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Basically Cheating
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Est deck cost: $164.90
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Commander

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Kenessos, Priest of Thassa

If you would scry a number of cards, scry that many cards plus one instead. {3}{G/U}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, you may put it on the bottom of your library.

Creature
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (j22) 13

Commander

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Instant

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Uncharted Voyage

Target creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Instant
Uncharted Voyage (fdn) 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 (dsc) 92
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

Arixmethes enters tapped with five slumber counters on it. As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.) Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Creature
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle (dsc) 211
Biomancer's Familiar

Activated abilities of creatures you control cost {2} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana. {T}: The next time target creature adapts this turn, it adapts as though it had no +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Biomancer's Familiar (rna) 158
Growth Spiral

Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Growth Spiral (cmr) 446
In Search of Greatness

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may cast a permanent spell from your hand with mana value equal to 1 plus the highest mana value among other permanents you control without paying its mana cost. If you don't, scry 1.

Enchantment
In Search of Greatness (khm) 177
Joint Exploration

Kicker {G} (You may pay an additional {G} as you cast this spell.) Scry 2, then draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Joint Exploration (dmu) 56
Monstrosity of the Lake

When Monstrosity of the Lake enters, you may pay {5}. If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Monstrosity of the Lake (ltc) 22
Omen Hawker

{T}: Add {C}{U}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.

Creature
Omen Hawker (mom) 70
Quest for Ula's Temple

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you may reveal it and put a quest counter on this enchantment. At the beginning of each end step, if there are three or more quest counters on this enchantment, you may put a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Enchantment
Quest for Ula's Temple (wwk) 35
Simic Signet

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

Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (dsc) 94
Talisman of Curiosity

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

Artifact
Talisman of Curiosity (mh1) 232
Training Grounds

Activated abilities of creatures you control cost {2} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Enchantment
Training Grounds (mat) 9
Traverse the Outlands

Search your library for up to X basic land cards, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. Put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Traverse the Outlands (clb) 258
Wilderness Reclamation

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

Enchantment
Wilderness Reclamation (rna) 149

Ramp

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Bounce

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Biblioplex Kraken

When this creature enters, scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) Whenever this creature attacks, you may return another creature you control to its owner's hand. If you do, this creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Biblioplex Kraken (j22) 10

Bounce

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Land

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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 (inr) 278
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mh2) 489
Hinterland Harbor

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

Land
Hinterland Harbor (lcc) 336
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mh2) 483
Simic Growth Chamber

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

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (2x2) 331
Temple of Mystery

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 {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (pip) 308
Vineglimmer Snarl

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

Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (who) 329
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (blc) 355

Land

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Removal

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (woc) 84
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (blc) 206
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken

When Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken (cmm) 78
Condescend

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Instant
Condescend (j22) 282
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 630
Dissolve

Counter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Instant
Dissolve (ima) 51
Hullbreaker Horror

Flash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Creature
Hullbreaker Horror (inr) 68
Lorthos, the Tidemaker

Whenever Lorthos attacks, you may pay {8}. If you do, tap up to eight target permanents. Those permanents don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.

Creature
Lorthos, the Tidemaker (cmm) 103
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68
Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Instant
Pongify (m3c) 190
Scourge of Fleets

When this creature enters, return each creature your opponents control with toughness X or less to its owner's hand, where X is the number of Islands you control.

Creature
Scourge of Fleets (znc) 35
Shipbreaker Kraken

{6}{U}{U}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When this creature becomes monstrous, tap up to four target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps for as long as you control this creature.

Creature
Shipbreaker Kraken (cmr) 404
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) When Slinn Voda enters, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Creature
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep (dom) 66
Whelming Wave

Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Sorcery
Whelming Wave (jmp) 193

Removal

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Creature

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Cephalid Inkmage

When this creature enters, surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Threshold — This creature can't be blocked as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

Creature
Cephalid Inkmage (fdn) 32
Grappling Kraken

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Creature
Grappling Kraken (fdn) 39
Koma, World-Eater

This spell can't be countered. Trample, ward {4} Whenever Koma deals combat damage to a player, create four 3/3 blue Serpent creature tokens named Koma's Coil.

