Copy These Spells

Commander / EDH Burn Combo Infinite Combo Theme/Gimmick UR (Izzet)

kimiz

Instant (31)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Double Negative
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Electrolyze
• 1x Essence Backlash
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Fire / Ice
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Fork
• 1x Geistblast
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Invert / Invent
• 1x Ionize
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Magma Jet
• 1x Mindswipe
• 1x Molten Influence
• 1x Prophetic Bolt
• 1x Refuse / Cooperate
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Risk Factor
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Sonic Assault
• 1x Twincast

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jaya Ballard

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Dormant Volcano
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Highland Lake
• 11x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Tower

Artifact (9)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Mirari
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Seal of the Guildpact
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Arcane Melee
• 1x Cloven Casting
• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Swarm Intelligence

Commander (1)

Creature (10)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Curious Homunculus  ^Flip
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Echo Mage
• 1x Elite Arcanist
• 1x Galvanoth
• 1x Goblin Electromancer
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Kaho, Minamo Historian
• 1x League Guildmage

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Epic Experiment
• 1x Invoke the Firemind
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Pillage
• 1x Pull from the Deep
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Spelltwine

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Suffocating Blast
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Doublecast

Creature (1)

• 1x Nivix Guildmage

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Dual Casting

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Maybeboard

Artifact (2)

• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Creature (1)

• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

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The whole point of this deck is to take advantage of the mechanic, "Copy." I only restricted the mechanic to copying only Instant and Sorcery Spells, but I feel it is fun in it's own right when your opponent has to decide whether or not to take 16 damage or get his Merciless Eviction countered by like 4 copies of Molten Influence.

The deck is pretty straight forward. It is a burn strategy where you copy your spells as much as possible to reap the benefits of the secondary effects that a good portion of the spells have: drawing, scrying, etc. You can also copy your opponents spells (of course) and reap their benefits: Copying useful spells such as Diabolic Tutor or Cultivate. There are also a good amount of Counter Spells so that you can deny anything that you deem unsavory. There are also ways to get through Shroud and Hexproof with land cards Arcane Lighthouse and Detection Tower.

Infinite Combos:

Isochron Scepter / Elite Arcanist / Kaho, Minamo Historian + Dramatic Reversal + Mana Rock(s)(Need at least 2 Mana) + Sphinx-Bone Wand / Guttersnipe = Infinite Damage

Some major weaknesses of this deck and strategy is that it has little to no removal and no real board wipe. Other than Capsize into Counter Spell and Pillage, there is no real way to get rid of permanents such as artifacts, enchantments, and lands. If your opponents manage to get indestructible onto their creatures you will not be able to get rid of them unless you implement the Capsize-into-Counter-Spell play, but doing such a play will put you into dire situation in regards of resources. The same goes with board wipes. To even consider a board wipe in this deck, you need to implement one of the two infinite mana combos, but gathering all the necessary parts to do so will either take too long, won't happen at all, or isn't even necessary due to the closeness of winning or losing.

Playing this deck takes considerable amounts of game sense and reading your opponents moves. Due to the lack of real removal and board wipe, one must use the counter spells cautiously as one misuse of a counter can end up costing you the game.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 3 Rares 26 - 2 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Emblem Jaya Ballard