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Chess (in magic)
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $317.55
Salt sum: 35.92
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Commander

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Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Eminence — Whenever you attack with one or more Knights, if Sidar Jabari is in the command zone or on the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card. Flying, first strike Whenever Sidar Jabari deals combat damage to a player, return target Knight creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (moc) 5

Commander

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Instant

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Battlefield Promotion

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains first strike until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A creature with first strike deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Instant
Battlefield Promotion (j25) 173
Dire Tactics

Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

Instant
Dire Tactics (iko) 183
Gideon's Sacrifice

Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).

Instant
Gideon's Sacrifice (mkc) 68
Make Your Move

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant
Make Your Move (fdn) 143
Practiced Tactics

Choose target attacking or blocking creature. Practiced Tactics deals damage to that creature equal to twice the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)

Instant
Practiced Tactics (znr) 32
Sacrifice

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add an amount of {B} equal to the sacrificed creature's mana value.

Instant
Sacrifice (3ed) 126

Instant

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Artifact

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Aerial Surveyor

Flying Whenever this Vehicle attacks, if defending player controls more lands than you, search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Crew 2

Artifact
Aerial Surveyor (nec) 5
Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (tdc) 105
Blood Clock

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a permanent they control to its owner's hand unless they pay 2 life.

Artifact
Blood Clock (plst) SOK-153
Coveted Jewel

When this artifact enters, draw three cards. {T}: Add three mana of any one color. Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls attack you and aren't blocked, that player draws three cards and gains control of this artifact. Untap it.

Artifact
Coveted Jewel (blc) 268
Crawlspace

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

Artifact
Crawlspace (dmr) 217
Dreadmobile

Menace {1}, Sacrifice another artifact or creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this Vehicle. Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Artifact
Dreadmobile (mh3) 87
Foreboding Steamboat

When this Vehicle enters, each player chooses two nontoken, non-Vehicle creatures they control. Exile them until this Vehicle leaves the battlefield. Whenever this Vehicle attacks, put a card exiled with it into its owner's graveyard. If you do, investigate. Crew 2

Artifact
Foreboding Steamboat (mkc) 28
Orzhov Signet

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

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (tdc) 323
Parhelion II

Flying, first strike, vigilance Whenever Parhelion II attacks, create two 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance that are attacking. Crew 4 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Artifact
Parhelion II (nec) 87
Sands of Time

Each player skips their untap step. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player simultaneously untaps each tapped artifact, creature, and land they control and taps each untapped artifact, creature, and land they control.

Artifact
Sands of Time (vis) 153
Talisman of Hierarchy

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Hierarchy (tdc) 331

Artifact

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Land

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Bojuka Bog

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (pz1) 135
Caves of Koilos

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

Land
Caves of Koilos (dmu) 244
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (pip) 259
Contaminated Landscape

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

Land
Contaminated Landscape (mh3) 218
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 (tdm) 255
Isolated Chapel

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (pip) 269
Orzhov Basilica

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

Land
Orzhov Basilica (2x2) 327
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (pip) 279
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mh2) 482
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (who) 296
Shattered Sanctum

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

Land
Shattered Sanctum (inr) 283
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mh2) 485
Temple of Silence

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 {W} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Silence (pip) 310
Vault of Champions

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Vault of Champions (cmm) 436

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Creature

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Ayara, First of Locthwain

Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. {T}, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.

Creature
Ayara, First of Locthwain (eld) 75
Bill the Pony

When Bill the Pony enters, create two Food tokens. (They're artifacts with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Sacrifice a Food: Until end of turn, target creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

Creature
Bill the Pony (ltr) 3
Bishop of Binding

When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. Whenever this creature attacks, target Vampire gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the power of the exiled card.

Creature
Bishop of Binding (rix) 2
Bishop of the Bloodstained

When this creature enters, target opponent loses 1 life for each Vampire you control.

Creature
Bishop of the Bloodstained (plst) XLN-91
Crested Sunmare

Other Horses you control have indestructible. At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, create a 5/5 white Horse creature token.

Creature
Crested Sunmare (plst) HOU-6
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector

{2}, {T}: Exile another target creature you control. You may return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you don't, at the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a vigilance counter and a lifelink counter on it.

