Art by Wesley Burt
Commander deckU
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Reduce the cost of instant and sorcery spells while utilizing Wizard synergies to draw cards, control the board, and finish the game with token swarms or spellslinger win conditions.
Asked for“Wizard tribal deck in blue: wizards that care about instants and sorceries, cost reduction, and a spellslinger win condition.”
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 · 61 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
1Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
11
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Wizard that draws a card on every instant or sorcery cast
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
2UUULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
taps Wizards to draw cards at instant speed
Dig Through Time
6UUInstant
digs deep for specific answers or combo pieces using delve
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
21
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Drake Wizard that creates 2/2 flying tokens on spell cast
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Human Wizard creating 1/1 flying tokens off instant/sorcery spells
Triskaidekaphile
1UCreature — Human Wizard
Wizard alternate win condition with hand size benefits
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
2UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Wizard flash payoff that copies targeted spells and enables combos
Archetype of Imagination
4UUEnchantment Creature — Human Wizard
Wizard finisher that gives your flyers evasion while grounding enemies
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Wizard win condition when library is emptied
Thassa's Oracle
UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Merfolk Wizard win condition paired with deep draw
Galecaster Colossus
5UUCreature — Giant Wizard
Giant Wizard that converts tap ability into nonland bounce engine
Stonybrook Banneret
1UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Merfolk Wizard cost reducer for Wizards
Venser, Shaper Savant
2UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Wizard that bounces spells or permanents on ETB
Spellseeker
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Human Wizard tutor for cheap instants and sorceries
Shipwreck Dowser
3UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Human Wizard that recurs instants and sorceries from graveyard
Aetherflux Reservoir
4Artifact
spellslinger win condition gaining life and blasting opponents
Jace's Sanctum
3UEnchantment
reduces instant/sorcery costs and scries on every spell cast
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
generates massive Construct tokens from casting big spells
Wizard Class
UEnchantment — Class
enchantment providing hand size limit removal, draw, and creature buffs
Sphinx-Bone Wand
7Artifact
spellslinger win condition dealing accumulating direct damage
Sentinel Tower
4Artifact
deals increasing damage to targets as spells are chained
Rise from the Tides
5USorcery
sorcery finisher creating Zombie tokens based on graveyard spells
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
2UUULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Human Wizard locking down opponent cast windows while granting flash
Baral's Expertise
3UUSorcery
tempo bounce spell that casts a free spell from hand
Utility
8
Narset's Reversal
UUInstant
copies and returns spells to hand for double value or protection
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects key Wizards and commander with hexproof
