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The Grand Archive || Tamiyo's Grimoire
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Est deck cost: $243.47
Salt sum: 34.55
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Commander

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Eligeth, Crossroads Augur

Flying If you would scry a number of cards, draw that many cards instead. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur (cmr) 556

Commander

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Draw

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Archivist

{T}: Draw a card.

Creature
Archivist (9ed) 60
Curate

Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Draw a card.

Instant
Curate (stx) 40
Flow of Knowledge

Draw a card for each Island you control, then discard two cards.

Instant
Flow of Knowledge (bro) 49
Frantic Search

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Instant
Frantic Search (tdc) 153
Hard Cover

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and has "{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card."

Enchantment
Hard Cover (m20) 63
Ingenious Prodigy

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Ingenious Prodigy (woe) 333
Quick Study

Draw two cards.

Instant
Quick Study (woe) 65
Rousing Read

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, draw two cards, then discard a card. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Enchantment
Rousing Read (m21) 67
Tome Raider

Flying When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature
Tome Raider (plst) ELD-68

Draw

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Proliferate

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Contentious Plan

Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Draw a card.

Sorcery
Contentious Plan (war) 46
Flux Channeler

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Creature
Flux Channeler (cmm) 847
Guildpact Informant

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Creature
Guildpact Informant (plst) WAR-271
Ichormoon Gauntlet

Planeswalkers you control have "[0]: Proliferate" and "[−12]: Take an extra turn after this one." Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, choose a counter on target permanent. Put an additional counter of that kind on that permanent.

Artifact
Ichormoon Gauntlet (one) 56

Proliferate

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Scry

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Archive Dragon

Flying Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) When this creature enters, scry 2.

Creature
Archive Dragon (woe) 41
Artificer's Assistant

Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, scry 1. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic. To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Artificer's Assistant (dom) 44
Augury Owl

Flying 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.)

Creature
Augury Owl (pca) 14
Automatic Librarian

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 Artifact
Automatic Librarian (dmu) 229
Behold the Multiverse

Scry 2, then draw two cards. Foretell {1}{U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Instant
Behold the Multiverse (khm) 46
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
Faerie Seer

Flying 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
Faerie Seer (j25) 106
Foresee

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Sorcery
Foresee (tsr) 69
Mentor's Guidance

When you cast this spell, copy it if you control a planeswalker, Cleric, Druid, Shaman, Warlock, or Wizard. Scry 1, then draw a card.

Sorcery
Mentor's Guidance (stx) 46
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
Opt

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

Instant
Opt (otc) 104
Oracle's Insight

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Scry 1, then draw a card." (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Enchantment
Oracle's Insight (bbd) 127
Preordain

Scry 2, then draw a card. (To 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.)

Sorcery
Preordain (ltc) 196
Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery
Serum Visions (sld) 29
Sphinx of Foresight

You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, scry 3 at the beginning of your first upkeep. Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.

Creature
Sphinx of Foresight (rna) 55
Tamiyo's Epiphany

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Sorcery
Tamiyo's Epiphany (war) 71

Scry

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Core

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Living Conundrum

Hexproof If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, skip that draw instead. As long as there are no cards in your library, this creature has base power and toughness 10/10 and has flying and vigilance.

Creature
Living Conundrum (mkm) 63
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire

When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters, if you cast it, draw five cards. You have no maximum hand size and don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. Whenever you gain life, draw that many cards. Whenever you lose life, discard that many cards. Then if you have no cards in hand, you lose the game.

Artifact
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire (dsk) 64
Ormos, Archive Keeper

Flying If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, instead put five +1/+1 counters on Ormos. {1}{U}{U}, Discard three cards with different names: Draw five cards.

Creature
Ormos, Archive Keeper (plst) JMP-13
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

+1: Tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. −2: Draw a card for each tapped creature target player controls. −8: You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size" and "Whenever a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you may return it to your hand."

Planeswalker
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage (sld) 396

Core

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Finisher

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Mordenkainen

+2: Draw two cards, then put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library. −2: Create a blue Dog Illusion creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand." −10: Exchange your hand and library, then shuffle. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."

Planeswalker
Mordenkainen (afr) 283
Omniscience

You may cast spells from your hand without paying their mana costs.

Enchantment
Omniscience (wot) 70
Syr Elenora, the Discerning

Syr Elenora's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand. When Syr Elenora enters, draw a card. Spells your opponents cast that target Syr Elenora cost {2} more to cast.

Creature
Syr Elenora, the Discerning (j25) 64

Finisher

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Protection

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Curator's Ward

Enchant permanent Enchanted permanent has hexproof. When enchanted permanent leaves the battlefield, if it was historic, draw two cards. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Enchantment
Curator's Ward (dom) 49
Rescue

Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand.

