Art by Ekaterina Burmak
Commander deckU
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
This deck aims to control the board through uncounterable bounce spells and cantrips, utilizing Lier's flashback ability to generate massive card advantage and winning via Thassa's Oracle combo or Hullbreaker Horror loops.
Asked for“A mono blue deck with Lier Disciple of the Drowned as the commander. I want it to be as competitive as possible, but please keep the budget BELOW $1000.”
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 · 60 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
1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
3UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Provides mana and unlimited hand size for large draw turns.
Sapphire Medallion
2Artifact
Reduces the cost of all blue spells, critical for flashback turns.
High Tide
UInstant
Massive mana generation for a single big turn, replayable with Lier.
Card Draw
14
Consider
UInstant
Surveil helps put spells into the graveyard for Lier to flashback.
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
Extremely efficient card draw in a multiplayer setting.
Treasure Cruise
7USorcery
Ancestral Recall equivalent in a graveyard-centric deck.
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card for every instant or sorcery cast or copied.
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
13
Thassa's Oracle
UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Primary win condition for high-power blue decks.
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Alternative win con and control engine that works through Lier's clause.
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Backup win condition for self-mill strategies.
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates a bird army from casting/flashbacking spells.
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Generates tokens while you cast spells.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
1UUULegendary Planeswalker — Jace
Additional Thassa's Oracle effect for deck-out wins.
Leveler
5Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
Combos with Thassa's Oracle to win immediately.
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
Construct generator and graveyard recursion.
Psychic Spiral
4UInstant
Can mill an opponent out or reset your library late game.
Utility
12
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
Stops opponent card draw and filters library.
Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Reduces spell costs.
Disallow
1UUInstant
Versatile interaction (Countering is disabled by Lier, but can be cast without him).
Unwind
2UInstant
Untaps lands (Lier prevents the counter but the untap trigger can still occur).
Rewind
2UUInstant
Untaps lands; situational but powerful without Lier or for triggers.
