Octavia, Living Thesis (Commander) - Expensive Self-Mill

Octavia, Living Thesis
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 3, 2026
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Building Colorless Spellslinger in Commander with The Dawning Archaic
Jesse's colorless deck for The Dawning Archaic is built around a bizarre constraint: cram in every instant and sorcery we can, then cast them for free!
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Flow State
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Muse Seeker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Otherworldly Gaze
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
90%synergy
Thought Scour
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Ledger Shredder
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
79%synergy
Consider
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
78%synergy
Careful Study
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
77%synergy
Looter il-Kor
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Curate
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Deep Analysis
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Quiet Speculation
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
62%synergy
Lórien Revealed
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Arcane Denial
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
39%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Intuition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Shoreline Looter
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Picklock Prankster
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
37%synergy
The Warring Triad
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Haughty Djinn
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Windrider Wizard
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Deranged Assistant
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Millikin
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Destined Thief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Champion of Wits
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Wonder
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mockingbird
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nadir Kraken
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Constable
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Silundi Vision
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Pongify
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Mental Note
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Defy Gravity
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Jwari Disruption
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Mission Briefing
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Brain Freeze
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Shadow Rift
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Confounding Riddle
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Occult Epiphany
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Slip Out the Back
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Peek
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Cyber Conversion
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Archmage's Charm
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Gigadrowse
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Beyeen Veil
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
High Tide
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Leap
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Moment of Truth
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Spider-Sense
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Octopus Form
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Tolarian Winds
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Filter Out
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dream Twist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Mizzium Skin
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Gush
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Access Denied
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Artful Dodge
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Chart a Course
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Winternight Stories
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Strategic Planning
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Serum Visions
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Mists of Lórien
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Contingency Plan
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Traverse Eternity
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Aang's Journey
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hard Evidence
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Slip Through Space
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Start the TARDIS
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Personal Tutor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Spectral Deluge
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Energy Tap
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Tome Scour
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Distortion Strike
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ideas Unbound
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Merchant Scroll
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Retraced Image
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Duplicity
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Step Through
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Cloak of Feathers
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Whelming Wave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Portent
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Inundate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Environmental Sciences
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mass Diminish
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Compelling Argument
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Acid Rain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flux
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Silent Departure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Glamdring
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Shadowspear
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
The Magic Mirror
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Pinions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Dragon Wings
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Founding the Third Path
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Compulsion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Invasion of Arcavios
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Conclave
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cactus Preserve
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-42%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Mishra's Factory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
-28%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Signet
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-36%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-37%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-28%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Silundi Vision
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Jwari Disruption
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Beyeen Veil
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Demolition Field
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Conduit Pylons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
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