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Vhal, Hydra Researcher
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Est deck cost: $101.16
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Commander

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Raised by Giants

Commander creatures you own have base power and toughness 10/10 and are Giants in addition to their other types.

Enchantment
Raised by Giants (clb) 250
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher

Vigilance {T}: Add an amount of {C} equal to Vhal's toughness. This mana can't be spent to cast spells from your hand. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher (clb) 387

Commander

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Evasion

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Manifold Key

{1}, {T}: Untap another target artifact. {3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Artifact
Manifold Key (clb) 319
Sonic Screwdriver

{T}: Add one mana of any color. {1}, {T}: Untap another target artifact. {2}, {T}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Artifact
Sonic Screwdriver (who) 185

Evasion

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Pump

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Accorder's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.) Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Accorder's Shield (m14) 204
Cathar's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Cathar's Shield (emn) 192
Slagwurm Armor

Equipped creature gets +0/+6. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact
Slagwurm Armor (mrd) 243

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Tutor

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Citanul Flute

{X}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Citanul Flute (usg) 289
Muddle the Mixture

Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Instant
Muddle the Mixture (rvr) 50
Tribute Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 2, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Tribute Mage (mh1) 73

Tutor

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Counters

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Increasing Savagery

Put five +1/+1 counters on target creature. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, put ten +1/+1 counters on that creature instead. Flashback {5}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Increasing Savagery (dds) 47
Ride the Avalanche

The next spell you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. When you next cast a spell this turn, put X +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature, where X is the mana value of that spell.

Instant
Ride the Avalanche (afc) 54
Visions of Dominance

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on it. Flashback {8}{G}{G}. This spell costs {X} less to cast this way, where X is the greatest mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Visions of Dominance (mic) 37

Counters

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Land

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Alchemist's Refuge

{T}: Add {C}. {G}{U}, {T}: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Land
Alchemist's Refuge (lcc) 318
Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Buried Ruin (onc) 147
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (blc) 130
Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Demolition Field (otc) 283
Flooded Grove

{T}: Add {C}. {G/U}, {T}: Add {G}{G}, {G}{U}, or {U}{U}.

Land
Flooded Grove (blc) 304
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (blb) 378
Heap Gate

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. {1}, {T}, Tap an untapped Gate you control: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Land
Heap Gate (clb) 354
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (blb) 372
Lair of the Hydra

If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {X}{G}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Hydra creature. It's still a land. X can't be 0.

Land
Lair of the Hydra (afr) 259
Littjara Mirrorlake

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{G}{G}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Littjara Mirrorlake (ncc) 412
Manor Gate

This land enters tapped. As this land enters, choose a color other than green. {T}: Add {G} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Manor Gate (clb) 356
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (dsc) 288
Overflowing Basin

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

Land
Overflowing Basin (blc) 321
Riptide Laboratory

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

Land
Riptide Laboratory (mh2) 303
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (otc) 313
Sea Gate

This land enters tapped. As this land enters, choose a color other than blue. {T}: Add {U} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Sea Gate (clb) 359
Simic Growth Chamber

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

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (clu) 247
Tolaria West

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with mana value 0, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Land
Tolaria West (tsr) 286

Land

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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 (40k) 228
Liquimetal Torque

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Target nonland permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.

Artifact
Liquimetal Torque (brc) 145
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (drc) 56
Talisman of Curiosity

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

Artifact
Talisman of Curiosity (mkc) 241
Training Grounds

Activated abilities of creatures you control cost {2} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Enchantment
Training Grounds (mat) 9

Ramp

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Untap

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Kelpie Guide

{T}: Untap another target permanent you control. {T}: Tap target permanent. Activate only if you control eight or more lands.

Creature
Kelpie Guide (stx) 45
Murkfiend Liege

Other green creatures you control get +1/+1. Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1. Untap all green and/or blue creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Creature
Murkfiend Liege (2x2) 259
Staff of Domination

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Artifact
Staff of Domination (brr) 56
Thassa's Ire

{3}{U}: You may tap or untap target creature.

Enchantment
Thassa's Ire (jou) 54
Tidal Bore

You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. You may tap or untap target creature.

Instant
Tidal Bore (mmq) 109
Vizier of Tumbling Sands

{T}: Untap another target permanent. Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, untap target permanent.

Creature
Vizier of Tumbling Sands (cmm) 131

Untap

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Creature

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Colossus of Akros

Defender, indestructible {10}: Monstrosity 10. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put ten +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) As long as this creature is monstrous, it has trample and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature Artifact
Colossus of Akros (ths) 214
Domesticated Hydra

{X}{G}{G}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) As long as this creature is monstrous, it has trample.

Creature
Domesticated Hydra (j22) 647
Feral Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {3}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Any player may activate this ability.

Creature
Feral Hydra (j22) 658
Heroes' Bane

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Creature
Heroes' Bane (c20) 175
Hydra Broodmaster

{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When this creature becomes monstrous, create X X/X green Hydra creature tokens.

Creature
Hydra Broodmaster (c21) 194
Idol of Oblivion

{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn. {8}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.

