<p>Looking to give your <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> Commander precon an exponential upgrade? We're here to give you some ideas for both budget and non-budget upgrades, as well as recommendations for cards you should cut from the precon.</p>
<p>If you're looking for an analysis on what's in the deck and how to play it, check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/quandrix-unlimited-secrets-of-strixhaven-precon-guide-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Precon Guide here</a>.</p>


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<p>Here's what's in the <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> precon:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Quandrix" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zimone, Infinite Analyst
[/Commander]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Biomass Mutation
*1 Commander&#039;s Insight
*1 Decisive Denial
*1 Eureka Moment
*1 Nexus Mentality
*1 Perplexing Test
*1 Pull from Tomorrow
*1 Quandrix Charm
*1 Quandrix Command
*1 Rapid Hybridization
*1 Silkguard
*1 Stroke of Genius
*1 Tyvar&#039;s Stand
*1 Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Animist&#039;s Awakening
*1 Curse of the Swine
*1 Entrancing Melody
*1 Expansion Algorithm
*1 Nature&#039;s Lore
*1 Open the Way
*1 Oversimplify
*1 Primal Might
*1 Three Visits
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Altered Ego
*1 Benevolent Hydra
*1 Deekah, Fractal Theorist
*1 Elusive Otter // Grove&#039;s Bounty
*1 Forgotten Ancient
*1 Goldvein Hydra
*1 Guardian Augmenter
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 Hydroid Krasis
*1 Ingenious Prodigy
*1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
*1 Kinetic Ooze
*1 Lifeblood Hydra
*1 Nev, the Practical Dean
*1 Owlin Spiralmancer
*1 Primo, the Unbounded
*1 Primordial Hydra
*1 Quandrix Apprentice
*1 Steelbane Hydra
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Striding Shotcaller // Run the Play
*1 Tanazir Quandrix
*1 The Goose Mother
*1 Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
*1 Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel
*1 Zimone, All-Questioning
*1 Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Astral Cornucopia
*1 Brass Infiniscope
*1 Elementalist&#039;s Palette
*1 Fractal Harness
*1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
*1 Sol Ring
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Hardened Scales
*1 Lattice Library
*1 Mana Bloom
*1 Unbound Flourishing
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Alchemist&#039;s Refuge
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Flooded Grove
*6 Forest
*1 Hinterland Harbor
*7 Island
*1 Opal Palace
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 Overflowing Basin
*1 Paradox Gardens
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Quandrix Campus
*1 Rain-Slicked Copse
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Sodden Verdure
*1 Study Hall
*1 Tangled Islet
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Turbulent Wilderness
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
*1 Yavimaya Coast
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doppelgang" href="#" target="_blank">Doppelgang</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doppelgang"></div></div>
<p>It's mana intensive, but it's <em>so</em> good as a late-game play to completely turn the tables.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Finale of Revelation" href="#" target="_blank">Finale of Revelation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thassa&#039;s Intervention" href="#" target="_blank">Thassa&#039;s Intervention</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Finale of Revelation"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thassa&#039;s Intervention"></div></div>
<p>More X spell card draw is what we need. Intervention doubling as a counterspell is really nice, too.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ripples of Potential" href="#" target="_blank">Ripples of Potential</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Sage" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Sage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ripples of Potential"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Evolution Sage"></div></div>
<p>I thought the deck could use a bit more proliferation for the +1/+1 counters. We don't do any other landfall stuff, but we should expect to at least play one every turn, so Evolution Sage works. Ripples of Potential doubling as a protection spell is great.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unnatural Restoration" href="#" target="_blank">Unnatural Restoration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Witness" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Witness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Unnatural Restoration"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Evolution Witness"></div></div>
<p>The precon didn't have any graveyard recursion. These both fit perfectly with our strategy.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Swiftfoot Boots"></div></div>
<p>Zimone is a value engine, and likely to get targeted. I want her to have a more permanent means of protection.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wave Goodbye" href="#" target="_blank">Wave Goodbye</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wave Goodbye"></div></div>
<p><em>This</em> is the kind of board wipe we should be playing in this deck. Not "Choose odd or even, blah blah blah."</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wilderness Reclamation" href="#" target="_blank">Wilderness Reclamation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wilderness Reclamation"></div></div>
<p>There are enough X spell instants in the deck that Wilderness Reclamation is a worthy inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kalonian Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Kalonian Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Paradox Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kalonian Hydra"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor"></div></div>
<p>More counters!</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Champion of Lambholt" href="#" target="_blank">Champion of Lambholt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Emil, Vastlands Roamer" href="#" target="_blank">Emil, Vastlands Roamer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Champion of Lambholt"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Emil, Vastlands Roamer"></div></div>
<p>With these two creatures we're looking to make combat much more deadly. Champion is basically a win condition. Speaking of...</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Simic Ascendancy" href="#" target="_blank">Simic Ascendancy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Simic Ascendancy"></div></div>
<p>How could they not include this in the precon? Probably because it's a bit too easy. But hey, games gotta end.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nexos" href="#" target="_blank">Nexos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nyxbloom Ancient" href="#" target="_blank">Nyxbloom Ancient</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nexos"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nyxbloom Ancient"></div></div>
<p>More mana from our lands for bigger X spells.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kodama of the West Tree" href="#" target="_blank">Kodama of the West Tree</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sporocyst" href="#" target="_blank">Sporocyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kodama of the West Tree"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sporocyst"></div></div>
<p>More lands so we can get more mana from our lands for bigger X spells.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mathemagics" href="#" target="_blank">Mathemagics</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod" href="#" target="_blank">Geometer&#039;s Arthropod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terrasymbiosis" href="#" target="_blank">Terrasymbiosis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mathemagics"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terrasymbiosis"></div></div>
<p>More card draw.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Branching Evolution" href="#" target="_blank">Branching Evolution</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Earth Crystal" href="#" target="_blank">The Earth Crystal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider" href="#" target="_blank">Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Branching Evolution"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Earth Crystal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider"></div></div>
<p>More counters.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Great Henge" href="#" target="_blank">The Great Henge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Great Henge"></div></div>
<p>More card draw, more mana, more counters, and, what the heck, throw in some lifegain too. The Great Henge does it all.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Ozolith" href="#" target="_blank">The Ozolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Ozolith"></div></div>
<p>We worked so hard to get all those counters. Would be a shame if they went away. Enter: The Ozolith.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mutational Advantage" href="#" target="_blank">Mutational Advantage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mutational Advantage"></div></div>
<p>Mutational Advantage is a really nice protection spell for counters decks. It also proliferates!</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Walking Ballista" href="#" target="_blank">Walking Ballista</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Herald of Secret Streams" href="#" target="_blank">Herald of Secret Streams</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Walking Ballista"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Herald of Secret Streams"></div></div>
<p>More ways to win! We're not gonna be <a href="https://commanderspellbook.com/search/?q=walking%20ballista" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comboing out with Walking Ballista</a> like other decks might, but it'll sure be nice to deal lots of damage with it. And Herald removes the math from combat.</p>
<p>The deck has enough math already, am I right?</p>


