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Absolute Alora
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Est deck cost: $116.34
Salt sum: 32.82
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Commander

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Alora, Merry Thief

Whenever you attack, up to one target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn. Return that creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Alora, Merry Thief (clb) 55
Cultist of the Absolute

Commander creatures you own get +3/+3 and have flying, deathtouch, "Ward—Pay 3 life," and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature."

Enchantment
Cultist of the Absolute (clb) 123

Commander

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Draw

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Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Other Rogues you control get +1/+1. Whenever one or more Rogues you control deal combat damage to a player, that player mills a card for each 1 damage dealt to them. If the player mills at least one creature card this way, you draw a card. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Creature
Anowon, the Ruin Thief (znc) 1
Baleful Strix

Flying, deathtouch When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Baleful Strix (otc) 215
Notion Thief

Flash If an opponent would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, instead that player skips that draw and you draw a card.

Creature
Notion Thief (ltc) 270
Sygg, River Cutthroat

At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 3 or more life this turn, you may draw a card. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Creature
Sygg, River Cutthroat (plst) ZNC-103

Draw

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Evasion

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Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Tunnel Snakes Rule! — Whenever Butch DeLoria attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other Rogue and/or Snake you control. {1}{B}: Put a menace counter on another target creature. It becomes a Rogue in addition to its other types.

Creature
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake (pip) 43
Haunted Cloak

Equipped creature has vigilance, trample, and haste. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Haunted Cloak (cmm) 389
Hero's Heirloom

Equipped creature gets +2/+1. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has trample and haste. Equip {2}

Artifact
Hero's Heirloom (dmu) 231

Evasion

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Land

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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 (mkc) 248
Bojuka Bog

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

Land
Bojuka Bog (otc) 273
Choked Estuary

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (mkc) 254
Clearwater Pathway

Land
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway (plst) ZNR-260Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway (plst) ZNR-260
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (otc) 280
Darkwater Catacombs

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

Land
Darkwater Catacombs (otc) 282
Encroaching Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Land
Encroaching Wastes (cmr) 481
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 (otc) 292
Exotic Orchard

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

Land
Exotic Orchard (otc) 293
Fetid Pools

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

Land
Fetid Pools (otc) 296
Field of Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.

Land
Field of Ruin (moc) 400
Grand Coliseum

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Grand Coliseum (c16) 299
Grixis Panorama

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Grixis Panorama (ncc) 407
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (otj) 280
Port of Karfell

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {3}{U}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Mill four cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Land
Port of Karfell (mkc) 280
River of Tears

{T}: Add {U}. If you played a land this turn, add {B} instead.

Land
River of Tears (mkc) 283
Sunken Hollow

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

Land
Sunken Hollow (otc) 325
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (otj) 282
Tainted Isle

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Isle (mkc) 300
Temple of Deceit

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 {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (otc) 328
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 (otc) 336

Land

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Lifegain

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Blessing of Belzenlok

Target creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn. If it's legendary, it also gains lifelink until end of turn.

Instant
Blessing of Belzenlok (plst) DOM-77
Grotesque Mutation

Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Instant
Grotesque Mutation (j22) 425
Sylvok Lifestaff

Equipped creature gets +1/+0. Whenever equipped creature dies, you gain 3 life. Equip {1}

Artifact
Sylvok Lifestaff (som) 209

Lifegain

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Protection

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An Offer You Can't Refuse

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (snc) 51
Armor of Shadows

Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Armor of Shadows (clb) 112
Butcher's Glee

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Regenerate it. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Instant
Butcher's Glee (plst) IMA-84
Dispel

Counter target instant spell.

Instant
Dispel (plst) BFZ-76
Lavaspur Boots

Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has haste and ward {1}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Lavaspur Boots (otj) 243
Shore Up

Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. Untap it. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Instant
Shore Up (dmu) 64
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 (pip) 242
Turn Aside

Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.

Instant
Turn Aside (plst) EMN-78
Unlikely Aid

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Unlikely Aid (iko) 103

Protection

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Pump

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Blackblade Reforged

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control. Equip legendary creature {3} Equip {7}

Artifact
Blackblade Reforged (dom) 211
Bloodcurdling Scream

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Sorcery
Bloodcurdling Scream (p02) 63
Cackling Witch

{X}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Cackling Witch (mmq) 119
Fireshrieker

Equipped creature has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Fireshrieker (cmm) 949
Hero's Blade

Equipped creature gets +3/+2. Whenever a legendary creature you control enters, you may attach this Equipment to it. Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Hero's Blade (cmm) 391
Howl from Beyond

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Instant
Howl from Beyond (dmr) 88
Metallic Mimic

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature Artifact
Metallic Mimic (lcc) 308

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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 (otc) 252
Charcoal Diamond

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

Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (clb) 305
Coldsteel Heart

This artifact enters tapped. As this artifact enters, choose a color. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Coldsteel Heart (csp) 136
Dimir Signet

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

Artifact
Dimir Signet (clu) 221
Environmental Sciences

Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.

Sorcery
Environmental Sciences (stx) 1
Fellwar Stone

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

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (otc) 257
Heraldic Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Heraldic Banner (scd) 267
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (mkc) 232
Sky Diamond

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

Artifact
Sky Diamond (scd) 273
Star Compass

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color that a basic land you control could produce.

Artifact
Star Compass (ima) 229
Talisman of Dominance

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

Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (mkc) 242
Thaumatic Compass

Artifact
Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (plst) XLN-249Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (plst) XLN-249

Ramp

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Removal

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Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Instant
Aetherize (lcc) 142
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 (otc) 89
Blink of an Eye

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

Instant
Blink of an Eye (dom) 46
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (cmm) 81
Evacuation

Return all creatures to their owners' hands.

Instant
Evacuation (lcc) 156
Filter Out

Return all noncreature, nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

Instant
Filter Out (mat) 7
Fumble

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Gain control of all Auras and Equipment that were attached to it, then attach them to another creature.

Instant
Fumble (bbd) 34
Into the Roil

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

Instant
Into the Roil (cmr) 397
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
Reality Shift

Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Instant
Reality Shift (woc) 104
Rethink

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is its mana value.

Instant
Rethink (pcy) 42
Snap

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.

Instant
Snap (woc) 110
Tale's End

Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or legendary spell.

Instant
Tale's End (m20) 77
Vapor Snag

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

Instant
Vapor Snag (plst) MM2-66
Vraska's Contempt

Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life.

Instant
Vraska's Contempt (xln) 129
Wash Away

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

Instant
Wash Away (vow) 87
Wasteland Raider

Squad {2} (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2} any number of times. When this creature enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.) When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Creature
Wasteland Raider (pip) 52

Removal

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Theft

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Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Deathtouch When Gonti enters, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Creature
Gonti, Lord of Luxury (otc) 135
Hostage Taker

When this creature enters, exile another target creature or artifact until this creature leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Creature
Hostage Taker (otc) 231
Thief of Sanity

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, look at the top three cards of that player's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest into their graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Creature
Thief of Sanity (otc) 243

Theft

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Tokens

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Chasm Skulker

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

Creature
Chasm Skulker (moc) 218
Whirler Rogue

When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying. Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Whirler Rogue (otc) 122

Tokens

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Tutor

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Fabricate

Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Fabricate (plst) M10-52

Tutor

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