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Council of Reeds - Decklist

Creatures 12$6.17

  1. Archetype of Imagination1Archetype of Imagination$0.89
  2. Chameleon, Master of Disguise1Chameleon, Master of Disguise$0.37
  3. Crashing Drawbridge1Crashing Drawbridge$0.75
  4. Echo, Perceptive Prodigy1Echo, Perceptive Prodigy$0.16
  5. Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm1Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm$1.00
  6. Junk Winder1Junk Winder$0.32
  7. Metallic Mimic1Metallic Mimic$0.67
  8. Minas Tirith Garrison1Minas Tirith Garrison$0.52
  9. Mirror Image1Mirror Image$0.29
  10. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards1Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards$0.25
  11. Reed Richards, Smartest Man1Reed Richards, Smartest Man$0.51
  12. Valeria Richards, Precocious1Valeria Richards, Precocious$0.44

Instants 18$9.29

  1. Artistic Refusal1Artistic Refusal$0.14
  2. Cackling Counterpart1Cackling Counterpart$0.31
  3. Consider1Consider$0.35
  4. Disperse1Disperse$0.05
  5. Ensnare1Ensnare$0.66
  6. Fated Infatuation1Fated Infatuation$0.53
  7. Flatline1Flatline$0.42
  8. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  9. Harmonized Crescendo1Harmonized Crescendo$1.08

Instants continued

  1. Louisoix's Sacrifice1Louisoix's Sacrifice$0.31
  2. Perplexing Test1Perplexing Test$0.27
  3. Rapid Hybridization1Rapid Hybridization$0.80
  4. Reverse the Polarity1Reverse the Polarity$0.51
  5. See Double1See Double$1.07
  6. Spider-Sense1Spider-Sense$1.19
  7. Sublime Epiphany1Sublime Epiphany$0.27
  8. Transcendent Message1Transcendent Message$0.36
  9. Zimone's Hypothesis1Zimone's Hypothesis$0.23

Sorceries 15$8.77

  1. Clone Legion1Clone Legion$1.32
  2. Distant Melody1Distant Melody$0.34
  3. Fantastic Bounce1Fantastic Bounce$0.25
  4. Fantastic Elasticity1Fantastic Elasticity$0.27
  5. Here Comes a New Hero!1Here Comes a New Hero!$0.29
  6. Mass Appeal1Mass Appeal$0.47
  7. Mirage Mockery1Mirage Mockery$0.34
  8. Peer Pressure1Peer Pressure$1.53

Sorceries continued

  1. Ponder1Ponder$1.63
  2. Preordain1Preordain$0.63
  3. Quasiduplicate1Quasiduplicate$0.67
  4. Relm's Sketching1Relm's Sketching$0.23
  5. Replication Technique1Replication Technique$0.24
  6. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  7. Zndrsplt's Judgment1Zndrsplt's Judgment$0.30

Artifacts 12$6.10

  1. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.38
  2. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  3. Gallows at Willow Hill1Gallows at Willow Hill$0.22
  4. Heraldic Banner1Heraldic Banner$0.26
  5. Heroes' Podium1Heroes' Podium$0.46
  6. Honor-Worn Shaku1Honor-Worn Shaku$0.48
  7. Mirage Mirror1Mirage Mirror$0.32
  8. Mirror of Galadriel1Mirror of Galadriel$0.26
  9. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  10. Relic of Legends1Relic of Legends$0.85
  11. Rimefire Torque1Rimefire Torque$0.31
  12. Team Transmitter1Team Transmitter$0.39

Enchantments 3$1.18

  1. Extravagant Replication1Extravagant Replication$0.41
  2. Levitation1Levitation$0.26
  3. Opposition1Opposition$0.51

Battles 1$1.28

  1. Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia1Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia$1.28

Lands 38 / 38$19.74

  1. Agna Qel'a1Agna Qel'a$0.92
  2. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  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. Clive's Hideaway1Clive's Hideaway$0.40
  8. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  9. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  10. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  3. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  4. Island×55Island$0.35
  5. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  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. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  3. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  4. Sunken Palace1Sunken Palace$0.35
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Council of Reeds deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Council of Reeds, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $52.97 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Council of Reeds decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Arcane Signet, Quasiduplicate and Cackling Counterpart. The picks most particular to this commander are Heroes' Podium, Mass Appeal and Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.52. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Ponder ($1.63), Patchwork Banner ($1.58) and Peer Pressure ($1.53); 37 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $37.09, and with no limit $829.29; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.52
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match62%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 8 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 21 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 6 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Council of Reeds 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1217+5
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3020-10

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 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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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Council of Reeds 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 Council of Reeds decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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