<p>This precon was pretty difficult to make cuts for. To get to my self-imposed 15 cuts, I had to make some difficult choices. But still, cut we must.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goldvein Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Goldvein Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goldvein Hydra"></div></div>
<p>Tapped Treasure tokens when it dies....yay? This Hydra is underwhelming, even with all its keyword abilities.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Bloom" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Bloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mana Bloom"></div></div>
<p>As far as ramp goes, this is kind of awful. Even if it does synergize with the deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primo, the Unbounded" href="#" target="_blank">Primo, the Unbounded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deekah, Fractal Theorist" href="#" target="_blank">Deekah, Fractal Theorist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primo, the Unbounded"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lattice Library"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deekah, Fractal Theorist"></div></div>
<p>We already got X spells and +1/+1 counters going on, and plenty of creature cards to play. I think we can forgo the whole Fractal token subtheme.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hangarback Walker" href="#" target="_blank">Hangarback Walker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hangarback Walker"></div></div>
<p>We'll skip Thopter tokens too.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, All-Questioning" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, All-Questioning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, All-Questioning"></div></div>
<p>All five of the <em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em> precons shoehorned older Strixhaven legends into them. If you've checked out the other upgrade guides, you'll see we ended up cutting most of them, since they just don't fit. Same applies here to these younger Zimones.</p>
<p>What's really annoying is that the one Zimone that does fit our strategy, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Paradox Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, wasn't included.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oversimplify" href="#" target="_blank">Oversimplify</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Perplexing Test" href="#" target="_blank">Perplexing Test</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oversimplify"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perplexing Test"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis"></div></div>
<p>These are all either really bad (Oversimplify) or really situational (the other two). None of them really work here. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wave Goodbye" href="#" target="_blank">Wave Goodbye</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is so much better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Within" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Beast Within"></div></div>
<p>The deck was too heavy on removal, and we just don't need this. Nothing against the card; it's a classic.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fractal Harness" href="#" target="_blank">Fractal Harness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fractal Harness"></div></div>
<p>We ditched the Fractal subtheme, and we're really not doing Equipment. Doubling the counters on the equipped creature is nice, but it also puts a target on that creature. I'd rather not have to spend the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> equip cost over and over.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quandrix Apprentice" href="#" target="_blank">Quandrix Apprentice</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quandrix Apprentice"></div></div>
<p>We're replacing this with the much better - for this deck, anyway - <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod" href="#" target="_blank">Geometer&#039;s Arthropod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian Augmenter" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian Augmenter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Guardian Augmenter"></div></div>
<p>I wanted a more permanent solution for Zimone, so we replaced this with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>


Quandrix Unlimited Precon Upgrade Guide

<p><em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> is a new Commander preconstructed deck releasing with the set <em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em>. What's in the deck, who are the commanders, and is it a good buy?</p>
<p>Let's find out.</p>


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<p>The <i>Quandrix Unlimited</i> Commander deck contains the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 Ready-to-play 100-card Commander deck</li>
<li>1 Traditional foil face commander with borderless art</li>
<li>1 Traditional foil featured commander with borderless art</li>
<li>98 Non-foil cards, including 10 new-to-Magic cards</li>
<li>10 Double-sided tokens</li>
<li>1 Reference card</li>
<li>1 Deck box</li>
</ul>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Infinite Analyst" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Infinite Analyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Infinite Analyst"></div></div>
<p>Zimone's here to do Quandrix things, which also align pretty well with Simic things.</p>
<p>The blue/green color combo is often joked about as being a bit one-dimensional, which is ironic considering Quandrix's penchant for infinity.</p>
<p>While Zimone, Infinite Analyst doesn't do a ton to break out of that mold, there's enough going on with the card to foster an interesting deck.</p>
<p>Zimone's a 0/4 Human Wizard for three mana, but it won't likely stay 0/4 for long. The first spell you cast a spell with X in its mana cost each turn gets Zimone two +1/+1 counters. Ideally you're able to trigger this the same turn you cast Zimone, so it's worth sandbagging your commander a bit in order to get immediate value.</p>
<p>That's only half the card, though. The other ability states that the first spell you cast each turn with X in its mana cost gets a discount for each of those +1/+1 counters on Zimone. The first X spell that Zimone sees won't get that discount (unless it somehow came into play with counters, a scenario that's entirely possible in <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em>), but subsequent ones will get cheaper and cheaper, which in practice means the X gets bigger and bigger.</p>
<p>Maybe not quite to infinity, but never say never.</p>
<p>With 27 X spells in the deck, Zimone can snowball very quickly and will likely be a prime removal target for opponents once they realize what's going on.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primo, the Unbounded" href="#" target="_blank">Primo, the Unbounded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primo, the Unbounded"></div></div>
<p>Along with Zimone comes Primo, the Unbounded, a 0/0 Fractal Wolf with trample. Obviously its 0/0 stat line will be augmented immediately, and that's exactly what happens; Primo's got an X in that casting cost, and comes into play with twice X +1/+1 counters. With three other mana alongside, that means for four total mana, Primo's a 2/2, and for five, it's a 4/4. And so on.</p>
<p>Primo's base power of zero is important, as the card loves creatures with a goose egg. Whenever one or more creatures you control with base power zero deal combat damage to a player, you create a 0/0 Fractal token, and give it a number of +1/+1 counters equal to damage dealt.</p>
<p>So by itself, if Primo is a 2/2 and connects with an opponent's face, it makes another 2/2. Then next turn, if both connect, Primo makes a 4/4. And so on. There's a theme here.</p>
<p>Primo works well with Zimone, providing massive tokens as Zimone gets larger and larger thanks to the X spells you're casting. But as a commander, Primo is much more interesting and open-ended. A deck dedicated to Primo could take a number of different paths, from <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/toughness-matters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defender decks</a> to <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/plants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plant token decks</a> to a weird build that targets your own creatures with stuff like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Serendib Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Serendib Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Island of Wak-Wak" href="#" target="_blank">Island of Wak-Wak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Not all these strategies will be good, but they'll be fun.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kinetic Ooze" href="#" target="_blank">Kinetic Ooze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Ooze enjoyers are thrilled to see a new Ooze (news?), especially one that's pretty good. For X and a <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, you'll get a 0/0 with X +1/+1 counters on it - standard fare for boneless creatures.</p>
