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Tellah, Great Sage - Decklist

Creatures 16$6.53

  1. Hermes, Overseer of Elpis1Hermes, Overseer of Elpis$0.36
  2. Lier, Disciple of the Drowned1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned$1.21
  3. Manaform Hellkite1Manaform Hellkite$0.24
  4. Mysidian Elder1Mysidian Elder$0.20
  5. Ovika, Enigma Goliath1Ovika, Enigma Goliath$0.22
  6. Prompto Argentum1Prompto Argentum$0.21
  7. Queen Brahne1Queen Brahne$0.23
  8. Quistis Trepe1Quistis Trepe$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Sahagin1Sahagin$0.15
  2. Shantotto, Tactician Magician1Shantotto, Tactician Magician$0.21
  3. Summon: G.F. Cerberus1Summon: G.F. Cerberus$0.35
  4. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell1The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell$0.25
  5. Third Path Iconoclast1Third Path Iconoclast$0.38
  6. Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus1Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus$0.22
  7. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25
  8. Zaffai, Thunder Conductor1Zaffai, Thunder Conductor$1.83

Planeswalkers 1$0.22

  1. Saheeli, Sublime Artificer1Saheeli, Sublime Artificer$0.22

Instants 14$8.88

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Battle Hymn1Battle Hymn$1.78
  3. Big Score1Big Score$0.41
  4. Eject1Eject$0.19
  5. Electrodominance1Electrodominance$0.65
  6. Expansion // Explosion1Expansion // Explosion$0.19
  7. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19

Instants continued

  1. Ice Magic1Ice Magic$0.12
  2. Mystic Confluence1Mystic Confluence$0.50
  3. Pull from Tomorrow1Pull from Tomorrow$0.17
  4. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  5. Spell Swindle1Spell Swindle$1.57
  6. Traumatic Critique1Traumatic Critique$0.62
  7. Unexpected Windfall1Unexpected Windfall$1.86

Sorceries 14$6.54

  1. Apex of Power1Apex of Power$0.99
  2. Call the Mountain Chocobo1Call the Mountain Chocobo$0.18
  3. Curse of the Swine1Curse of the Swine$0.27
  4. Eerie Procession1Eerie Procession$0.20
  5. Ember Island Production1Ember Island Production$0.33
  6. Finale of Revelation1Finale of Revelation$0.37
  7. Fireball1Fireball$0.13

Sorceries continued

  1. Jaya's Immolating Inferno1Jaya's Immolating Inferno$1.78
  2. Memories Returning1Memories Returning$0.27
  3. Molten Disaster1Molten Disaster$0.51
  4. Reality Scramble1Reality Scramble$0.67
  5. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  6. Surge to Victory1Surge to Victory$0.30
  7. Ultimate Magic: Meteor1Ultimate Magic: Meteor$0.28

Artifacts 11$2.98

  1. Astrologian's Planisphere1Astrologian's Planisphere$0.30
  2. Blue Mage's Cane1Blue Mage's Cane$0.23
  3. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  4. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  5. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25
  6. Red Mage's Rapier1Red Mage's Rapier$0.18
  7. Ring of the Lucii1Ring of the Lucii$0.27
  8. Stonespeaker Crystal1Stonespeaker Crystal$0.30
  9. The Lunar Whale1The Lunar Whale$0.28
  10. The Prima Vista1The Prima Vista$0.17
  11. Warrior's Sword1Warrior's Sword$0.11

Enchantments 5$2.10

  1. Double Vision1Double Vision$0.56
  2. Fool's Demise1Fool's Demise$0.27
  3. Shark Typhoon1Shark Typhoon$0.30
  4. The Rollercrusher Ride1The Rollercrusher Ride$0.63
  5. Uncover the Moon-Letters1Uncover the Moon-Letters$0.34

Lands 38 / 38$11.44

  1. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  2. Baron, Airship Kingdom1Baron, Airship Kingdom$0.15
  3. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  6. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  7. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  8. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  9. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  10. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  11. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22

Lands continued

  1. Island×33Island$0.21
  2. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  3. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  4. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  5. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25
  10. Restless Spire1Restless Spire$0.19
  11. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Scorched Geyser1Scorched Geyser$0.36
  3. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  4. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  5. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  6. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  7. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  8. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  9. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  10. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  11. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10

About this Tellah, Great Sage deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Tellah, Great Sage, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $38.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Tellah, Great Sage decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Big Score, Unexpected Windfall and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell. The picks most particular to this commander are Prompto Argentum, Shantotto, Tactician Magician and Jaya's Immolating Inferno, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.63. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Unexpected Windfall ($1.86), Zaffai, Thunder Conductor ($1.83) and Battle Hymn ($1.78); 47 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $28.81, and with no limit $282.42; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.63
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match52%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 17 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 8 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 20 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Tellah, Great Sage 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
Ramp1012+2
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. 11 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 Tellah, Great Sage 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 Tellah, Great Sage 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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