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Average Decklist

Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
Captain N'ghathrod
Captain N'ghathrod
Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle
Consuming Aberration
Consuming Aberration
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Cruel Somnophage
Cruel Somnophage
Duskmantle Guildmage
Duskmantle Guildmage
Fog Bank
Fog Bank
Glacial Wall
Glacial Wall
Hover Barrier
Hover Barrier
Ioreth of the Healing House
Ioreth of the Healing House
Jace's Phantasm
Jace's Phantasm
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
Manic Scribe
Manic Scribe
Mortivore
Mortivore
Nighthowler
Nighthowler
Ruin Crab
Ruin Crab
Silent Arbiter
Silent Arbiter
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Terisian Mindbreaker
Terisian Mindbreaker
The Ancient One
The Ancient One
The Mindskinner
The Mindskinner
Tree of Perdition
Tree of Perdition
Undead Alchemist
Undead Alchemist
Unhallowed Phalanx
Unhallowed Phalanx
Wall of Frost
Wall of Frost
Wall of Lost Thoughts
Wall of Lost Thoughts
Wight of Precinct Six
Wight of Precinct Six
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Instants (8)
Counterspell
Counterspell
Didn't Say Please
Didn't Say Please
Dramatic Reversal
Dramatic Reversal
Drown in the Loch
Drown in the Loch
Into the Story
Into the Story
Negate
Negate
Thought Collapse
Thought Collapse
Visions of Beyond
Visions of Beyond
Sorceries (8)
Breach the Multiverse
Breach the Multiverse
Fractured Sanity
Fractured Sanity
Maddening Cacophony
Maddening Cacophony
Mind Grind
Mind Grind
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rise of the Dark Realms
Singularity Rupture
Singularity Rupture
Treasure Cruise
Treasure Cruise
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (11)
Altar of the Pantheon
Altar of the Pantheon
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Bonehoard
Bonehoard
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Mindcrank
Mindcrank
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
The Water Crystal
The Water Crystal
Thousand-Year Elixir
Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments (5)
Bloodchief Ascension
Bloodchief Ascension
Freed from the Real
Freed from the Real
Memory Erosion
Memory Erosion
Pemmin's Aura
Pemmin's Aura
Psychic Corrosion
Psychic Corrosion
Planeswalkers (1)
Jace, Memory Adept
Jace, Memory Adept
Lands (15)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Clearwater Pathway
Clearwater Pathway
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Mystic Sanctuary
Mystic Sanctuary
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Shipwreck Marsh
Shipwreck Marsh
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of Deceit
Temple of Deceit
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Basics (2)
Island
12 Islands
Swamp
9 Swamps