<p>When Kinetic Ooze enters, you get to nuke any target artifact or enchantment with mana value X or less. If X is five or more, you also draw a card. And if X is <em>even higher, </em>like 10 or more, specifically, you also get to double all +1/+1 counters on any number of other target creatures. Kinetic Ooze can't double its own counters, but that's probably not a deal breaker.</p>
<p>Even if X is five, that's a 5/5 creature, a removal of a threat, and a card drawn. Not bad value for six mana.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nev, the Practical Dean" href="#" target="_blank">Nev, the Practical Dean</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Nev returns with a new card, no longer teaming up with Adrix. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Adrix and Nev, Twincasters" href="#" target="_blank">Adrix and Nev, Twincasters</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is quite the card though, so how does Nev do as a solo act?</p>
<p>For three mana, you're getting a 2/2 Merfolk Wizard that grants trample to all creatures you control that have counters of any kind. Also, whenever you cast your first spell with X in its mana cost each turn, as you'll be doing quite often in <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Nev itself gets X +1/+1 counters.</p>
<p>It won't take many X spells to make Nev a formidable attacker.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Owlin Spiralmancer" href="#" target="_blank">Owlin Spiralmancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Four mana gets you a 3/4 flying, vigilant Bird Wizard, which is already a pretty solid stat line.</p>
<p>But you're not playing Owlin Spiralmancer for the stat line, you're playing it for its ability. Whenever you cast your first spell each turn with X in its mana cost, copy it. That's pretty nuts in a deck like this one, where so much effort is devoted to casting X spells.</p>
<p>In practice, Owlin Spiralmancer functions as a way to feel less bad spending an entire turn sinking every resource you've got into a singular X. One of this strategy's biggest weaknesses is a tactically employed counterspell from an opponent, but if you're copying that massive X spell on cast, it's a lot harder to stop.</p>
<p>Any blue deck <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/x-spells" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dedicated to X spells</a> will immediately make room for this Bird Wizard.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Striding Shotcaller" href="#" target="_blank">Striding Shotcaller</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>An 0/4 Troll Druid for two mana, Striding Shotcaller is one of two prepared creatures in <em>Quandrix Unlimited. </em>It prepares Run the Play, a sorcery for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-x" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> that puts a +1/+1 counter on each of X target creatures, and those creatures get flying until end of turn. Plus, as a little treat, you also draw a card.</p>
<p>To prepare Striding Shotcaller, it just requires a creature you control to deal combat damage to a player. Which, of course, is easier when the card itself gives your creatures flying. Oh, and it has reach, too.</p>
<p>A downside of a deck focused on X spells is that you'll often find yourself holding onto them in order to get the maximum impact of funneling everything you've got into the X. But with Striding Shotcaller, you've got a repeatable X spell at your disposal.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yavimaya Bloomsage" href="#" target="_blank">Yavimaya Bloomsage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Now it's time for the <em>other </em>prepared creature in <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Yavimaya Bloomsage. This one brings with it a spell that's literally banned in Commander.</p>
<p>A 2/2 Dryad Druid for three mana, Yavimaya Bloomsage has a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Channel" href="#" target="_blank">Channel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in its pocket. If you've ever had the privilege of casting a Channel, you know that this is a card worth paying attention to. Just dream of the values for X you can achieve with a Channel.</p>
<p>Yavimaya Bloomsage doesn't enter prepared, though, and it's a little tough to achieve that state. At the beginning of your end step, you put a +1/+1 counter onto a creature you control, and if that creature's power is seven or greater after that counter, then Yavimaya Bloomsage is prepared.</p>
<p>You need another creature, and it has to be big. Good thing this deck's commander works so well with it, huh?</p>
<p>Beyond <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Yavimaya Bloomsage will see a lot of play, because again, Channel.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>The deck's sole new artifact comes in the form of Brass Infiniscope. For four mana, you're getting a mana rock custom-built for X spell decks. Tap it for two colorless mana, and when you next cast a spell with X, draw a card and gain life equal to half of X.</p>
<p>Seems fine, sure. But note that those two conditions are not connected. You can use that two colorless for anything, and later in the turn, casting an X spell, whether you used that two colorless mana or not, will still trigger the card draw and life gain. That might not be frequently relevant, as you're probably tapping Brass Infiniscope to help pay for X anyway, but it is worth keeping in mind.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Expansion Algorithm" href="#" target="_blank">Expansion Algorithm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>It's hard to get more distilled than Expansion Algorithm. As is often the case with useful keywords, they go through a period of being attached to myriad conditions and iterations before a card comes along that simply says, "Do that thing."</p>
<p>Expansion Algorithm says do that thing, and that thing is proliferate. Specifically, you do it X times, with the card itself running you X and <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. Proliferate as a mechanic is very powerful, but never by itself. It's not exactly a win-more mechanic, but it'll never dig you out of a hole.</p>
<p>That said, Expansion Algorithm will likely replace other, more complicated proliferate spells in a number of decks.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nexus Mentality" href="#" target="_blank">Nexus Mentality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>To get ahead in life, you just have to have that Nexus mindset.</p>
<p>A four-mana instant, Nexus Mentality provides you with two modes. In some cases, you'll pick one, but most of the time, you're looking to pick both by controlling your commander when this is cast.</p>
<p>As for the modes themselves, you either move all counters from one target nonland permanent to another one you control, or you remove all counters from target nonland permanent you control and draw a card for each counter removed. Or, again, both.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dark Depths" href="#" target="_blank">Dark Depths</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> enjoyers are lamenting the "nonland" part of these modes, but that doesn't mean Nexus Mentality is to be ignored. In most scenarios, cashing in a bunch of counters to draw cards is going to be the better option, but if you've got something that loves seeing counters placed on it, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or the noticeably absent <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Witness" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Witness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, then you win either way.</p>
<p>Or, again, both ways.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>For <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> and <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-x" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, Lattice Library enters with X study counters on it. Pretty typical library fare.</p>
<p>When Lattice Library enters or whenever you cast the first X spell of the turn, make a 0/0 Fractal token with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to Lattice Library's study counters. Less typical library fare.</p>
<p>Providing a free creature token with every X spell cast is pretty solid, and Lattice Library itself makes a great target for Expansion Algorithm's proliferation explosion. It may not be better than the <em>other </em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sylvan Library" href="#" target="_blank">green Library enchantment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but few cards are.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Turbulent Wilderness" href="#" target="_blank">Turbulent Wilderness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>As with all five <em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em>decks, <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> has its own color-relevant "Turbulent" land, with Turbulent Wilderness.</p>
<p>It's got basic land types, which is always nice to see on a new land, and the condition for entering untapped - if opponents have eight or more lands collectively - isn't hard to achieve. With no ramp, that'll happen on turn three if you didn't go first or second in the game, or turn four if you did.</p>
<p>As far as dual lands go, they aren't immediate must-haves, but they're still pretty good. And interestingly, they get better as the quality of opponents' decks increases.</p>


