Ledger of Lost Spells

core

Cast cheap instants and sorceries, surveil them into a growing pile, and let the end step count them.

Graveyard size×1Self mill×0.7Spellslinger×0.6

Sets your commander and theme, then adds about 25 cards that fit plus 20 lands. You fill in the rest.

High Impact Cards

5 picks from the top 40 of 204 cards that fit

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Graveyard sizeSelf mill
EDHREC #4,143 · $12.77 · art Benangbajastudio
Graveyard sizeSelf mill
EDHREC #1,801 · $3.14
Hidden gemGraveyard size
EDHREC #7,401 · $0.25 · art Donato Giancola
Hidden gemGraveyard size
EDHREC #22,336 · $0.17
Hidden gemGraveyard size
EDHREC #13,132 · $0.20 · art Fang Xinyu

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Barrowgoyf	1.439	0.98	1.13	0.80	1.83	1.00	4143	Graveyard size, Self mill
2	Blight Titan	0.981	0.74	1.11	0.68	2.12	1.00	11154	Graveyard size, Self mill
3	Overlord of the Balemurk	0.772	0.63	1.17	0.70	1.62	1.09	2202	Self mill, Graveyard size
4	Wick's Patrol	0.757	0.62	1.12	0.65	2.08	1.00	15301	Self mill, Graveyard size
5	Doom Whisperer	0.626	0.49	1.17	0.78	1.57	1.00	1851	Self mill, Graveyard size
6	Professor Onyx	0.598	0.42	1.38	0.68	1.60	1.16	2403	Spellslinger, Self mill
7	Madame Hydra, Reanimated	0.562	0.94	1.13	0.50	1.49	1.00	23061	Graveyard size, Self mill
8	Grave Researcher // Reanimate	0.540	0.68	1.11	0.60	1.42	1.09	2296	Graveyard size, Self mill
9	Starving Revenant	0.538	0.71	1.13	0.55	1.51	1.09	7459	Graveyard size, Self mill
10	Demonic Counsel	0.496	0.50	1.09	0.70	1.56	1.00	1800	Graveyard size
11	Stitcher's Supplier	0.485	0.73	1.22	0.55	1.15	1.16	617	Self mill, Graveyard size
12	Overwhelming Remorse	0.478	0.40	1.08	0.68	1.97	1.00	7476	Graveyard size
13	Ghastly Demise	0.451	0.60	1.12	0.55	1.65	1.00	16880	Graveyard size
14	The Dawning Archaic	0.448	0.65	1.11	0.55	1.52	1.00	8293	Graveyard size, Spellslinger
15	Nethergoyf	0.434	0.80	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9505	Graveyard size
16	Mindwrack Demon	0.427	0.68	1.11	0.50	1.47	1.09	19822	Graveyard size, Self mill
17	Cemetery Tampering	0.424	0.98	1.13	0.45	1.16	1.09	2813	Graveyard size, Self mill
18	Chupacabra Echo	0.395	0.50	1.10	0.55	1.61	1.09	13597	Graveyard size
19	Sanguine Spy	0.391	0.64	1.10	0.50	1.43	1.09	13726	Graveyard size, Self mill
20	Corpse Churn	0.391	0.63	1.17	0.50	1.36	1.09	7298	Self mill, Graveyard size
21	Billowing Shriekmass	0.388	0.81	1.13	0.45	1.29	1.09	17759	Graveyard size, Self mill
22	Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core	0.385	0.80	1.12	0.50	1.21	1.00	1801	Graveyard size, Self mill
23	Feed the Cycle	0.383	0.30	1.07	0.70	2.05	1.00	7401	Graveyard size
24	Quag Feast	0.383	0.68	1.12	0.50	1.43	1.00	13579	Graveyard size, Self mill
25	Wight of Precinct Six	0.380	0.70	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9757	Graveyard size
26	Nighthawk Scavenger	0.377	0.50	1.09	0.62	1.42	1.00	1905	Graveyard size
27	Woe Strider	0.369	0.37	1.06	0.72	1.54	1.00	1682	Graveyard size, Self mill
28	The Master of Lake-town	0.368	0.68	1.11	0.50	1.39	1.00	9859	Graveyard size, Self mill
29	Unlicensed Hearse	0.362	0.50	1.09	0.55	1.40	1.16	3897	Graveyard size
30	The Final Days	0.359	0.40	1.07	0.60	1.80	1.00	13132	Graveyard size
31	From the Catacombs	0.356	0.30	1.05	0.68	2.01	1.00	8455	Graveyard size
32	Young Necromancer	0.356	0.40	1.07	0.55	1.62	1.26	14643	Graveyard size
33	Revenge of the Rats	0.314	0.60	1.10	0.50	1.34	1.00	6180	Graveyard size
34	To the Slaughter	0.312	0.30	1.15	0.60	1.95	1.00	22938	Graveyard size
35	Dreadhound	0.311	0.40	1.30	0.55	1.46	1.00	5776	Self mill, Graveyard size
36	Pharika's Spawn	0.311	0.30	1.15	0.60	1.94	1.00	22336	Graveyard size
37	Sword of Once and Future	0.304	0.30	1.09	0.66	1.76	1.00	4870	Self mill, Spellslinger
38	Avenger of the Fallen	0.302	0.60	1.10	0.50	1.29	1.00	3944	Graveyard size
39	Glamdring	0.301	0.58	1.10	0.50	1.33	1.00	5546	Graveyard size, Spellslinger
40	Golgari Thug	0.299	0.56	1.17	0.50	1.28	1.00	3460	Self mill, Graveyard size

