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Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $97.51
Salt sum: 24.73
Est Commander Bracket: 1 or 2
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Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

The first face-down creature spell you cast each turn costs {3} less to cast. Whenever a face-down creature you control enters, draw a card.

Creature
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer (c19) 45

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Protection

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Whisperwood Elemental

At the beginning of your end step, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Sacrifice Whisperwood Elemental: Until end of turn, face-up nontoken creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, manifest the top card of your library."

Creature
Whisperwood Elemental (dsc) 204
Willbender

Morph {1}{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.) When Willbender is turned face up, change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Creature
Willbender (plst) DD2-6

Protection

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Theft

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Thieving Amalgam

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you manifest the top card of that player's library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever a creature you control but don't own dies, its owner loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Creature
Thieving Amalgam (otc) 150

Theft

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Clones

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Vesuvan Shapeshifter

As Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters or is turned face up, you may choose another creature on the battlefield. If you do, until Vesuvan Shapeshifter is turned face down, it becomes a copy of that creature, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may turn this creature face down." Morph {1}{U}

Creature
Vesuvan Shapeshifter (tsr) 97

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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 (drc) 52
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle 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
Elvish Mystic

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Elvish Mystic (cmm) 284
Explore

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Explore (j25) 146
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (blc) 119
Golgari Signet

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

Artifact
Golgari Signet (dsc) 246
Growth Spiral

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

Instant
Growth Spiral (dsc) 88
Orochi Soul-Reaver

Ninjutsu {3}{B} ({3}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and manifest the top card of that player's library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Creature
Orochi Soul-Reaver (otc) 22
Overgrown Zealot

{T}: Add one mana of any color. {T}: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to turn permanents face up.

Creature
Overgrown Zealot (dsk) 193
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (j25) 704
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Elder (dsc) 194
Scroll of Fate

{T}: Manifest a card from your hand. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Artifact
Scroll of Fate (dsc) 251
Simic Signet

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

Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (drc) 57
Talisman of Curiosity

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. Talisman of Curiosity deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Curiosity (drc) 140
Talisman of Dominance

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Talisman of Dominance deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (drc) 141
Talisman of Resilience

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Talisman of Resilience deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Resilience (dsc) 255
Threats Around Every Corner

When Threats Around Every Corner enters, manifest dread. Whenever a face-down permanent you control enters, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Threats Around Every Corner (dsk) 200
Trail of Mystery

Whenever a face-down creature you control enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Enchantment
Trail of Mystery (dsc) 203
Tunnel Tipster

At the beginning of your end step, if a face-down creature entered the battlefield under your control this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Tunnel Tipster. {T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Tunnel Tipster (mkm) 180

Ramp

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Turn Face-Up

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Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Deathtouch Face-down creatures you control have "{2}{U}{B}: Turn this creature face up. If you can't, exile it, then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost." Whenever an Assassin you control deals combat damage to an opponent, cloak the top card of that player's library.

Creature
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive (mkm) 200
Experiment Twelve

Trample Whenever Experiment Twelve or another creature you control is turned face up, put +1/+1 counters on that creature equal to its power. Disguise {4}{G} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)

Creature
Experiment Twelve (mkc) 37
Growing Dread

Flash When Growing Dread enters, manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever you turn a permanent face up, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Enchantment
Growing Dread (dsk) 216
Hauntwoods Shrieker

Whenever Hauntwoods Shrieker attacks, manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) {1}{G}: Reveal target face-down permanent. If it's a creature card, you may turn it face up.

Creature
Hauntwoods Shrieker (dsk) 182
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor

Face-down creatures get +1/+1. {2}{U}: Turn target face-down creature face up.

Creature
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor (plst) ONS-89
Printlifter Ooze

Deathtouch Whenever Printlifter Ooze or another creature you control is turned face up, create a 0/0 green Ooze creature token with trample. The token enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of other creatures you control. Disguise {3}{G}

Creature
Printlifter Ooze (mkc) 40
Salt Road Ambushers

Whenever another permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it. Megamorph {3}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Creature
Salt Road Ambushers (mkc) 184
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, manifest dread if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. Otherwise, you may turn a permanent you control face up. (To manifest dread, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Creature
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler (dsc) 8

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Counters

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Beastmaster Ascension

Whenever a creature you control attacks, you may put a quest counter on Beastmaster Ascension. As long as Beastmaster Ascension has seven or more quest counters on it, creatures you control get +5/+5.

Enchantment
Beastmaster Ascension (blc) 118
Curator Beastie

Reach Colorless creatures you control enter with two additional +1/+1 counters on them. Whenever Curator Beastie enters or attacks, manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Creature
Curator Beastie (dsc) 30
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate

Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on another colorless creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Omarthis. When Omarthis dies, manifest a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the number of counters on it.

Creature
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate (cmm) 708
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma

At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose one — • Cloak a card from your hand. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) • Put a +1/+1 counter on each colorless creature you control.

Creature
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma (mkm) 241

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Recursion

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Deathmist Raptor

Deathtouch Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, you may return Deathmist Raptor from your graveyard to the battlefield face up or face down. Megamorph {4}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Creature
Deathmist Raptor (dsc) 176
Under the Skin

Manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) You may return a permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Under the Skin (dsk) 203

Recursion

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Draw

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Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may return it to its owner's hand. Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar (clb) 723
Grim Haruspex

Morph {B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.

