Elminster's Budget Scrybal

Commander / EDH Flying Scry Tokens WU (Azorius)

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Land (43)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Idyllic Beachfront
• 13x Island
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 13x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Razortide Bridge
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Zhalfirin Void

Instant (9)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Diviner's Portent
• 1x Moment of Silence
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Mirror Mage

Creature (15)

• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Bronze Walrus
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Icebreaker Kraken
• 1x Kangee, Sky Warden
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Octavia, Living Thesis
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Siani, Eye of the Storm
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Wizards of Thay

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Force of Virtue
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Netherese Puzzle-Ward
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Paladin Class
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Penance
• 1x Rally the Ranks

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x By Invitation Only
• 1x Clone Legion
• 1x Foresee
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Interpret the Signs
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Portent
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Ugin's Insight

Artifact (6)

• 1x Azorius Cluestone
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Decanter of Endless Water
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spear of Heliod

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Sideboard

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Call for Unity
• 1x Commander's Insignia
• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Radiant Destiny
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Valor in Akros

Creature (3)

• 1x Benalish Marshal
• 1x Intrepid Adversary
• 1x Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"

Land (1)

• 1x New Benalia

Artifact (2)

• 1x Hall of Triumph
• 1x Leonin Sun Standard

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Maybeboard

Artifact (8)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Halo Fountain
• 1x Luxior, Giada's Gift
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Vexing Puzzlebox

Instant (2)

• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Enlightened Tutor

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Gravitational Shift
• 1x Legion Loyalty
• 1x Propaganda

Land (1)

• 1x Urza's Saga

Creature (5)

• 1x Ancient Gold Dragon
• 1x Scion of Oona
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Sylvia Brightspear
• 1x The Reality Chip

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Aminatou's Augury
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Mnemonic Deluge

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Budget Friendly Elminster Deck. Non-Budget cards are maybeboarded. Some lands included may not be super budget, they can be swapped for basics or cheaper duals.

Blue/White Scry with some control and board interaction.

Goal: Manipulate top-card to activate Elminster for fast sudden board presence. Cheap anthems to boost Fairy Dragon tokens.

The maybeboard generally consists of cards that are good to have, but not necessary in order to remain budget friendly.

Sensei's Divining Top is maybeboarded, though it really is the linchpin of the deck. Alternatives can sort of fill in, like Crystal Ball and The Reality Chip, but neither are quite as powerful.

Finally have a good home for Jace, Mirror Mage. He is fantastic in this set, especially when combined with Oath of Teferi. Scry 8 for free every round.

I want to make this as flexible as possible in terms of budget, so I've added a bunch of alternative anthems to the sideboard. These can easily replace some basics, some of the more expensive core-strategy cards (like the top, or procession), or even some of the scry instants. You can also swap out cards for more budget artifacts, if you feel you're lacking in the manabase.

All in all, almost all of these cards are extremely budget friendly. The only real benefit the more expensive cards provide is taking the deck to a higher power level.

Feedback is welcome, both in content and formatting.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 1 Mythic Rares 33 - 10 Rares 16 - 2 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.02
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Faerie Dragon 1/1 U, Pegasus 1/1 W