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3/6/2025
blue burn and red counterspells
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Est deck cost: $340.28
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Commander

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Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) Three Autostubs — Whenever another source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, Ghyrson Starn deals 2 damage to that permanent or player.

Creature
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph (40k) 124

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Draw

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Archmage Emeritus

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.

Creature
Archmage Emeritus (otc) 90
Artist's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. {2}{R}: Level 2 Noncreature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {2}{R}: Level 3 If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.

Enchantment
Artist's Talent (blb) 124
Curiosity

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Curiosity (plst) A25-52
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.

Creature
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (fdn) 123
Ophidian Eye

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Ophidian Eye (plst) TSP-70
Quicksilver Dagger

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. You draw a card."

Enchantment
Quicksilver Dagger (dmr) 195
Staff of Nin

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card. {T}: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target.

Artifact
Staff of Nin (cm2) 221
Tandem Lookout

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as Tandem Lookout is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card."

Creature
Tandem Lookout (plst) MM3-53

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (fdc) 1
Izzet Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Artifact
Izzet Signet (blc) 278
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (fdc) 2
Talisman of Creativity

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {R}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Creativity (pip) 244
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (dsc) 256

Ramp

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Untap

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Dramatic Reversal

Untap all nonland permanents you control.

Instant
Dramatic Reversal (kld) 44
Turnabout

Choose artifact, creature, or land. Tap all untapped permanents of the chosen type target player controls, or untap all tapped permanents of that type that player controls.

Instant
Turnabout (dmr) 70

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Burn

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Mechanized Warfare

If a red or artifact source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 1 instead.

Enchantment
Mechanized Warfare (bro) 139
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might

Creature
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power (lci) 158Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power (lci) 158
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

If a red source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.

Creature
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell (eld) 147

Burn

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Land

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Cascade Bluffs

{T}: Add {C}. {U/R}, {T}: Add {U}{U}, {U}{R}, or {R}{R}.

Land
Cascade Bluffs (2xm) 313
Castle Vantress

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Land
Castle Vantress (eld) 242
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (pip) 259
Desolate Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Land
Desolate Lighthouse (who) 271
Eroded Canyon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Eroded Canyon (otj) 256
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (fdn) 262
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (pip) 264
Ferrous Lake

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Land
Ferrous Lake (pip) 148
Fiery Islet

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {U} or {R}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

Land
Fiery Islet (who) 278
Forgotten Cave

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Forgotten Cave (j25) 766
Frostboil Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Frostboil Snarl (who) 282
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mh2) 483
Izzet Boilerworks

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Land
Izzet Boilerworks (2x2) 326
Lonely Sandbar

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Lonely Sandbar (mh1) 242
Molten Tributary

({T}: Add {U} or {R}.) This land enters tapped.

Land
Molten Tributary (dmu) 251
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (mh2) 488
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (pip) 279
Riverpyre Verge

{T}: Add {R}. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control an Island or a Mountain.

Land
Riverpyre Verge (dft) 260
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (fdn) 264
Spirebluff Canal

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Spirebluff Canal (otj) 270
Stormcarved Coast

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Stormcarved Coast (who) 308
Sulfur Falls

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Sulfur Falls (pip) 294
Swiftwater Cliffs

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Swiftwater Cliffs (fdn) 268
Temple of Epiphany

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Epiphany (pip) 305

Land

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Removal

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Arm with Aether

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, you may return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand."

Sorcery
Arm with Aether (nph) 28
Basilisk Collar

Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Basilisk Collar (fdn) 669
Flatline

Creatures your opponents control have base power and toughness 0/1 until end of turn.

Instant
Flatline (who) 43
Gorgon's Head

Equipped creature has deathtouch. Equip {2}

Artifact
Gorgon's Head (bng) 158
Invert Polarity

Choose target spell, then flip a coin. If you win the flip, gain control of that spell and you may choose new targets for it. If you lose the flip, counter that spell.

Instant
Invert Polarity (mh3) 190
Sigil of Sleep

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to a player, return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Sigil of Sleep (ddi) 25

Removal

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Clones

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Clone

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

Creature
Clone (m14) 47
Glasspool Mimic

Creature
Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore (znr) 60Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore (znr) 60
Irenicus's Vile Duplication

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except the token has flying and it isn't legendary.

