Scrying Tears of Joy by eonclank

Format: Commander

Commander: Matoya, Archon Elder

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This mono-blue midrange deck is commanded by Matoya, Archon Elder, who transforms every scry and surveil action into raw card draw. The early game focuses on deploying low-cost scry permanents and mana acceleration before casting Matoya on Turn 3. Once Matoya enters the battlefield, cheap cantrips and repeatable scry abilities trigger massive bursts of card advantage, quickly filling your hand. This card flow directly fuels win conditions that scale with card draw, such as Ominous Seas, Chasm Skulker, Oneirophage, and Talrand, Sky Summoner. The deck protects its position and disrupts opponents using efficient spot removal, flexible counterspells, and instant-speed mass bounce spells like Evacuation and Wash Out. Combat evasion from Thassa, God of the Sea and Aqueous Form pushes massive damage past blockers, while Triskaidekaphile offers an alternate win condition when your hand reaches thirteen cards.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Augury Owl
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Clinquant Skymage
  • 1 Condescend
  • 1 Conduit Pylons
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Council's Deliberation
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crystal Ball
  • 1 Crystal Grotto
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Deliberate
  • 1 Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
  • 1 Evacuation
  • 1 Eyes Everywhere
  • 1 Fading Hope
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geist of the Archives
  • 1 Hidden Grotto
  • 1 High Tide
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 27 Island
  • 1 Jace's Sanctum
  • 1 Jace, Mirror Mage
  • 1 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Multiple Choice
  • 1 Omen of the Sea
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Oneirophage
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Overwhelmed Apprentice
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Princess Yue
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Retreat to Coralhelm
  • 1 Rumble Arena
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scour All Possibilities
  • 1 Select for Inspection
  • 1 Sentinel Totem
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Sigiled Starfish
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spellbook
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Twenty-Toed Toad
  • 1 Voyage's End
  • 1 Wall of Runes
  • 1 Wash Out
  • 1 Witching Well
  • 1 Wizard Class