Instant
Rescue (dom) 63

Protection

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Tutor

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Personal Tutor

Search your library for a sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Sorcery
Personal Tutor (cmm) 110
Treasure Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Treasure Mage (dci) 67

Tutor

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Counters

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Calculated Dismissal

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To 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
Calculated Dismissal (ori) 48
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 (pf24) 1
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
Memory Drain

Counter target spell. Scry 2.

Instant
Memory Drain (thb) 54
Spellstutter Sprite

Flash Flying When this creature enters, counter target spell with mana value X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

Creature
Spellstutter Sprite (j22) 65

Counters

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Hand Size

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Body of Knowledge

Body of Knowledge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.

Creature
Body of Knowledge (dsc) 112
Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
Proft's Eidetic Memory

When Proft's Eidetic Memory enters, draw a card. You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've drawn more than one card this turn, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of cards you've drawn this turn minus one.

Enchantment
Proft's Eidetic Memory (mkm) 67
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (ltc) 287

Hand Size

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Ramp

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As Foretold

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on this enchantment. Once each turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast with mana value X or less, where X is the number of time counters on this enchantment.

Enchantment
As Foretold (wot) 68
Campus Guide

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Creature Artifact
Campus Guide (fdn) 251
Letter of Acceptance

{T}: Add one mana of any color. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Letter of Acceptance (cmm) 397
Sapphire Medallion

Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 349
Sky Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}.

Artifact
Sky Diamond (clb) 337
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (scd) 276

Ramp

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Creature

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Cogwork Archivist

Reach {2}, {T}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

Creature Artifact
Cogwork Archivist (stx) 254
Suspicious Bookcase

Defender {3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature Artifact
Suspicious Bookcase (plst) M19-246
Tome Anima

This creature can't be blocked as long as you've drawn two or more cards this turn.

Creature
Tome Anima (j22) 364

Creature

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Land

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Academy Ruins

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

Land
Academy Ruins (2xm) 369
Archway of Innovation

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {U}, {T}: The next spell you cast this turn has improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast that spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)

Land
Archway of Innovation (mh3) 350
Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Buried Ruin (onc) 147
Castle Vantress

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

Land
Castle Vantress (dsc) 267
Faerie Conclave

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {1}{U}: This land becomes a 2/1 blue Faerie creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.

Land
Faerie Conclave (woc) 160
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (stx) 369
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (pss4) 2
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (fdn) 274
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (fdn) 284
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (j25) 84
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (mkc) 277
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (plg20) 1
Study Hall

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. When you spend this mana to cast your commander, scry X, where X is the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

Land
Study Hall (c21) 80
The Biblioplex

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's an instant or sorcery card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard. Activate only if you have exactly zero or seven cards in hand.

Land
The Biblioplex (stx) 264
Tolaria West

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with mana value 0, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Land
Tolaria West (tsr) 286

Land

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Removal

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Brazen Borrower

Creature
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft (woc) 85
Ravenform

Exile target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying. Foretell {U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Sorcery
Ravenform (lcc) 167

Removal

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Sideboard

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Mordenkainen Emblem

You have no maximum hand size.

Emblem
Mordenkainen Emblem (tafr) 18
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Emblem

You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you may return it to your hand.

Emblem
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Emblem (tmed) R5

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Cryptic Annelid

When this creature enters, scry 1, then scry 2, then scry 3. (To scry X, look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Creature
Cryptic Annelid (tsr) 60
Crystal Ball

{1}, {T}: 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.)

Artifact
Crystal Ball (plst) C18-201
Deliberate

Scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Deliberate (znr) 56
Introduction to Annihilation

Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller draws a card.

Sorcery
Introduction to Annihilation (stx) 3
Lofty Denial

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. If you control a creature with flying, counter that spell unless its controller pays {4} instead.

Instant
Lofty Denial (m21) 56
Netherese Puzzle-Ward

Focus Beam — At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a d4. Scry X, where X is the result. Perfect Illumination — Whenever you roll a die's highest natural result, draw a card.

Enchantment
Netherese Puzzle-Ward (afc) 17
Omenspeaker

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
Omenspeaker (cmr) 83
Scour All Possibilities

Scry 2, then draw a card. Flashback {4}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Scour All Possibilities (mh1) 67
Siani, Eye of the Storm

Flying Whenever Siani attacks, scry X, where X is the number of attacking creatures with flying. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Siani, Eye of the Storm (cmr) 95
Wizard Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) You have no maximum hand size. {2}{U}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, draw two cards. {4}{U}: Level 3 Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Enchantment
Wizard Class (blc) 112

Maybeboard

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Tokens & Extras

Qty: 2 Price: $1.08
Bird

Flying

Creature Token
Bird (teve) 2
Dog Illusion

This creature's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand.

Creature Token
Dog Illusion (tafr) 3

Tokens & Extras

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Description

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