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Bennie Bracks, Zoologist · W · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 36Instants 11Sorceries 2Artifacts 8Enchantments 5Lands 37
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Strategy
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it, making creature tokens and turning a wide board into damage. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 3 board wipes and 10 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 2.95.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Monologue Tax and the rest of the 12 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Bennie Bracks, Zoologist on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Swords to Plowshares is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Caretaker's Talent keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Hour of Reckoning for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 3 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 2.95 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins by going wide and attacking, or by draining the table with token payoffs.
- Caretaker's Talent - Card draw
- Idol of Oblivion - Card draw
- Monologue Tax - Ramp
- Halo Fountain - Card draw
- Grand Crescendo - Core to the plan
- Skullclamp - Card draw
- Felidar Retreat - Core to the plan
- Hour of Reckoning - Board wipe
~$558.82
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
At the beginning of each end step, if you created a token this turn, draw a card.
Creatures (36)
Welcoming Vampire
Creature — Vampire
$2.53
Flying
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
$2.47
Vigilance
Adeline's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.
Whenever you attack, for each opponent, create a 1/1 white Human creature token that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control.
Enduring Innocence
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer
$3.76
Lifelink
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
When Enduring Innocence dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Artifact Creature — Golem
$15.69
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing.
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
Rumor Gatherer
Creature — Elf Wizard
$0.29
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card instead.
Keeper of the Accord
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.49
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Charismatic Conqueror
Creature — Vampire Soldier
$22.87
Vigilance
Whenever an artifact or creature an opponent controls enters untapped, they may tap that permanent. If they don't, you create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
$42.12
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
{1}{W/P}{W/P}, Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)
Moonshaker Cavalry
Creature — Spirit Knight
$9.1
Flying
When this creature enters, creatures you control gain flying and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
Defiler of Faith
Creature — Phyrexian Human
$0.4
Vigilance
As an additional cost to cast white permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {W} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of white mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a white permanent spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Mentor of the Meek
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.19
Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.
Resolute Reinforcements
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.13
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Thraben Doomsayer
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.33
{T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Fateful hour — As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Knight of the White Orchid
Creature — Human Knight
$1.68
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$15.11
Vigilance
Other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.
Soul Warden
Creature — Human Cleric
$2.77
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Prava of the Steel Legion
Legendary Creature — Cat Soldier
$0.27
During your turn, creature tokens you control get +1/+4.
{3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Emeria Angel
Creature — Angel
$0.35
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.
Monastery Mentor
Creature — Human Monk
$0.75
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.
Sun Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.26
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Weathered Wayfarer
Creature — Human Nomad Cleric
$1.46
{W}, {T}: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if an opponent controls more lands than you.
Wizened Mentor
Creature — Zombie Cleric
$0.24
Whenever an opponent activates an ability of a permanent that isn't a mana ability, you create a 1/1 white Zombie creature token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Exalted Sunborn
Creature — Angel Wizard
$17.51
Flying, lifelink
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
Warp {1}{W} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Hare Apparent
Creature — Rabbit Noble
$2.92
When this creature enters, create a number of 1/1 white Rabbit creature tokens equal to the number of other creatures you control named Hare Apparent.
A deck can have any number of cards named Hare Apparent.
Toby, Beastie Befriender
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
$0.33
When Toby enters, create a 4/4 white Beast creature token with "This token can't attack or block alone."
As long as you control four or more creature tokens, creature tokens you control have flying.
Mirror Entity
Creature — Shapeshifter
$1.01
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
{X}: Until end of turn, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X and gain all creature types.
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
Legendary Creature — Cat Soldier
$7.31
Vigilance
Whenever Brimaz attacks, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's attacking.
Whenever Brimaz blocks a creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's blocking that creature.
Ainok Strike Leader
Creature — Dog Warrior
$3.74
Whenever you attack with this creature and/or your commander, for each opponent, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking that player.
Sacrifice this creature: Creature tokens you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Deep Gnome Terramancer
Creature — Gnome Wizard
$8.43
Flash
Mold Earth — Whenever one or more lands enter under an opponent's control without being played, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Do this only once each turn.
Voice of Victory
Creature — Human Bard
$17.93
Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Claim Jumper
Creature — Rabbit Mercenary
$0.38
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then if an opponent controls more lands than you, repeat this process once. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Loyal Warhound
Creature — Dog
$0.41
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
$4.91
Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
{T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.
Tataru Taru
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
$7.75
When Tataru Taru enters, you draw a card and target opponent may draw a card.
Scions' Secretary — Whenever an opponent draws a card, if it isn't that player's turn, create a tapped Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Master of Ceremonies
Creature — Rhino Druid
$16.21
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent chooses money, friends, or secrets. For each player who chose money, you and that player each create a Treasure token. For each player who chose friends, you and that player each create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. For each player who chose secrets, you and that player each draw a card.
Instants (11)
Grand Crescendo
Instant
$4.14
Create X 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$34.74
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Stroke of Midnight
Instant
$0.35
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Will of the Mardu
Instant
$4.73
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Create a number of 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens equal to the number of creatures target player controls.
• Will of the Mardu deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.
Erode
Instant
$6.91
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Heliod's Intervention
Instant
$1.89
Choose one —
• Destroy X target artifacts and/or enchantments.
• Target player gains twice X life.
Sorceries (2)
Hour of Reckoning
Sorcery
$0.24
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Destroy all nontoken creatures.
Farewell
Sorcery
$4.77
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Artifacts (8)
Idol of Oblivion
Artifact
$2.17
{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn.
{8}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.
Halo Fountain
Artifact
$7.07
{W}, {T}, Untap a tapped creature you control: Create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token.
{W}{W}, {T}, Untap two tapped creatures you control: Draw a card.
{W}{W}{W}{W}{W}, {T}, Untap fifteen tapped creatures you control: You win the game.
Skullclamp
Artifact — Equipment
$4.82
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip {1}
Oketra's Monument
Legendary Artifact
$3.26
White creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 white Warrior creature token with vigilance.
Archaeomancer's Map
Artifact
$0.92
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.3
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Collector's Vault
Artifact
$0.84
{2}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantments (5)
Caretaker's Talent
Enchantment — Class
$9.78
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
{W}: Level 2
When this Class becomes level 2, create a token that's a copy of target token you control.
{3}{W}: Level 3
Creature tokens you control get +2/+2.
Monologue Tax
Enchantment
$1.06
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.
Felidar Retreat
Enchantment
$1.07
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one —
• Create a 2/2 white Cat Beast creature token.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
Tocasia's Welcome
Enchantment
$0.81
Whenever one or more creatures you control with mana value 3 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Lands (37)
Castle Ardenvale
Land
$0.23
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Fountainport
Land
$2.74
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a token: Draw a card.
{3}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token.
{4}, {T}: Create a Treasure token.
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Land
$6.75
This land enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.
War Room
Land
$5.32
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Minas Tirith
Legendary Land
$6.88
Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {W}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.
Windbrisk Heights
Land
$0.21
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{W}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you attacked with three or more creatures this turn.
Abandoned Air Temple
Land
$6.34
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
{T}: Add {W}.
{3}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Legendary Land
$53.08
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Legendary Land
$5.66
{T}: Add {W}.
Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Scavenger Grounds
Land — Desert
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.
Urza's Saga
Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
$36.03
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."
II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Basic lands: 25 Plains
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