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Hel-Deer
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Est deck cost: $172.78
Salt sum: 25.19
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Commander

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Helga, Skittish Seer

Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 4 or greater, you draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is Helga's power. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with {X} in their mana costs.

Creature
Helga, Skittish Seer (blb) 332

Commander

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Cycling

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Splendor Mare

Lifelink Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, put a lifelink counter on target creature you control.

Creature
Splendor Mare (plst) IKO-32

Cycling

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Land Destruction

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Winter's Grasp

Destroy target land.

Sorcery
Winter's Grasp (por) 194

Land Destruction

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Removal

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Downpour

Tap up to three target creatures.

Instant
Downpour (m13) 48
Kabira Takedown

Instant
Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau (znr) 19Kabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau (znr) 19
Kenrith's Transformation

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, draw a card. Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3. (It loses all other card types and creature types.)

Enchantment
Kenrith's Transformation (woc) 128
Oko, Thief of Crowns

+2: Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") +1: Target artifact or creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3. −5: Exchange control of target artifact or creature you control and target creature an opponent controls with power 3 or less.

Planeswalker
Oko, Thief of Crowns (otp) 50
Trickster's Elk

Bestow {1}{G} (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.) Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3.

Creature Enchantment
Trickster's Elk (mh3) 175

Removal

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Anthem

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Serra's Blessing

Creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)

Enchantment
Serra's Blessing (wth) 25
Wilt-Leaf Liege

({G/W} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.) Other green creatures you control get +1/+1. Other white creatures you control get +1/+1. If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, put it onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your graveyard.

Creature
Wilt-Leaf Liege (2x2) 294

Anthem

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Draw

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Auspicious Starrix

Mutate {5}{G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Whenever this creature mutates, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile X permanent cards, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated. Put those permanent cards onto the battlefield.

Creature
Auspicious Starrix (iko) 144
Beza, the Bounding Spring

When Beza enters, create a Treasure token if an opponent controls more lands than you. You gain 4 life if an opponent has more life than you. Create two 1/1 blue Fish creature tokens if an opponent controls more creatures than you. Draw a card if an opponent has more cards in hand than you.

Creature
Beza, the Bounding Spring (blb) 2
Blossom Prancer

Reach When this creature enters, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or enchantment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If you didn't put a card into your hand this way, you gain 4 life.

Creature
Blossom Prancer (neo) 175
Fey Steed

Whenever this creature attacks, another target attacking creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. Whenever a creature or planeswalker you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

Creature
Fey Steed (afc) 5
Glimpse of Nature

Whenever you cast a creature spell this turn, draw a card.

Sorcery
Glimpse of Nature (chk) 210
Hide in Plain Sight

Look at the top five cards of your library, cloak two of them, and put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (To cloak a card, 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.)

Sorcery
Hide in Plain Sight (mkm) 166
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 (mkc) 231
Oko, the Ringleader

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Oko becomes a copy of up to one target creature you control until end of turn, except he has hexproof. +1: Draw two cards. If you've committed a crime this turn, discard a card. Otherwise, discard two cards. −1: Create a 3/3 green Elk creature token. −5: For each other nonland permanent you control, create a token that's a copy of that permanent.

Planeswalker
Oko, the Ringleader (otj) 305
Radagast the Brown

Whenever Radagast or another nontoken creature you control enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that creature's mana value. You may reveal a creature card that doesn't share a creature type with a creature you control from among those cards and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Radagast the Brown (ltr) 184
Rishkar's Expertise

Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You may cast a spell with mana value 5 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Rishkar's Expertise (lcc) 254
Surrak, Elusive Hunter

This spell can't be countered. Trample Whenever a creature you control or a creature spell you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.

Creature
Surrak, Elusive Hunter (tdm) 161
Tempest Hart

Creature
Tempest Hart // Scan the Clouds (woe) 238
The Pride of Hull Clade

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control. Defender {2}{U}{U}: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
The Pride of Hull Clade (mkm) 172
Tome of Legends

This artifact enters with a page counter on it. Whenever your commander enters or attacks, put a page counter on this artifact. {1}, {T}, Remove a page counter from this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Tome of Legends (mkc) 246
Vizier of the Menagerie

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. You can spend mana of any type to cast creature spells.

Creature
Vizier of the Menagerie (akh) 192

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Protection

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Archon of Absolution

Flying Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything white.) Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

Creature
Archon of Absolution (plst) ELD-3
Asceticism

Creatures you control have hexproof. {1}{G}: Regenerate target creature. (The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)

Enchantment
Asceticism (ltc) 233
Commander Eesha

Flying, protection from creatures

Creature
Commander Eesha (jud) 9
Dawnglade Regent

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. As long as you're the monarch, permanents you control have hexproof.

Creature
Dawnglade Regent (cmr) 222
Eland Umbra

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+4. Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Enchantment
Eland Umbra (roe) 19
Great Sable Stag

This spell can't be countered. Protection from blue and from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue or black.)

Creature
Great Sable Stag (m10) 186
Karametra's Blessing

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's an enchanted creature or enchantment creature, it also gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Karametra's Blessing (plst) THB-26
Purity

Flying If noncombat damage would be dealt to you, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. When Purity is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Creature
Purity (lrw) 37

Protection

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Tokens

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Hoofprints of the Stag

Whenever you draw a card, you may put a hoofprint counter on this enchantment. {2}{W}, Remove four hoofprint counters from this enchantment: Create a 4/4 white Elemental creature token with flying. Activate only during your turn.

