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Average Decklist

Backdraft Hellkite
Backdraft Hellkite
Bladewing the Risen
Bladewing the Risen
Boneyard Scourge
Boneyard Scourge
Caldera Pyremaw
Caldera Pyremaw
Diviner of Mist
Diviner of Mist
Dragon's Rage Channeler
Dragon's Rage Channeler
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Exhibition Tidecaller
Exhibition Tidecaller
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
Glorybringer
Glorybringer
Gravebreaker Lamia
Gravebreaker Lamia
Grave Researcher
Grave Researcher
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Sailors' Bane
Sailors' Bane
Scourge of Valkas
Scourge of Valkas
Smoldering Egg
Smoldering Egg
Terror of the Peaks
Terror of the Peaks
Thunderclap Drake
Thunderclap Drake
Utvara Hellkite
Utvara Hellkite
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Instants (18)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Banishing Betrayal
Banishing Betrayal
Brain Freeze
Brain Freeze
Countersquall
Countersquall
Delay
Delay
Dream Twist
Dream Twist
Entomb
Entomb
Mental Note
Mental Note
Moment of Truth
Moment of Truth
Negate
Negate
Otherworldly Gaze
Otherworldly Gaze
Prismari Command
Prismari Command
Thought Scour
Thought Scour
Unauthorized Exit
Unauthorized Exit
Unsummon
Unsummon
Vision Charm
Vision Charm
Visions of Beyond
Visions of Beyond
Winds of Rebuke
Winds of Rebuke
Sorceries (16)
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
Careful Study
Careful Study
Dark Petition
Dark Petition
Flow State
Flow State
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Ignite the Future
Ignite the Future
Persist
Persist
Raise the Palisade
Raise the Palisade
Reanimate
Reanimate
See the Truth
See the Truth
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Stitch Together
Stitch Together
Stream of Thought
Stream of Thought
Tome Scour
Tome Scour
Treasure Cruise
Treasure Cruise
Zombify
Zombify
Artifacts (6)
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Lands (33)
Badlands
Badlands
Blazemire Verge
Blazemire Verge
Blightstep Pathway
Blightstep Pathway
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Cephalid Coliseum
Cephalid Coliseum
Clearwater Pathway
Clearwater Pathway
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Fiery Islet
Fiery Islet
Gloomlake Verge
Gloomlake Verge
Grixis Panorama
Grixis Panorama
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool
Mount Doom
Mount Doom
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Raucous Theater
Raucous Theater
Riverglide Pathway
Riverglide Pathway
Riverpyre Verge
Riverpyre Verge
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Thundering Falls
Thundering Falls
Training Center
Training Center
Undercity Sewers
Undercity Sewers
Underground River
Underground River
Underground Sea
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Xander's Lounge
Xander's Lounge
Basics (3)
Island
1 Island
Mountain
1 Mountain
Swamp
1 Swamp