Scoring cards for this theme…

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Barrowgoyf	1.439	0.98	1.13	0.80	1.83	1.00	4143	Graveyard size, Self mill
2	Blight Titan	0.981	0.74	1.11	0.68	2.12	1.00	11154	Graveyard size, Self mill
3	Overlord of the Balemurk	0.772	0.63	1.17	0.70	1.62	1.09	2202	Self mill, Graveyard size
4	Wick's Patrol	0.757	0.62	1.12	0.65	2.08	1.00	15301	Self mill, Graveyard size
5	Doom Whisperer	0.626	0.49	1.17	0.78	1.57	1.00	1851	Self mill, Graveyard size
6	Professor Onyx	0.598	0.42	1.38	0.68	1.60	1.16	2403	Spellslinger, Self mill
7	Madame Hydra, Reanimated	0.562	0.94	1.13	0.50	1.49	1.00	23061	Graveyard size, Self mill
8	Grave Researcher // Reanimate	0.540	0.68	1.11	0.60	1.42	1.09	2296	Graveyard size, Self mill
9	Starving Revenant	0.538	0.71	1.13	0.55	1.51	1.09	7459	Graveyard size, Self mill
10	Demonic Counsel	0.496	0.50	1.09	0.70	1.56	1.00	1800	Graveyard size
11	Stitcher's Supplier	0.485	0.73	1.22	0.55	1.15	1.16	617	Self mill, Graveyard size
12	Overwhelming Remorse	0.478	0.40	1.08	0.68	1.97	1.00	7476	Graveyard size
13	Ghastly Demise	0.451	0.60	1.12	0.55	1.65	1.00	16880	Graveyard size
14	The Dawning Archaic	0.448	0.65	1.11	0.55	1.52	1.00	8293	Graveyard size, Spellslinger
15	Nethergoyf	0.434	0.80	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9505	Graveyard size
16	Mindwrack Demon	0.427	0.68	1.11	0.50	1.47	1.09	19822	Graveyard size, Self mill
17	Cemetery Tampering	0.424	0.98	1.13	0.45	1.16	1.09	2813	Graveyard size, Self mill
18	Chupacabra Echo	0.395	0.50	1.10	0.55	1.61	1.09	13597	Graveyard size
19	Sanguine Spy	0.391	0.64	1.10	0.50	1.43	1.09	13726	Graveyard size, Self mill
20	Corpse Churn	0.391	0.63	1.17	0.50	1.36	1.09	7298	Self mill, Graveyard size
21	Billowing Shriekmass	0.388	0.81	1.13	0.45	1.29	1.09	17759	Graveyard size, Self mill
22	Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core	0.385	0.80	1.12	0.50	1.21	1.00	1801	Graveyard size, Self mill
23	Feed the Cycle	0.383	0.30	1.07	0.70	2.05	1.00	7401	Graveyard size
24	Quag Feast	0.383	0.68	1.12	0.50	1.43	1.00	13579	Graveyard size, Self mill
25	Wight of Precinct Six	0.380	0.70	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9757	Graveyard size
26	Nighthawk Scavenger	0.377	0.50	1.09	0.62	1.42	1.00	1905	Graveyard size
27	Woe Strider	0.369	0.37	1.06	0.72	1.54	1.00	1682	Graveyard size, Self mill
28	The Master of Lake-town	0.368	0.68	1.11	0.50	1.39	1.00	9859	Graveyard size, Self mill
29	Unlicensed Hearse	0.362	0.50	1.09	0.55	1.40	1.16	3897	Graveyard size
30	The Final Days	0.359	0.40	1.07	0.60	1.80	1.00	13132	Graveyard size
31	From the Catacombs	0.356	0.30	1.05	0.68	2.01	1.00	8455	Graveyard size
32	Young Necromancer	0.356	0.40	1.07	0.55	1.62	1.26	14643	Graveyard size
33	Revenge of the Rats	0.314	0.60	1.10	0.50	1.34	1.00	6180	Graveyard size
34	To the Slaughter	0.312	0.30	1.15	0.60	1.95	1.00	22938	Graveyard size
35	Dreadhound	0.311	0.40	1.30	0.55	1.46	1.00	5776	Self mill, Graveyard size
36	Pharika's Spawn	0.311	0.30	1.15	0.60	1.94	1.00	22336	Graveyard size
37	Sword of Once and Future	0.304	0.30	1.09	0.66	1.76	1.00	4870	Self mill, Spellslinger
38	Avenger of the Fallen	0.302	0.60	1.10	0.50	1.29	1.00	3944	Graveyard size
39	Glamdring	0.301	0.58	1.10	0.50	1.33	1.00	5546	Graveyard size, Spellslinger
40	Golgari Thug	0.299	0.56	1.17	0.50	1.28	1.00	3460	Self mill, Graveyard size