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Galadriel - Queen of Ice
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $105.88
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Commander

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Galadriel of Lothlórien

Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Galadriel as your Ring-bearer, scry 3. Whenever you scry, you may reveal the top card of your library. If a land card is revealed this way, put it onto the battlefield tapped.

Creature
Galadriel of Lothlórien (ltr) 446

Commander

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S1 The Ring Tempts

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Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Whenever Elrond or another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.

Creature
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell (ltr) 49
Horses of the Bruinen

Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands. Scry 1. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Horses of the Bruinen (ltr) 55
Rangers of Ithilien

Vigilance When this creature enters, gain control of up to one target creature with lesser power for as long as you control this creature. Then the Ring tempts you.

Creature
Rangers of Ithilien (ltr) 66
The Ring Goes South

The Ring tempts you. Then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X land cards, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control. Put those land cards onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Sorcery
The Ring Goes South (ltr) 186

S1 The Ring Tempts

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Z2 Fixing Lands

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Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
Rimewood Falls

({T}: Add {G} or {U}.) This land enters tapped.

Land
Rimewood Falls (khm) 266
Shimmerdrift Vale

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

Land
Shimmerdrift Vale (khm) 267

Z2 Fixing Lands

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P1 Draw

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Inscription of Insight

Kicker {2}{U}{U} Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead. • Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands. • Scry 2, then draw two cards. • Target player creates an X/X blue Illusion creature token, where X is the number of cards in their hand.

Sorcery
Inscription of Insight (znr) 61
Joint Exploration

Kicker {G} (You may pay an additional {G} as you cast this spell.) Scry 2, then draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Joint Exploration (dmu) 56
Kasmina, Enigma Sage

Each other planeswalker you control has the loyalty abilities of Kasmina. +2: Scry 1. −X: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. −8: Search your library for an instant or sorcery card that shares a color with this planeswalker, exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Planeswalker
Kasmina, Enigma Sage (stx) 279
Lifecrafter's Bestiary

At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {G}. If you do, draw a card.

Artifact
Lifecrafter's Bestiary (mkc) 231
Mirror of Galadriel

{5}, {T}: Scry 1, then draw a card. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Artifact
Mirror of Galadriel (ltr) 244
Multiple Choice

If X is 1, scry 1, then draw a card. If X is 2, you may choose a player. They return a creature they control to its owner's hand. If X is 3, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. If X is 4 or more, do all of the above.

Sorcery
Multiple Choice (stx) 48
Netherese Puzzle-Ward

Focus Beam — At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a d4. Scry X, where X is the result. Perfect Illumination — Whenever you roll a die's highest natural result, draw a card.

Enchantment
Netherese Puzzle-Ward (afc) 17
Nissa, Steward of Elements

+2: Scry 2. 0: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card or a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of loyalty counters on Nissa, you may put that card onto the battlefield. −6: Untap up to two target lands you control. They become 5/5 Elemental creatures with flying and haste until end of turn. They're still lands.

Planeswalker
Nissa, Steward of Elements (m3c) 270
Reason

Sorcery
Reason // Believe (hou) 154
Serum Visionary

When this creature enters, draw a card, then scry 2.

Creature
Serum Visionary (mh3) 69
Tatyova, Benthic Druid

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature
Tatyova, Benthic Druid (m3c) 273
The Temporal Anchor

At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2. Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library. During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.

Artifact
The Temporal Anchor (bro) 82

P1 Draw

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S2 Extra Scry

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In Search of Greatness

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may cast a permanent spell from your hand with mana value equal to 1 plus the highest mana value among other permanents you control without paying its mana cost. If you don't, scry 1.

Enchantment
In Search of Greatness (khm) 177
Lothlórien Lookout

Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.

Creature
Lothlórien Lookout (ltr) 175
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker

Flying Whenever this creature becomes tapped, scry 1.

Creature Artifact
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker (neo) 68
Season of Growth

Whenever a creature you control enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Whenever you cast a spell that targets a creature you control, draw a card.

Enchantment
Season of Growth (wot) 61
Siani, Eye of the Storm

Flying Whenever Siani attacks, scry X, where X is the number of attacking creatures with flying. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Siani, Eye of the Storm (cmr) 95
Sigiled Starfish

{T}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Sigiled Starfish (c18) 102

S2 Extra Scry

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Z3 Utility Lands

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Mouth of Ronom

{T}: Add {C}. {4}{S}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: It deals 4 damage to target creature. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

Land
Mouth of Ronom (csp) 148

Z3 Utility Lands

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P2 Ramp

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Arbor Elf

{T}: Untap target Forest.

Creature
Arbor Elf (wwk) 95
Bronze Walrus

When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature Artifact
Bronze Walrus (clb) 302
Elvish Mystic

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Elvish Mystic (cmm) 284
Fyndhorn Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Fyndhorn Elves (cmr) 228
Llanowar Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Llanowar Elves (dom) 168
Mana Geode

When this artifact enters, scry 1. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Mana Geode (war) 241
Omen of the Hunt

Flash When this enchantment enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. {2}{G}, Sacrifice this enchantment: Scry 2.

Enchantment
Omen of the Hunt (cmm) 906
Phial of Galadriel

If you would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, draw two cards instead. If you would gain life while you have 5 or less life, you gain twice that much life instead. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Phial of Galadriel (ltr) 248
Seer's Lantern

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Artifact
Seer's Lantern (cmr) 338
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (c17) 223
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 (sld) 803
Spirit of the Aldergard

When this creature enters, search your library for a snow land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. This creature gets +1/+0 for each other snow permanent you control.

Creature
Spirit of the Aldergard (khm) 195

P2 Ramp

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S3 Counters

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Arwen Undómiel

Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. {4}{G}{U}: Scry 2.