Sorcery
Irenicus's Vile Duplication (clb) 78
Mirror Image

You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control.

Creature
Mirror Image (j22) 62
Mockingbird

Flying You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield with mana value less than or equal to the amount of mana spent to cast this creature, except it's a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying.

Creature
Mockingbird (blb) 61
Phantasmal Image

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types and it has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."

Creature
Phantasmal Image (afc) 89
Spark Double

You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.

Creature
Spark Double (rvr) 62

Clones

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Lifegain

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Loxodon Warhammer

Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has trample and lifelink. Equip {3}

Artifact
Loxodon Warhammer (onc) 135

Lifegain

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Tim & the gang

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Apprentice Sorcerer

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Creature
Apprentice Sorcerer (plst) P02-32
Capricious Sorcerer

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Creature
Capricious Sorcerer (por) 43
Fledgling Mawcor

Flying {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target. Morph {U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Creature
Fledgling Mawcor (plst) DD2-10
Hermetic Study

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."

Enchantment
Hermetic Study (dmr) 53
Prodigal Sorcerer

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Prodigal Sorcerer (leb) 74
Psionic Gift

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."

Enchantment
Psionic Gift (ody) 95
Psychic Purge

Psychic Purge deals 1 damage to any target. When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, that player loses 5 life.

Sorcery
Psychic Purge (leg) 68
Rootwater Hunter

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Rootwater Hunter (ddt) 16
Suq'Ata Firewalker

This creature can't be the target of red spells or abilities from red sources. {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Suq'Ata Firewalker (plst) MIR-94
Thornwind Faeries

Flying {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Thornwind Faeries (plst) CMA-42
Wu Longbowman

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Creature
Wu Longbowman (ptk) 61
Zuran Spellcaster

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Zuran Spellcaster (ice) 112

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Counter(ish)spells

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Artifact Blast

Counter target artifact spell.

Instant
Artifact Blast (atq) 22
Bolt Bend

This spell costs {3} less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater. Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Instant
Bolt Bend (fdn) 619
Burnout

Counter target instant spell if it's blue. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Burnout (all) 68
Chef's Kiss

Gain control of target spell that targets only a single permanent or player. Copy it, then reselect the targets at random for the spell and the copy. The new targets can't be you or a permanent you control.

Instant
Chef's Kiss (mh2) 120
Deflecting Swat

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.

Instant
Deflecting Swat (cmm) 214
Mages' Contest

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Instant
Mages' Contest (plst) INV-154
Pyroblast

Choose one — • Counter target spell if it's blue. • Destroy target permanent if it's blue.

Instant
Pyroblast (mb2) 198
Red Elemental Blast

Choose one — • Counter target blue spell. • Destroy target blue permanent.

Instant
Red Elemental Blast (a25) 147
Return the Favor

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — Copy target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. + {1} — Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Instant
Return the Favor (otj) 142
Tibalt's Trickery

Counter target spell. Choose 1, 2, or 3 at random. Its controller mills that many cards, then exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with a different name than that spell. They may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then they put the exiled cards on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Instant
Tibalt's Trickery (khm) 153
Untimely Malfunction

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target. • One or two target creatures can't block this turn.

Instant
Untimely Malfunction (dsk) 161
Wild Ricochet

You may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Wild Ricochet (scd) 169
Wyll's Reversal

Choose target spell or ability with one or more targets. Roll a d20 and add the greatest power among creatures you control. 1—14 | You may choose new targets for that spell or ability. 15+ | You may choose new targets for that spell or ability. Then copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Wyll's Reversal (clb) 209

Counter(ish)spells

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Protection

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Caltrops

Whenever a creature attacks, this artifact deals 1 damage to it.

Artifact
Caltrops (7ed) 288
Crawlspace

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

Artifact
Crawlspace (dmr) 217
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (acr) 85
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258

Protection

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Tokens

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Third Path Iconoclast

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Soldier artifact creature token.

Creature
Third Path Iconoclast (otc) 244
Young Pyromancer

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 red Elemental creature token.

Creature
Young Pyromancer (j25) 618

Tokens

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Maybeboard

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Flame Fusillade

Until end of turn, permanents you control gain "{T}: This permanent deals 1 damage to any target."

Sorcery
Flame Fusillade (rav) 123

Maybeboard

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