Creature
Koma, World-Eater (fdn) 121

Creature

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Landfall

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Retreat to Coralhelm

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one — • You may tap or untap target creature. • Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Enchantment
Retreat to Coralhelm (bfz) 82
Trench Behemoth

Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Untap this creature. It gains hexproof until end of turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, target creature an opponent controls attacks during its controller's next combat phase if able.

Creature
Trench Behemoth (cmr) 366

Landfall

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Tokens

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Koma, Cosmos Serpent

This spell can't be countered. At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 3/3 blue Serpent creature token named Koma's Coil. Sacrifice another Serpent: Choose one — • Tap target permanent. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn. • Koma gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Koma, Cosmos Serpent (mkc) 213
Ominous Seas

Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on this enchantment. Remove eight foreshadow counters from this enchantment: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Ominous Seas (iko) 61
Spawning Kraken

Whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent you control deals combat damage to a player, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.

Creature
Spawning Kraken (c21) 33
The Watcher in the Water

The Watcher in the Water enters tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token. Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.

Creature
The Watcher in the Water (ltr) 75

Tokens

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Draw

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Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card.

Creature
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (dsc) 210
Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainstorm (dsc) 113
Brainsurge

Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainsurge (mh3) 53
Deliberate

Scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
Elven Farsight

Scry 3, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, draw a card.

Sorcery
Elven Farsight (ltr) 161
Fisher's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may reveal it if it's a land card. Create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token if you revealed it this way. Then draw a card. {G}{U}: Level 2 If you would create a Fish token, create a 3/3 blue Shark creature token instead. {2}{G}{U}: Level 3 If you would create a Shark token, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token instead.

Enchantment
Fisher's Talent (blc) 36
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (blc) 219
Lifecrafter's Bestiary

At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {G}. If you do, draw a card.

Artifact
Lifecrafter's Bestiary (lcc) 307
Lost Isle Calling

Whenever you scry, put a verse counter on this enchantment. {4}{U}{U}, Exile this enchantment: Draw a card for each verse counter on this enchantment. If it had seven or more verse counters on it, take an extra turn after this one. Activate only as a sorcery.

Enchantment
Lost Isle Calling (ltr) 61
Mystic Speculation

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Sorcery
Mystic Speculation (plst) FUT-41
Octoprophet

When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Creature
Octoprophet (j22) 329
Opt

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (j25) 339
Ponder

Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Ponder (dsc) 73
Reason

Sorcery
Reason // Believe (hou) 154
Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery
Serum Visions (j22) 345
Sigiled Starfish

{T}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Sigiled Starfish (j25) 357
Stormsurge Kraken

Hexproof Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may draw two cards."

Creature
Stormsurge Kraken (cmm) 122
The Temporal Anchor

At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2. Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library. During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.

Artifact
The Temporal Anchor (bro) 82

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Mill

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Charix, the Raging Isle

Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost {2} more to cast. {3}: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.

Creature
Charix, the Raging Isle (znr) 49

Mill

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Evasion

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Aqueous Form

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't be blocked. Whenever enchanted creature attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Enchantment
Aqueous Form (cmr) 56
Deep-Sea Kraken

This creature can't be blocked. Suspend 9—{2}{U} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{U} and exile it with nine time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.) Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if this card is suspended, remove a time counter from it.

Creature
Deep-Sea Kraken (dds) 3
Inkwell Leviathan

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature Artifact
Inkwell Leviathan (2xm) 55
Kraken of the Straits

Creatures with power less than the number of Islands you control can't block this creature.

Creature
Kraken of the Straits (bng) 42
Serpent of Yawning Depths

Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents you control can't be blocked except by Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Creature Enchantment
Serpent of Yawning Depths (thb) 291
Simic Sky Swallower

Flying, trample Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Simic Sky Swallower (cmr) 452
Tromokratis

Tromokratis has hexproof unless it's attacking or blocking. Tromokratis can't be blocked unless all creatures defending player controls block it. (If any creature that player controls doesn't block this creature, it can't be blocked.)

Creature
Tromokratis (cmm) 129

Evasion

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Protection

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Stormtide Leviathan

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) All lands are Islands in addition to their other types. Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack.

Creature
Stormtide Leviathan (m15) 80

Protection

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