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the real reason mana crypt was banned
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Commander

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Zedruu the Greathearted

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of permanents you own that your opponents control. {U}{R}{W}: Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control.

Creature
Zedruu the Greathearted (c16) 231

Commander

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Burn

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Relic Robber

Haste Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player creates a 0/1 colorless Goblin Construct artifact creature token with "This token can't block" and "At the beginning of your upkeep, this token deals 1 damage to you."

Creature
Relic Robber (znr) 153

Burn

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Copy

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Dualcaster Mage

Flash When this creature enters, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Creature
Dualcaster Mage (c21) 165
Isochron Scepter

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an instant card with mana value 2 or less from your hand. {2}, {T}: You may copy the exiled card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Artifact
Isochron Scepter (mb2) 96
Mirrorworks

Whenever another nontoken artifact you control enters, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that artifact.

Artifact
Mirrorworks (brc) 149
Narset's Reversal

Copy target instant or sorcery spell, then return it to its owner's hand. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Narset's Reversal (plst) WAR-62
Orvar, the All-Form

Changeling Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, if it targets one or more other permanents you control, create a token that's a copy of one of those permanents. When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create a token that's a copy of target permanent.

Creature
Orvar, the All-Form (khm) 70
Prototype Portal

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile an artifact card from your hand. {X}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of the exiled card. X is the mana value of that card.

Artifact
Prototype Portal (plst) SOM-195
Reiterate

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Reiterate (tsr) 182
Twinning Staff

If you would copy a spell one or more times, instead copy it that many times plus an additional time. You may choose new targets for the additional copy. {7}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Artifact
Twinning Staff (ncc) 383

Copy

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Copy the crypt

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Astral Dragon

Flying Project Image — When this creature enters, create two tokens that are copies of target noncreature permanent, except they're 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to their other types, and they have flying.

Creature
Astral Dragon (clb) 664
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

Creature tokens you control have haste. At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/1 blue Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token. Then you may choose a token you control. If you do, each other token you control becomes a copy of that token.

Creature Artifact
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer (brc) 122
Cogwork Assembler

{7}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact. That token gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Creature Artifact
Cogwork Assembler (j22) 761
Ghostly Flicker

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

Instant
Ghostly Flicker (cmm) 98
Lithoform Engine

{2}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {3}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}, {T}: Copy target permanent spell you control. (The copy becomes a token.)

Artifact
Lithoform Engine (brc) 146
Radiate

Choose target instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single permanent or player. Copy that spell for each other permanent or player the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those permanents and players.

Instant
Radiate (tor) 113
Urza, Prince of Kroog

Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2. {6}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact you control, except it's a 1/1 Soldier creature in addition to its other types.

Creature
Urza, Prince of Kroog (bro) 226
Vesuvan Duplimancy

Whenever you cast a spell that targets only a single artifact or creature you control, create a token that's a copy of that artifact or creature, except it's not legendary.

Enchantment
Vesuvan Duplimancy (dmu) 73

Copy the crypt

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Draw

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Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain

Whenever you cast a historic spell, draw a card. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Creature
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain (brc) 126
Mystic Speculation

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Sorcery
Mystic Speculation (plst) FUT-41
Sea Gate Restoration

Sorcery
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 76Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 76

Draw

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Finisher

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Fractured Identity

Exile target nonland permanent. Each player other than its controller creates a token that's a copy of it.

Sorcery
Fractured Identity (who) 236

Finisher

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Land

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Academy Ruins

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Academy Ruins (plst) 2XM-309
Ancient Den

{T}: Add {W}.

Artifact Land
Ancient Den (brc) 172
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 (mh2) 244
Buried Ruin

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

Land
Buried Ruin (pip) 254
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (plst) CMD-269
Elegant Parlor

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) This land enters tapped. When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Land
Elegant Parlor (mkm) 260
Flooded Strand

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

Land
Flooded Strand (ktk) 233
Forbidden Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Whenever you tap this land for mana, target opponent creates a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.

Land
Forbidden Orchard (2x2) 323
Hallowed Fountain

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

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rna) 251
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (plst) AKH-258
Mana Confluence

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Mana Confluence (jou) 163
Meticulous Archive

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped. When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Land
Meticulous Archive (mkm) 264
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (plst) AKH-264
Otawara, Soaring City

{T}: Add {U}. Channel — {3}{U}, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Land
Otawara, Soaring City (neo) 271
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (plst) AKH-256
Raugrin Triome

({T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raugrin Triome (iko) 251
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 (grn) 254
Scalding Tarn

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

Land
Scalding Tarn (mh2) 254
Seat of the Synod

{T}: Add {U}.

