Mordenkainen - Revision history

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AnarchangeI: I am adding this category first because it is the easiest to document, not because it is the most vital. The list I compiled so far, has almost 50 categories

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I am adding this category first because it is the easiest to document, not because it is the most vital. The list I compiled so far, has almost 50 categories

Volrak at 10:03, 17 August 2021

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Volrak: Created page with "{{Infobox PW|{{PAGENAME}}}} ==Overview== Mordenkainen is a blue human Planeswalker, introduced in August 2021 along with the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms card s..."

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Created page with "{{Infobox PW|{{PAGENAME}}}} ==Overview== Mordenkainen is a blue human Planeswalker, introduced in August 2021 along with the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms card s..."

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{{Infobox PW|{{PAGENAME}}}}

==Overview==
[[Mordenkainen]] is a blue human Planeswalker, introduced in August 2021 along with the [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] card set.

He has higher than average health, high mana gains with an unbalanced spread, and average deck limits leaning towards creatures and spells.

==Stats==
{{PW stats max level |{{PAGENAME}}}}

==Abilities==
===Mordenkainen's Lucubration===
{{Ability|Alignment}} Blue: You may discard the last card in your hand. If you do, draw a card.

==Starting Deck==
{{Deck List
|Dragon Turtle
|Feywild Trickster
|Scion of Stygia
|Contact Other Plane
|Sigiled Starfish
|Evolving Wilds
|Calculated Dismissal
|Negate
|Claustrophobia
|Fifty Feet of Rope
}}

==Story==
<blockquote>''Mordenkainen's paranoia made him so careful that most of the powerful spells found in books were of his creation. Those that face Mordenkainen might say he's just a paranoid old man—they don't say that twice.''</blockquote>

{{Planeswalkers}}
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]

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 [[Category:Gain mana]]
 [[Category:Hexproof]]
-[[Category:Passive Ability]]
+[[Category:Passive ability]]
 [[Category:Randomization]]
 [[Category:Resilient]]
 [[Category:Summon creatures]]
 [[Category:Unblockable]]

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 | PW Level 1 = 6-19
 | Loyalty 1 = 6
-| Effect 1 = Draw up to 1 cards.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains 6 mana.
+| Effect 1 = Draw up to 1 card.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains 6 mana.
 | PW Level 2 = 20-35
 | Loyalty 2 = 6
-| Effect 2 = Draw up to 2 cards.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains 6 mana.
+| Effect 2 = Draw up to <b>2</b> cards.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains 6 mana.
 | PW Level 3 = 36-49
 | Loyalty 3 = 6
-| Effect 3 = Draw up to 2 cards.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains half of its mana.
+| Effect 3 = Draw up to 2 cards.  Pick one of the first 3 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 20: It gains <b>half</b> of its mana.
 | PW Level 4 = 50-60
 | Loyalty 4 = 6
-| Effect 4 = Draw up to 2 cards.  Pick one of the first 4 cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - 19: It gains half of its mana.  20:  It gains full mana.
+| Effect 4 = Draw up to 2 cards.  Pick one of the first <b>4</b> cards in your hand.  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}: 1 - 10: {{Ability|Exile}} that card.  11 - <b>19</b>: It gains half of its mana.  <b>20:  It gains full mana.</b>
 }}
 {{Planeswalker Ability
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 | PW Level 2 = 26-39
 | Loyalty 2 = 12
-| Effect 2 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} until end of turn.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.
+| Effect 2 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  <b>Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} until end of turn.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.</b>
 | PW Level 3 = 40-55
 | Loyalty 3 = 12
-| Effect 3 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.
+| Effect 3 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: <b>Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}</b>.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} <b>and {{Ability|Unblockable}}</b>.
 | PW Level 4 = 56-60
 | Loyalty 4 = 12
-| Effect 4 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 18: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.  19-20:  Your illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Unblockable}}, and {{Ability|Hexproof}}.
+| Effect 4 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - <b>18</b>: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.  <b>19-20:  Your illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Unblockable}}, and {{Ability|Hexproof}}.</b>
 }}
 {{Planeswalker Ability
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 | PW Level 2 = 30-45
 | Loyalty 2 = 18
-| Effect 2 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first 4 different cards from your library.
+| Effect 2 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first <b>4</b> different cards from your library.
 | PW Level 3 = 46-59
 | Loyalty 3 = 18
-| Effect 3 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first 5 different cards from your library.
+| Effect 3 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first <b>5</b> different cards from your library.
 | PW Level 4 = 60
 | Loyalty 4 = 18
-| Effect 4 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first 6 different cards from your library.  Those cards gain half of their mana.
+| Effect 4 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first <b>6</b> different cards from your library.  <b>Those cards gain half of their mana.</b>
 }}
 ===Mordenkainen's Lucubration===

