Barrin, Tolarian Archmage

Barrin is a tempo-control engine that turns bouncing permanents into card advantage. His enter trigger lets you reset threats or save your own creatures, while his end-step ability rewards you with cards whenever something hits your hand from play. The deck wants to abuse flicker effects and bounce spells to generate value, using cards like Ephemerate, Soulherder, or Teleportation Circle to repeatedly bounce creatures and planeswalkers while drawing extra cards. You're aiming to out-resource opponents through pure card advantage while controlling the board with targeted bounces.

Win conditions lean toward grinding out value: you'll eventually have enough cards and mana advantage to close games with evasive creatures, Planeswalker ultimates, or burn spells like Snapcaster Mage beats. The deck rewards patience and smart bouncing—bouncing your own enter-trigger creatures or opponents' threats depending on the situation. You're essentially playing a soft control deck that generates so much card draw it overwhelms opponents over time.

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