Smoke and Mirrors

Commander / EDH* Mono-Blue

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Instant (25)

• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 1x Ensnare
• 1x Ertai's Meddling
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Foil
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Leadership Vacuum
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Reset
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Sunder
• 1x Swan Song

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Land Equilibrium
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Marit Lage's Slumber
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Retreat to Coralhelm
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Trade Routes

Land (40)

• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 22x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sunscorched Desert
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Zoetic Cavern

Creature (7)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Guardian of Tazeem
• 1x Patron of the Moon
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Walking Atlas

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Flow of Ideas
• 1x Knowledge Exploitation
• 1x Mitotic Manipulation
• 1x Recall
• 1x Retraced Image

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Maybeboard

Artifact (4)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Zuran Orb

Creature (2)

• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Dream Halls

Instant (4)

• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Power Sink
• 1x Rushing River
• 1x Scatter to the Winds

Land (2)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Coastal Discovery
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Show and Tell
• 1x Wash Out

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Illusion Flavor and Playstyle

About

This is one of five decks chosen to represent my take on a mono-color strategy.

How to Play

The deck is strongest in the late-mid to late game and prefer's to end in a one-on-one situation. Counterspells can stop any early or ealry-midgame sweeps. (Mana Drain, Foil, Swan Song, etc.) and Combat tricks (Illusionist's Gambit, Maze of Ith, etc.) can help pull the match into late game and ideally a one-on-one.

How to Win

Early game wins happen rarely if ever. Early explosive ramp could potentially lead to an early Meloku the Clouded Mirror into a Sunder at which point you would try to out ramp everyone or play a Land Equilibrium to lock out the game. This is your main wincon against multiple opponents anyways.

There are a few infinites but the easiest one to hit include Walking Atlas + Retreat to Coralhelm + Meloku the Clouded Mirror/Trade Routes. If Sunscorched Desert finds its way into the combo that is usually game over as well.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Manifest 2/2 C, Marit Lage, Morph 2/2 C