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Basically annoying spells, counterspells and cantrips. Using Talrand cause it's a pseudo wincon. Idea was just to jam a million counterspells in a deck. Very fun to play against.
Counter opponents spells, steal opponents creatures, summon a drake army.
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evacuation, aetherize, pongifi, rapid hybridization, consecrated sphinx, rhystic study, high tide, invell leviathan, propaganda.....there is a lot of cards to play and style of play to try :D
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True that man! Blue can have some ridiculous stuff!
IMO lots more cantrip/draw spells (Brainstorm-type cantrips or Recurring Insight-type bombs) and a lot less counterspells or you're going to just run out of gas on like turn five while simultaneously painting a huge target on your head because you're the asshole playing the all-counterspell deck. I originally built Talrand simliar to this just to annoy a dick in my playground with an all-red deck who hated blue, but after he quit showing up I modified it, and the less counters I ran the better the deck got and the less aggro is generated.
Beyond that:Myridad Landscape is cheap land ramp that doesn't take up a card slot.If you don't need a Reliquary Tower in your deck you're not drawing enough cards :) Back to Basics will end some people. So can Quicksilver Fountain.Future Sight is probably the best card draw engine in Talrand. I've countered my own spell with the top card just to reveal another card to cast which I then countered with the card below it. With enough mana you can chain half a dozen cards in a row off the top.Speaking of mana, mana doublers are your friend. You've got Caged Sun, but Extraplanar Lens and Gauntlet of Power are great, as is Fabricate to find any of the three. Lens and Gauntlet aren't really budget, however, so I get not running them.The more spells you cast a turn (and it should be a lot) the more mana Sapphire Medallion saves.Switcheroo > Mind Control (or even Control Magic). It can't be remooved with a Disenchant effect AND it makes a drake for the same mana cost.Mind Games is four mana to lock down the scariest creature and make a drake every single turn.Mystic Speculation is three mana to Scry 3 and make a drake every single turn.
Yeah, In no way is this meant to be a competetive deck. If I were to build Talrand it would look nothing like this. This is just a silly idea for a deck filled with counterspells. Only reason Talrand is here over someone like Ertai, who obviously suits the theme better, is to have a proper wincon. Thanks for the suggestions though! Also, this deck is meant to gather hate.