the others is? What am I going to use infinite mana for in Talrand? He just wants to draw, control, and make Drakes. There are dozens other mono-blue commanders that could benefit more from that. I've already been there and done that anyway with Isochron combo, with a lot of decks. Again, I mentioned in the description I have built Talrand 5 other times. Nothing you have recommended is unique or original--I'm not even sure your point ever commenting. Can you please leave me alone and stop harassing and wasting my time? Buddy guy friend ol' pal.

SufferFromEDHD Hey buddy, i dont think you're good. You're obsessing over my deck and how you think it should be built. Suggestions are one thing but at this point you can definitely make a Talrand deck just how you think it should be built. Again, my Oona deck is what you're after :)

SufferFromEDHD I don't know what you're not getting that this is a very budget friendly, fun Talrand build. It's not meant to do infinite or have any "good cards" per se. I have plenty of those decks, w/Isochron Scepter combo if you would like to check out the my Oona deck, I think your EDHD will be sufficed ;) Cheers!

Sweet upvotes "Mr. Enigma". Thank you... cool page/arts as well :)

SufferFromEDHD Hey, thanks for commenting!.. Not sure if you noticed but there isn't anything higher than 2 CMC in the 99. It is specifically that way, and just going with cheap/budget cards on this one to optimize fun. I originally wanted a deck where each card drew a card (cantrip), but arrived at the current deck. Teferi's Response would be a great add no doubt! Thanks again, cheers!

IXALAN_Crazy This is true. I chose not to include Zada bc she is another 4 drop and I would need other creatures out for her to be effective and the deck has a low creature count, so didn't seem too reliable. If I am missing something please let me know! Cheers.