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Battle of Wits by iwearshoes

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$ 226.63
5.07 tix
11 Mythic, 82 Rare, 54 Uncommon, 93 Common, 2 Special

Format: Penny Dreadful
Event: League November 2022, 4-1
Deck Date: Nov 25, 2022

Creatures (25)
4 Birds of Paradise $ 20.00
4 Coiling Oracle $ 0.80
1 Riftsweeper $ 0.45
2 Vexing Shusher $ 10.78
2 Wall of Blossoms $ 0.58
2 Notion Thief $ 2.64
2 Oracle of Mul Daya $ 5.72
1 Timeless Witness $ 0.32
1 Karn, Silver Golem $ 14.99
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir $ 2.00
1 Thryx, the Sudden Storm $ 0.25
1 Aetherling $ 0.45
1 Lochmere Serpent $ 0.35
2 Colossal Skyturtle $ 0.68
Planeswalkers (2)
2 Jace, Architect of Thought $ 0.98
Spells (101)
3 Erebos's Intervention $ 1.92
4 Opt $ 0.60
4 Ponder $ 2.96
1 Repeal $ 0.12
2 Black Sun's Zenith $ 0.90
2 Heartless Act $ 0.50
1 Into the Roil $ 0.20
1 Lazotep Plating $ 0.86
2 Lose Focus $ 0.40
3 Mana Leak $ 0.75
1 Pull from Tomorrow $ 0.50
4 Rampant Growth $ 1.32
3 Shred Memory $ 1.65
4 Sudden Edict $ 0.96
1 Tangle $ 6.87
3 Tear Asunder $ 5.40
1 Thassa's Intervention $ 0.45
1 Wilt $ 0.25
3 Cultivate $ 1.89
1 Exclude $ 0.15
2 Forbid $ 3.00
1 Forbidden Alchemy $ 0.15
2 Hero's Downfall $ 0.50
1 Krosan Grip $ 0.75
1 Lost Legacy $ 0.30
2 Pestilent Haze $ 0.40
2 Putrefy $ 0.36
4 Search for Tomorrow $ 1.00
3 Sultai Charm $ 0.75
2 Deep Analysis $ 0.30
4 Diabolic Tutor $ 3.96
4 Fact or Fiction $ 0.84
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination $ 0.15
3 Mastermind's Acquisition $ 4.95
1 Memoricide $ 0.35
3 Mystical Teachings $ 0.60
2 Yahenni's Expertise $ 0.98
2 Aetherspouts $ 0.80
2 Consume the Meek $ 0.68
3 Crux of Fate $ 9.81
2 Evacuation $ 0.56
2 Far // Away $ 0.50
1 Fracturing Gust $ 2.00
1 Increasing Ambition $ 1.00
2 Jace's Ingenuity $ 0.40
1 Primal Command $ 0.25
1 Upheaval $ 0.25
1 Commit // Memory $ 0.25
Artifacts (12)
4 Sol Talisman $ 4.12
2 Aether Spellbomb $ 0.42
1 Elixir of Immortality $ 0.55
2 Nihil Spellbomb $ 0.88
2 Midnight Clock $ 0.50
1 Orbs of Warding $ 0.60
Enchantments (20)
3 Dead Weight $ 0.30
2 Compulsion $ 0.30
3 Omen of the Sea $ 0.75
2 Search for Azcanta $ 6.66
1 Sylvan Library $ 21.75
4 The Modern Age $ 0.60
1 Elspeth's Nightmare $ 0.25
1 Night of Souls' Betrayal $ 0.50
