Art by Caio Monteiro
Commander deckRU
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Embrace mathematical chaos by forcing every player to draw additional cards each turn, exiling the top of their decks with Ian Malcolm while converting high-entropy card velocity into explosive spellslinging payoffs and Eldrazi finishers.
Asked for“a temur deck themed/flavored around mathematics, equations, geometry, calculations, formulae, fractals, sequences, chaos theory, etc. in the 99 (ie. not the commander) please include the cards "Mathemagics", "Expansion Algorithm", "Ian Malcolm, Chaotician", "Primo the Unbounded", kozilek-themed cards, and izzet cards with math themes in them somewhere in there as well”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
1URLegendary Creature — Human Scientist
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Kozilek's Channeler
5Creature — Eldrazi
Kozilek-themed mana dork generating two colorless mana
Card Draw
12
Howling Mine
2Artifact
mathematically guarantees every player draws their second card to trigger Ian Malcolm
Kami of the Crescent Moon
UULegendary Creature — Spirit
creature-based symmetrical draw engine triggering chaos exile
Dictate of Kruphix
1UUEnchantment
flash enchantment guaranteeing second draw on everyone's turn
Font of Mythos
4Artifact
doubles symmetrical draw step to force widespread exile triggers
Reforge the Soul
3RRSorcery
miracle wheel that refreshes hands and triggers second draws
Removal
10
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
damage equation scaling down in cost as creature count increases
Arcane Denial
1UInstant
counters a spell and forces card draw to activate Malcolm triggers
Kozilek's Command
XCCKindred Instant — Eldrazi
flexible modal colorless spell exiling creatures and graveyards
Resculpt
1UInstant
exiles dangerous artifacts and creatures into a harmless golem
Threats/Wincons
22
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
UUURRRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
the ultimate Izzet mathematician turning every card draw into damage
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
2UURRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
curiosity combo piece and card draw damage engine
The Locust God
4URLegendary Creature — God
exponential geometric swarm generator scaling with card draw
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
8CCLegendary Creature — Eldrazi
refills hand to seven and counteracts spells via equal mana values
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
massive Eldrazi titan that draws four cards and annihilates
Artisan of Kozilek
9Creature — Eldrazi
high-cost Eldrazi threat that reanimates key creatures
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains the table exponentially as cards are drawn
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
magecraft engine that draws cards on every spell cast
Veyran, Voice of Duality
1URLegendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
doubles magecraft and spell triggers exponentially
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
1URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
astronomical calculation reduces spell costs dramatically
Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
burns all opponents for two damage per instant or sorcery
Harmonic Prodigy
1RCreature — Human Wizard
doubles triggers for wizards and shamans like Vadrik and Malcolm
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
converts spells into an aerial army of drakes
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
manufactures flying bird illusions with every spell cast
Young Pyromancer
1RCreature — Human Shaman
floods the board with tokens as spells resolve
Third Path Iconoclast
URCreature — Human Monk
creates mechanical tokens on casting noncreature spells
Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
reduces instant and sorcery costs while looting on counterspells
Electrostatic Field
1RCreature — Wall
passive defensive wall that pings table upon casting spells
Melek, Izzet Paragon
4URLegendary Creature — Weird Wizard
calculates top of deck and copies instants and sorceries
Kaza, Roil Chaser
URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
wizard synergy that discounts large explosive spells
Chaos Dragon
1RRCreature — Dragon
chaotic combatant driven by unpredictable die rolls
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
scientific alternate win condition when library is fully calculated
Utility
8
Solve the Equation
2USorcery
calculates the exact instant or sorcery needed and tutors it
Expansion // Explosion
URUR // XUURRInstant // Instant
copies opposing spells or acts as a massive draw and burn finisher
Teferi's Puzzle Box
4Artifact
constantly randomizes hands and guarantees second draw triggers
Fevered Visions
1UREnchantment
forces end step card draw and punishes opponents with full hands
Possibility Storm
3RREnchantment
pure chaos theory turning every cast into an unpredictable replacement
Mind's Desire
4UUSorcery
storm sequence that casts free spells off the top of the library
Grapeshot
1RSorcery
storm calculation dealing cumulative damage based on cast sequence
