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The Council of Four
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
Est deck cost: $1211.56
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Commander

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The Council of Four

Whenever a player draws their second card during their turn, you draw a card. Whenever a player casts their second spell during their turn, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token.

Creature
The Council of Four (clb) 271

Commander

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Instant

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Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Instant
Aetherize (ddo) 36
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 (cmr) 630
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (mh2) 308
Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Fierce Guardianship

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Fierce Guardianship (cmm) 94
Flawless Maneuver

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Flawless Maneuver (onc) 68
Generous Gift

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

Instant
Generous Gift (cmm) 624
Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Instant
Mana Drain (cmr) 637
Pongify

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

Instant
Pongify (tsr) 79
Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Return to Dust (cmm) 628
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197

Instant

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Artifact

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (who) 239
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (cmm) 655
Decanter of Endless Water

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

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 444
Helm of Awakening

Spells cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Helm of Awakening (dmr) 448
Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

Artifact
Howling Mine (brr) 83
Jeweled Lotus

{T}, Sacrifice Jeweled Lotus: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast your commander.

Artifact
Jeweled Lotus (cmm) 702
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 703
Spellbook

You have no maximum hand size.

Artifact
Spellbook (m10) 220
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (sld) 1495
Venser's Journal

You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.

Artifact
Venser's Journal (c21) 273

Artifact

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Land

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Adarkar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. Adarkar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Adarkar Wastes (dmu) 377
Azorius Chancery

Azorius Chancery enters tapped. When Azorius Chancery enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Land
Azorius Chancery (2x2) 400
Celestial Colonnade

Celestial Colonnade enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. {3}{W}{U}: Until end of turn, Celestial Colonnade becomes a 4/4 white and blue Elemental creature with flying and vigilance. It's still a land.

Land
Celestial Colonnade (who) 483
Command Beacon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Command Beacon: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

Land
Command Beacon (sld) 1533
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (pip) 360
Deserted Beach

Deserted Beach enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Deserted Beach (who) 488
Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (pip) 497
Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) As Hallowed Fountain enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rvr) 295
Hengegate Pathway

Land
Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway (khm) 293Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway (khm) 293
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (lci) 288
Mystic Sanctuary

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

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (eld) 247
Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Land
Nimbus Maze (afc) 252
Otawara, Soaring City

{T}: Add {U}. Channel — {3}{U}, Discard Otawara, Soaring City: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Land
Otawara, Soaring City (neo) 414
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry 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 (cmm) 661
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (lci) 287
Port Town

As Port Town enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Port Town enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Port Town (who) 507
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) Prairie Stream enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (pip) 503
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (sld) 1536
Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 605
Seachrome Coast

Seachrome Coast enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Seachrome Coast (one) 374
Sejiri Refuge

Sejiri Refuge enters tapped. When Sejiri Refuge enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sejiri Refuge (scd) 317
Skybridge Towers

Skybridge Towers enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. {2}{W}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Skybridge Towers: Draw a card.

Land
Skybridge Towers (snc) 354
Tranquil Cove

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

Land
Tranquil Cove (neo) 280
Tundra

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)

Land
Tundra (30a) 280
Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Urza's Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — Urza's Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land Enchantment
Urza's Saga (mh2) 259

Land

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Creature

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Alandra, Sky Dreamer

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying. Whenever you draw your fifth card each turn, Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Drakes you control each get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

Creature
Alandra, Sky Dreamer (j22) 9
Archivist of Oghma

Flash Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature
Archivist of Oghma (clb) 553
Chasm Skulker

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker. When Chasm Skulker dies, create X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Chasm Skulker (clb) 714
Consecrated Sphinx

Flying Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.

Creature
Consecrated Sphinx (2x2) 345
Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is Esper Sentinel's power.

Creature Artifact
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 328
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien

At the beginning of your end step, choose an opponent. At the beginning of that player's next end step, you draw a card if they didn't attack you that turn. Otherwise, create three 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.

Creature
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien (ltr) 319
Geode Golem

Trample Whenever Geode Golem deals combat damage to a player, you may cast your commander from the command zone without paying its mana cost. (You still pay any additional costs.)

Creature Artifact
Geode Golem (clb) 316
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.

Creature
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (sld) 1483
Herald of Hoofbeats

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) Other Knights you control have horsemanship.

Creature
Herald of Hoofbeats (moc) 22
Kami of the Crescent Moon

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.

Creature
Kami of the Crescent Moon (cn2) 113
Kinsbaile Cavalier

Knight creatures you control have double strike.

Creature
Kinsbaile Cavalier (mor) 15
Knight Exemplar

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Other Knight creatures you control get +1/+1 and have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Creature
Knight Exemplar (sld) 707
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler

{T}: Each player may draw a card, then each player who drew a card this way gains 1 life.

Creature
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler (cmr) 284
Laboratory Maniac

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.

Creature
Laboratory Maniac (sld) 1394
Loran of the Third Path

Vigilance When Loran of the Third Path enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. {T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.

Creature
Loran of the Third Path (bro) 304
Mangara, the Diplomat

Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

Creature
Mangara, the Diplomat (m21) 343
Marshal of Zhalfir

Other Knights you control get +1/+1. {W}{U}, {T}: Tap another target creature.