3 Battle of Wits $ 1.05
Lands (106)
3 Contaminated Aquifer $ 1.65
4 Darkmoss Bridge $ 1.00
4 Dismal Backwater $ 0.60
3 Drowned Catacomb $ 2.46
4 Evolving Wilds $ 0.60
12 Forest $ 0.00
3 Haunted Mire $ 1.38
4 Hinterland Harbor $ 1.84
14 Island $ 0.00
4 Jungle Hollow $ 0.80
1 Lumbering Falls $ 0.30
4 Mistvault Bridge $ 1.00
1 Nephalia Drownyard $ 0.24
13 Swamp $ 0.00
4 Tangled Islet $ 1.16
4 Tanglepool Bridge $ 1.00
4 Temple of Deceit $ 0.84
4 Temple of Malady $ 0.80
4 Temple of Mystery $ 0.72
4 Terramorphic Expanse $ 0.60
1 Thawing Glaciers $ 18.54
4 Thornwood Falls $ 0.68
3 Vivid Marsh $ 2.28
Sideboard (15)
2 Nihil Spellbomb $ 0.88
3 Blightbeetle $ 1.05
1 Lazotep Plating $ 0.86
3 Skylasher $ 1.50
2 Krosan Grip $ 1.50
1 Lost Legacy $ 0.30
1 Battle of Wits $ 0.35
1 Fracturing Gust $ 2.00
1 Karn, Silver Golem $ 14.99
281 Cards Total
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Creatures (25)
4 Birds of Paradise 0.08 tix
4 Coiling Oracle 0.04 tix
1 Riftsweeper 0.01 tix
2 Vexing Shusher 0.04 tix
2 Wall of Blossoms 0.06 tix
2 Notion Thief 0.04 tix
2 Oracle of Mul Daya 0.04 tix
1 Timeless Witness 0.03 tix
1 Karn, Silver Golem 0.02 tix
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir 0.02 tix
1 Thryx, the Sudden Storm 0.02 tix
1 Aetherling 0.02 tix
1 Lochmere Serpent 0.02 tix
2 Colossal Skyturtle 0.02 tix
Planeswalkers (2)
2 Jace, Architect of Thought 0.04 tix
Spells (101)
3 Erebos's Intervention 0.06 tix
4 Opt 0.12 tix
4 Ponder 0.12 tix
1 Repeal 0.01 tix
2 Black Sun's Zenith 0.04 tix
2 Heartless Act 0.06 tix
1 Into the Roil 0.01 tix
1 Lazotep Plating 0.03 tix
2 Lose Focus 0.06 tix
3 Mana Leak 0.06 tix
1 Pull from Tomorrow 0.02 tix
4 Rampant Growth 0.08 tix
3 Shred Memory 0.09 tix
4 Sudden Edict 0.12 tix
1 Tangle 0.02 tix
3 Tear Asunder 0.12 tix
1 Thassa's Intervention 0.02 tix
1 Wilt 0.02 tix
3 Cultivate 0.06 tix
1 Exclude 0.02 tix
2 Forbid 0.02 tix
1 Forbidden Alchemy 0.01 tix
2 Hero's Downfall 0.04 tix
1 Krosan Grip 0.01 tix
1 Lost Legacy 0.02 tix
2 Pestilent Haze 0.02 tix
2 Putrefy 0.04 tix
4 Search for Tomorrow 0.08 tix
3 Sultai Charm 0.06 tix
2 Deep Analysis 0.02 tix
4 Diabolic Tutor 0.04 tix
4 Fact or Fiction 0.08 tix
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination 0.02 tix
3 Mastermind's Acquisition 0.06 tix
1 Memoricide 0.02 tix
3 Mystical Teachings 0.09 tix
