The Wizard's Toll Booth

core

Tax and restrict every opponent so each spell they cast costs them life as well as mana.

Stax×1Drain×0.8Tap down×0.3

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 440 cards that fit

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Hidden gemStaxDrain
EDHREC #10,435 · $3.32
Stax
EDHREC #2,985 · $5.04 · art Martina Fačková
Hidden gemDrain
EDHREC #16,749 · $0.37 · art Chris Rallis
Drain
EDHREC #2,403 · $5.07 · art Kieran Yanner
Hidden gemStax
EDHREC #5,779 · $2.51

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

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Revenge of Ravens	1.198	0.88	1.36	0.70	1.71	1.00	2871	Stax, Drain
2	Liliana of the Veil	0.923	0.60	1.05	0.80	1.72	1.19	2985	Stax
3	Ensnaring Bridge	0.695	0.90	1.05	0.60	1.58	1.00	4961	Stax
4	Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	0.677	0.47	1.21	0.78	1.52	1.13	1572	Drain, Stax
5	Braids, Cabal Minion	0.665	0.70	1.05	0.65	1.72	1.00	4825	Stax
6	Profane Command	0.609	0.31	1.35	0.75	1.90	1.19	4982	Drain
7	Death Cloud	0.588	0.76	1.21	0.55	1.56	1.00	10435	Stax, Drain
8	Valley Rotcaller	0.569	0.35	1.40	0.70	1.66	1.19	2492	Drain
9	Falkenrath Noble	0.562	0.35	1.40	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Drain
10	Blood Reckoning	0.553	0.84	1.31	0.50	1.42	1.00	12369	Stax, Drain
11	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	0.530	0.35	1.40	0.93	1.20	1.00	460	Drain
12	Professor Onyx	0.526	0.35	1.40	0.68	1.60	1.19	2403	Drain
13	Ultron the Annihilator	0.518	0.26	1.32	0.70	2.29	1.11	13206	Drain
14	Painful Quandary	0.517	0.84	1.31	0.50	1.17	1.13	1187	Stax, Drain
15	Vein Ripper	0.508	0.35	1.40	0.72	1.69	1.00	2732	Drain
16	Static Orb	0.496	1.00	1.05	0.50	1.33	1.00	5779	Stax
17	Archfiend of Despair	0.493	0.79	1.41	0.50	1.25	1.00	2650	Drain, Stax
18	Rishadan Port	0.491	0.70	1.05	0.55	1.62	1.00	14594	Stax, Tap down
19	Grafdigger's Cage	0.481	0.70	1.05	0.60	1.40	1.00	2114	Stax
20	The Abyss	0.472	0.50	1.05	0.60	1.93	1.00	21554	Stax
21	Kokusho, the Evening Star	0.471	0.35	1.40	0.70	1.63	1.00	2286	Drain
22	Tangle Wire	0.470	0.92	1.05	0.50	1.37	1.00	8379	Stax, Tap down
23	Mind Twist	0.465	0.60	1.05	0.55	1.59	1.13	12191	Stax
24	Opposition Agent	0.464	0.60	1.05	0.70	1.25	1.00	582	Stax
25	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	0.462	0.90	1.05	0.50	1.38	1.00	8872	Stax
26	Maralen of the Mornsong	0.455	0.76	1.21	0.50	1.40	1.00	10285	Stax, Drain
27	Damping Sphere	0.441	0.90	1.05	0.50	1.32	1.00	5024	Stax
28	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	0.437	0.26	1.30	0.75	1.96	1.00	5948	Drain
29	Gríma Wormtongue	0.437	0.68	1.31	0.50	1.38	1.00	9231	Drain, Stax
30	Priest of Forgotten Gods	0.436	0.26	1.30	0.78	1.48	1.24	1392	Drain
31	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.433	0.26	1.30	0.70	2.15	1.00	9658	Drain
32	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton	0.431	0.26	1.30	0.65	2.11	1.13	16749	Drain
33	Twilight Prophet	0.430	0.31	1.35	0.78	1.43	1.05	1135	Drain
34	Ob Nixilis, Unshackled	0.430	0.52	1.16	0.60	1.53	1.00	3975	Stax, Drain
35	Liliana, Dreadhorde General	0.426	0.30	1.05	0.90	1.33	1.19	794	Stax
36	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	0.421	0.40	1.40	0.80	1.06	1.00	245	Drain
37	Hymn to Tourach	0.421	0.60	1.05	0.55	1.55	1.05	9603	Stax
38	Meekstone	0.416	0.89	1.05	0.50	1.26	1.00	2824	Stax, Tap down
39	Marchesa's Decree	0.415	0.56	1.21	0.55	1.50	1.00	7091	Stax, Drain
40	Chalice of the Void	0.413	0.80	1.05	0.50	1.39	1.00	9359	Stax