<p>With <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>we want to follow Zimone's lead, and that means X spells and +1/+1 counters, with both seeing their numbers get larger and larger.</p>
<p>As mentioned before, the deck contains 27 X spells (28 if you count Run the Play, Striding Shotcaller's prepared spell), so it's likely that you'll never be wanting for an X spell to trigger the cards that care about such things.</p>
<p>As for what those cards are, there are a few:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nev, the Practical Dean" href="#" target="_blank">Nev, the Practical Dean</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Owlin Spiralmancer" href="#" target="_blank">Owlin Spiralmancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Then there are the cards that, like Zimone, help facilitate the casting of X spells:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elementalist&#039;s Palette" href="#" target="_blank">Elementalist&#039;s Palette</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Troyan, Gutsy Explorer" href="#" target="_blank">Troyan, Gutsy Explorer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unbound Flourishing" href="#" target="_blank">Unbound Flourishing</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Really, though, all these X spells are in service of the other strategy, and that's amassing as many +1/+1 counters onto your creatures as you possibly can. With an absence of game-breaking X spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Finale of Devastation" href="#" target="_blank">Finale of Devastation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Genesis Wave" href="#" target="_blank">Genesis Wave</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the goal is to incrementally increase our creatures' threat level.</p>
<p>First, we have ways to speed up the process of creating +1/+1 counters:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Benevolent Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Benevolent Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forgotten Ancient" href="#" target="_blank">Forgotten Ancient</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tanazir Quandrix" href="#" target="_blank">Tanazir Quandrix</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ozolith, the Shattered Spire" href="#" target="_blank">Ozolith, the Shattered Spire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hardened Scales" href="#" target="_blank">Hardened Scales</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>It's nice to have these in play before going ham on creating +1/+1 counters, but they're not necessary. If anything, they tend to attract attention in form of removal, which actually plays into your hand considering the real threats are, well, threats:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hangarback Walker" href="#" target="_blank">Hangarback Walker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hydroid Krasis" href="#" target="_blank">Hydroid Krasis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lifeblood Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Lifeblood Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primordial Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Primordial Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stonecoil Serpent" href="#" target="_blank">Stonecoil Serpent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>These are all excellent cards to focus +1/+1 counters on, but realistically we want to use Zimone for that as best we can, since the discount those counters provide to X spells is the engine that this deck needs to function well. There's a reason that cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian Augmenter" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian Augmenter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tyvar&#039;s Stand" href="#" target="_blank">Tyvar&#039;s Stand</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Silkguard" href="#" target="_blank">Silkguard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are in the 99; Zimone is crucial to the deck's performance and protecting it is key.</p>
<p>And sometimes, the best defense is a good suite of removal, so thankfully <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>packs plenty in that regard. In addition to the usual <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rapid Hybridization" href="#" target="_blank">Rapid Hybridization</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Within" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that we're accustomed to in blue/green decks, there are also options that lean into the deck's themes and are thus more interesting:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Might" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Might</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Decisive Denial" href="#" target="_blank">Decisive Denial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Perplexing Test" href="#" target="_blank">Perplexing Test</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perplexing Test"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis"></div></div>