Artifact
Idol of Oblivion (blc) 277
Moldgraf Monstrosity

Trample When this creature dies, exile it, then return two creature cards at random from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Moldgraf Monstrosity (c18) 156
Nemesis of Mortals

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard. {7}{G}{G}: Monstrosity 5. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each creature card in your graveyard. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put five +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

Creature
Nemesis of Mortals (ths) 163
Nessian Asp

Reach {6}{G}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

Creature
Nessian Asp (cn2) 187
Polukranos, World Eater

{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When Polukranos becomes monstrous, it deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures your opponents control. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to Polukranos.

Creature
Polukranos, World Eater (ths) 172
Wren's Run Hydra

Reach This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Reinforce X—{X}{G}{G} ({X}{G}{G}, Discard this card: Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature.)

Creature
Wren's Run Hydra (mh2) 183

Creature

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Mana Fixing

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Crossroads Candleguide

When this creature enters, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. {2}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature Artifact
Crossroads Candleguide (mid) 253
Energy Refractor

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

Artifact
Energy Refractor (bro) 234
Stonework Packbeast

Stonework Packbeast is also a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard. {2}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature Artifact
Stonework Packbeast (znr) 255
Urn of Godfire

{2}: Add one mana of any color. {6}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target creature or enchantment.

Artifact
Urn of Godfire (mom) 266

Mana Fixing

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Removal

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Cosmic Hunger

Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature, planeswalker, or battle.

Instant
Cosmic Hunger (mom) 182
Decisive Denial

Choose one — • Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) • Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Instant
Decisive Denial (stx) 177
Dissipate

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant
Dissipate (mir) 61
Fade into Antiquity

Exile target artifact or enchantment.

Sorcery
Fade into Antiquity (neo) 182
Hunter's Bow

When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. That creature deals damage equal to its power to up to one target creature you don't control. Equipped creature has reach and ward {2}. Equip {1}

Artifact
Hunter's Bow (acr) 41
Mass Diminish

Until your next turn, creatures target player controls have base power and toughness 1/1. Flashback {3}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Mass Diminish (c19) 10
Master's Rebuke

Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.

Instant
Master's Rebuke (j22) 689
Ram Through

Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. If the creature you control has trample, excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.

Instant
Ram Through (cmm) 314
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
Repulsive Mutation

Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then counter up to one target spell unless its controller pays mana equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.

Instant
Repulsive Mutation (mkm) 227
Spell Rupture

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Instant
Spell Rupture (gtc) 52

Removal

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Draw

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Arcanis the Omnipotent

{T}: Draw three cards. {2}{U}{U}: Return Arcanis to its owner's hand.

Creature
Arcanis the Omnipotent (dmr) 39
Blue Sun's Zenith

Target player draws X cards. Shuffle Blue Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

Instant
Blue Sun's Zenith (sta) 12
Diviner's Wand

Equipped creature has "Whenever you draw a card, this creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn" and "{4}: Draw a card." Whenever a Wizard creature enters, you may attach this Equipment to it. Equip {3}

Artifact Kindred
Diviner's Wand (mor) 142
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (fdn) 220
Gretchen Titchwillow

{2}{G}{U}: Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Gretchen Titchwillow (afr) 340
Prophet of Distortion

Devoid (This card has no color.) {3}{C}: Draw a card. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Creature
Prophet of Distortion (ogw) 46
Season of Gathering

Choose up to five {P} worth of modes. You may choose the same mode more than once. {P} — Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control. It gains vigilance and trample until end of turn. {P}{P} — Choose artifact or enchantment. Destroy all permanents of the chosen type. {P}{P}{P} — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.

Sorcery
Season of Gathering (blb) 286

Draw

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Protection

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Crystal Carapace

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has ward {2}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Enchantment
Crystal Carapace (mom) 183
Giant Ankheg

Trample Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) Other creatures you control have trample and ward {2}.

Creature
Giant Ankheg (clb) 233
Mask of Avacyn

Equipped creature gets +1/+2 and has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {3}

Artifact
Mask of Avacyn (cmr) 466
Mirror Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has hexproof and "Whenever a creature with deathtouch blocks or becomes blocked by this creature, destroy that creature." Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Mirror Shield (thb) 234
Ring of Evos Isle

{2}: Equipped creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's blue. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Ring of Evos Isle (m13) 211
Thran Power Suit

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Aura and Equipment attached to it and has ward {2}. (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Thran Power Suit (bro) 253

Protection

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Tokens

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Hornet Queen

Flying, deathtouch When this creature enters, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch.

Creature
Hornet Queen (mkc) 172
Mask of the Jadecrafter

{X}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create an X/X colorless Golem artifact creature token. Activate only as a sorcery. Unearth {2}{G} ({2}{G}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Mask of the Jadecrafter (bro) 201

Tokens

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Maybeboard

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Gift of the Viper

Put a +1/+1 counter, a reach counter, and a deathtouch counter on target creature. Untap it.

Instant
Gift of the Viper (mh3) 156
Plasm Capture

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next first main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is that spell's mana value.

Instant
Plasm Capture (otc) 237
Ulvenwald Oddity

Creature
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225
Voidslime

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Instant
Voidslime (rvr) 237

Maybeboard

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