Scoring cards for this theme…

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

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Revenge of Ravens	1.198	0.88	1.36	0.70	1.71	1.00	2871	Stax, Drain
2	Liliana of the Veil	0.923	0.60	1.05	0.80	1.72	1.19	2985	Stax
3	Ensnaring Bridge	0.695	0.90	1.05	0.60	1.58	1.00	4961	Stax
4	Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	0.677	0.47	1.21	0.78	1.52	1.13	1572	Drain, Stax
5	Braids, Cabal Minion	0.665	0.70	1.05	0.65	1.72	1.00	4825	Stax
6	Profane Command	0.609	0.31	1.35	0.75	1.90	1.19	4982	Drain
7	Death Cloud	0.588	0.76	1.21	0.55	1.56	1.00	10435	Stax, Drain
8	Valley Rotcaller	0.569	0.35	1.40	0.70	1.66	1.19	2492	Drain
9	Falkenrath Noble	0.562	0.35	1.40	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Drain
10	Blood Reckoning	0.553	0.84	1.31	0.50	1.42	1.00	12369	Stax, Drain
11	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	0.530	0.35	1.40	0.93	1.20	1.00	460	Drain
12	Professor Onyx	0.526	0.35	1.40	0.68	1.60	1.19	2403	Drain
13	Ultron the Annihilator	0.518	0.26	1.32	0.70	2.29	1.11	13206	Drain
14	Painful Quandary	0.517	0.84	1.31	0.50	1.17	1.13	1187	Stax, Drain
15	Vein Ripper	0.508	0.35	1.40	0.72	1.69	1.00	2732	Drain
16	Static Orb	0.496	1.00	1.05	0.50	1.33	1.00	5779	Stax
17	Archfiend of Despair	0.493	0.79	1.41	0.50	1.25	1.00	2650	Drain, Stax
18	Rishadan Port	0.491	0.70	1.05	0.55	1.62	1.00	14594	Stax, Tap down
19	Grafdigger's Cage	0.481	0.70	1.05	0.60	1.40	1.00	2114	Stax
20	The Abyss	0.472	0.50	1.05	0.60	1.93	1.00	21554	Stax
21	Kokusho, the Evening Star	0.471	0.35	1.40	0.70	1.63	1.00	2286	Drain
22	Tangle Wire	0.470	0.92	1.05	0.50	1.37	1.00	8379	Stax, Tap down
23	Mind Twist	0.465	0.60	1.05	0.55	1.59	1.13	12191	Stax
24	Opposition Agent	0.464	0.60	1.05	0.70	1.25	1.00	582	Stax
25	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	0.462	0.90	1.05	0.50	1.38	1.00	8872	Stax
26	Maralen of the Mornsong	0.455	0.76	1.21	0.50	1.40	1.00	10285	Stax, Drain
27	Damping Sphere	0.441	0.90	1.05	0.50	1.32	1.00	5024	Stax
28	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	0.437	0.26	1.30	0.75	1.96	1.00	5948	Drain
29	Gríma Wormtongue	0.437	0.68	1.31	0.50	1.38	1.00	9231	Drain, Stax
30	Priest of Forgotten Gods	0.436	0.26	1.30	0.78	1.48	1.24	1392	Drain
31	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.433	0.26	1.30	0.70	2.15	1.00	9658	Drain
32	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton	0.431	0.26	1.30	0.65	2.11	1.13	16749	Drain
33	Twilight Prophet	0.430	0.31	1.35	0.78	1.43	1.05	1135	Drain
34	Ob Nixilis, Unshackled	0.430	0.52	1.16	0.60	1.53	1.00	3975	Stax, Drain
35	Liliana, Dreadhorde General	0.426	0.30	1.05	0.90	1.33	1.19	794	Stax
36	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	0.421	0.40	1.40	0.80	1.06	1.00	245	Drain
37	Hymn to Tourach	0.421	0.60	1.05	0.55	1.55	1.05	9603	Stax
38	Meekstone	0.416	0.89	1.05	0.50	1.26	1.00	2824	Stax, Tap down
39	Marchesa's Decree	0.415	0.56	1.21	0.55	1.50	1.00	7091	Stax, Drain
40	Chalice of the Void	0.413	0.80	1.05	0.50	1.39	1.00	9359	Stax