Creature
Arwen Undómiel (ltr) 194
Celeborn the Wise

Whenever you attack with one or more Elves, scry 1. Whenever you scry, Celeborn gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each card looked at while scrying this way.

Creature
Celeborn the Wise (ltr) 156
Elrond, Master of Healing

Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way. Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

Creature
Elrond, Master of Healing (ltr) 200
Legolas, Counter of Kills

Reach Whenever you scry, if Legolas is tapped, you may untap it. Do this only once each turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Legolas.

Creature
Legolas, Counter of Kills (ltr) 212
Retreat to Kazandu

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one — • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. • You gain 2 life.

Enchantment
Retreat to Kazandu (bfz) 186
Roaring Earth

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or Vehicle you control. Channel — {X}{G}{G}, Discard this card: Put X +1/+1 counters on target land you control. It becomes a 0/0 green Spirit creature with haste. It's still a land.

Enchantment
Roaring Earth (neo) 204
Tireless Tracker

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Tireless Tracker (pip) 207
Vinelasher Kudzu

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Vinelasher Kudzu (ddm) 50

S3 Counters

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Z4 Creature Lands

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Faceless Haven

{T}: Add {C}. {S}{S}{S}: This land becomes a 4/3 creature with vigilance and all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

Land
Faceless Haven (pkhm) 255p
Frostwalk Bastion

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{S}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/3 Construct artifact creature. It's still a land. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.) Whenever this land deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Land
Frostwalk Bastion (mh1) 240
Lumbering Falls

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. {2}{G}{U}: This land becomes a 3/3 green and blue Elemental creature with hexproof until end of turn. It's still a land.

Land
Lumbering Falls (m3c) 355
Restless Vinestalk

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. {3}{G}{U}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 5/5 green and blue Plant creature with trample. It's still a land. Whenever this land attacks, up to one other target creature has base power and toughness 3/3 until end of turn.

Land
Restless Vinestalk (woe) 307
Treetop Village

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {1}{G}: This land becomes a 3/3 green Ape creature with trample until end of turn. It's still a land. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Land
Treetop Village (ddr) 30

Z4 Creature Lands

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P3 Removal

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Acidic Slime

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) When this creature enters, destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.

Creature
Acidic Slime (m12) 161
Bitter Chill

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {1}. If you do, scry 1, then draw a card.

Enchantment
Bitter Chill (woe) 44
Clip Wings

Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice with flying.

Instant
Clip Wings (soi) 197
Elvish Mariner

Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1. Whenever you scry, tap up to X target nonland permanents, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.

Creature
Elvish Mariner (ltr) 283
Freeze in Place

Tap target creature an opponent controls and put three stun counters on it. Scry 2. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Sorcery
Freeze in Place (woe) 50
Myconid Spore Tender

Infesting Spores — When this creature enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Myconid Spore Tender (clb) 243
Reclamation Sage

When this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Reclamation Sage (m15) 194
Shower of Arrows

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. Scry 1.

Instant
Shower of Arrows (ltr) 188
Stormkeld Vanguard

Creature
Stormkeld Vanguard // Bear Down (woe) 187
Thrashing Brontodon

{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Thrashing Brontodon (m21) 209
Trygon Predator

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.

Creature
Trygon Predator (otc) 246
Vengeful Creeper

Disguise {5}{G} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) When this creature is turned face up, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.

Creature
Vengeful Creeper (mkm) 182

P3 Removal

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S4 In the darkness

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Dark Depths

Dark Depths enters with ten ice counters on it. {3}: Remove an ice counter from Dark Depths. When Dark Depths has no ice counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.

Land
Dark Depths (m3c) 334
Marit Lage's Slumber

Whenever Marit Lage's Slumber or another snow permanent you control enters, scry 1. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control ten or more snow permanents, sacrifice Marit Lage's Slumber. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.

Enchantment
Marit Lage's Slumber (mh1) 56

S4 In the darkness

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Z5 Scry Lands

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Castle Vantress

Castle Vantress enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Land
Castle Vantress (m3c) 327
Crystal Grotto

When this land enters, scry 1. {T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Crystal Grotto (dmu) 246
Path of Ancestry

This land 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 (mkc) 279
Quandrix Campus

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. {4}, {T}: Scry 1.

Land
Quandrix Campus (m3c) 366
Rivendell

Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {U}. {1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

Land
Rivendell (ltr) 259
Study Hall

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. When you spend this mana to cast your commander, scry X, where X is the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

Land
Study Hall (c21) 80
Temple of Mystery

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 {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (m3c) 390
The Grey Havens

When The Grey Havens enters, scry 1. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color among legendary creature cards in your graveyard.

Land
The Grey Havens (ltr) 443
Zhalfirin Void

When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Zhalfirin Void (dom) 249

Z5 Scry Lands

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P4 Control

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Anticognition

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.

Instant
Anticognition (znr) 45
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
Calculated Dismissal

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Instant
Calculated Dismissal (ori) 48
Condescend

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Instant
Condescend (5dn) 27
Desynchronize

Target nonland permanent's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. Scry 2.

Instant
Desynchronize (bro) 46
Dissolve

Counter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Instant
Dissolve (ima) 51
Memory Drain

Counter target spell. Scry 2.

Instant
Memory Drain (thb) 54
No Escape

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. Scry 1.

Instant
No Escape (war) 63

P4 Control

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Z1 Basic Lands

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Snow-Covered Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Snow-Covered Forest (khm) 284
Snow-Covered Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Snow-Covered Island (khm) 279

Z1 Basic Lands

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Deck Info

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0 mana - 10 cards
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22 mana - 22 cards
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31 mana - 31 cards
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