Artifact Land
Seat of the Synod (j25) 773
Steam Vents

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

Land
Steam Vents (grn) 257
Thundering Falls

({T}: Add {U} or {R}.) This land enters tapped. When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Land
Thundering Falls (mkm) 269
Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land Enchantment
Urza's Saga (mb2) 114

Land

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Protection

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Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197
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 (fdn) 258

Protection

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Ramp

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Agatha's Soul Cauldron

You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate abilities of creatures you control. Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with Agatha's Soul Cauldron. {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard. When a creature card is exiled this way, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Artifact
Agatha's Soul Cauldron (woe) 242
Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
Azorius Signet

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

Artifact
Azorius Signet (scd) 259
Basalt Monolith

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

Artifact
Basalt Monolith (mb2) 217
Chromatic Orrery

You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}. {5}, {T}: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.

Artifact
Chromatic Orrery (m21) 228
Cursed Mirror

{T}: Add {R}. As this artifact enters, you may have it become a copy of any creature on the battlefield until end of turn, except it has haste.

Artifact
Cursed Mirror (mh3) 279
Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Expedition Map (fdn) 724
Izzet Signet

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

Artifact
Izzet Signet (moc) 362
Krark-Clan Ironworks

Sacrifice an artifact: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Krark-Clan Ironworks (mb2) 224
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
Machine God's Effigy

You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact and it has "{T}: Add {U}." (It's not a creature.) {T}: Add {U}.

Artifact
Machine God's Effigy (brc) 16
Mana Crypt

At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, this artifact deals 3 damage to you. {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Mana Crypt (plst) EMA-225
Mind Games

Buyback {2}{U} (You may pay an additional {2}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

Instant
Mind Games (sth) 38
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (drc) 57
Talisman of Progress

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

Artifact
Talisman of Progress (scd) 283

Ramp

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Recursion

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Archaeomancer

When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Archaeomancer (j25) 285
Junk Diver

Flying When this creature dies, return another target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature Artifact
Junk Diver (mh3) 293
Myr Retriever

When this creature dies, return another target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature Artifact
Myr Retriever (plst) CM2-203
Scrap Trawler

Whenever this creature dies or another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return to your hand target artifact card in your graveyard with lesser mana value.

Creature Artifact
Scrap Trawler (moc) 373

Recursion

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Sac outlet

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Ashnod's Altar

Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Ashnod's Altar (cmm) 368
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer

Sacrifice an artifact: Target artifact gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer (brc) 118

Sac outlet

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Tokens

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Anointed Procession

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

Enchantment
Anointed Procession (plst) AKH-2
Mirrodin Besieged

As this enchantment enters, choose Mirran or Phyrexian. • Mirran — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token. • Phyrexian — At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then discard a card. Then if there are fifteen or more artifact cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses the game.

Enchantment
Mirrodin Besieged (plst) MH1-57
Myr Turbine

{T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token. {T}, Tap five untapped Myr you control: Search your library for a Myr creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Artifact
Myr Turbine (mbs) 117

Tokens

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Tutor

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Arcum Dagsson

{T}: Target artifact creature's controller sacrifices it. That player may search their library for a noncreature artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Arcum Dagsson (2xm) 41
Goblin Engineer

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Goblin Engineer (plst) MH1-128
Merchant Scroll

Search your library for a blue instant card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Merchant Scroll (mb2) 167
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 (plst) MH1-73
Trinket Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Trinket Mage (plst) DDU-41
Trophy Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Trophy Mage (ddu) 42
Whir of Invention

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Whir of Invention (plst) AER-49

Tutor

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Untap

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Battered Golem

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step. Whenever an artifact enters, you may untap this creature.

Creature Artifact
Battered Golem (5dn) 106
Clock of Omens

Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Untap target artifact.

Artifact
Clock of Omens (plst) M13-202
Dramatic Reversal

Untap all nonland permanents you control.

Instant
Dramatic Reversal (kld) 44
Dross Scorpion

Whenever this creature or another artifact creature dies, you may untap target artifact.

Creature Artifact
Dross Scorpion (mrd) 164
Filigree Sages

{2}{U}: Untap target artifact.

Creature Artifact
Filigree Sages (ala) 44
Intruder Alarm

Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. Whenever a creature enters, untap all creatures.

Enchantment
Intruder Alarm (plst) 8ED-86
Karn, the Great Creator

Activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control can't be activated. +1: Until your next turn, up to one target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. −2: You may reveal an artifact card you own from outside the game or choose a face-up artifact card you own in exile. Put that card into your hand.

