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Poetry in Meletian
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Est deck cost: $844.00
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Commander

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Psemilla, Meletian Poet

Whenever you cast your first enchantment spell each turn, create a 2/2 white Nymph enchantment creature token. At the beginning of each combat, if you control five or more enchantments, Psemilla gets +4/+4 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Creature
Psemilla, Meletian Poet (j25) 31

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Caretaker's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. {W}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, create a token that's a copy of target token you control. {3}{W}: Level 3 Creature tokens you control get +2/+2.

Enchantment
Caretaker's Talent (blb) 6
Dawn of Hope

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card. {3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

Enchantment
Dawn of Hope (wot) 2
Halo Fountain

{W}, {T}, Untap a tapped creature you control: Create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. {W}{W}, {T}, Untap two tapped creatures you control: Draw a card. {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}, {T}, Untap fifteen tapped creatures you control: You win the game.

Artifact
Halo Fountain (snc) 15
Kayla's Music Box

{W}, {T}: Look at the top card of your library, then exile it face down. (You may look at it any time.) {T}: Until end of turn, you may play cards you own exiled with Kayla's Music Box.

Artifact
Kayla's Music Box (brc) 62
Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Mentor of the Meek (j25) 99
Resistance Squad

When this creature enters, if you control another Human, draw a card.

Creature
Resistance Squad (vow) 32
Roving Harper

When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature
Roving Harper (clb) 40
Staff of the Storyteller

When this artifact enters, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. Whenever you create one or more creature tokens, put a story counter on this artifact. {W}, {T}, Remove a story counter from this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Staff of the Storyteller (onc) 48
Vanquisher's Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

Artifact
Vanquisher's Banner (lcc) 316
Well of Lost Dreams

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {X}, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.

Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (sld) 227
Whiskervale Forerunner

Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with mana value 3 or less from among them. You may put it onto the battlefield if it's your turn. If you don't put it onto the battlefield, put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Whiskervale Forerunner (blb) 301

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Protection

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Alseid of Life's Bounty

Lifelink {1}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature or enchantment you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Alseid of Life's Bounty (j22) 143
Angelsong

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Angelsong (plst) DDC-15
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Prevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.

Instant
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi (moc) 177
Grand Crescendo

Create X 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Grand Crescendo (ncc) 117
Greater Auramancy

Other enchantments you control have shroud. (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Enchanted creatures you control have shroud.

Enchantment
Greater Auramancy (wot) 64
Harvestguard Alseids

Constellation — Whenever this creature or another enchantment you control enters, prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

Creature Enchantment
Harvestguard Alseids (jou) 13
Karmic Justice

Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls destroys a noncreature permanent you control, you may destroy target permanent that opponent controls.

Enchantment
Karmic Justice (wot) 65
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (lcc) 114
Moment of Silence

Target player skips their next combat phase this turn.

Instant
Moment of Silence (mmq) 28
Orim's Chant

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Target player can't cast spells this turn. If this spell was kicked, creatures can't attack this turn.

Instant
Orim's Chant (mh3) 323
Silence

Your opponents can't cast spells this turn.

Instant
Silence (sld) 1445
Sphere of Safety

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {X} for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

Enchantment
Sphere of Safety (sld) 280
Timely Ward

You may cast this spell as though it had flash if it targets a commander. Enchant creature Enchanted creature has indestructible.

Enchantment
Timely Ward (dsc) 107

Protection

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Removal

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Aura of Silence

Artifact and enchantment spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast. Sacrifice Aura of Silence: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Enchantment
Aura of Silence (plst) C15-60
Pacifism

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block.

Enchantment
Pacifism (j25) 234
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (spg) 54

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Untap

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Thistledown Players

Whenever this creature attacks, untap target nonland permanent.

Creature
Thistledown Players (blb) 35

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Anthem

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Celestial Ancient

Flying Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Celestial Ancient (plst) DIS-7
Crescendo of War

At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on this enchantment. Attacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on this enchantment. Blocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on this enchantment.

Enchantment
Crescendo of War (plst) CMD-12
Instruments of War

Flash As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Artifact
Instruments of War (j22) 50

Anthem

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Evasion

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Fleetfeather Sandals

Equipped creature has flying and haste. Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Fleetfeather Sandals (ths) 216

Evasion

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Pump

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All That Glitters

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact and/or enchantment you control.

Enchantment
All That Glitters (cmm) 622
Helm of the Gods

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each enchantment you control. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Helm of the Gods (ori) 230
Nyxborn Shieldmate

Bestow {2}{W} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.