Creature
Marshal of Zhalfir (mom) 246
Minn, Wily Illusionist

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token with "This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control." Whenever an Illusion you control dies, you may put a permanent card with mana value less than or equal to that creature's power from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Minn, Wily Illusionist (afc) 285
Mondrak, Glory Dominus

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead. {1}{W/P}{W/P}, Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak, Glory Dominus. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Creature
Mondrak, Glory Dominus (one) 299
Prince Imrahil the Fair

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

Creature
Prince Imrahil the Fair (ltr) 431
Psychosis Crawler

Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature Artifact
Psychosis Crawler (brr) 107
Triskaidekaphile

You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly thirteen cards in your hand, you win the game. {3}{U}: Draw a card.

Creature
Triskaidekaphile (mid) 342
Vodalian Wave-Knight

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Merfolk and/or Knight you control.

Creature
Vodalian Wave-Knight (moc) 130
Windborn Muse

Flying Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Creature
Windborn Muse (dmr) 415

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Planeswalker

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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead. +1: Target player mills two cards. Draw a card. −8: Draw seven cards. Then if your library has no cards in it, you win the game.

Planeswalker
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries (prm) 72265
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim

Whenever you draw a card, put a loyalty counter on Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim. 0: Draw a card. −2: Create a 2/2 blue Spirit creature token with vigilance and "Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature." −12: Target opponent chooses a permanent they control and returns it to its owner's hand. Then they shuffle each nonland permanent they control into its owner's library.

Planeswalker
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim (bro) 66

Planeswalker

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Enchantment

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Court of Grace

When Court of Grace enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. If you're the monarch, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying instead.

Enchantment
Court of Grace (cmr) 619
Dictate of Kruphix

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.

Enchantment
Dictate of Kruphix (jou) 37
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (spg) 19
Inspiring Leader

Commander creatures you own have "Creature tokens you control get +2/+2."

Enchantment
Inspiring Leader (clb) 28
Intangible Virtue

Creature tokens you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

Enchantment
Intangible Virtue (wot) 6
Monologue Tax

Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.

Enchantment
Monologue Tax (c21) 346
Mystic Remora

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Enchantment
Mystic Remora (dmr) 420
Paladin Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Spells your opponents cast during your turn cost {1} more to cast. {2}{W}: Level 2 Creatures you control get +1/+1. {4}{W}: Level 3 Whenever you attack, until end of turn, target attacking creature gets +1/+1 for each other attacking creature and gains double strike.

Enchantment
Paladin Class (afr) 29
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (otc) 108
Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (wot) 71
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (wot) 13
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 (afr) 81

Enchantment

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Sorcery

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Austere Command

Choose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Austere Command (pip) 447
Sea Gate Restoration

Sorcery
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 333Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 333

Sorcery

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Maybeboard

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Akroma's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn. • Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.

Instant
Akroma's Will (cmr) 3
Bane's Contingency

Counter target spell. If that spell targets a commander you control, instead counter that spell, scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Bane's Contingency (clb) 57
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 Body of Knowledge is dealt damage, draw that many cards.

Creature
Body of Knowledge (cmr) 59
Commander's Plate

Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has protection from each color that's not in your commander's color identity. Equip commander {3} Equip {5}

Artifact
Commander's Plate (cmr) 305
Dovin Baan

+1: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gets -3/-0 and its activated abilities can't be activated. −1: You gain 2 life and draw a card. −7: You get an emblem with "Your opponents can't untap more than two permanents during their untap steps."

Planeswalker
Dovin Baan (kld) 179
Dovin, Architect of Law

+1: You gain 2 life and draw a card. −1: Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. −9: Tap all permanents target opponent controls. That player skips their next untap step.

Planeswalker
Dovin, Architect of Law (rna) 265
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

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

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (woc) 162
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage

+1: Draw a card. +1: Untap all creatures you control. −9: Gain control of up to three target creatures.

Planeswalker
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage (xln) 280
Loyal Drake

Flying Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card.

Creature
Loyal Drake (cmm) 104
Loyal Unicorn

Vigilance Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to creatures you control this turn. Other creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.

Creature
Loyal Unicorn (cmm) 40
Sanctum of Eternity

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Return target commander you own from the battlefield to your hand. Activate only during your turn.

Land
Sanctum of Eternity (c19) 59
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

+1: Draw a card. At the beginning of the next end step, untap up to two lands. −3: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you draw a card, exile target permanent an opponent controls."

Planeswalker
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (dom) 207
Timely Ward

You may cast Timely Ward as though it had flash if it targets a commander. Enchant creature Enchanted creature has indestructible.

Enchantment
Timely Ward (woc) 79

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Tokens & Extras

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Angel

Flying

Creature Token
Angel (tmoc) 4
Ape

Creature Token
Ape (ttsr) 10
Bird

Flying

Creature Token
Bird (tltc) 6
Construct

This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.

Creature Artifact Token
Construct (tcmm) 41
Drake

Flying

Creature Token
Drake (tznr) 5
Elephant

Creature Token
Elephant (twoc) 13
Human Soldier

Creature Token
Human Soldier (tltr) 1
Illusion

This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Illusion you control.

Creature Token
Illusion (tafc) 3
Knight

Creature Token
Knight (tclb) 2
Knight

Vigilance

Creature Token
Knight (twoe) 3
Spirit

Vigilance Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature Token
Spirit (tbro) 1
Spirit

Flying

Creature Token
Spirit (tcmm) 10
Squid

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature Token
Squid (tmoc) 14
The Monarch

At the beginning of your end step, draw a card. Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, its controller becomes the monarch.

Card
The Monarch (tltc) 15
Treasure

{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact Token
Treasure (tcmm) 48

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Deck Info

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32 pips - 27 cards
30 mana - 28 cards
43 pips - 31 cards
38 mana - 36 cards
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0 mana - 7 cards
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9 mana - 8 cards
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