<p>Despite the deck's commander having the word "infinite" in its name, there are no established combos in <em>Quandrix Unlimited. </em>That said, if we want to truly embody the spirit of Quandrix, it wouldn't take much effort to include some.</p>
<p>Since <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is in the list already, all you'd have to do is add a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Freed from the Real" href="#" target="_blank">Freed from the Real</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pemmin&#039;s Aura" href="#" target="_blank">Pemmin&#039;s Aura</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crab Umbra" href="#" target="_blank">Crab Umbra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of the Paruns" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of the Paruns</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>...) to the mix to create infinite colored mana:</p>
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<p>Like the other <em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em>decks, <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>has plenty of lands. 37 of them, to be exact. That's pretty understandable for a deck that focuses on maximizing the value of X as often as possible.</p>
<p>And as you'd expect, most of those lands are here to create colored mana as needed, but there are still a few utility lands that found their way in:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alchemist&#039;s Refuge" href="#" target="_blank">Alchemist&#039;s Refuge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oran-Rief, the Vastwood" href="#" target="_blank">Oran-Rief, the Vastwood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reliquary Tower" href="#" target="_blank">Reliquary Tower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rogue&#039;s Passage" href="#" target="_blank">Rogue&#039;s Passage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Alchemist&#039;s Refuge"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oran-Rief, the Vastwood"></div></div>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reliquary Tower"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rogue&#039;s Passage"></div></div>
<p>Reliquary Tower is an interesting choice. While it's certainly possible that the deck will draw you enough cards to need a reprieve from maximum hand size, it's often the case that Reliquary Tower is worse than a simple basic land the majority of the time.</p>
<p>As for mana rocks, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arcane Signet" href="#" target="_blank">Arcane Signet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are here, as usual, but there are some more intriguing choices that fit into the deck's theme:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Astral Cornucopia" href="#" target="_blank">Astral Cornucopia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elementalist&#039;s Palette" href="#" target="_blank">Elementalist&#039;s Palette</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Mana rocks that do stuff are sure nice to see, even if they're not overwhelmingly powerful. In a lot of scenarios, you'll be much happier to draw an Elementalist's Palette than an Arcane Signet.</p>


<p>Currently, if you were to purchase <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>piecemeal as singles, it would cost approximately $240. That makes the $49.99 MSRP of the deck a bit more palatable.</p>
<p>However, as with all new releases, that price is inflated somewhat by the new cards, the prices for which haven't quite settled yet. If we remove the prices of the 12 new cards, we're left with a total cost of singles of around $116. Still a good deal.</p>
<p>That new total is driven by a few very interesting reprints:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unbound Flourishing" href="#" target="_blank">Unbound Flourishing</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ozolith, the Shattered Spire" href="#" target="_blank">Ozolith, the Shattered Spire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Benevolent Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Benevolent Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primordial Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Primordial Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Three Visits" href="#" target="_blank">Three Visits</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Unbound Flourishing"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ozolith, the Shattered Spire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Benevolent Hydra"></div></div>
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<p>These five cards are welcome reprints - especially Unbound Flourishing - but after these, the drop-off in value is steep.</p>


<p>The combination of X spell shenanigans and +1/+1 synergy is going to speak to a certain subset of players, and as a result, there'll be people out there who think <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>is the best preconstructed deck printed in quite some time.</p>
<p>While it is good, the strategy is somewhat linear and a bit too reliant on its featured commander to really kick into a higher gear, and there'll be games where you'll fuss about with low values of X until you realize the game's passed you by.</p>
<p>That fact, coupled with the somewhat lacking collection of needed reprints, means <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>scores a B-.</p>


<p>Looking to upgrade your <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>precon? Check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/quandrix-unlimited-precon-upgrade" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our Upgrade Guide here</a>.</p>


Quandrix Unlimited - Secrets of Strixhaven Precon Guide

<p>Looking to power up your <em>Lorehold Spirit</em> Commander precon? We're here to give you some ideas for both budget and non-budget upgrades, as well as recommendations for cards you should cut from the precon.</p>
<p>If you're looking for an analysis on what's in the deck and how to play it, <a href="https://edhrec.com/guides/lorehold-spirit-secrets-of-strixhaven-precon-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out the Precon Guide here</a>.</p>