2 Yahenni's Expertise 0.04 tix
2 Aetherspouts 0.04 tix
2 Consume the Meek 0.04 tix
3 Crux of Fate 0.06 tix
2 Evacuation 0.04 tix
2 Far // Away 0.06 tix
1 Fracturing Gust 0.02 tix
1 Increasing Ambition 0.02 tix
2 Jace's Ingenuity 0.04 tix
1 Primal Command 0.02 tix
1 Upheaval 0.02 tix
1 Commit // Memory 0.02 tix
Artifacts (12)
4 Sol Talisman 0.08 tix
2 Aether Spellbomb 0.06 tix
1 Elixir of Immortality 0.02 tix
2 Nihil Spellbomb 0.06 tix
2 Midnight Clock 0.04 tix
1 Orbs of Warding 0.02 tix
Enchantments (20)
3 Dead Weight 0.03 tix
2 Compulsion 0.04 tix
3 Omen of the Sea 0.09 tix
2 Search for Azcanta 0.04 tix
1 Sylvan Library 0.02 tix
4 The Modern Age 0.04 tix
1 Elspeth's Nightmare 0.02 tix
1 Night of Souls' Betrayal 0.02 tix
3 Battle of Wits 0.06 tix
Lands (106)
3 Contaminated Aquifer 0.09 tix
4 Darkmoss Bridge 0.04 tix
4 Dismal Backwater 0.04 tix
3 Drowned Catacomb 0.06 tix
4 Evolving Wilds 0.08 tix
12 Forest 0.00 tix
3 Haunted Mire 0.09 tix
4 Hinterland Harbor 0.08 tix
14 Island 0.00 tix
4 Jungle Hollow 0.04 tix
1 Lumbering Falls 0.02 tix
4 Mistvault Bridge 0.12 tix
1 Nephalia Drownyard 0.02 tix
13 Swamp 0.00 tix
4 Tangled Islet 0.12 tix
4 Tanglepool Bridge 0.12 tix
4 Temple of Deceit 0.08 tix
4 Temple of Malady 0.08 tix
4 Temple of Mystery 0.08 tix
4 Terramorphic Expanse 0.12 tix
1 Thawing Glaciers 0.02 tix
4 Thornwood Falls 0.04 tix
3 Vivid Marsh 0.06 tix
Sideboard (15)
2 Nihil Spellbomb 0.06 tix
3 Blightbeetle 0.09 tix
1 Lazotep Plating 0.03 tix
3 Skylasher 0.06 tix
2 Krosan Grip 0.02 tix
1 Lost Legacy 0.02 tix
1 Battle of Wits 0.02 tix
1 Fracturing Gust 0.02 tix
1 Karn, Silver Golem 0.02 tix
281 Cards Total
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Creatures (25)
4 Birds of Paradise 4 Rare
4 Coiling Oracle 4 Comm.
1 Riftsweeper 1 Unc.
2 Vexing Shusher 2 Rare
2 Wall of Blossoms 2 Unc.
2 Notion Thief 2 Mythic
2 Oracle of Mul Daya 2 Rare
1 Timeless Witness 1 Unc.
1 Karn, Silver Golem 1 Rare
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir 1 Rare
1 Thryx, the Sudden Storm 1 Rare
1 Aetherling 1 Rare
1 Lochmere Serpent 1 Rare
2 Colossal Skyturtle 2 Unc.
Planeswalkers (2)
2 Jace, Architect of Thought 2 Mythic
Spells (101)
3 Erebos's Intervention 3 Rare
4 Opt 4 Unc.
4 Ponder 4 Comm.
1 Repeal 1 Comm.
2 Black Sun's Zenith 2 Rare
2 Heartless Act 2 Unc.
