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Zirda's Cycle of Life
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Est deck cost: $190.54
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Commander

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Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Companion — Each permanent card in your starting deck has an activated ability. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) Abilities you activate that aren't mana abilities cost {2} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana. {1}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn.

Creature
Zirda, the Dawnwaker (mul) 65

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Draw

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Energy Refractor

When this artifact enters, draw a card. {2}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Energy Refractor (bro) 234
Merchant of the Vale

Creature
Merchant of the Vale // Haggle (eld) 131
Tectonic Reformation

Each land card in your hand has cycling {R}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Tectonic Reformation (c20) 162
Wand of Wonder

{4}, {T}: Roll a d20. Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card, then shuffles the rest into their library. You may cast up to X instant and/or sorcery spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs. 1—9 | X is one. 10—19 | X is two. 20 | X is three.

Artifact
Wand of Wonder (clb) 204

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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 (cmm) 367
Basalt Monolith

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. {3}: Untap this artifact.

Artifact
Basalt Monolith (ltc) 274
Boros Signet

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

Artifact
Boros Signet (cmm) 942
Fluctuator

Cycling abilities you activate cost {2} less to activate.

Artifact
Fluctuator (c20) 241
Grim Monolith

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. {4}: Untap this artifact.

Artifact
Grim Monolith (wc99) kb126
Oliphaunt

Trample Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. Mountaincycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Oliphaunt (ltr) 426
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 410
Soulbright Flamekin

{2}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn. If this is the third time this ability has resolved this turn, you may add {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}.

Creature
Soulbright Flamekin (a25) 151
Surly Badgersaur

Whenever you discard a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Whenever you discard a land card, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") Whenever you discard a noncreature, nonland card, this creature fights up to one target creature you don't control.

Creature
Surly Badgersaur (c20) 57
Talisman of Conviction

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

Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (cmm) 978
Timeless Dragon

Flying Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.) Eternalize {2}{W}{W} ({2}{W}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Dragon with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Timeless Dragon (mh2) 35

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Rings of Brighthearth

Whenever you activate an ability, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {2}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Artifact
Rings of Brighthearth (lrw) 259

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Finisher

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Approach of the Second Sun

If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.

Sorcery
Approach of the Second Sun (q06) 1

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Recursion

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Abandoned Sarcophagus

You may cast spells that have a cycling ability from your graveyard. If a card that has a cycling ability would be put into your graveyard from anywhere and it wasn't cycled, exile it instead.

Artifact
Abandoned Sarcophagus (c20) 236
Herald of the Forgotten

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return any number of target permanent cards with cycling abilities from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Herald of the Forgotten (c20) 27
Spellpyre Phoenix

Flying When this creature enters, you may return target instant or sorcery card with a cycling ability from your graveyard to your hand. At the beginning of each end step, if you cycled two or more cards this turn, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Spellpyre Phoenix (c20) 56

Recursion

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Creature

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Bedhead Beastie

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Mountaincycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Bedhead Beastie (dsk) 125
Jo Grant

Each historic card in your hand has cycling {2}{W}. ({2}{W}, Discard that card: Draw a card.) Whenever you cycle a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Jo Grant. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Jo Grant (who) 23
Shepherding Spirits

Flying Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Shepherding Spirits (dsk) 31

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Land

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Arch of Orazca

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) {T}: Add {C}. {5}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have the city's blessing.

Land
Arch of Orazca (lcc) 319
Arid Mesa

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Arid Mesa (mm3) 229
Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land
Ash Barrens (cmm) 419
Blasted Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Blasted Landscape (cm2) 238
Boros Garrison

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

Land
Boros Garrison (znc) 122
Clifftop Retreat

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

Land
Clifftop Retreat (lcc) 324
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (cmm) 420
Desert of the Fervent

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {1}{R} ({1}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Desert of the Fervent (c20) 266
Desert of the True

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Desert of the True (c20) 268
Drifting Meadow

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Drifting Meadow (dmr) 245
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 (znc) 129
Forgotten Cave

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Forgotten Cave (c20) 274
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (cmm) 795
Needleverge Pathway

Land
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway (znr) 263Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway (znr) 263
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (cmm) 786
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (cmm) 425
Sacred Foundry

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

Land
Sacred Foundry (rvr) 285
Secluded Steppe

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Secluded Steppe (c20) 307
Smoldering Crater

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Smoldering Crater (c20) 313
Spectator Seating

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

Land
Spectator Seating (cmr) 356
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{R}{W}, {T}: Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Land
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion (c21) 319
Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (znc) 142

Land

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Removal

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Akroma's Vengeance

Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Akroma's Vengeance (c20) 74
Angel of the Ruins

Flying When this creature enters, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments. Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature Artifact
Angel of the Ruins (mh3) 262
Cast Out

Flash When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Cast Out (cmm) 816
Deem Worthy

Deem Worthy deals 7 damage to target creature. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may have it deal 2 damage to target creature.