Creature Enchantment
Nyxborn Shieldmate (bng) 21
Nyxborn Unicorn

Bestow {3}{W} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.) Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has mentor.

Creature Enchantment
Nyxborn Unicorn (mh3) 37
Observant Alseid

Bestow {4}{W} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Vigilance Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance.

Creature Enchantment
Observant Alseid (ths) 24

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Stax

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Curse of Silence

Enchant player As this Aura enters, choose a card name. Spells with the chosen name enchanted player casts cost {2} more to cast. Whenever enchanted player casts a spell with the chosen name, you may sacrifice this Aura. If you do, draw a card.

Enchantment
Curse of Silence (mid) 326
Disruptor Flute

Flash As this artifact enters, choose a card name. Spells with the chosen name cost {3} more to cast. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Artifact
Disruptor Flute (mh3) 461

Stax

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Artifact

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Siren Song Lyre

Equipped creature has "{2}, {T}: Tap target creature." Equip {2}

Artifact
Siren Song Lyre (bng) 161

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Land

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Cabaretti Courtyard

When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Mountain, Forest, or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Land
Cabaretti Courtyard (snc) 249
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (dsc) 283
Hall of Oracles

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.

Land
Hall of Oracles (stx) 267
High Market

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain 1 life.

Land
High Market (afc) 246
Inventors' Fair

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

Land
Inventors' Fair (plst) KLD-247
Kabira Crossroads

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {W}.

Land
Kabira Crossroads (j25) 768
Maestros Theater

When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Land
Maestros Theater (snc) 251
Opal Palace

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

Land
Opal Palace (cmm) 422
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dsk) 277
Plaza of Harmony

When this land enters, if you control two or more Gates, you gain 3 life. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any type that a Gate you control could produce.

Land
Plaza of Harmony (rna) 254
Radiant Fountain

When this land enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Radiant Fountain (m21) 248
Serra's Sanctum

{T}: Add {W} for each enchantment you control.

Land
Serra's Sanctum (usg) 325
Thespian's Stage

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Land
Thespian's Stage (sld) 1607
Three Tree City

As Three Tree City enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to the number of creatures you control of the chosen type.

Land
Three Tree City (blb) 338

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Ramp

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Dazzling Theater

Enchantment
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room (dsk) 334
Heraldic Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Heraldic Banner (fdn) 254
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (sld) 1604
Wand of the Worldsoul

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. {T}: The next spell you cast this turn has convoke.

Artifact
Wand of the Worldsoul (moc) 107

Ramp

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Tokens

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Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Anointed Procession (plst) AKH-2
Ghostly Dancers

Flying When this creature enters, return an enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand or unlock a locked door of a Room you control. Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, create a 3/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Creature
Ghostly Dancers (dsk) 13
Grand Entryway

Enchantment
Grand Entryway // Elegant Rotunda (dsk) 15
Song of the Worldsoul

Whenever you cast a spell, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Enchantment
Song of the Worldsoul (c19) 6

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Brigone, Soldier of Meletis

Vigilance Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Brigone, put a +1/+1 counter on Brigone. {T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Brigone: Draw a card.

Creature
Brigone, Soldier of Meletis (j25) 30

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Lifegain

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Angelic Chorus

Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (bbd) 87
Celestial Mantle

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3. Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, double its controller's life total.

Enchantment
Celestial Mantle (jmp) 96
Congregate

Target player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield.

Instant
Congregate (dmr) 4
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun

Daxos's toughness is equal to your devotion to white. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.) Whenever another creature you control enters or dies, you gain 1 life.

Creature Enchantment
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun (plst) THB-9
Light of Promise

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature."

Enchantment
Light of Promise (m21) 25
Test of Endurance

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 50 or more life, you win the game.

Enchantment
Test of Endurance (dmr) 32
Voice of the Blessed

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. As long as this creature has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying and vigilance. As long as this creature has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has indestructible.

Creature
Voice of the Blessed (vow) 354

Lifegain

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Recursion

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Redress Fate

Return all artifact and enchantment cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. Miracle {3}{W} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Sorcery
Redress Fate (dsc) 41

Recursion

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Tutor

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Citanul Flute

{X}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Citanul Flute (10e) 315
Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Enlightened Tutor (dmr) 412
Idyllic Tutor

Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Idyllic Tutor (thb) 24
Moon-Blessed Cleric

Divine Intervention — When this creature enters, you may search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Creature
Moon-Blessed Cleric (dsc) 69

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Sideboard

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Crowd Favorites

{3}{W}: Tap target creature. {3}{W}: This creature gets +0/+5 until end of turn.

Creature
Crowd Favorites (ons) 15
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (sta) 74

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