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Average Decklist

Anger
Anger
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Brazen Borrower
Brazen Borrower
Callous Sell-Sword
Callous Sell-Sword
Cruel Somnophage
Cruel Somnophage
Decadent Dragon
Decadent Dragon
Deranged Assistant
Deranged Assistant
Dirgur Island Dragon
Dirgur Island Dragon
Embereth Shieldbreaker
Embereth Shieldbreaker
Feral Deathgorger
Feral Deathgorger
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Grabby Giant
Grabby Giant
Hearth Elemental
Hearth Elemental
Hedron Crab
Hedron Crab
Horned Loch-Whale
Horned Loch-Whale
Hypnotic Sprite
Hypnotic Sprite
Ledger Shredder
Ledger Shredder
Millikin
Millikin
Order of Midnight
Order of Midnight
Sapphire Dragon
Sapphire Dragon
Scalding Viper
Scalding Viper
Sire of Stagnation
Sire of Stagnation
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
The Ancient One
The Ancient One
Young Red Dragon
Young Red Dragon
Instants (11)
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Consult the Star Charts
Consult the Star Charts
Countervailing Winds
Countervailing Winds
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Izzet Charm
Izzet Charm
Maestros Charm
Maestros Charm
Malakir Rebirth
Malakir Rebirth
Negate
Negate
Withering Torment
Withering Torment
Sorceries (14)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
Dread Return
Dread Return
Exhume
Exhume
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Incarnation Technique
Incarnation Technique
Living Death
Living Death
Ponder
Ponder
Reanimate
Reanimate
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Twinflame
Twinflame
Vandalblast
Vandalblast
Victimize
Victimize
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Phoenix Fleet Airship
Phoenix Fleet Airship
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (5)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Dreadhorde Invasion
Dreadhorde Invasion
Ripples of Undeath
Ripples of Undeath
Virtue of Courage
Virtue of Courage
Virtue of Persistence
Virtue of Persistence
Planeswalkers (1)
Liliana, Death's Majesty
Liliana, Death's Majesty
Lands (20)
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dimir Aqueduct
Dimir Aqueduct
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Xander's Lounge
Xander's Lounge
Basics (3)
Island
6 Islands
Mountain
4 Mountains
Swamp
4 Swamps