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Life/draw Archimandrite
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $357.09
Salt sum: 41.27
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Commander

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The Archimandrite

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4. Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained. Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.

Creature
The Archimandrite (brc) 26

Commander

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Land

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Adarkar Wastes

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

Land
Adarkar Wastes (dmu) 243
Azorius Chancery

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

Land
Azorius Chancery (brc) 175
Battlefield Forge

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

Land
Battlefield Forge (bro) 257
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 (onc) 146
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (lcc) 325
Deserted Beach

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

Land
Deserted Beach (mid) 260
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

{T}: Add {W}. Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Land
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (neo) 268
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 (lcc) 328
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (lcc) 329
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (lci) 395
Izzet Boilerworks

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

Land
Izzet Boilerworks (brc) 188
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (lci) 400
Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Myriad Landscape (lcc) 343
Mystic Monastery

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

Land
Mystic Monastery (cmm) 1014
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (lci) 394
Prairie Stream

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

Land
Prairie Stream (cmm) 1020
Radiant Fountain

When this land enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Radiant Fountain (c21) 310
Reliquary Tower

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

Land
Reliquary Tower (lcc) 348
Sea of Clouds

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

Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
Shivan Reef

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

Land
Shivan Reef (dmu) 255
Temple of Enlightenment

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 {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (cmm) 1041

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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 (lcc) 299
Chromatic Lantern

Lands you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color." {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (rvr) 390
Decanter of Endless Water

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

Artifact
Decanter of Endless Water (clb) 309
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (woc) 147
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 (2x2) 221
Pristine Talisman

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

Artifact
Pristine Talisman (c21) 258
Scholarship Sponsor

When this creature enters, each player who controls fewer lands than the player who controls the most lands searches their library for a number of basic land cards less than or equal to the difference, puts those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffles.

Creature
Scholarship Sponsor (c21) 22
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
Talisman of Conviction

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

Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (cmm) 978
Thought Vessel

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

Artifact
Thought Vessel (cmm) 414

Ramp

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Untap

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Drumbellower

Flying Untap all creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Creature
Drumbellower (nec) 6

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Burn

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Monastery Swiftspear

Haste Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Monastery Swiftspear (bro) 144

Burn

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Lifegain

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Beacon of Immortality

Double target player's life total. Shuffle Beacon of Immortality into its owner's library.

Instant
Beacon of Immortality (plst) E02-1
Cleric Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. {3}{W}: Level 2 Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. {4}{W}: Level 3 When this Class becomes level 3, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Enchantment
Cleric Class (afr) 6
Congregate

Target player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield.

Instant
Congregate (dmr) 4
Fountain of Renewal

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life. {3}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Fountain of Renewal (plst) M19-235
Illusions of Grandeur

Cumulative upkeep {2} (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.) When this enchantment enters, you gain 20 life. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose 20 life.

Enchantment
Illusions of Grandeur (ice) 79
Rhox Faithmender

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.

Creature
Rhox Faithmender (jmp) 130
War Report

You gain life equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield plus the number of artifacts on the battlefield.

Instant
War Report (nph) 26

Lifegain

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Recursion

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Soulfire Grand Master

Lifelink Instant and sorcery spells you control have lifelink. {2}{U/R}{U/R}: The next time you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand this turn, put that card into your hand instead of into your graveyard as it resolves.

Creature
Soulfire Grand Master (frf) 27

Recursion

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Creature

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Dauntless Dismantler

Artifacts your opponents control enter tapped. {X}{X}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy each artifact with mana value X.

Creature
Dauntless Dismantler (lci) 8
Mantis Rider

Flying, vigilance, haste

Creature
Mantis Rider (ktk) 184
Ojutai Exemplars

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, choose one — • Tap target creature. • This creature gains first strike and lifelink until end of turn. • Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

Creature
Ojutai Exemplars (dtk) 27

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Protection

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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
Deflecting Palm

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.

Instant
Deflecting Palm (cmr) 444
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.

Creature
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker (j22) 215
Riot Control

You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Instant
Riot Control (dgm) 6
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant

Creature
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence (plst) SOK-27
Serene Master

Whenever this creature blocks, exchange its power and the power of target creature it's blocking until end of combat.