Creature
Grim Haruspex (clb) 754
Jeskai Infiltrator

Jeskai Infiltrator can't be blocked as long as you control no other creatures. When Jeskai Infiltrator deals combat damage to a player, exile it and the top card of your library in a face-down pile, shuffle that pile, then manifest those cards. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Creature
Jeskai Infiltrator (c18) 93
Kozilek, the Broken Reality

When you cast this spell, up to two target players each manifest two cards from their hands. For each card manifested this way, you draw a card. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Other colorless creatures you control get +3/+2.

Creature
Kozilek, the Broken Reality (mh3) 10
Oblivious Bookworm

At the beginning of your end step, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card unless a permanent entered the battlefield face down under your control this turn or you turned a permanent face up this turn.

Creature
Oblivious Bookworm (dsk) 225
Primordial Mist

At the beginning of your end step, you may manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Exile a face-down permanent you control face up: You may play that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)

Enchantment
Primordial Mist (dsc) 123
Roshan, Hidden Magister

Other creatures you control are Assassins in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield. Face-down creatures you control have menace. Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Creature
Roshan, Hidden Magister (acr) 32
Satoru, the Infiltrator

Menace Whenever Satoru, the Infiltrator and/or one or more other nontoken creatures you control enter, if none of them were cast or no mana was spent to cast them, draw a card.

Creature
Satoru, the Infiltrator (otj) 230
Secret Plans

Face-down creatures you control get +0/+1. Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, draw a card.

Enchantment
Secret Plans (c19) 201
They Came from the Pipes

When They Came from the Pipes enters, manifest dread twice. (To manifest dread, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever a face-down creature you control enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
They Came from the Pipes (dsc) 14

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Removal

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Ainok Survivalist

Megamorph {1}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) When Ainok Survivalist is turned face up, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.

Creature
Ainok Survivalist (mkc) 165
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 (drc) 70
Bane of the Living

Morph {X}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When Bane of the Living is turned face up, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Creature
Bane of the Living (c19) 104
Brine Elemental

Morph {5}{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.) When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips their next untap step.

Creature
Brine Elemental (tsr) 55
Cyber Conversion

Turn target creature face down. It's a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.

Instant
Cyber Conversion (who) 38
Icefeather Aven

Flying Morph {1}{G}{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.) When Icefeather Aven is turned face up, you may return another target creature to its owner's hand.

Creature
Icefeather Aven (c19) 194
Kadena's Silencer

When Kadena's Silencer is turned face up, counter all abilities your opponents control. Megamorph {1}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Creature
Kadena's Silencer (c19) 8
Reality Shift

Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Instant
Reality Shift (drc) 39
Silumgar Assassin

Creatures with power greater than Silumgar Assassin's power can't block it. Megamorph {2}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) When Silumgar Assassin is turned face up, destroy target creature with power 3 or less an opponent controls.

Creature
Silumgar Assassin (c19) 128
Stratus Dancer

Flying Megamorph {1}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.) When Stratus Dancer is turned face up, counter target instant or sorcery spell.

Creature
Stratus Dancer (c19) 96
Thousand Winds

Flying Morph {5}{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.) When Thousand Winds is turned face up, return all other tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Creature
Thousand Winds (plst) DDN-58
Twist Reality

Choose one — • Counter target spell. • Manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Instant
Twist Reality (dsk) 77
Unnerving Grasp

Return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Sorcery
Unnerving Grasp (dsk) 80

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Land

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Choked Estuary

As Choked Estuary enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Choked Estuary enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (mkc) 254
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 (drc) 154
Flooded Grove

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

Land
Flooded Grove (dsc) 276
Foreboding Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Foreboding Landscape: Search your library for a basic Swamp, Forest, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {B}{G}{U} ({B}{G}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Foreboding Landscape (mh3) 221
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (dft) 291
Hinterland Harbor

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

Land
Hinterland Harbor (drc) 160
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dft) 282
Llanowar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Llanowar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Llanowar Wastes (dsc) 287
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) Mosswort Bridge enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (dsc) 288
Necroblossom Snarl

As Necroblossom Snarl enters, you may reveal a Swamp or Forest card from your hand. If you don't, Necroblossom Snarl enters tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Necroblossom Snarl (dsc) 290
Opulent Palace

Opulent Palace enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}.

Land
Opulent Palace (otc) 307
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) Sunken Hollow enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (drc) 174
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (dft) 284
Temple of Deceit

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 {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (drc) 176
Temple of Malady

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 {B} or {G}.

Land
Temple of Malady (dsc) 309
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 (dsc) 311
Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (drc) 179
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life for each colorless creature you control.

Land
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon (cmm) 1048
Twilight Mire

{T}: Add {C}. {B/G}, {T}: Add {B}{B}, {B}{G}, or {G}{G}.

Land
Twilight Mire (dsc) 320
Vineglimmer Snarl

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

Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (drc) 183
Woodland Cemetery

Woodland Cemetery enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Forest. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Woodland Cemetery (dsc) 326
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (drc) 184

Land

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Sorcery

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Manifest Dread

Manifest dread. (Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Sorcery
Manifest Dread (dsk) 189
Valgavoth's Onslaught

Manifest dread X times, then put X +1/+1 counters on each of those creatures. (To manifest dread, look at the top two cards of your library, then put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Sorcery
Valgavoth's Onslaught (dsk) 204

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Deck Info

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0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
34 pips - 27 cards
25 mana - 21 cards
11 pips - 9 cards
21 mana - 17 cards
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0 mana - 2 cards
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35 mana - 29 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
11 mana - 10 cards
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