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<p>Here's what's in the <em>Lorehold Spirit</em> precon:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Lorehold" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Quintorius, History Chaser
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Angel of Indemnity
*1 Anger
*1 Ao, the Dawn Sky
*1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
*1 Augusta, Order Returned
*1 Balefire Liege
*1 Claim Jumper
*1 Conspiracy Theorist
*1 Containment Construct
*1 Drumbellower
*1 Excava, the Risen Past
*1 Guardian Scalelord
*1 Guardian of Faith
*1 Hofri Ghostforge
*1 Kami of Ancient Law
*1 Karmic Guide
*1 Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch
*1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
*1 Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic
*1 Millikin
*1 Moonshaker Cavalry
*1 Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune
*1 Quintorius, Field Historian
*1 Quintorius, Loremaster
*1 Relic Retriever
*1 Remorseful Cleric
*1 Selfless Spirit
*1 Serra Paragon
*1 Skyclave Apparition
*1 Spirit of Resilience
*1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
*1 Sun Titan
*1 Teshar, Ancestor&#039;s Apostle
*1 Vanguard of the Restless
*1 Venerable Warsinger
*1 White Orchid Phantom
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Ceaseless Conflict
*1 Faithless Looting
*1 Fateful Tempest
*1 Rip Apart
*1 Secret Rendezvous
*1 Seize the Spoils
*1 Sevinne&#039;s Reclamation
*1 Tragic Arrogance
*1 Wave of Reckoning
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Advanced Reconstruction
*1 Monologue Tax
*1 Primary Research
*1 Tocasia&#039;s Welcome
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Archaeomancer&#039;s Map
*1 Bitterthorn, Nissa&#039;s Animus
*1 Currency Converter
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Patchwork Banner
*1 Perpetual Timepiece
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Staff of the Storyteller
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Lorehold Charm
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Swords to Plowshares
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Battlefield Forge
*1 Clifftop Retreat
*1 Command Tower
*1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Fields of Strife
*1 Furycalm Snarl
*1 Glittering Massif
*1 Lorehold Campus
*1 Lotus Field
*1 Mistveil Plains
*6 Mountain
*11 Plains
*1 Radiant Summit
*1 Rugged Prairie
*1 Sacred Peaks
*1 Study Hall
*1 Sunscorched Divide
*1 Temple of Triumph
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Turbulent Steppe
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bag of Holding" href="#" target="_blank">Bag of Holding</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Excellent card advantage, and an easy way to trigger Quint's token creation and our other discard triggers.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghost Vacuum" href="#" target="_blank">Ghost Vacuum</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Ghost Vacuum has some fantastic synergy with what we're doing. It can even steal creatures out of opponents' graveyards.</p>
<p>The fact that the creatures come back as Spirits is icing on the cake.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Idol of Oblivion" href="#" target="_blank">Idol of Oblivion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Cheap and easy card draw. There aren't a lot of token decks that won't benefit from Idol of Oblivion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Intangible Virtue" href="#" target="_blank">Intangible Virtue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Intangible Virtue"></div></div>
<p>Turning our 3/2 Spirits into 4/3s with vigilance seems well worth it for just two mana.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Summoner&#039;s Sending" href="#" target="_blank">Summoner&#039;s Sending</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Summoner&#039;s Sending"></div></div>
<p>It does everything we want. Unless we want to get our creatures back, in which case we can just target creatures in opponents' yards. The tokens being Spirits is great.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Antiquities on the Loose" href="#" target="_blank">Antiquities on the Loose</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Antiquities on the Loose"></div></div>
<p>From the main <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/sos"><em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em></a> set comes this reusable token maker. When we cast it for its flashback cost, we get to pump up our Spirit army, and trigger all "leaves the graveyard" effects.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prava of the Steel Legion" href="#" target="_blank">Prava of the Steel Legion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Prava of the Steel Legion"></div></div>
<p>+1/+4 is a pretty solid stat boost to help make sure our attacking tokens have a much better chance of surviving combat.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Queen Kayla bin-Kroog" href="#" target="_blank">Queen Kayla bin-Kroog</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Queen Kayla bin-Kroog"></div></div>
<p>Bow to the Queen, because she truly rules in this deck. A repeatable <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/wheels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wheel</a> effect to trigger our discard effects, and she brings back cards that we discard to get more tokens from Quint.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Court of Ardenvale" href="#" target="_blank">Court of Ardenvale</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Court of Ardenvale"></div></div>
<p>Repeatable recursion, plus some extra card draw if we can hang onto the crown.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Drogskol Reinforcements" href="#" target="_blank">Drogskol Reinforcements</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Drogskol Reinforcements"></div></div>
<p>Giving our Spirit tokens a big boost and some combat protection makes this Spirit Soldier a worthy inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Garrison Excavator" href="#" target="_blank">Garrison Excavator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Garrison Excavator"></div></div>
<p>This Orc adds redundancy to Quint's static effect, though these are 2/2s instead of 3/2s. Still worth it.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard" href="#" target="_blank">Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard"></div></div>
<p>Making our Spirit tokens punch harder, while also adding card advantage, makes this an easy inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="On Wings of Gold" href="#" target="_blank">On Wings of Gold</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="On Wings of Gold"></div></div>
<p>I love this card, and am frankly amazed at how cheap it is. Giving our Spirit tokens flying and +1/+1 makes them much more potent, and much harder to block. Also, we get Zombie tokens off the same trigger as Quint's Spirit making.</p>
<p>It's crazy that this wasn't in the precon. Maybe they just didn't want to add the Zombie tokens to the box.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Release to Memory" href="#" target="_blank">Release to Memory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Release to Memory"></div></div>
<p>Release to Memory is pretty versatile. We can use it on ourselves to make a bunch of Spirits - including a 3/2 from Quint - or use it on the graveyard player to get rid of their reanimation targets.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bond of Discipline" href="#" target="_blank">Bond of Discipline</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bond of Discipline"></div></div>
<p>This deck is all about smacking faces with ghosts, so let's use Bond of Discipline to get all the blockers out of the way for a nice alpha strike. Plus a ton of life gained!</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Esper Sentinel" href="#" target="_blank">Esper Sentinel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Esper Sentinel"></div></div>
<p>Not much synergy here, just a powerful card draw engine that we can easily get back with our reanimation effects.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gamble" href="#" target="_blank">Gamble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gamble"></div></div>
<p>I'm not big on tutors, but since we're trying to fill our graveyard anyway, Gamble just makes sense.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cool but Rude" href="#" target="_blank">Cool but Rude</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cool but Rude"></div></div>
<p>Level 2 on this Class is going to deal out a lot of damage with all of our discard effects.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Caretaker&#039;s Talent" href="#" target="_blank">Caretaker&#039;s Talent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Caretaker&#039;s Talent"></div></div>
<p>Card draw when we make tokens? Yes please. The other two levels are nice too, if we can get there.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crucible of Worlds" href="#" target="_blank">Crucible of Worlds</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Crucible of Worlds"></div></div>
<p>We're gonna be discarding a lot of lands. Might as well add Crucible to help us not miss our land drops.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flawless Maneuver" href="#" target="_blank">Flawless Maneuver</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flawless Maneuver"></div></div>
<p>Protection from a board wipe is crucial in aggro decks like this. We have a few options in these colors, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi&#039;s Protection" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi&#039;s Protection</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dawn&#039;s Truce" href="#" target="_blank">Dawn&#039;s Truce</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I like Flawless Maneuver here.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Monument to Endurance" href="#" target="_blank">Monument to Endurance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Monument to Endurance"></div></div>
<p>Another excellent synergy piece for all of our discarding. Each mode will be relevant.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Renewed Solidarity" href="#" target="_blank">Renewed Solidarity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Renewed Solidarity"></div></div>
<p>Pumping our Spirits and making extra tokens make this a worthwhile inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Akroma&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Akroma&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Akroma&#039;s Will"></div></div>
<p>An upgrade over <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bond of Discipline" href="#" target="_blank">Bond of Discipline</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, if you can afford it. This will usually be used for an alpha strike, but can also save our army from a board wipe if we need it to.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Anointed Procession" href="#" target="_blank">Anointed Procession</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mondrak, Glory Dominus" href="#" target="_blank">Mondrak, Glory Dominus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elspeth, Storm Slayer" href="#" target="_blank">Elspeth, Storm Slayer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Anointed Procession"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mondrak, Glory Dominus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elspeth, Storm Slayer"></div></div>
<p>More tokens? Yes, definitely.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Banner of Kinship" href="#" target="_blank">Banner of Kinship</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Banner of Kinship"></div></div>
<p>This one's a bit tricky to play at the right time. We want to play it when we have a decent number of Spirits on the board, but not hold onto it so long that our opponents feel compelled to wipe the board.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of the Peaks" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of the Peaks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Quint's Spirits all come in with three power - or more if we have a buff on the board. That amount of repeatable damage from Terror of the Peaks really adds up.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite" href="#" target="_blank">Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Your friends will hate you for playing this Praetor, but your Spirit army will love it.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Excava, the Risen Past" href="#" target="_blank">Excava, the Risen Past</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Yeah, we're cutting another backup commander. I don't like it, but sometimes the backup just doesn't fit in. In Excava's case, it's the finality counters. Those just don't gel with what this deck wants to do.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Staff of the Storyteller" href="#" target="_blank">Staff of the Storyteller</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Idol of Oblivion" href="#" target="_blank">Idol of Oblivion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doesn't enter with a token, but it's just so much more efficient than this.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="White Orchid Phantom" href="#" target="_blank">White Orchid Phantom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Sometimes it's great to have a way to destroy nonbasic lands. But in a lot of games it's just not worth taking up a card slot.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Drumbellower" href="#" target="_blank">Drumbellower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Intangible Virtue" href="#" target="_blank">Intangible Virtue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is much better for us than this easy-to-kill creature.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian of Faith" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian of Faith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>It's an okay protection piece, but only okay. We can do better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Monologue Tax" href="#" target="_blank">Monologue Tax</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>I'm not a fan of Monologue Tax. There, I said it. I'll cut this card from any precon.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Naktamun Lorespinner" href="#" target="_blank">Naktamun Lorespinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>How often will players have one or fewer cards in hand? Not often enough for this to deserve a spot. If it entered prepared, I'd be a bit more accepting.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Secret Rendezvous" href="#" target="_blank">Secret Rendezvous</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>We've got enough solid card draw that we don't need to play nice.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seize the Spoils" href="#" target="_blank">Seize the Spoils</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>This is a decent card. But we've got better options.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spirit of Resilience" href="#" target="_blank">Spirit of Resilience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>I got hung up on this one. There will be situations where it's pretty cool. But also situations where it does nothing. Without seeing it played, I don't have a good feeling about it.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Venerable Warsinger" href="#" target="_blank">Venerable Warsinger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>How much damage are we expecting to deal to an opponent with a 3/3? I wouldn't expect very much.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Anger" href="#" target="_blank">Anger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>This is one of those cards that could conceivably go in any red deck. But do we really need haste that bad? I'm not convinced.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Atsushi, the Blazing Sky" href="#" target="_blank">Atsushi, the Blazing Sky</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ao, the Dawn Sky" href="#" target="_blank">Ao, the Dawn Sky</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>If I were to make fewer cuts, I would certainly keep these two Spirit Dragons. They're not bad cards by any means, but I'm not sure they totally fit with our game plan. Death triggers just isn't in our strategy - even if they are good effects.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Karmic Guide" href="#" target="_blank">Karmic Guide</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>There are definitely decks that can easily abuse Karmic Guide, but I don't think this is one of them. Without the ability to combo off with it, five mana is just too much of a stretch.</p>


Lorehold Spirit Precon Upgrade Guide

<p>Looking to power up your <em>Prismari Artistry</em> Commander precon? We're here to give you some ideas for both budget and non-budget upgrades, as well as recommendations for cards you should cut from the precon.</p>
<p>If you're looking for an analysis on what's in the deck and how to play it, check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/prismari-artistry-secrets-of-strixhaven-precon-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Precon Guide here</a>.</p>


