Wizard by Johndoemer

Format: Commander

Commander: Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist rewards a wide Wizard board by copying each nontoken Wizard for one mana. The deck therefore aims to deploy mana rocks, cast Wizards with useful enter-the-battlefield or spell-value effects, and use temporary copies to increase card flow and creature count. Azami, Lady of Scrolls is the clearest draw engine, while Naban, Dean of Iteration, Arcanis the Omnipotent, Kess, Dissident Mage, Talrand, Sky Summoner, and Murmuring Mystic provide additional value. A developed board can use Inalla, Archmage Ritualist's five-Wizard ability to drain an opponent for 7 life repeatedly. The problem is that the deck has no dependable compact finish. Its large spells, including Exsanguinate and Torment of Hailfire, need substantial mana and are not consistently found alongside the engine. It plays as a strong casual-to-high-power value deck, but its creatures remain vulnerable and its closing plan is slow.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
• 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1 Badlands
• 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
• 1 Beguiler of Wills
• 1 Black Market Connections
• 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodline Necromancer
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Cascade Bluffs
• 1 Cast Down
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crippling Fear
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Demonic Consultation
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Doom Blade
• 1 Doomsday
• 1 Dramatic Reversal
• 1 Elite Arcanist
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Exsanguinate
• 1 Fatal Push
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Flame of Anor
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Force of Despair
• 1 Force of Negation
• 1 Frost Trickster
• 1 Go for the Throat
• 1 Graven Cairns
• 1 Grim Tutor
• 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
• 1 Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
• 1 Isochron Scepter
• 1 Izzet Signet
• 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
• 1 Kess, Dissident Mage
• 1 Laboratory Maniac
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Luxury Suite
• 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1 Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1 Metallic Mimic
• 1 Morphic Pool
• 1 Muddle the Mixture
• 1 Murmuring Mystic
• 1 Naban, Dean of Iteration
• 1 Naru Meha, Master Wizard
• 1 Nivix Guildmage
• 1 Phyrexian Arena
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Profaner of the Dead
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Riptide Director
• 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
• 1 Riverwise Augur
• 1 Sage's Row Denizen
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
• 1 Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Snapcaster Mage
• 1 Snuff Out
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Step Through
• 1 Stormchaser Mage
• 1 Sundial of the Infinite
• 1 Sunken Ruins
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Tainted Pact
• 1 Talisman of Creativity
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Three Tree City
• 1 Torment of Hailfire
• 1 Underground Sea
• 1 Urza's Incubator
• 1 Volcanic Island
• 1 Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Willbender