Art by Ekaterina Burmak

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Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

Leverage Lier to recast powerful spells from the graveyard while ignoring countermagic. The goal is to control the board and win via a High Tide combo or Thassa's Oracle.

100 cards$207.17 totalJun 18, 20269 views

Prompt: 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 $500.

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1 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
1 Sol Ring
1 Arcane Signet
1 Mind Stone
1 Sky Diamond
1 Thought Vessel
1 High Tide
1 Sapphire Medallion
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Hedron Archive
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Opt
1 Windfall
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Mystic Remora
1 Frantic Search
1 Consider
1 Serum Visions
1 Archmage Emeritus
1 Dig Through Time
1 Pongify
1 Rapid Hybridization
1 Reality Shift
1 Resculpt
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Aetherize
1 Curse of the Swine
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Imprisoned in the Moon
1 Filter Out
1 Unsubstantiate
1 Thassa's Oracle
1 Laboratory Maniac
1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
1 Murmuring Mystic
1 Rise from the Tides
1 Shark Typhoon
1 Hullbreaker Horror
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Wavebreak Hippocamp
1 Haughty Djinn
1 Metallurgic Summonings
1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
1 Solve the Equation
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Narset, Parter of Veils
1 Mission Briefing
1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
1 Codex Shredder
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Thirst for Discovery
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Step Through
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Brain Freeze
1 Turnabout
1 Reliquary Tower
1 War Room
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of the False God
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Castle Vantress
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Commander

1 cards

Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

{3}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

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Ramp

10 cards

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

Universal commander staple for acceleration.

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Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

Efficient two-mana rock.

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Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

Ramp that can be cycled later.

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Sky Diamond

{2}

Artifact

On-theme blue mana ramp.

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Thought Vessel

{2}

Artifact

Provides no maximum hand size for draw heavy turns.

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High Tide

{U}

Instant

Massive mana generation for combo turns.

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Sapphire Medallion

{2}

Artifact

Reduces the cost of all blue spells including those cast with Flashback.

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Wayfarer's Bauble

{1}

Artifact

Land-based ramp for mono blue.

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Everflowing Chalice

{0}

Artifact

Flexible mana rock.

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Hedron Archive

{4}

Artifact

Mid-game ramp and card draw.

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Card Draw

12 cards

Brainstorm

{U}

Instant

Efficient cantrip that can be reused with Lier.

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Ponder

{U}

Sorcery

Top deck manipulation and draw.

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Preordain

{U}

Sorcery

Essential blue solar filtering.

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Opt

{U}

Instant

Cheap instant speed cantrip.

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Windfall

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Refills hand and stocks the graveyard for Lier.

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Fact or Fiction

{3}{U}

Instant

Excellent value and graveyard setup.

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Mystic Remora

{U}

Enchantment

Cheap early game card advantage.

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Frantic Search

{2}{U}

Instant

Loots and untaps lands especially with High Tide.

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Consider

{U}

Instant

Cantrip that puts a card in the graveyard.

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Serum Visions

{U}

Sorcery

Classic blue sorcery speed draw.

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Archmage Emeritus

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Draws a card for every spell cast or copied.

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Dig Through Time

{6}{U}{U}

Instant

Selection that benefits from a full graveyard.

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Removal

11 cards

Pongify

{U}

Instant

Cheap creature destruction.

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Rapid Hybridization

{U}

Instant

Low cost creature removal.

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Reality Shift

{1}{U}

Instant

Exiles creatures in blue.

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Resculpt

{1}{U}

Instant

Exiles artifacts or creatures.

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Cyclonic Rift

{1}{U}

Instant

The most powerful blue board wipe.

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Aetherize

{3}{U}

Instant

Defensive measure against attackers.

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Curse of the Swine

{X}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Mass creature exile.

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Chain of Vapor

{U}

Instant

Efficient non-land permanent bounce.

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Imprisoned in the Moon

{2}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Shuts down problematic commanders or lands.

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Filter Out

{1}{U}{U}

Instant

Efficient mass non-creature bounce.

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Unsubstantiate

{1}{U}

Instant

Can bounce spells on the stack since they can't be countered.

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Threats/Wincons

12 cards

Thassa's Oracle

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Primary win condition with an empty library.

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Laboratory Maniac

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Alternative win condition for empty library.

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Talrand, Sky Summoner

{2}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Generates flyers for every spell cast.

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Murmuring Mystic

{3}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Generates tokens to stabilize the board.

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Rise from the Tides

{5}{U}

Sorcery

Late game finisher that rewards a full graveyard.

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Shark Typhoon

{5}{U}

Enchantment

Creates huge flying tokens.

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Hullbreaker Horror

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Kraken Horror

Control finisher that bounces non-land permanents.

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Consecrated Sphinx

{4}{U}{U}

Creature — Sphinx

Massive card advantage engine.

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Wavebreak Hippocamp

{2}{U}

Enchantment Creature — Horse Fish

Rewards playing on opponents turns.

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Haughty Djinn

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Djinn

Cost reducer and massive flyer.

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Metallurgic Summonings

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment

Token generation and graveyard recursion.

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Brain Freeze

{1}{U}

Instant

Storm win condition and self-mill tool.

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Utility

15 cards

Baral, Chief of Compliance

{1}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Reduces spell costs and provides looting.

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Solve the Equation

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Tutors for High Tide or a needed answer.

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Merchant Scroll

{1}{U}

Sorcery

Tutors for blue instants like High Tide.

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Mystical Tutor

{U}

Instant

Universal spell tutor.

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Narset, Parter of Veils

{1}{U}{U}

Legendary Planeswalker — Narset

Prevents opponents from drawing extra cards.

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Mission Briefing

{U}{U}

Instant

Surveil and extra recursion that works with Lier.

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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

{1}{U}{U}{U}

Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

Third self-mill win condition.

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Codex Shredder

{1}

Artifact

Mill or recursion utility.

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Swiftfoot Boots

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Protects Lier from targeted removal.

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Lightning Greaves

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Haste and protection for the commander.

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Thirst for Discovery

{2}{U}

Instant

Excellent draw that discards cards to flashback later.

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Muddle the Mixture

{U}{U}

Instant

Transmutes for 2-cost combo pieces.

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Step Through

{3}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Wizardcycle for Thassa's Oracle or Archaeomancer.

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Gitaxian Probe

{U/P}

Sorcery

Free information and card draw.

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Turnabout

{2}{U}{U}

Instant

Untaps lands for big mana turns.

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Lands

39 cards

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

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War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

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Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

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Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

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Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

Recurs an instant or sorcery.

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Castle Vantress

Land

Mono-color utility land.

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Island 33x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

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