Kianne, Dean of Substance // Imbraham, Dean of Theory

Gameplan

Kianne grinds card advantage by exiling your library's top card each turn—lands go straight to hand, nonlands stockpile study counters. You either flip to the cheap front side to churn ramp/value early, or play the expensive Imbraham back side to dig deep and recur impactful spells. The deck wins by snowballing card advantage into a giant Fractal token or a big mana value-fueled payoff.

Key Cards

• Doubling Season — Doubles the +1/+1 counters on your Fractals, making a single token a lethal threat.
• Hardened Scales — Cheaply pumps each Fractal you create, stretching counter value across the game.
• Cultivate — Ramps and fixes so you can afford Imbraham's costly back-side activations and the 4G Fractal ability.
• Lithoform Engine — Copies Kianne or Imbraham's activated abilities for double the exile and counter generation.
• Inspiring Statuary — Improvise turns your wide-but-counter-heavy board into mana for the expensive activations.
• Heroic Intervention — Protects your commander and Fractals from board wipes and targeted removal at instant speed.

Upgrade Path

Add counter payoffs like Doubling Season, Hardened Scales, and proliferate effects (Evolution Sage, Inexorable Tide) to make Fractals lethal, plus protection (Heroic Intervention, Lightning Greaves) so your commander survives. Lean into fast ramp (Sol Ring, Three Visits) to enable Imbraham's expensive draws and consider a backup combo or big finisher like Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation to actually close games.