Creature
Serene Master (c13) 20
Taigam, Ojutai Master

Instant, sorcery, and Dragon spells you control can't be countered. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, if Taigam attacked this turn, that spell gains rebound. (Exile the spell as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast that card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Creature
Taigam, Ojutai Master (c17) 46
Your Temple Is Under Attack

Choose one — • Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.

Instant
Your Temple Is Under Attack (clb) 52

Protection

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Removal

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Absorb

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

Instant
Absorb (dmr) 186
Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (lcc) 216
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 81
Generous Gift

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

Instant
Generous Gift (lcc) 128
Githzerai Monk

Flash Flying Psychic Defense — When this creature enters, tap all creatures you don't control.

Creature
Githzerai Monk (clb) 20
Heliod's Intervention

Choose one — • Destroy X target artifacts and/or enchantments. • Target player gains twice X life.

Instant
Heliod's Intervention (thb) 19
Jeskai Charm

Choose one — • Put target creature on top of its owner's library. • Jeskai Charm deals 4 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. • Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn.

Instant
Jeskai Charm (2x2) 232
Lightning Helix

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

Instant
Lightning Helix (mkm) 218
Loran of the Third Path

Vigilance When Loran 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) 12
Ojutai's Command

Choose two — • Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. • You gain 4 life. • Counter target creature spell. • Draw a card.

Instant
Ojutai's Command (dtk) 227
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 (lcc) 134
Sage-Eye Avengers

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever this creature attacks, you may return target creature to its owner's hand if its power is less than this creature's power.

Creature
Sage-Eye Avengers (dds) 8
Supreme Verdict

This spell can't be countered. Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Supreme Verdict (rvr) 461
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (lcc) 137

Removal

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Draw

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Abbot of Keral Keep

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) When this creature enters, exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card.

Creature
Abbot of Keral Keep (2x2) 100
Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead. If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Crash Through

Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. (Each of those creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Draw a card.

Sorcery
Crash Through (plst) M19-133
Duelist of the Mind

Flying, vigilance Duelist of the Mind's power is equal to the number of cards you've drawn this turn. Whenever you commit a crime, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Duelist of the Mind (otj) 45
Elsha of the Infinite

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

Creature
Elsha of the Infinite (2x2) 208
Esper Sentinel

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

Creature Artifact
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 12
Faithful Mending

You gain 2 life, draw two cards, then discard two cards. Flashback {1}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Faithful Mending (mid) 221
Jeskai Ascendancy

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Enchantment
Jeskai Ascendancy (2x2) 231
Jeskai Sage

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) When this creature dies, draw a card.

Creature
Jeskai Sage (plst) FRF-38
Ledger Shredder

Flying Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, this creature connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Creature
Ledger Shredder (snc) 46
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) 59
Revitalize

You gain 3 life. Draw a card.

Instant
Revitalize (khm) 23
Rhystic Study

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

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (j22) 114
Teferi's Ageless Insight

If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Enchantment
Teferi's Ageless Insight (m21) 76
Well of Lost Dreams

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {X}, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.

Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (plst) DST-159

Draw

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Pump

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Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {R/W}{R/W}. If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Creature
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest (frf) 52

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Tokens

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Jaya, Fiery Negotiator

+1: Create a 1/1 red Monk creature token with prowess. −1: Exile the top two cards of your library. Choose one of them. You may play that card this turn. −2: Choose target creature an opponent controls. Whenever you attack this turn, Jaya deals damage equal to the number of attacking creatures to that creature. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a red instant or sorcery spell, copy it twice. You may choose new targets for the copies."

Planeswalker
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator (dmu) 133
Monastery Mentor

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Creature
Monastery Mentor (mom) 28

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Sideboard

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Elusive Spellfist

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Elusive Spellfist (ima) 54

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Adric, Mathematical Genius

{2}{U}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Ultimate Sacrifice — {1}{U}, Sacrifice Adric: Counter target activated or triggered ability. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Adric, Mathematical Genius (who) 351
Jeska's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Add {R} for each card in target opponent's hand. • Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.

Sorcery
Jeska's Will (mkc) 156
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

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Deck Info

Deck stats

41 pips - 38 cards
24 mana - 23 cards
25 pips - 21 cards
22 mana - 21 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
14 pips - 13 cards
19 mana - 18 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
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11 mana - 10 cards
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