Ranar Foretells the Future

Commander / EDH Blink Control Exile Spirits WU (Azorius)

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Creature (24)

• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Dawnbringer Cleric
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Aether Channeler
• 1x Drogskol Captain
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Elite Guardmage
• 1x Glorious Protector
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Stoic Farmer
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ethereal Valkyrie
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angel of the Ruins

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Ravenform
• 1x Starnheim Unleashed
• 1x Tales of the Ancestors
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Spectral Deluge
• 1x Alrund's Epiphany

Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Gates of Istfell
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 10x Island
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 12x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Skycloud Expanse

Artifact (11)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Conjurer's Closet

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Depart the Realm
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Iron Verdict
• 1x Kaya's Onslaught
• 1x Saw it Coming
• 1x Behold the Multiverse
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Warhorn Blast

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Teleportation Circle
• 1x Kindred Discovery

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Ranar the Ghost Viking!

When the Kaldheim precons came out I was really intrigued by Ranar the Ever-Watchful. He has a natural affinity for blink effects and showcases the set mechanic, foretell. When building Ranar I wanted to heavily focus him on the foretell mechanic, however, with how recent sets are being released as stand-alone blocks we never got many foretell cards to build with. In this case I decided to buy and upgrade the precon while still keeping the original deck theme in mind; use foretell cards, blink your creatures, create Spirit Tokens with Ranar, and control the board with exile effects.

How the Deck Plays

The deck strategy overall is a combination of controlling the board and gaining value from ETB effects. Ranar the Ever-Watchful's second ability to create Spirit Tokens activates off of a multitude of different abilities. Blink effects like Teleportation Circle and Flickerwisp pair well this our ETB creatures. Foretell cards such as Saw it Coming and Kaya's Onslaught act as additional tricks that we'll always have access to. Exiling our opponents permanents will also help activate Ranar's ability so including cards like Path to Exile and Angel of the Ruins help keep dangerous threats off the board for good. The Spirit Tokens created by Ranar get even more powerful with Kindred Discovery, Intangible Virtue, and Reconnaissance Mission.

Notable Inclusions

Angel of Serenity -This card surprised me with how versatile it can be. Playing it on creatures in our graveyard can return them to hand if it is blinked or destroyed, as well as bouncing the opponent's creatures to hand all while activating Ranar's exile ability to create Spirit Tokens!

Sword of Hearth and Home -A great equipment for ramping and blinking.

Kindred Discovery -Naming 'Spirits' as it enters allows us to draw off of our Spirit Tokens ETBing and attacking.

Enlightened Tutor -Allows us to tutor for blink engines like Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, Teleportation Circle, Conjurer's Closet or Sword of Hearth and Home.

Mystic Reflection -This card can create some crazy combo lines to fire off especially if Ranar is on the battlefield and you can exile something. Draw your entire deck with Ethereal Valkyrie, exile all opponents artifacts/enchantments with Angel of the Ruins, or create infinite copies of Geist-Honored Monk or Aether Channeler. This list goes on!

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Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.33
Tokens	Angel Warrior 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Bird 1/1 U, Bird 1/1 W, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Foretell, Manifest 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	inspiracje, Deck Inspiration, Retired