MTG Salvation

It's not a secret that this color combination has trouble with card draw and it remains a fundamental problem my Tajic runs into. I'm looking to update my Tajic deck, to try to be "less good". Given what Commander is, I've found another deck I enjoy playing more. I keep coming back to Tajic if I need a deck that needs to provide a basic, mechanically simple experience, but it's still fundamentally inconsistent in a way that is unpleasant. I am looking to improve the quality of this deck but I still need repeatable card draw effects.

Humble Defector
Palace Jailer
Rogue's Gloves
Avarice Amulet

These are all I can think of. Skullclamp exists though is a bit too strong for what I'm aiming at, though it may be at a more modest spot once I'm not actively supporting it. I actively want to cut Staff of Nin for being expensive and encouraging a passive play style. I may eventually cave and put in Palace Sentinels despite not liking it, simply because it's another cheap source of Monarchy.

Before I resort to red's inefficient looters (and I may do that anyway), are there any other sources of repeatable card flow at 4 or less in these colors?

The new The Immortal Sun is all around benefitial, except it also shuts down PW.

While they're not repeatable, Wheel of Fate and Reforge the Soul are pretty cheap and give you a nice burst of draw. Knollspine Dragon might be too expensive mana-wise but can draw a LOT of cards, and the same goes for Runehorn Hellkite.
Equipment wise you also have Mask of Memory. A fair bit better than Rogue's Gloves.
Now I don't know what your budget is, but I'm guessing Land Tax and Scroll Rack fall outside of it? Doesn't get much better than those two. Same probably goes for Sword of Fire and Ice.
Finally, while it's not exactly draw, Outpost Siege does give you an extra card to work with each turn.

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While they're not repeatable, Wheel of Fate and Reforge the Soul are pretty cheap and give you a nice burst of draw. Knollspine Dragon might be too expensive mana-wise but can draw a LOT of cards, and the same goes for Runehorn Hellkite.

I'm definitely looking to avoid wheels. They have a completely different play pattern from what I'm looking for.

Equipment wise you also have Mask of Memory. A fair bit better than Rogue's Gloves.

Ah super. I knew there was a looting equipment somewhere, but this is much better, yes.

Now I don't know what your budget is, but I'm guessing Land Tax and Scroll Rack fall outside of it? Doesn't get much better than those two. Same probably goes for Sword of Fire and Ice.

Definitely outside of the budget I want to spend on this deck. I have Weathered Wayfarer which can grab cycling lands forever, but I want to move it to another deck.

Finally, while it's not exactly draw, Outpost Siege does give you an extra card to work with each turn.

I always forget these exist. I really never want to play them. The versions that let you play lands from exile are much better than those that don't, but even so, they punish you for having expensive or reactive cards in your deck that end up exiled forever. I have not yet built a deck that would be happy playing these.


I guess there's also Mentor of the Meek and Bygone Bishop I technically have Mentor as a non-tutorable skullclamp that can use the same token fodder, but it's not really a one-and-done handfixer like Lifecrafter's Bestiary. I guess I should just buckle down and buy some of the DFCs from Ixalan. The map is quite nice.


Looking at these, Dowsing Dagger and Treasure Map seem desirable.

There was a few threads a while back about mono-red card advantages: How-To-Win, Starter, Best Draw

They need to be updated. I like Runehorn Hellkite a lot myself.

Red has many card advantage options, surprisingly more than white, though white has plenty of land filter within its domain, such as Land Tax and Endless Horizons + Scroll Rack. Pursuit of Knowledge is also an option.

Coercive Portal?

It's not 4cmc or less and it requires constant mana investment but Mind's Eye is solid if you have excess mana available. Great it ain't, but beggars can't be choosers.

Chandra, Torch of Defiance is a wincon, makes all your spells colorless damage, good for early mana and sustaining pressure, and cards if you need them.

Nahiri, the Harbringer

Slate of Ancestry if your deck has enough threshold of creatures.

Saying Skullclamp is "too strong" I think is incorrect, as I find you do have to have a setup for it. Its not as powerful as you might think.

Tower of Fortunes, although, it's expensive.

If you can find Anvil of Bogardan it also works.

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