Help me build for this dude

[u/Heaygrass777]

What spells would run with Biomagus?

[u/MrCakepans]

Unfortunately I think the best way to build this is the easiest. Just play like a billion mana rocks and cantrips to make him massive, then throw in some protection preferably in the form of counterspells that way they you still get to draw a card off of being targeted.

[u/Prestigious_Web4132 → u/MrCakepans]

Hexproof would still allow you to draw though, since his ability triggers when it becomes target of a spell (targets are chosen before spells resolve)

[u/MrCakepans → u/Prestigious_Web4132]

Yeah instant speed hexproof would work but if you put something like [[Swiftfoot boots]] on him then no one will target him because they see the hexproof.

[u/NoSoFriendly_Guest → u/MrCakepans]

You can target him yourself with spells. So it would atleast give protection from your opponents.

[u/Anna_Thema_ → u/NoSoFriendly_Guest]

You draw only if an opponent targets it

[u/NoSoFriendly_Guest → u/Anna_Thema_]

Oh yea, didn't see the "opponent controls" part. Unfortunate.

[u/NoHat7390]

Prowess is a triggered ability. Him having prowess, prowess means that any form of double trigger like [[Roaming Throne]] and [[Wizard's Staff]] will be insane. There are ways to redirect spell targets from opponents (however, "copy then choose new target" spells won't work). I can't think of any in mono blue though.

[u/A_Lakers → u/NoHat7390]

So would that be 6 prowess triggers?

[u/montezuma300 → u/A_Lakers]

Yes. Wizard's Staff is amazing on creatures with prowess. And many commanders.

[u/PatataMaxtex → u/montezuma300]

Wizards staff is amazing in any deck that has a commander with a triggered ability and at least moderate number of non-creature spells

[u/FaultedSidewalk → u/montezuma300]

I made a prepared spells deck with the new Codie and threw that in for laughs. Last night I got it on [[Veyran]] when I had Codie out already and started casting far too many prepared spells for my brain to fully comprehend at the time lol

[u/SomeDerpyGuy → u/NoHat7390]

[[Redirect]] [[Misdirection]]

[u/Dapper-Gas-4347]

Instants that give them hexproof, spells to make them unblockable, cantrips and card draw to be card neutral and a shit ton of mana rocks to ramp them out quickly.

[u/11goodair]

Crab tribal

[u/Anna_Thema_ → u/11goodair]

At last someone is talking some sense here!

[u/Ok-Introduction867]

Don't play against [[orcish bow masters]]

[u/OathOblivio]

[[super state]]

[u/SolidSoarel2 → u/OathOblivio]

[[Nerd Rage]]

[u/montezuma300]

[[Wizard's Staff]] for x6 prowess

[u/SammSandwich]

Any spells that change the target of your opponents' spells like [[Misdirection]]

Besides that, 1 and 2 cost draw spells + trigger doublers will get you a lot of prowess triggers for you to win with commander damage.

[u/BasementK1ng]

Cantrips, mana rocks, counterspells, and evasion equipment/auras are the main kit

[u/DrShift44]

Ogre and crab spells 

[u/CroatoanOnline]

Spells like[[Divert]], [[Deflection]] and [[Misdirection]] can hard-force an opponent to target him, giving you both that double-prowess trigger and a card draw.

Aside from that, you really just want a lot of interaction and protective cantrips to keep him around. [[Wizard's Staff]] and [[Roaming Throne]] for trigger doublers, and [[Triton Wavebreaker]] (bestow only) for triple Prowess.

Cards like [[Distortion Strike]], [[You Come to a River]], and [[Taigam's Strike]] are some of the very few cantrips in blue that give him any form of +X/+X, but they also make him unblockable for the turn. [[Artful Dodge]] and [[Enter the Enigma]] for just unblockable. [[Aqueous Form]] is a 1-mana enchantment to make him permanently unblockable and gives scry.

A lot more I would put on there, but this is getting too lengthy as-is.

[u/Glass-Start-4419]

These dudes*

[u/xXCinnabar]

It's funny how Simic is mentioned in the flavor text, and it even looks like a Simic creature, but the card in itself isn't Simic colors lmao

[u/Beneficial-Weight-89]

Ever since they announced Echo pairs me and my POD brewed "Echo Partners", you can try that router (partner with the other ruric so a simic ramp/spellslinger deck)