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Barrin, Tolarian Archmage - Decklist

Creatures 40$13.78

  1. Aether Adept1Aether Adept$0.08
  2. Aether Channeler1Aether Channeler$0.32
  3. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  4. Augur of Bolas1Augur of Bolas$0.17
  5. Azami, Lady of Scrolls1Azami, Lady of Scrolls$0.33
  6. Cloud of Faeries1Cloud of Faeries$0.26
  7. Cloudkin Seer1Cloudkin Seer$0.16
  8. Cyclone Summoner1Cyclone Summoner$0.18
  9. Defiler of Dreams1Defiler of Dreams$0.59
  10. Dream Stalker1Dream Stalker$0.16

Creatures continued

  1. Faerie Impostor1Faerie Impostor$0.20
  2. Fear of Isolation1Fear of Isolation$0.18
  3. Gadwick, the Wizened1Gadwick, the Wizened$0.37
  4. Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar1Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar$1.47
  5. Meloku the Clouded Mirror1Meloku the Clouded Mirror$0.86
  6. Mercurial Pretender1Mercurial Pretender$0.18
  7. Moonblade Shinobi1Moonblade Shinobi$0.20
  8. Mulldrifter1Mulldrifter$0.29
  9. Naban, Dean of Iteration1Naban, Dean of Iteration$0.30
  10. Naru Meha, Master Wizard1Naru Meha, Master Wizard$0.95

Creatures continued

  1. Overwhelmed Apprentice1Overwhelmed Apprentice$0.15
  2. Peregrine Drake1Peregrine Drake$0.25
  3. Prosperous Thief1Prosperous Thief$0.19
  4. Quickling1Quickling$0.37
  5. Scholar of the Ages1Scholar of the Ages$0.09
  6. Sea Gate Oracle1Sea Gate Oracle$0.13
  7. Shipwreck Dowser1Shipwreck Dowser$0.10
  8. Shrieking Drake1Shrieking Drake$0.18
  9. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  10. Soratami Rainshaper1Soratami Rainshaper$0.15

Creatures continued

  1. Stonybrook Banneret1Stonybrook Banneret$0.28
  2. Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir1Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir$0.71
  3. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  4. Thousand-Faced Shadow1Thousand-Faced Shadow$1.64
  5. Trusted Advisor1Trusted Advisor$0.28
  6. Vedalken Mastermind1Vedalken Mastermind$0.29
  7. Venser, Shaper Savant1Venser, Shaper Savant$0.40
  8. Vodalian Arcanist1Vodalian Arcanist$0.07
  9. Voidmage Husher1Voidmage Husher$0.27
  10. Watcher for Tomorrow1Watcher for Tomorrow$0.18

Instants 10$3.59

  1. Curfew1Curfew$0.35
  2. Displace1Displace$0.35
  3. Engulf the Shore1Engulf the Shore$0.42
  4. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  5. Familiar's Ruse1Familiar's Ruse$0.37
  6. Filter Out1Filter Out$0.22
  7. Geistwave1Geistwave$0.10
  8. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  9. Paradoxical Outcome1Paradoxical Outcome$0.25
  10. Run Away Together1Run Away Together$0.09

Sorceries 2$1.75

  1. Consuming Tide1Consuming Tide$0.58
  2. Flood of Tears1Flood of Tears$1.17

Artifacts 6$3.96

  1. Blood Clock1Blood Clock$1.45
  2. Crystal Shard1Crystal Shard$1.49
  3. Getaway Car1Getaway Car$0.19
  4. Kefnet's Monument1Kefnet's Monument$0.39
  5. Portal of Sanctuary1Portal of Sanctuary$0.20
  6. Sky Diamond1Sky Diamond$0.24

Enchantments 3$0.99

  1. Cunning Evasion1Cunning Evasion$0.36
  2. Equilibrium1Equilibrium$0.42
  3. Sunken Hope1Sunken Hope$0.21

Lands 38 / 38$21.09

  1. Agna Qel'a1Agna Qel'a$0.92
  2. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  3. Arid Archway1Arid Archway$1.40
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  6. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  7. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  10. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  11. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44

Lands continued

  1. Guildless Commons1Guildless Commons$1.23
  2. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  3. Island×55Island$0.35
  4. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  5. Memorial to Genius1Memorial to Genius$0.16
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  10. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. The Surgical Bay1The Surgical Bay$0.21
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Barrin, Tolarian Archmage deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Barrin, Tolarian Archmage, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $45.47 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Barrin, Tolarian Archmage decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Archaeomancer, Venser, Shaper Savant and Naban, Dean of Iteration. The picks most particular to this commander are Trusted Advisor, Watcher for Tomorrow and Aether Adept, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.21. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 8 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Thousand-Faced Shadow ($1.64), Crystal Shard ($1.49) and Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar ($1.47); 50 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $28.57, and with no limit $379.80; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.21
Game Changers0
Combos8
Deck match75%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 16 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 17 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Barrin, Tolarian Archmage and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3027-3

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 9 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Barrin, Tolarian Archmage at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Barrin, Tolarian Archmage decks usually play.

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