Mizzix' Spellbook

Commander / EDH*

Gaspacho

Draw (17)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Braingeyser
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Compulsive Research
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Glimmer of Genius
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Whispers of the Muse

Ramp (11)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Keyrune
• 1x Izzet Locket
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Thought Vessel

Stuff (3)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Lands (36)

• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 14x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Protection (10)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Vandalblast

Toolbox (2)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Mystic Confluence

Commander (1)

Counter (12)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Condescend
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Faerie Trickery
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Power Sink
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Spell Burst
• 1x Summary Dismissal
• 1x Syncopate

Combo (8)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Turnabout

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Maybeboard

ManaRocks (12)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Izzet Cluestone
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest

Others (9)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Time Stop

Lands (4)

• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Maze of Ith

Tutors (4)

• 1x Gamble
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Parallel Thoughts

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My current Mizzix build. In this current iteration, I increased the number of mana rocks and cut cards that are not significant enough (Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Opt).

Gameplan

This deck is a combo-control build. While we try to win with a combo, we do not have enough consistency (ie Tutors) to achieve this early in the game. Thus, we aim to control the game first. This has two purposes. First of all, our opponents will have a harder time to win. Second, Counterspells (and draw spells to stay in the game) slowly increase our experience counters, allowing for more spells and "unlocking" our combos.

Wincon 1

Cards: Lightning Bolt + Pyretic Ritual + Reiterate

Minimun experience counters: 4

Minimum mana open:

Tutor: Muddle the Mixture → Merchant Scroll → Firemind's Foresight

Description: This is a "traditional" Mizzix wincon. We cast Pyretic Ritual and hold priority. Then we cast Reiterate, targeting Pyretic Ritual. We let the Reiterate and the copy resolve. So far, we are at parity (spent and gained ). However, each additional Reiterate nets us (costs gains ). We can then cast Lightning Bolt while Pyretic Ritual is still on the stack and copy it an arbitrary number of times, killing our opponents.

Alternatives:

Pyretic Ritual → Turnabout: It requires us enough mana from a single permanent type, but doesn't require our commander, if we can spend an initial and each copy nets us at least (with one mana less, we still have infinite storm count).

Lightning Bolt → Any spell that targets an opponent: Bolt only fits nicely in our tutor chain.

Wincon 2

Paradox Engine shenanigans

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Experience Token, Manifest 2/2 C
Folders	EDH