Talrand, Sky Summoner

Gameplan

Talrand turns every instant and sorcery you cast into a 2/2 flying Drake, building an aerial army while you control the board with counterspells and bounce. You spend the early game ramping and protecting Talrand, then chain cheap spells to flood the sky and beat down with evasive tokens.

Key Cards

• Ophidian Eye — Enchant Talrand so every spell both makes a Drake and draws a card.
• Mystic Remora — Cheap, sustained card advantage that fuels your spell count.
• Aetherflux Reservoir — Casting a deck full of cheap spells gains life and enables the 50-damage laser kill.
• Cyclonic Rift — A one-card board reset that also triggers Talrand for a Drake.
• Murktide Regent — Grows huge off your graveyard of spent instants and sorceries as a finisher.
• Thousand-Year Storm — Copies each spell, multiplying Drakes and effects into overwhelming value.

Upgrade Path

Lower your average mana value and pack cheap cantrips (Brainstorm, Ponder, Opt) so each card buys a Drake and digs further. Add fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Crystals, Mana Drain) and spell-doublers like Thousand-Year Storm or Veyran to multiply triggers, and lean on protection (Heroic Intervention analogs like Tamiyo's Safekeeping, plus counterspells) to survive wipes. Finish with Aetherflux Reservoir for a non-combat combo line and a few card-advantage enchantments to never run dry.