Naban, Dean of Iteration

Naban, Dean of Iteration turns your Wizard enters into a value machine by doubling triggered abilities. You're looking to cast cheap Wizards repeatedly—either ETB creatures or flicker effects—and watch your board multiply in power. Cards like Mulldrifter, Venser's Deminise, and Soulherder create cascading triggers: each Wizard you play fires twice, generating card draw, tokens, or permanent buffs. The deck wins by grinding out incremental advantage until you can either alpha-strike with a army of tokens, or combo off with an infinite flicker loop that mills or draws your deck. Since Naban costs only two mana, you can often protect him and start profiting immediately.

The core of the deck is cheap blue Wizards and ETB effects stacked with repeatable triggers. Ephemerate, Soulherder, and Archaeomancer create loops that let you recast Wizards or spells multiple times per turn. You'll also run card-draw Wizards like Snapcaster Mage and Sea Gate Oracle to keep the engine fueled. A secondary line involves token generators like Talrand or Murmuring Mystic, which explode under Naban's effect. The deck is tempo-friendly but scales into the late game through incremental value—you're never far from a critical mass of triggers that threatens a win.

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