Creature
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector (ltc) 13
Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Mikaeus enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Mikaeus. {T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Mikaeus: Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.

Creature
Mikaeus, the Lunarch (j25) 225
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.) Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it. Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Creature
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed (cmm) 173
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 335
Nightmare

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

Creature
Nightmare (m14) 108
Plague Mare

This creature can't be blocked by white creatures. When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Creature
Plague Mare (m19) 114
Silent Arbiter

No more than one creature can attack each combat. No more than one creature can block each combat.

Creature Artifact
Silent Arbiter (cmm) 972
Templar Knight

Vigilance {W}, Tap five untapped attacking creatures you control named Templar Knight: Search your library for a legendary artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. A deck can have any number of cards named Templar Knight.

Creature
Templar Knight (acr) 10
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Protection from Humans Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card. {B}{B}, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Creature
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician (dmr) 110

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Planeswalker

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Grand Master of Flowers

As long as Grand Master of Flowers has seven or more loyalty counters on him, he's a 7/7 Dragon God creature with flying and indestructible. +1: Target creature without first strike, double strike, or vigilance can't attack or block until your next turn. +1: Search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Monk of the Open Hand, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

Planeswalker
Grand Master of Flowers (afr) 17
Teyo, Geometric Tactician

When Teyo enters, create a 0/4 white Wall creature token with defender and flying. +1: You and target opponent each draw a card. −2: Choose left or right. Until your next turn, each player may attack only the nearest opponent in the last chosen direction and planeswalkers controlled by that opponent.

Planeswalker
Teyo, Geometric Tactician (cmm) 725

Planeswalker

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Enchantment

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Assemble the Players

You may look at the top card of your library any time. Once each turn, you may cast a creature spell with power 2 or less from the top of your library.

Enchantment
Assemble the Players (mkm) 3
Castle

Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2.

Enchantment
Castle (7ed) 5
Dub

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and is a Knight in addition to its other types. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Enchantment
Dub (m21) 16
Greed's Gambit

When this enchantment enters, you draw three cards, gain 6 life, and create three 2/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying. At the beginning of your end step, you discard a card, lose 2 life, and sacrifice a creature. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you discard three cards, lose 6 life, and sacrifice three creatures.

Enchantment
Greed's Gambit (big) 8
Knighthood

Creatures you control have first strike.

Enchantment
Knighthood (7ed) 25
Predator's Gambit

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+1. Enchanted creature has intimidate as long as its controller controls no other creatures. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

Enchantment
Predator's Gambit (avr) 117
Rule of Law

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Enchantment
Rule of Law (m20) 35

Enchantment

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Sorcery

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Divine Gambit

Exile target artifact, creature, or enchantment an opponent controls. That player may put a permanent card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Sorcery
Divine Gambit (khm) 8
Foul Play

Destroy target creature with power 2 or less. Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Sorcery
Foul Play (j25) 442
Kytheon's Tactics

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, those creatures also gain vigilance until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)

Sorcery
Kytheon's Tactics (ori) 25
Let's Play a Game

Delirium — Choose one. If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, choose one or more instead. • Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. • Each opponent discards two cards. • Each opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

Sorcery
Let's Play a Game (dsk) 105
Play of the Game

Assist (Another player can pay up to {6} of this spell's cost.) Exile all nonland permanents.

Sorcery
Play of the Game (bbd) 29
Settle the Score

Exile target creature. Put two loyalty counters on a planeswalker you control.

Sorcery
Settle the Score (jmp) 276
Strongarm Tactics

Each player discards a card. Then each player who didn't discard a creature card this way loses 4 life.

Sorcery
Strongarm Tactics (ons) 173

Sorcery

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Maybeboard

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Black Knight

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.)

Creature
Black Knight (plst) M10-85
Bygone Bishop

Flying Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 3 or less, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Creature
Bygone Bishop (clb) 689
Giver of Runes

{T}: Another target creature you control gains protection from colorless or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Giver of Runes (mb2) 147
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop

Creature
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter (mid) 109Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter (mid) 109
White Knight

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Protection from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything black.)

Creature
White Knight (plst) M10-41

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Deck Info

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37 pips - 31 cards
27 mana - 25 cards
1 pip - 1 card
6 mana - 4 cards
34 pips - 25 cards
29 mana - 27 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
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4 mana - 4 cards
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