1 Into the Roil 1 Comm.
1 Lazotep Plating 1 Unc.
2 Lose Focus 2 Comm.
3 Mana Leak 3 Comm.
1 Pull from Tomorrow 1 Rare
4 Rampant Growth 4 Comm.
3 Shred Memory 3 Comm.
4 Sudden Edict 4 Unc.
1 Tangle 1 Comm.
3 Tear Asunder 3 Unc.
1 Thassa's Intervention 1 Rare
1 Wilt 1 Comm.
3 Cultivate 3 Unc.
1 Exclude 1 Unc.
2 Forbid 2 Special
1 Forbidden Alchemy 1 Comm.
2 Hero's Downfall 2 Unc.
1 Krosan Grip 1 Rare
1 Lost Legacy 1 Rare
2 Pestilent Haze 2 Unc.
2 Putrefy 2 Rare
4 Search for Tomorrow 4 Comm.
3 Sultai Charm 3 Unc.
2 Deep Analysis 2 Comm.
4 Diabolic Tutor 4 Unc.
4 Fact or Fiction 4 Unc.
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination 1 Comm.
3 Mastermind's Acquisition 3 Rare
1 Memoricide 1 Rare
3 Mystical Teachings 3 Comm.
2 Yahenni's Expertise 2 Rare
2 Aetherspouts 2 Rare
2 Consume the Meek 2 Rare
3 Crux of Fate 3 Mythic
2 Evacuation 2 Rare
2 Far // Away 2 Unc.
1 Fracturing Gust 1 Mythic
1 Increasing Ambition 1 Rare
2 Jace's Ingenuity 2 Unc.
1 Primal Command 1 Mythic
1 Upheaval 1 Mythic
1 Commit // Memory 1 Rare
Artifacts (12)
4 Sol Talisman 4 Rare
2 Aether Spellbomb 2 Comm.
1 Elixir of Immortality 1 Unc.
2 Nihil Spellbomb 2 Comm.
2 Midnight Clock 2 Rare
1 Orbs of Warding 1 Rare
Enchantments (20)
3 Dead Weight 3 Comm.
2 Compulsion 2 Unc.
3 Omen of the Sea 3 Comm.
2 Search for Azcanta 2 Rare
1 Sylvan Library 1 Rare
4 The Modern Age 4 Comm.
1 Elspeth's Nightmare 1 Unc.
1 Night of Souls' Betrayal 1 Rare
3 Battle of Wits 3 Rare
Lands (106)
3 Contaminated Aquifer 3 Comm.
4 Darkmoss Bridge 4 Comm.
4 Dismal Backwater 4 Comm.
3 Drowned Catacomb 3 Rare
4 Evolving Wilds 4 Comm.
12 Forest
3 Haunted Mire 3 Comm.
4 Hinterland Harbor 4 Rare
14 Island
4 Jungle Hollow 4 Comm.
1 Lumbering Falls 1 Rare
4 Mistvault Bridge 4 Comm.
1 Nephalia Drownyard 1 Rare
13 Swamp
4 Tangled Islet 4 Comm.
4 Tanglepool Bridge 4 Comm.
4 Temple of Deceit 4 Rare
4 Temple of Malady 4 Rare
4 Temple of Mystery 4 Rare
4 Terramorphic Expanse 4 Comm.
1 Thawing Glaciers 1 Rare
4 Thornwood Falls 4 Comm.
3 Vivid Marsh 3 Unc.
Sideboard (15)
2 Nihil Spellbomb 2 Comm.
3 Blightbeetle 3 Unc.
1 Lazotep Plating 1 Unc.
3 Skylasher 3 Rare
2 Krosan Grip 2 Rare
1 Lost Legacy 1 Rare
1 Battle of Wits 1 Rare
1 Fracturing Gust 1 Mythic
1 Karn, Silver Golem 1 Rare
281 Cards Total
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Colors