Enchantment Kindred
Hoofprints of the Stag (blc) 140
Primeval Bounty

Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 3 life.

Enchantment
Primeval Bounty (j25) 701
Vernal Sovereign

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a green and white Elemental creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."

Creature
Vernal Sovereign (clu) 51
Voice of Resurgence

Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn and when this creature dies, create a green and white Elemental creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."

Creature
Voice of Resurgence (2xm) 227

Tokens

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Clones

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Moritte of the Frost

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) You may have Moritte enter as a copy of a permanent you control, except it's legendary and snow in addition to its other types and, if it's a creature, it enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it and has changeling.

Creature
Moritte of the Frost (khm) 328

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Evasion

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Stampeding Elk Herd

Formidable — Whenever this creature attacks, if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater, creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.

Creature
Stampeding Elk Herd (dtk) 208

Evasion

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Pump

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Archon's Glory

Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If this spell was bargained, that creature also gains flying and lifelink until end of turn.

Instant
Archon's Glory (woe) 2
Seal of Strength

Sacrifice this enchantment: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Enchantment
Seal of Strength (plst) EMA-184
Ulvenwald Oddity

Creature
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225

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Tutor

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Fauna Shaman

{G}, {T}, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Fauna Shaman (bro) 179
Nature's Rhythm

Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Harmonize {X}{G}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by an amount of generic mana equal to its power. Then exile this spell.)

Sorcery
Nature's Rhythm (tdm) 349

Tutor

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Counters

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Watchful Radstag

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever this creature evolves, create a token that's a copy of it.

Creature
Watchful Radstag (pip) 87
Winterthorn Blessing

Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Tap up to one target creature you don't control, and that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Flashback {1}{G}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Winterthorn Blessing (dbl) 251

Counters

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Finisher

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Tarmogoyf

Tarmogoyf's power is equal to the number of card types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.

Creature
Tarmogoyf (mm3) 141

Finisher

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Ramp

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Burnished Hart

{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Burnished Hart (dsc) 243
Dawntreader Elk

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

Creature
Dawntreader Elk (plst) DKA-111
Enduring Vitality

Vigilance Creatures you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color." When Enduring Vitality dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)

Creature Enchantment
Enduring Vitality (dsk) 176
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

+2: Create a 1/1 green Elf Druid creature token with "{T}: Add {G}." −2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. −6: Draw a card for each green creature you control. Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury can be your commander.

Planeswalker
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury (cmm) 290
Golden Hind

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Golden Hind (jou) 124
Leafkin Druid

{T}: Add {G}. If you control four or more creatures, add {G}{G} instead.

Creature
Leafkin Druid (scd) 196
Nylea's Intervention

Choose one — • Search your library for up to X land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. • Nylea's Intervention deals twice X damage to each creature with flying.

Sorcery
Nylea's Intervention (thb) 188
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth

Creature
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation (lci) 204Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation (lci) 204
Parcelbeast

Mutate {G}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) {1}, {T}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.

Creature
Parcelbeast (iko) 199
Reclaim the Wastes

Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.) Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. If this spell was kicked, search your library for two basic land cards instead of one.

Sorcery
Reclaim the Wastes (znr) 200
Yavimaya Elder

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Creature
Yavimaya Elder (dsc) 208

Ramp

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Untap

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Gift of Growth

Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.) Untap target creature. It gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn instead.

Instant
Gift of Growth (plst) DOM-163
Sudden Spinnerets

Target creature gets +1/+3 until end of turn. Put a reach counter on it. Untap it.

Instant
Sudden Spinnerets (plst) IKO-171

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Creature

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Tundra Wolves

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Creature
Tundra Wolves (5ed) 66

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Land

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Arctic Flats

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Arctic Flats (csp) 143
Arctic Treeline

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) This land enters tapped.

Land
Arctic Treeline (khm) 249
Boreal Shelf

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Boreal Shelf (csp) 144
Brushland

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

Land
Brushland (blc) 295
Canopy Vista

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Canopy Vista (blc) 296
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (cmm) 659
Dreamroot Cascade

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

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (inr) 277
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (jmp) 76
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (inr) 297
Graypelt Refuge

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

Land
Graypelt Refuge (ltc) 316
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (fdn) 275
Krosan Verge

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest card and a Plains card, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Krosan Verge (otc) 304
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (s99) 155
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (khm) 394
Rimewood Falls

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

Land
Rimewood Falls (khm) 266
Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Seaside Citadel (blc) 329
Selesnya Sanctuary

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

Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (clu) 246
Shifting Woodland

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest. {T}: Add {G}. Delirium — {2}{G}{G}: This land becomes a copy of target permanent card in your graveyard until end of turn. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

Land
Shifting Woodland (mh3) 228
Skyshroud Forest

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

Land
Skyshroud Forest (tmp) 326
Snow-Covered Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Snow-Covered Plains (khm) 277
Temple of Plenty

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 {W}.

Land
Temple of Plenty (bng) 165
Tranquil Landscape

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

Land
Tranquil Landscape (mh3) 231
Uncharted Haven

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Uncharted Haven (neo) 281

Land

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Recursion

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Auroral Procession

Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Instant
Auroral Procession (tdm) 169
Sylvan Hierophant

When this creature dies, exile it, then return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Sylvan Hierophant (wth) 141

Recursion

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Deck Info

Deck stats

24 pips - 17 cards
23 mana - 23 cards
10 pips - 9 cards
10 mana - 10 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
63 pips - 46 cards
32 mana - 30 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
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Description

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