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 [[Mordenkainen]] is a blue human Planeswalker, introduced in August 2021 along with the [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] card set.
-He has higher than average health, high mana gains with an unbalanced spread, and average deck limits leaning towards creatures and spells.
+He has higher than average health and average deck limits leaning towards creatures and spells. He has quite good mana gains in Blue, descending a point at a time through White and Black.
-All of Mordenkainen's abilities involve {{Ability|Roll a D20|Rolling a D20}} for a variety of possible outcomes.  He can create a buff-destroying creature {{Ability|Token}} creature which is stronger with more different cards in hand.  He can {{Ability|Copy}} spells and give them mana, and also draw cards and give them mana, including his ultimate which draws a full hand of different cards with half mana.
+All of Mordenkainen's abilities involve {{Ability|Roll a D20|Rolling a D20}} for a variety of possible outcomes.  He can create a buff-destroying creature {{Ability|Token}} creature which is stronger with more different cards in hand.  He can {{Ability|Copy}} spells and give them mana, and also draw cards and give them mana, including his ultimate. His ultimate, which draws a full hand of different cards with half mana, is very good for pulling off combos. He has a Passive Ability, [[#Mordenkainen's Lucubration|Mordenkainen's Lucubration]], which enables him to Discard-Draw every time he casts a Blue card.
 ==Stats==
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 ==Abilities==
 {{Planeswalker Ability
 | Name = Involuntary Wizardry
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 | Effect 4 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first 6 different cards from your library.  Those cards gain half of their mana.
 }}
 ==Story==
-<blockquote>''Mordenkainen's paranoia made him so careful that most of the powerful spells found in books were of his creation.  Those that face Mordenkainen might say he's just a paranoid old man—they don't say that twice.''</blockquote>
+''"Mordenkainen's paranoia made him so careful that most of the powerful spells found in books were of his creation.  Those that face Mordenkainen might say he's just a paranoid old man—they don't say that twice."''
 ==Starting Deck==
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 {{Planeswalkers}}
 [[Category:Planeswalkers]]
 [[Category:Blue]]
 [[Category:Copy]]
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 [[Category:Exile]]
 [[Category:Flying]]
 [[Category:Hexproof]]
-[[Category:Gain mana]]
+[[Category:Passive Ability]]
 [[Category:Resilient]]
 [[Category:Summon creatures]]
 [[Category:Unblockable]]

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 [[Category:Draw]]
 [[Category:Exile]]
 [[Category:Gain mana]]
 [[Category:Resilient]]
 [[Category:Randomization]]
 [[Category:Summon creatures]]

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 | PW Level 1 = 10-25
 | Loyalty 1 = 12
-| Effect 1 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].
+| Effect 1 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].
 | PW Level 2 = 26-39
 | Loyalty 2 = 12
-| Effect 2 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} until end of turn.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.
+| Effect 2 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} until end of turn.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.
 | PW Level 3 = 40-55
 | Loyalty 3 = 12
-| Effect 3 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.
+| Effect 3 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 20: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.
 | PW Level 4 = 56-60
 | Loyalty 4 = 12
-| Effect 4 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 18: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.  19-20:  Your illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Unblockable}}, and {{Ability|Hexproof}}.
+| Effect 4 = Create a Faithful Hound creature {{Ability|Token}} [Blue Dog Illusion Creature 1/1 with "When this creature attacks: Remove all Buffs from the first opposing Buffed creature.  When this creature enters the battlefield: It gets +2/+2 for each card with a different name in your hand."].  Then: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}.  11 - 18: Your Illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Unblockable}}.  19-20:  Your illusion creatures gain {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Unblockable}}, and {{Ability|Hexproof}}.
 }}
 {{Planeswalker Ability
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 | Effect 4 = Create a Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation {{Ability|Token}} [5 shield with {{Ability|Resilient}} and "When you cast a non-copy spell card for the first time each turn: {{Ability|Roll a D20}}.  1 - 10: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains half of its mana.  11 - 18: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  It gains full mana.  19-20: {{Ability|Copy}} that card.  Then, each spell card in your hand gains full mana."].  Then: {{Ability|Exile}} your hand and draw the first 6 different cards from your library.  Those cards gain half of their mana.
 }}
 ==Starting Deck==
 {{Deck List
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 |Fifty Feet of Rope
 }}
 {{Planeswalkers}}
 [[Category:Planeswalkers]]
 [[Category:Passive Ability]]