Art by Svetlin Velinov

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Talrand, Sky Summoner

Control the board with efficient counterspells and low-cost cantrips to flood the battlefield with 2/2 Drake tokens. Leverage Polymorph effects on tokens to cheat out game-ending leviathans like Hullbreaker Horror, or generate infinite mana with Isochron Scepter and Dramatic Reversal to win with Blue Sun's Zenith or Brain Freeze.

100 cards$284.61 totalSep 7, 202636 views

Prompt: A $150-300 talrand commander deck, built at Bracket 4 (Optimized / high power) — fast mana including Mana Crypt and Mana Vault, efficient tutors, WotC game-changers welcome (Rhystic Study, Smothering Tithe, Jeweled Lotus where it fits), tight 2-card combos with backup, strong interaction suite, games end turn 6-9.

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1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
1 Sol Ring
1 Arcane Signet
1 Mind Stone
1 Thought Vessel
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Prismatic Lens
1 Sky Diamond
1 High Tide
1 Sapphire Medallion
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Opt
1 Serum Visions
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Frantic Search
1 Impulse
1 Dig Through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Windfall
1 Rhystic Study
1 Counterspell
1 Arcane Denial
1 Mana Leak
1 Negate
1 Misdirection
1 Swan Song
1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
1 Dispel
1 Rapid Hybridization
1 Pongify
1 Resculpt
1 Reality Shift
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Aetherize
1 Hullbreaker Horror
1 Tidespout Tyrant
1 Isochron Scepter
1 Dramatic Reversal
1 Polymorph
1 Mass Polymorph
1 Synthetic Destiny
1 Proteus Staff
1 Aetherflux Reservoir
1 Brain Freeze
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Stroke of Genius
1 Shark Typhoon
1 Metallurgic Summonings
1 Rise from the Tides
1 Staff of Domination
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Solve the Equation
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Fabricate
1 Reshape
1 Whir of Invention
1 Narset's Reversal
1 Echo of Eons
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

Talrand, Sky Summoner

{2}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

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Ramp

10 cards

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

Essential fast mana staple

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Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

Efficient single-mana artifact ramp

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Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

Early ramp that can cycle late

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Thought Vessel

{2}

Artifact

Provides hand size removal and ramp

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Fellwar Stone

{2}

Artifact

Cheap untapped two-mana rock

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Everflowing Chalice

{0}

Artifact

Scalable artifact ramp

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Prismatic Lens

{2}

Artifact

Cheap 2-mana rock for fast turns

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Sky Diamond

{2}

Artifact

Budget blue mana generator

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High Tide

{U}

Instant

Explosive mana burst for high-power plays

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Sapphire Medallion

{2}

Artifact

Reduces cost of all blue spells and cantrips

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Card Draw

14 cards

Brainstorm

{U}

Instant

Instant cantrip that triggers Talrand

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Ponder

{U}

Sorcery

Topdeck manipulation and cheap Drake trigger

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Preordain

{U}

Sorcery

Efficient filtering and token generator

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Opt

{U}

Instant

Instant-speed scry and draw

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Serum Visions

{U}

Sorcery

Cheap sorcery cantrip

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Sleight of Hand

{U}

Sorcery

Low-cost card selection

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Gitaxian Probe

{U/P}

Sorcery

Free spell to gain information and draw

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Frantic Search

{2}{U}

Instant

Free spell filter that untaps lands

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Impulse

{1}{U}

Instant

Instant-speed deep card look

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Dig Through Time

{6}{U}{U}

Instant

Cheap instant draw via Delve

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Treasure Cruise

{7}{U}

Sorcery

Refills hand cheaply with filled graveyard

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Fact or Fiction

{3}{U}

Instant

Instant-speed pile selection

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Windfall

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Wheel effect to dump cantrip hands and refill

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Rhystic Study

{2}{U}

Enchantment

High-power card draw engine

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Removal

14 cards

Counterspell

{U}{U}

Instant

Premier blue hard counter

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Arcane Denial

{1}{U}

Instant

Unconditional counter for 2 mana

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Mana Leak

{1}{U}

Instant

Early-game efficient interaction

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Negate

{1}{U}

Instant

Protects commander and stops game-winning spells

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Misdirection

{3}{U}{U}

Instant

Free counter or redirection spell

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Swan Song

{U}

Instant

1-mana counter for game-altering spells

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An Offer You Can't Refuse

{U}

Instant

Efficient noncreature spell counter

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Dispel

{U}

Instant

Protects combos during winning turns

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Rapid Hybridization

{U}

Instant

Instant creature destruction

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Pongify

{U}

Instant

Cheap instant threat removal

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Resculpt

{1}{U}

Instant

Exiles problematic artifacts or creatures

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Reality Shift

{1}{U}

Instant

Instant creature exile

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Cyclonic Rift

{1}{U}

Instant

Format-defining asymmetrical wipe

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Aetherize

{3}{U}

Instant

Instant blow-out combat interaction

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Threats/Wincons

16 cards

Hullbreaker Horror

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Kraken Horror

Polymorph target that locks down the table

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Tidespout Tyrant

{5}{U}{U}{U}

Creature — Djinn

Polymorph target that bounces all opponents' permanents

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Isochron Scepter

{2}

Artifact

Core combo piece with Dramatic Reversal

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Dramatic Reversal

{1}{U}

Instant

Core combo piece for infinite mana and triggers

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Polymorph

{3}{U}

Sorcery

Turns a Drake token into Hullbreaker or Tidespout

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Mass Polymorph

{5}{U}

Sorcery

Pulls both massive creatures straight to field

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Synthetic Destiny

{4}{U}{U}

Instant

Instant-speed mass polymorph effect

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Proteus Staff

{3}

Artifact

Reusable polymorph engine on Drake tokens

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Aetherflux Reservoir

{4}

Artifact

Win condition with high storm counts and infinite cast loops

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Brain Freeze

{1}{U}

Instant

Mill win condition with high storm count or infinite loops

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Blue Sun's Zenith

{X}{U}{U}{U}

Instant

Infinite mana outlet to mill opponents out

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Stroke of Genius

{X}{2}{U}

Instant

Secondary infinite mana kill spell

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Shark Typhoon

{5}{U}

Enchantment

Secondary noncreature token win condition

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Metallurgic Summonings

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment

Creates huge token armies alongside Talrand

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Rise from the Tides

{5}{U}

Sorcery

Creates a massive Zombie army from instant/sorcery-heavy graveyard

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Staff of Domination

{3}

Artifact

Infinite mana outlet to draw deck and gain infinite life

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Utility

8 cards

Mystical Tutor

{U}

Instant

Fetches key combo pieces or interaction

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Solve the Equation

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Tutors any instant or sorcery needed

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Merchant Scroll

{1}{U}

Sorcery

Tutors High Tide, Dramatic Reversal, or counterspells

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Fabricate

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Tutors Isochron Scepter or Staff of Domination

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Reshape

{X}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Puts Isochron Scepter directly onto the battlefield

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Whir of Invention

{X}{U}{U}{U}

Instant

Instant-speed tutor for Isochron Scepter

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Narset's Reversal

{U}{U}

Instant

Copies and bounces impactful spells

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Echo of Eons

{4}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Graveyard reshuffle and hand refresh

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Lands

37 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 31x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

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