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<p>Here's what's in the <em>Prismari Artistry</em> precon:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Prismari" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Rootha, Mastering the Moment
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Archmage Emeritus
*1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
*1 Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
*1 Curiosity Crafter
*1 Dirgur Focusmage // Braingeyser
*1 Faerie Mastermind
*1 Galazeth Prismari
*1 Goldspan Dragon
*1 Harmonic Prodigy
*1 Inspired Skypainter // Maestro&#039;s Gift
*1 Leitmotif Composer
*1 Manaform Hellkite
*1 Mirrorwing Dragon
*1 Muddle, the Ever-Changing
*1 Plargg and Nassari
*1 Prismari Pianist
*1 Redoubled Stormsinger
*1 Renegade Bull
*1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
*1 Rootha, Mercurial Artist
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Storm-Kiln Artist
*1 Stormcatch Mentor
*1 Thunderclap Drake
*1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Abstract Performance
*1 Aether Gale
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Creative Technique
*1 Dance with Calamity
*1 Deep Analysis
*1 Expressive Iteration
*1 Furygale Flocking
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Replication Technique
*1 Rite of Replication
*1 Rousing Refrain
*1 Surge to Victory
*1 Throes of Chaos
*1 Treasure Cruise
*1 Twinflame
*1 Volcanic Salvo
*1 Volcanic Torrent
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Determined Iteration
[/Enchantments]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Arcane Denial
*1 Big Score
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Dig Through Time
*1 Magma Opus
*1 Prismari Charm
*1 Prismari Command
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Resculpt
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Creativity
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Cascade Bluffs
*1 Coastal Peak
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Ferrous Lake
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Hall of Oracles
*8 Island
*1 Molten Tributary
*7 Mountain
*1 Mystic Sanctuary
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Prismari Campus
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Restless Spire
*1 Scorched Geyser
*1 Shivan Reef
*1 Spectacle Summit
*1 Study Hall
*1 Sulfur Falls
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Turbulent Springs
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Balmor, Battlemage Captain" href="#" target="_blank">Balmor, Battlemage Captain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Even though this is kind of a Spellslinger deck, it's also pretty aggro. So pumping creatures and giving them trample ensures we're doing everything we can to get damage in when we attack with our Elementals.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Idol of Oblivion" href="#" target="_blank">Idol of Oblivion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Some cheap, repeatable card draw. What's not to love?</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Third Path Iconoclast" href="#" target="_blank">Third Path Iconoclast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>The Elementals are great, but we may need a bit more. Iconoclast will be especially great if we get <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer" href="#" target="_blank">Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on the field, turning these 1/1s into something much more threatening.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guttersnipe" href="#" target="_blank">Guttersnipe</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>It's a classic for a reason. We're not casting tons of spells per turn, but two damage for each instant and sorcery we cast will still help move the game along.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Indomitable Creativity" href="#" target="_blank">Indomitable Creativity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>This sorcery is incredibly versatile in this deck. We can turn our tokens into something better, turn opponents' threats into something worse, and make big Elementals with Rootha by pumping big mana into the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-x" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> cost.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Disrupt Decorum" href="#" target="_blank">Disrupt Decorum</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>One of the best spells ever printed in red, this gives us a turn off from being attacked. Sometimes a turn is all you need to take over the game.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Irencrag Feat" href="#" target="_blank">Irencrag Feat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>A four-mana spell into a seven-mana spell is exactly what this deck wants to do.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirrormind Crown" href="#" target="_blank">Mirrormind Crown</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Let's turn Rootha's Elementals into something better, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Manaform Hellkite" href="#" target="_blank">Manaform Hellkite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Renegade Bull" href="#" target="_blank">Renegade Bull</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mizzix of the Izmagnus" href="#" target="_blank">Mizzix of the Izmagnus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Mizzix will easily give us huge discounts on our biggest spells. Should've been in the precon.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ashling&#039;s Command" href="#" target="_blank">Ashling&#039;s Command</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>I like that Ashling's Command can copy Rootha's Elemental tokens, but the other modes can also be extremely beneficial.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tellah, Great Sage" href="#" target="_blank">Tellah, Great Sage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>More tokens and card draw. Tellah will fit right in.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Full Throttle" href="#" target="_blank">Full Throttle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Since Rootha's token making is a combat trigger, we'll benefit greatly from extra combats. Full Throttle gives us <em>two</em>.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blatant Thievery" href="#" target="_blank">Blatant Thievery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>For seven mana we get the best thing off of each opponent's board, plus a 7/7 Elemental from Rootha. Not bad.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass&#039;s Bounty" href="#" target="_blank">Brass&#039;s Bounty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Gotta love a spell that pays for itself. We can use the Treasures right away, or bank them for a later turn.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="One with the Multiverse" href="#" target="_blank">One with the Multiverse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Tired of paying market price for those big spells? One with the Multiverse has got you covered. Also, I like this enchantment better than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Omniscience" href="#" target="_blank">Omniscience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> since it lets us look at <em>and</em> play the top card of our library - including lands!</p>
<p>Omniscience gives us unlimited free spells from our hand, but one free spell per turn is all we really need in this deck.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crackle with Power" href="#" target="_blank">Crackle with Power</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Crackle with Power ends games. I know, because I've ended games with it. Pump all the mana we can into it, with help from all of our cost reducers, and go straight to opponents' life totals.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p><a href="https://edhrec.com/top/game-changers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Game Changer</a> for a reason, Jeska's Will is one of the best spells for getting us ahead in the game.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seething Song" href="#" target="_blank">Seething Song</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Three mana to get five mana, and then cast something bigger. It's just what we need. It's also a $10 common.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bria, Riptide Rogue" href="#" target="_blank">Bria, Riptide Rogue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bria, Riptide Rogue"></div></div>
<p>Straight outta <em>Bloomburrow</em>, this Otter Rogue is happy to pump up all of our Elemental tokens and other combatant creatures, <em>and</em> make them unblockable.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nanogene Conversion" href="#" target="_blank">Nanogene Conversion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Here's a fun one. If we've got a plethora of creature tokens on the board, we cast Nanogene Conversion and turn all of our creatures into Rootha. Go to combat and they all make us - at least - a 4/4 token; we just doubled our army.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Resonating Lute" href="#" target="_blank">Resonating Lute</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Resonating Lute"></div></div>
<p>This artifact is from the <em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em>main set, and could potentially fall into the budget adds category once prices drop after prerelease. But for now we're being cautious and throwing it here with the nonbudget cards.</p>
<p>It makes our lands tap for two mana each to cast instants and sorceries, which seems like a home run in this deck. It can potentially draw us a card, but really, it's here for the ramp.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seize the Day" href="#" target="_blank">Seize the Day</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Seize the Day is here for the same reason as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Full Throttle" href="#" target="_blank">Full Throttle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Extra combat spells are just great in this deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Magnus the Red" href="#" target="_blank">Magnus the Red</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Another great option for reducing our spell costs, and he even makes his own tokens.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quantum Misalignment" href="#" target="_blank">Quantum Misalignment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Rebound is one of the best mechanics for this deck, since it ensures we'll get another token from Rootha the turn after we cast it.</p>
<p>But the icing on this cake is that we can use it to copy Rootha. Having multiple copies of your commander is great in almost every Commander deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Improvisation Capstone" href="#" target="_blank">Improvisation Capstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Another one from the main set, though this is likely to stay pricy since it's a mythic. The paradigm mechanic ensures that we're casting this large spell every turn, which means Rootha makes - at least - a 7/7 every time we go to combat.</p>
<p>Oh, it's also some pretty good card advantage!</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sea Gate Restoration" href="#" target="_blank">Sea Gate Restoration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sea Gate Restoration"></div></div>
<p>MDFCs are fantastic in this deck, since so many of our spells are expensive, they might be better in the early game as a land drop. Sea Gate Restoration is one of the best - as you can probably guess by its price.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Call Forth the Tempest" href="#" target="_blank">Call Forth the Tempest</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Call Forth the Tempest"></div></div>
<p>This does everything: a one-sided board wipe, two free spells, an 8/8 from Rootha. It also has a great name.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Insurrection" href="#" target="_blank">Insurrection</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Insurrection"></div></div>
<p>Another card that just flat out ends games.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Expropriate" href="#" target="_blank">Expropriate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Expropriate"></div></div>
<p>Did you know that you can play Expropriate in your Bracket 2 decks now? That's right, this former Game Changer can now be played in pretty much any deck. And it is an excellent way to take control of a game.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mnemonic Deluge" href="#" target="_blank">Mnemonic Deluge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mnemonic Deluge"></div></div>
<p>Our mana curve topper here is gonna get our best spell - or maybe an opponent's - from the grave and cast it three times. With the huge spells we'll be having in our grave, it's likely we'll be doing something very epic with this.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Harmonic Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Harmonic Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Harmonic Prodigy"></div></div>
<p>This is a great card, except for one problem: Rootha is neither a Wizard or a Shaman. Do we have other cards in the deck with those creature types? Yes, a fair few. But if none of them are on the board, this is a dead card.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brazen Borrower" href="#" target="_blank">Brazen Borrower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brazen Borrower"></div></div>
<p>I don't understand why this is in the precon. Makes no sense to me.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chaos Warp" href="#" target="_blank">Chaos Warp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chaos Warp"></div></div>
<p>Cooper Gottfried <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/is-chaos-warp-still-worth-playing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently wrote an article about whether or not Chaos Warp is overplayed</a>. I lean towards yes. I also lean towards cutting it from this already removal heavy deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Redoubled Stormsinger" href="#" target="_blank">Redoubled Stormsinger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Redoubled Stormsinger"></div></div>
<p>I get that this guy is here because he'll copy Rootha's tokens. But to accomplish that you have to attack with a 3/3. First strike really doesn't make it any better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rootha, Mercurial Artist" href="#" target="_blank">Rootha, Mercurial Artist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rootha, Mercurial Artist"></div></div>
<p>Rootha's old self is decent in this deck, but not great. We're really planning to spend all our mana on the biggest spells, so holding up the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> for young Rootha's effect just doesn't make sense. Especially since we have to replay her every time.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chain Reaction" href="#" target="_blank">Chain Reaction</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chain Reaction"></div></div>
<p>Like I said, this deck is already a bit heavy on removal, so this felt like a good option to cut.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Curiosity Crafter" href="#" target="_blank">Curiosity Crafter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Curiosity Crafter"></div></div>
<p>Some games this might draw a handful of cards. Other games it might be useless. If this were a token deck with <em>lots</em> of tokens, this would be better. But we're more focused on fewer, <em>bigger</em> tokens.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Galazeth Prismari" href="#" target="_blank">Galazeth Prismari</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Galazeth Prismari"></div></div>
<p>How many artifacts are we running in this deck? Not enough to play Galazeth.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Throes of Chaos" href="#" target="_blank">Throes of Chaos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Throes of Chaos"></div></div>
<p>Cascading into smaller spells doesn't really do much for us. Since that's really all this card does, it feels superfluous.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Creative Technique" href="#" target="_blank">Creative Technique</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Creative Technique"></div></div>
<p>We could hit big, or we could whiff. That's part of the fun of Creative Technique, for sure. It's also fun to share it with the demonstrate ability. But there's just too many variables.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goldspan Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Goldspan Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goldspan Dragon"></div></div>
<p>This is not a Treasure deck. We'll make a few, but not enough to warrant this inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirrorwing Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Mirrorwing Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mirrorwing Dragon"></div></div>
<p>Very few of our spells will want to target our own creatures. This is a confusing inclusion in the precon, and an easy cut for the upgrade.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plargg and Nassari" href="#" target="_blank">Plargg and Nassari</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Plargg and Nassari"></div></div>
<p>I like this a lot better in <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/exile" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exile decks</a> where we get benefits from casting these spells. But that's not what this deck is.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rionya, Fire Dancer" href="#" target="_blank">Rionya, Fire Dancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rionya, Fire Dancer"></div></div>
<p>Rionya is such a great card. I even had very strong deck built around her for a while. So it was a bit of a painful cut to make. But we're not in the business of casting lots of spells each turn; we're casting one <em>big</em> one. So Rionya is not as good as she could be.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Volcanic Torrent" href="#" target="_blank">Volcanic Torrent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Volcanic Torrent"></div></div>
<p>Pay five mana to deal two damage to our opponents' creatures and planeswalkers? Pass.</p>