Planeswalker
Karn, the Great Creator (mb2) 3
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 (cmr) 343

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Deck Info

Deck stats

5 pips - 5 cards
13 mana - 13 cards
33 pips - 26 cards
30 mana - 29 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
13 pips - 10 cards
14 mana - 14 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
21 mana - 11 cards
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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"deck aggressively digs for a matrix of infinite combos to make a large number of mana crypts, then donate them to opponents to kill them on upkeep. you aren't technically allowed to deal damage to opponents - only the crypts may do the dirty work. (Hot Potato Relic Robber tokens also count ,for redundancy)\n\n/\n\nfrom reddit discussion on the idea:\n\nmana crypt attack\n\nI need to make a lot of Mana Crypts, perhaps with something like [[Mechanised Production]]? [[Osgir]] is new in town, but he exiles the original and only makes two copies. Of course we have [[Copy Artifact]], [[Sculpting Steel]], [[Lithoform Engine]], etc.\n\nI also need to give them to people - [[Zedru]] obviously springs to mind, maybe [[Harmless Offering]], how about [[Trickster God's Heist]]? [[Fractured Identity]] is an option. Mana crypt deals damage so some damage doublers may be in order.\n\n[[Mirror Works]] + [[Scrap Trawler]] + [[Krark-Clan Ironworks]] + [[Myr Retriever]] + [[Mana Crypt]] will let you create infinite untapped Mana Crypts thus making infinite colourless mana. Play a large draw X spell or have draw engine like [[Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain]] to draw your library so you can play [[Prismite]] or [[Gemstone Array]] to get infinite mana of all colours. Proceed to gift each opponent a Googolplex (10100) Mana Crypts with [[Zedru the Greathearted]].\n\n[[Dualcaster Mage]] + [[Ghostly Flicker]]\n\nYou can substitute KCI for [[Ashnods Altar]] and a free artifact sac outlet like [[Slobad Goblin Tinkerer]].\n\nPlay [[Stony Silence]], [[Null Rod]] and [[Karn Great Creator]] so they can't tap the Crypts for mana but still have to flip for them.\n\nAh, good shout - I was thinking of [[Kill Switch]], but forgot the others. Karn especially, he's symmetrical so you can still tap a Crypt for mana before gifting it.\n\nIf you run Zedruu at the helm, think about [[Prismite]] and [[Gemstone Array]] so you can filter the new Mana Crypt into the mana for Zedruu. For that to work you need stuff like [[Training Grounds]] or [[Heartstone]]. They won't work with the Array, but there are more Prismites running around.\n\nFor the Mechanized Production you maybe want to add [[Followed Footsteps]] and [[Sphinx of the Second Sun]] to double it's output. Maybe with an Strionic resonator to increase it even more.\n\nWould also accept [[Paradox Haze]] to be able to give yourself or others more upkeeps to trigger during.\n\nyurlok, mindslaver\n\nIf you could find a wag to give them a fiery Emincapation that would be fun.\n\nGet lots of token [[Mana Crypts]] as many [[Fiery Emancipation]] type effects as you can, then [[Fractured Identity]] one of your permanents with it on the stack [[Radiate]] the fracture. \n\n(actually Mana Vault may be better for this)\n\nI want to give my opponents [[Notion Thief]] with [[Harmless Offering]], then play [[Consecrated Sphinx]] followed by [[Brainstorm]]\n\nBazar Trader should be a card to consider, along with Krark's thumb to make sure you don't kill yourself by making a million mana crypts\n\nMana Crypt + Elesh Norn + Titania’s Song\n\nYou could also just animate your mana crypt with one of the Tezzerets/[[Tezzeret's Touch]]/[[The Antiquities War]]/etc. and beat down on em.\n\n[[Prototype Portal]] plus whatever infinite artifact untapper, then play [[Sky Swallower]].\n\nIf you're in Jeskai, you're in colors for all sorts of handy shenanigans, from slapping a [[Donate]] on [[Eye of the Storm]], to having [[Brudiclad]] make all your Treasures or Goblin tokens or whatever into Crypts, to [[Orvar]], to [[Zirda]]. You also have a lot of clones, untaps, tutors, and blink effects to play with. Red also has a significant number of Fling effects, with [[Bosh, Iron Golem]] amongst the easiest to repeat. Infinite mana (IsoRev?) and [[Cogwork Assembler]] could net you as many copies as you could wish for, and Zedruu could chuck them across the board. Heck, just give them each a single Crypt with Fractured Identity or something and dip outta the game with a [[Magosi the Waterveil]] or [[Teferi's Protection]] loop.\n"}]}
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