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Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

Legendary Creature — Elf Artificer · {1}{R}{G} · Green/Red commander

Tap an untapped nontoken artifact you control: Add {G}. Tap two untapped nontoken artifacts you control: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
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What Meria, Scholar of Antiquity actually does

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What a Meria, Scholar of Antiquity deck wants

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Best cards for Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

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Exiles from your own library and lets you play it — the card flow of an exile-matters commander

  1. Ugin's Labyrinth0 mana
  2. Party Thrasher2 mana
  3. Passionate Archaeologist2 mana
  4. Endless Sands0 mana
  5. Mimic Vat3 mana
  6. Squee, the Immortal3 mana
  7. Valakut Exploration3 mana
  8. Bag of Holding1 mana

A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  3. Lotus Petal0 mana
  4. Mox Amber0 mana
  5. Mox Diamond0 mana
  6. Mox Opal0 mana
  7. Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
  8. Ornithopter0 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Wild Magic Surge2 mana
  2. Beast Within3 mana
  3. Nature's Claim1 mana
  4. Crush1 mana
  5. Emerald Charm1 mana
  6. Shrink1 mana
  7. Naturalize2 mana
  8. Origin of Metalbending2 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Blasphemous Act9 mana
  2. Breaking Point3 mana
  3. Crack the Earth1 mana
  4. Simplify1 mana
  5. Kozilek's Return3 mana
  6. Akki Blizzard-Herder2 mana
  7. Devastating Dreams2 mana
  8. Tectonic Break2 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
  2. Nature's Rhythm2 mana
  3. Celestial Reunion1 mana
  4. Worldly Tutor1 mana
  5. March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
  6. Archdruid's Charm3 mana
  7. Chord of Calling3 mana
  8. Eldritch Evolution3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Skullclamp1 mana
  2. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  3. Beast Whisperer4 mana
  4. The One Ring4 mana
  5. Pip-Boy 30001 mana
  6. Sticky Fingers1 mana
  7. Vexing Bauble1 mana
  8. Elemental Bond3 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Hexing Squelcher2 mana
  2. Innkeeper's Talent2 mana
  3. Guardian Augmenter3 mana
  4. Cryptothrall4 mana
  5. Saryth, the Viper's Fang4 mana
  6. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  7. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana
  8. Asceticism5 mana

Get ahead on mana

  1. Chrome Mox0 mana
  2. Everflowing Chalice0 mana
  3. Mox Amber0 mana
  4. Mox Diamond0 mana
  5. Mox Opal0 mana
  6. Birds of Paradise1 mana
  7. Crop Rotation1 mana
  8. Delighted Halfling1 mana

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