Instant
Deem Worthy (j22) 520
Dismantling Wave

For each opponent, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment that player controls. Cycling {6}{W}{W} ({6}{W}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

Sorcery
Dismantling Wave (c20) 25
Forsake the Worldly

Exile target artifact or enchantment. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Forsake the Worldly (akh) 13
Go for Blood

Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Go for Blood (j22) 540
Irencrag Pyromancer

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, this creature deals 3 damage to any target.

Creature
Irencrag Pyromancer (j22) 559
Lightning Rift

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Enchantment
Lightning Rift (dmr) 129
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (cmm) 49
Radiant's Judgment

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Radiant's Judgment (dmr) 21
Rampaging War Mammoth

Trample Cycling {X}{2}{R} ({X}{2}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, destroy up to X target artifacts.

Creature
Rampaging War Mammoth (ltc) 34
Shredded Sails

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Shredded Sails deals 4 damage to target creature with flying. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Shredded Sails (j22) 599
Slice and Dice

Slice and Dice deals 4 damage to each creature. Cycling {2}{R} ({2}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may have it deal 1 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Slice and Dice (c20) 159
Snare Tactician

Whenever you cycle a card, tap target creature an opponent controls.

Creature
Snare Tactician (iko) 30
Starstorm

Starstorm deals X damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Starstorm (j22) 607
Sweltering Suns

Sweltering Suns deals 3 damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Sweltering Suns (scd) 160
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (cmm) 841
Violent Impact

Destroy target artifact or land. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Violent Impact (akh) 154
Zenith Flare

Zenith Flare deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of cards with a cycling ability in your graveyard.

Instant
Zenith Flare (iko) 217

Removal

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Cycling

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Astral Drift

Whenever you cycle this card or cycle another card while this enchantment is on the battlefield, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. Cycling {2}{W} ({2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Astral Drift (c20) 76
Drannith Healer

Whenever you cycle another card, you gain 1 life. Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Drannith Healer (iko) 10
Drannith Stinger

Whenever you cycle another card, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Drannith Stinger (j22) 78
Eternal Dragon

Flying {3}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep. Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Creature
Eternal Dragon (c20) 88
Flourishing Fox

Whenever you cycle another card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Flourishing Fox (iko) 13
Footfall Crater

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Target creature gains trample and haste until end of turn." Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Footfall Crater (plst) IKO-118
Gilded Light

You gain shroud until end of turn. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Gilded Light (mh1) 12
Hollow One

This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card you've cycled or discarded this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature Artifact
Hollow One (hou) 163
Lava Serpent

Haste Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Lava Serpent (j22) 567
Limits of Solidarity

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Limits of Solidarity (akh) 140
Rooting Moloch

When this creature enters, exile target card with a cycling ability from your graveyard. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Rooting Moloch (iko) 133
Sanctuary Smasher

First strike Cycling {2}{R} ({2}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, put a first strike counter on target creature you control.

Creature
Sanctuary Smasher (iko) 135
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 (iko) 32
Unpredictable Cyclone

If a cycling ability of another nonland card would cause you to draw a card, instead exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a card that shares a card type with the cycled card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then put the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of your library in a random order. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Unpredictable Cyclone (iko) 139
Valiant Rescuer

Whenever you cycle another card for the first time each turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Valiant Rescuer (iko) 36
Yidaro, Wandering Monster

Trample, haste Cycling {1}{R} When you cycle this card, shuffle it into your library from your graveyard. If you've cycled a card named Yidaro, Wandering Monster four or more times this game, put it onto the battlefield from your graveyard instead. (Do this before you draw.)

Creature
Yidaro, Wandering Monster (j22) 625

Cycling

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Protection

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Angelsong

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Angelsong (ddc) 15
Boros Charm

Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Instant
Boros Charm (onc) 116
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (lcc) 314

Protection

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Tokens

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Decree of Justice

Create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying. Cycling {2}{W} ({2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may pay {X}. If you do, create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

Sorcery
Decree of Justice (c20) 85
Spirit Cairn

Whenever a player discards a card, you may pay {W}. If you do, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Enchantment
Spirit Cairn (c20) 100

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Discard

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Glint-Horn Buccaneer

Haste Whenever you discard a card, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. {1}{R}, Discard a card: Draw a card. Activate only if this creature is attacking.

Creature
Glint-Horn Buccaneer (m20) 141

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Pump

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Raking Claws

Target creature gains double strike until end of turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Raking Claws (j22) 584

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Untap

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Umbral Mantle

Equipped creature has "{3}, {Q}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn." ({Q} is the untap symbol.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Umbral Mantle (shm) 267

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