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Average Decklist

Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage of Runes
Archmage of Runes
Black Waltz No. 3
Black Waltz No. 3
Coruscation Mage
Coruscation Mage
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
Instants (22)
Abandon Attachments
Abandon Attachments
Bedevil
Bedevil
Big Score
Big Score
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Consider
Consider
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dispel
Dispel
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Negate
Negate
Prismari Command
Prismari Command
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Seething Song
Seething Song
Snap
Snap
Terminate
Terminate
Thirst for Discovery
Thirst for Discovery
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Sorceries (18)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Cathartic Reunion
Cathartic Reunion
Compulsive Research
Compulsive Research
Cruel Ultimatum
Cruel Ultimatum
Curse of the Swine
Curse of the Swine
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Expressive Iteration
Expressive Iteration
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Grapeshot
Grapeshot
Increasing Ambition
Increasing Ambition
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Merchant Scroll
Merchant Scroll
Ponder
Ponder
Preordain
Preordain
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Reanimate
Reanimate
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Enchantments (3)
Propaganda
Propaganda
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Lands (18)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Basics (3)
Island
7 Islands
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
5 Swamps