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Baral, Chief of Compliance
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
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“Cantrip-fueled control deck that draws cards whenever you counter spells.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Control
Spellslinger, Control, Cantrips
Strategy
Baral is a tempo wizard who turns your spellslinging into an efficient drawing engine. The deck wants to cast cheap instants and sorceries while protecting your board and disrupting opponents with counterspells. Every time you counter something, you're also drawing cards, which lets you keep your hand full and your mana efficiency high. You're essentially playing a draw-go control shell where the cost reduction lets you cast more spells per turn and leave up interaction.
You'll win by grinding out value over time—Baral turns each counter into card advantage, and you can close games with creature damage once opponents run out of threats. The strategy leans into cantrips, cheap counters, and card-draw spells that synergize with your commander's discount. You're not trying to go off in one turn; you're playing a steady stream of spells, staying ahead on resources, and eventually overwhelming or controlling your way to victory.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Replace pricey cantrips like Snapcaster Mage with budget alternatives like Mystic Reflection or Counterspell's cheaper cousins like Mana Leak and Spell Pierce.
Most-Played Cards
Rewind
Unwind
Mana Leak
Disallow
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Guile
Ertai's Scorn
Disdainful Stroke
Tale's End
Dissipate
Archmage Emeritus
Negate
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