Mana Values

Card Types

ArtifactCreatureInstantEnchantmentSorceryPlaneswalker020406080

Sample Hand

Card Breakdown

Below are the most popular cards played in this deck:

Creatures

Birds of Paradise Birds of Paradise <retro> [DMR]
Wall of Blossoms Wall of Blossoms [JMP]
Oracle of Mul Daya Oracle of Mul Daya [OTC]
Timeless Witness Timeless Witness <showcase> [MH2]
Colossal Skyturtle Colossal Skyturtle [NEO]
Coiling Oracle Coiling Oracle [2X2]
Riftsweeper Riftsweeper [PLIST]
Vexing Shusher Vexing Shusher [SHM]
Karn, Silver Golem Karn, Silver Golem [V10] (F)
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir [TSR]
Thryx, the Sudden Storm Thryx, the Sudden Storm [CMM]
Aetherling Aetherling [DGM]
Lochmere Serpent Lochmere Serpent [ELD]
Notion Thief Notion Thief [LTC]

Planeswalkers

Jace, Architect of Thought Jace, Architect of Thought [CMM]

Spells

Rampant Growth Rampant Growth [OTC]
Cultivate Cultivate [LTC]
Primal Command Primal Command <showcase> [OTP]
Erebos's Intervention Erebos's Intervention [THB]
Opt Opt [OTC]
Ponder Ponder [OTC]
Repeal Repeal [RVR]
Black Sun's Zenith Black Sun's Zenith [MKC]
Heartless Act Heartless Act [CMM]
Into the Roil Into the Roil <precon> [CMR]
Lazotep Plating Lazotep Plating [WAR]
Lose Focus Lose Focus [MH2]
Mana Leak Mana Leak [2X2]
Pull from Tomorrow Pull from Tomorrow [MOC]
Shred Memory Shred Memory [RAV]
Sudden Edict Sudden Edict <showcase> [MH2]
Tangle Tangle [IN]
Tear Asunder Tear Asunder [DMU]
Thassa's Intervention Thassa's Intervention [THB]
Wilt Wilt [IKO]
Exclude Exclude [CMM]
Forbid Forbid [EX]
Forbidden Alchemy Forbidden Alchemy [2X2]
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall [DMC]
Lost Legacy Lost Legacy [KLD]
Pestilent Haze Pestilent Haze [M21]
Putrefy Putrefy [OTC]
Search for Tomorrow Search for Tomorrow [WHO]
Sultai Charm Sultai Charm [C19]
Deep Analysis Deep Analysis [MKC]
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor [10E]
Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction [WOC]
Hieroglyphic Illumination Hieroglyphic Illumination [J22]
Mastermind's Acquisition Mastermind's Acquisition [RIX]
Memoricide Memoricide [SOM]
Mystical Teachings Mystical Teachings [MB1]
Yahenni's Expertise Yahenni's Expertise [AER]
Aetherspouts Aetherspouts [MIC]
Consume the Meek Consume the Meek [DDP]
Crux of Fate Crux of Fate [C17]
Evacuation Evacuation [LCC]
Far // Away Far // Away [DGM]
Fracturing Gust Fracturing Gust [V14] (F)
Increasing Ambition Increasing Ambition [DKA]
Jace's Ingenuity Jace's Ingenuity [DDM]
Upheaval Upheaval [MH2]
Commit // Memory Commit // Memory [LCC]
Krosan Grip Krosan Grip [C21]

Artifacts

Sol Talisman Sol Talisman [MH2]
Elixir of Immortality Elixir of Immortality [M13]
Nihil Spellbomb Nihil Spellbomb [SCD]
Midnight Clock Midnight Clock [OTC]
Orbs of Warding Orbs of Warding [ORI]
Aether Spellbomb Aether Spellbomb [J22]

Enchantments

Omen of the Sea Omen of the Sea [THB]
Sylvan Library Sylvan Library <retro> [DMR]
Battle of Wits Battle of Wits [PLIST]
Dead Weight Dead Weight [LCI]
Compulsion Compulsion [WOT]
Night of Souls' Betrayal Night of Souls' Betrayal [IMA]
Elspeth's Nightmare Elspeth's Nightmare [THB]

Lands

Forest Forest <254> [THB]
Hinterland Harbor Hinterland Harbor [OTC]
Island Island <251> [THB]
Lumbering Falls Lumbering Falls [AFC]
Temple of Mystery Temple of Mystery [OTC]
Thawing Glaciers Thawing Glaciers [ALL]
Contaminated Aquifer Contaminated Aquifer [DMU]
Darkmoss Bridge Darkmoss Bridge [MH2]
Dismal Backwater Dismal Backwater [SCD]
Drowned Catacomb Drowned Catacomb [OTC]
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds [AFR]
Haunted Mire Haunted Mire [DMU]
Jungle Hollow Jungle Hollow [NEO]
Mistvault Bridge Mistvault Bridge [MH2]
Nephalia Drownyard Nephalia Drownyard [LCC]
Swamp Swamp <252> [THB]
Tangled Islet Tangled Islet [DMU]
Tanglepool Bridge Tanglepool Bridge [MH2]
Temple of Deceit Temple of Deceit [OTC]
Temple of Malady Temple of Malady [OTC]
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse [OTC]
Thornwood Falls Thornwood Falls [LTC]
Vivid Marsh Vivid Marsh [MMA]

Sideboard

Battle of Wits Battle of Wits [PLIST]
Fracturing Gust Fracturing Gust [V14] (F)
Nihil Spellbomb Nihil Spellbomb [SCD]
Skylasher Skylasher [DGM]
Krosan Grip Krosan Grip [C21]
Lost Legacy Lost Legacy [KLD]
Karn, Silver Golem Karn, Silver Golem [V10] (F)
Blightbeetle Blightbeetle [M20]
Lazotep Plating Lazotep Plating [WAR]

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