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Average Decklist

Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Dualcaster Mage
Dualcaster Mage
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Goblin Electromancer
Goblin Electromancer
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Young Pyromancer
Young Pyromancer
Instants (24)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Consider
Consider
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dramatic Reversal
Dramatic Reversal
Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter
Expansion // Explosion
Expansion // Explosion
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker
Increasing Vengeance
Increasing Vengeance
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mystical Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Narset's Reversal
Narset's Reversal
Negate
Negate
Opt
Opt
Peek
Peek
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Seething Song
Seething Song
Twincast
Twincast
Sorceries (15)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Chain of Smog
Chain of Smog
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Final Parting
Final Parting
Gamble
Gamble
Gitaxian Probe
Gitaxian Probe
Grapeshot
Grapeshot
Ignite the Future
Ignite the Future
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Preordain
Preordain
Reanimate
Reanimate
Serum Visions
Serum Visions
Tendrils of Agony
Tendrils of Agony
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (6)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Isochron Scepter
Isochron Scepter
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (3)
Curiosity
Curiosity
Mornsong Aria
Mornsong Aria
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Planeswalkers (2)
Professor Onyx
Professor Onyx
Ral, Storm Conduit
Ral, Storm Conduit
Lands (21)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkwater Catacombs
Darkwater Catacombs
Dismal Backwater
Dismal Backwater
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Forgotten Cave
Forgotten Cave
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Riverglide Pathway
Riverglide Pathway
Seething Landscape
Seething Landscape
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Swiftwater Cliffs
Swiftwater Cliffs
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Epiphany
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Thriving Isle
Thriving Isle
Basics (3)
Island
6 Islands
Mountain
4 Mountains
Swamp
4 Swamps