Prismari Artistry Precon Upgrade Guide

<p>Looking to power up your <em>Silverquill Influence</em> Commander precon? We're here to give you some ideas for both budget and non-budget upgrades, as well as recommendations for cards you should cut from the precon.</p>
<p>If you're looking for an analysis on what's in the deck and how to play it, check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/silverquill-influence-secrets-of-strixhaven-precon-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Precon Guide here</a>.</p>


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<p>Here's what's in the <em>Silverquill Influence</em> precon:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Silverquill" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Killian, Decisive Mentor
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Ajani&#039;s Chosen
*1 Archon of Sun&#039;s Grace
*1 Armored Skyhunter
*1 Breena, the Demagogue
*1 Combat Calligrapher
*1 Defacing Duskmage // Vandal&#039;s Edit
*1 Doomwake Giant
*1 Eidolon of Countless Battles
*1 Eiganjo Dynastorian // Replenish
*1 Eriette of the Charmed Apple
*1 Firemane Commando
*1 Hateful Eidolon
*1 Herald of Amity
*1 Keen Duelist
*1 Killian, Ink Duelist
*1 Kor Spiritdancer
*1 Mangara, the Diplomat
*1 Nils, Discipline Enforcer
*1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
*1 Scriv, the Obligator
*1 Shadrix Silverquill
*1 Sram, Senior Edificer
*1 Starfield Mystic
*1 Tomik, Wielder of Law
*1 Transcendent Envoy
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Angelic Destiny
*1 Animate Dead
*1 Chains of Custody
*1 Changing Loyalty
*1 Coercive Impetus
*1 Darksteel Mutation
*1 Eldrazi Conscription
*1 Fallen Ideal
*1 Flickering Ward
*1 Forum Filibuster
*1 Ghostly Prison
*1 Ghoulish Impetus
*1 Gift of Immortality
*1 Intermediate Chirography
*1 Land Tax
*1 Martial Impetus
*1 Parasitic Impetus
*1 Raffine&#039;s Guidance
*1 Redemption Arc
*1 Sage&#039;s Reverie
*1 Screams from Within
*1 Sentinel&#039;s Eyes
*1 Sheltered by Ghosts
*1 Shielded by Faith
*1 Songbirds&#039; Blessing
*1 Spirit Mantle
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Promise of Loyalty
*1 Secret Rendezvous
*1 Winds of Rath
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Anguished Unmaking
*1 Fracture
*1 Inkshield
*1 Vanishing Verse
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Hierarchy
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Caves of Koilos
*1 Command Tower
*1 Desolate Mire
*1 Eclipsed Steppe
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Fetid Heath
*1 Forum of Amity
*1 Isolated Chapel
*1 Path of Ancestry
*8 Plains
*1 Shineshadow Snarl
*1 Silverquill Campus
*1 Study Hall
*1 Sunlit Marsh
*8 Swamp
*1 Temple of Silence
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Turbulent Moor
*1 Umbral Expanse
*1 War Room
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ethereal Armor" href="#" target="_blank">Ethereal Armor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="All That Glitters" href="#" target="_blank">All That Glitters</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ethereal Armor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="All That Glitters"></div></div>
<p>These Auras fulfill the same function of making a creature huge for a very small investment. Since Killian wants attacks, we might as well have big attackers.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Slumbering Keepguard" href="#" target="_blank">Slumbering Keepguard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Slumbering Keepguard"></div></div>
<p>Don't underestimate the advantage we can get from scrying multiple times a turn. We'll quickly get to the cards you want most. Plus, it has its own built-in Ethereal Armor.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spectral Grasp" href="#" target="_blank">Spectral Grasp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spectral Grasp"></div></div>
<p>What happens when we're down to two players left in the game and we've goaded all our opponent's creatures? Well, we're in trouble. Spectral Grasp helps with completely stopping the biggest creature on the board from hurting us or stopping our attackers.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Visions of Brutality" href="#" target="_blank">Visions of Brutality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Visions of Brutality"></div></div>
<p>This is a really fun one to put on a giant beater that we've goaded. Why not drop two opponent life totals at once?</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist" href="#" target="_blank">Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist"></div></div>
<p>In the early game we'll be dropping Impetus Auras on smaller creatures to get our engine going. But what happens when a bigger creature enters that we'd rather have enchanted? Enter: Ardenn, who can move Auras around once on each of our combats.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Danitha Capashen, Paragon" href="#" target="_blank">Danitha Capashen, Paragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Danitha Capashen, Paragon"></div></div>
<p>We're throwing Danitha in because she not only makes our Auras cheaper, she's also an extremely powerful attacker once she's loaded up with Auras herself.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eye of Nidhogg" href="#" target="_blank">Eye of Nidhogg</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Eye of Nidhogg"></div></div>
<p>Here's one that might have slipped past a lot of people's radars during <em>Final Fantasy</em> previews. There are multiple benefits on this Aura, from goading a threat, to making it harder to block, to coming right back to our hand if it ends up in the graveyard.</p>
<p>A home run for this deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Guardian" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Guardian</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Grim Guardian"></div></div>
<p>Let's speed up games by dropping life totals a bit more quickly.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Minimus Containment" href="#" target="_blank">Minimus Containment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Minimus Containment"></div></div>
<p>We're gonna ditch an instant removal spell or two so we can replace them with enchantment removal like this. Minimus Containment turns <em>any</em> nonland permanent into a Treasure, removing all of its other abilities and card types.</p>
<p>Not great to put on someone's commander, but excellent removal for pretty much anything else.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Victor, Valgavoth&#039;s Seneschal" href="#" target="_blank">Victor, Valgavoth&#039;s Seneschal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Victor, Valgavoth&#039;s Seneschal"></div></div>
<p>Surveil 2 the first time we drop an enchantment each turn is some extremely significant card advantage. Making players discard for the second drop isn't all that great, but getting a creature from any graveyard just by bringing out a third enchantment in a turn is a huge win.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Boon of the Spirit Realm" href="#" target="_blank">Boon of the Spirit Realm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Boon of the Spirit Realm"></div></div>
<p>With this Boon, our creatures will be <em>massive</em>. This is how we end games with combat.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ondu Spiritdancer" href="#" target="_blank">Ondu Spiritdancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ondu Spiritdancer"></div></div>
<p>One enchantment is good. Two is better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soaring Lightbringer" href="#" target="_blank">Soaring Lightbringer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Soaring Lightbringer"></div></div>
<p>Not only are we giving all our enchantment creatures evasion, we're also <em>making</em> enchantment creatures. Up to three a turn, depending on how many players we attack.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor" href="#" target="_blank">Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards rotate"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor"></div></div>
<p>The important part here is Secret Arcade, which replaces <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Enchanted Evening" href="#" target="_blank">Enchanted Evening</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for us, since that's outside our color identity. If every single nonland permanent enters play as an enchantment, we'll be getting a whole lot more triggers from Killian and all of our constellation cards.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hall of Heliod&#039;s Generosity" href="#" target="_blank">Hall of Heliod&#039;s Generosity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hall of Heliod&#039;s Generosity"></div></div>
<p>An Enchantress staple that's just a bit on the pricey side. We may go a whole game without using it, but some games it'll be crucial.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reconnaissance" href="#" target="_blank">Reconnaissance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reconnaissance"></div></div>
<p>Killian wants us to attack, but sometimes we don't have better blockers. Reconnaissance makes sure we still get the attack trigger and can pull our attacker back if things get dangerous.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brilliant Wings" href="#" target="_blank">Brilliant Wings</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brilliant Wings"></div></div>
<p>Flying and hexproof at instant speed for just two mana? <em>And</em> we can move it? Seems like a great add.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spirit Loop" href="#" target="_blank">Spirit Loop</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spirit Loop"></div></div>
<p>Drop this on a large creature we've goaded to watch our life total jump. And we get it back if it goes to the grave.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Black Market Connections" href="#" target="_blank">Black Market Connections</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smothering Tithe" href="#" target="_blank">Smothering Tithe</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Black Market Connections"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Smothering Tithe"></div></div>
<p>These are extremely powerful enchantments that keep us fueled up with mana and cards. Easy adds.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Codsworth, Handy Helper" href="#" target="_blank">Codsworth, Handy Helper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Codsworth, Handy Helper"></div></div>
<p>This Robot does a lot for us, from protecting Killian, to giving us two mana to cast Auras, to moving our Auras around. All very useful things.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Daxos the Returned" href="#" target="_blank">Daxos the Returned</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Daxos the Returned"></div></div>
<p>It only costs three mana to drop an enchantment creature token that gets bigger and bigger as the game goes on. I've seen many Commander games ending with Daxos making a handful of 9/9 tokens, and we can easily do the same with this deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Anointed Procession" href="#" target="_blank">Anointed Procession</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Anointed Procession"></div></div>
<p>This isn't exactly a token deck, but there's just enough of them to make this token-doubling enchantment worth a spot.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hallowed Haunting" href="#" target="_blank">Hallowed Haunting</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hallowed Haunting"></div></div>
<p>Speaking of which, here's some more tokens, in addition to a really strong anthem effect. Combine this with the Spirit tokens from Daxos the Returned and we'll be threatening lethal in no time.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rashel, Fist of Torm" href="#" target="_blank">Rashel, Fist of Torm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Not every game will warrant including this creature, as sometimes we'll be swinging out with an army of tokens ("going wide"). But sometimes the deck will have us going tall (attacking with one really large creature) rather than wide, and in those games Rashel is indispensable.</p>
<p>This is also easy to misread at first glance. With Rashel on the board, a single attacker will get +1/+1 for every single Aura we control.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Retether" href="#" target="_blank">Retether</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Just a nice recursion piece when we need it.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" href="#" target="_blank">Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>There's a lot of enter the battlefield effects (ETB) in this deck, including Killian's. This version of Elesh Norn doubles our ETB effects, while shutting down our opponents'. This will hurt a lot of opponents' game plans.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Super State" href="#" target="_blank">Super State</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>When you're going tall, it's hard to top this Aura.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raffine&#039;s Guidance" href="#" target="_blank">Raffine&#039;s Guidance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sentinel&#039;s Eyes" href="#" target="_blank">Sentinel&#039;s Eyes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Raffine&#039;s Guidance"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sentinel&#039;s Eyes"></div></div>
<p>It's nice that these are cheap, and that they come back. But they just don't do enough by themselves to warrant staying in the deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Intermediate Chirography" href="#" target="_blank">Intermediate Chirography</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>If this deck were more focused on making Inklings, I could see keeping this. But it really isn't, so it's taking up space for more enchantment-centric cards.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Keen Duelist" href="#" target="_blank">Keen Duelist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>It's decent card advantage, but doesn't fit our strategy in any way.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vanishing Verse" href="#" target="_blank">Vanishing Verse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>We need to ditch an instant-speed removal spell to make room for more enchantment-based removal.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Breena, the Demagogue" href="#" target="_blank">Breena, the Demagogue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shadrix Silverquill" href="#" target="_blank">Shadrix Silverquill</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Don't get me wrong, I love and play both of these creatures in <a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/8211808/neyam_shai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">my black/white political deck</a>, but this deck is much more geared towards aggression than politics. So they don't make a ton of sense.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fallen Ideal" href="#" target="_blank">Fallen Ideal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>This isn't an <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/aristocrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aristocrats deck</a>, so we won't always have creatures to sacrifice to make this worth including.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nils, Discipline Enforcer" href="#" target="_blank">Nils, Discipline Enforcer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Another political legend that I'm a huge fan of, but just doesn't fit in this deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Screams from Within" href="#" target="_blank">Screams from Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>If there are no 1/1s on our opponents' boards, this is basically a dead card.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Secret Rendezvous" href="#" target="_blank">Secret Rendezvous</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>We're moving away from the deck's political sub-theme, so this card is an easy cut.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tomik, Wielder of Law" href="#" target="_blank">Tomik, Wielder of Law</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>This isn't as good of a deterrent as it sounds on paper. Opponents can easily pay three life in the early game when life totals are high. They can also get around the trigger by just attacking us with one creature.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ajani&#039;s Chosen" href="#" target="_blank">Ajani&#039;s Chosen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>An army of 2/2s isn't a bad way to go, but we can do better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Combat Calligrapher" href="#" target="_blank">Combat Calligrapher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>The whole Inkling sub-theme doesn't really hold up with the main plan of the deck. So this is an easy cut.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Firemane Commando" href="#" target="_blank">Firemane Commando</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>We have better card draw options that fit our enchantment-centric game plan.</p>


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