Elsha of the Infinite Storm, Combos on the Side

Commander / EDH Infinite Combo RUW (Jeskai, America) Spellslinger Storm

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The Storm (26)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Crash Through
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Ignite the Future
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Opt
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Rite of Flame
• 1x Scour All Possibilities
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Storm-Enablers (7)

• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Ghoulcaller's Bell
• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Kykar, Wind's Fury
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Underworld Breach
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

Lands (34)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 7x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 5x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Training Center

Win-Con (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Haze of Rage
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Ral, Storm Conduit

Commander (1)

Board-Wipes/Removal (10)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Leadership Vacuum
• 1x Prismari Command
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Snap
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Ramp (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Protection (6)

• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Keep Safe
• 1x Mandate of Peace
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Prismatic Strands
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip

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This deck centers on getting Elsha down and casting every spell off the top of your library that you can. It runs minimal creatures, so board-wipes are essential to keeping things in check. I like the wipes that keep one creature alive, like Time Wipe and Divine Reckoning because they mean Elsha stays alive to keep casting stuff from the top.

Speaking of the top, Sensei's Divining Top is ridiculously expensive, which is why it's not on my list (I cracked the Scalding Tarn fair and square), but if I had it I would swap out Ghoulcaller's Bell in a heartbeat. Trades, anyone? If you do put it in the deck it combos with Birgi, God of Storytelling   or Kykar, Wind's Fury , letting you draw your entire deck and get a wicked storm count to Grapeshot for the win. But that's only if you have the top, which I do not, sadly.

The only real combo in this deck is one I discovered almost on accident. Storm-Kiln Artist gives you a treasure for each cast and copy of an instant or sorcery, which means if you cast Haze of Rage with Buyback paid for and have a storm count of at least 3, you'll get four treasures, which means you can cast Haze again and again, generating infinite storm, infinite treasures, and infinite power on your creatures (which can close out the game if you have enough of them, supplied usually through tokens from Kykar, Wind's Fury , but you shouldn't need to do that). The rest of the deck is pretty self-explanatory. Cast spells, draw cards, generate mana, cast more spells, you get the idea. Not reinventing the wheel here, just playing with some of the new toys given to storm in the last few sets.

One fun thing to do is cast Expansion / Explosion on an opponent with Smothering Tithe on the battlefield. You basically recoup all but four mana if you target someone else to draw the cards. Take out a player and keep pumping out the spells for fun and profit!

Other tips and tricks: you can set up the top of your deck with a number of cards like Brainstorm and others that scry so you always have something to cast off the top; most spells are flexible enough that they can up your storm count as well as their regular function if you're going for the win; make sure your friends are okay with you playing this kind of a deck - some people find it un-fun.

Anyway, let me know what you think! Suggestions are welcome.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 30 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.59
Tokens	Construct */* C, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure