Baral Bodacious Booty (Original)

Commander / EDH* Mono-Blue

Profet93

Instant (33)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Memory Lapse
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Precognitive Perception
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Remand
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Spell Swindle
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Tale's End
• 1x Telling Time

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Capture of Jingzhou
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Savor the Moment
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Walk the Aeons

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Invoke Prejudice
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Treachery

Creature (4)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellseeker

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Castle Vantress
• 33x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Strip Mine

Artifact (5)

• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 1x High Tide

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Maybeboard

Instant (14)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Psychic Barrier
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Vapor Snag
• 1x Wizard's Retort

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Walk the Aeons
• 1x Windfall

Artifact (2)

• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Runechanter's Pike

Creature (1)

• 1x Guile

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Future Edits Show

Remove Forbid for Narset's Reversal - Potential for better

Remove Serum Visions for Temporal Mastery - Extra turn spell

Remove Isochron Scepter for Nexus of Fate - Extra turn spell

Remove island for Mystic Sanctuary - Utility

Remove island for Sea Gate, Reborn

Remove Invoke Prejudice for Fierce Guardianship - Invoke banned

Remove High Tide for card:whirlwhind denial - Interaction

Introduction

I made this deck because I wanted a Mono Blue Deck with a lot of instants and cantrips with a hint of political influence. I also liked saying "No!" a lot, so Baral was the perfect choice. This deck utilizes a lot of cantrips with a mini theft theme. If you are going to suggest a card, please recommend which card to remove for it and why.

Cards in the sideboard are just cards that I have yet to acquire due to their price tag/laziness.

Deck Description

Land Explanation Show

• Academy Ruins - Recursion for Isochron Scepter

• Strip Mine - Used to destroy Homeward Path since there is a slight theft theme

• Reliquary Tower - Mono blue with no hand size is always nice

• Riptide Laboratory - Used to help Baral and reuse Snapcaster Mage

Tutors Show

• Mystical Tutor - Instant/Sorcerry Tutor

• Muddle the Mixture - CMC 2 Tutor. Mainly used to find Gilded Drake (to steal commanders), Isochron Scepter (repeatable counterspell) or Cyclonic Rift (One sided board wipe)

CMC 1 Counter = Blue Shield Show

Most counterspells cost 2, so opponents generally feel they can safely cast their spells without them being countered if you have less than 2 mana open. If you have 1 , then you can safely counter their spell with the following...

• Cast Mystical Tutor in response to opponent's spell while Sensei's Divining Top is on the field, search for Pact of Negation and place it on top of the deck. Then use the top to draw the card and play it. Its really funny to use the first time because most people don't expect it.

Top Ranked	Achieved #27 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #20 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Blue 4 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 1 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Treasure