Esper Monkeys in a Barrel

Commander / EDH

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Creature (33)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Aura Thief
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Raven Familiar
• 1x Reef Worm
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Wall of Omens

Land (40)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 5x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Greed
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Artifact (5)

• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (6)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Reckless Spite
• 1x Remand
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Survival Cache
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (14)

• 1x Clone
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Magus of the Mirror
• 1x Marrow Bats
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Land (4)

• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rule of Law

Artifact (7)

• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Deathrender
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Dawn to Dusk
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Order of Succession
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Tempt with Reflections

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Jalira, Master Polymorphist
• 1x Spellskite

Artifact (2)

• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

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Deck I actually own-ish

The purpose of the deck is to draw into a creature spell that can grab from the graveyard.

Earlier creatures can be traded in for combat to the graveyard, things at three drops or <3 power should generate mana. Karmic Guide, Reveillark, Phyrexian Delver, into any clones.

The more powerful creatures can grab things from the EXILE permanents. Ashen Rider,

Small combos can be generated to bring back creatures from the dead.

Graveyard hate can destroy this deck, so a mid-range strategy has been built in.

Also this deck has trouble getting creatures into the graveyard.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 3 Mythic Rares 38 - 15 Rares 28 - 7 Uncommons 11 - 6 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.40
Tokens	Copy Clone, Fish 3/3 U, Goat 0/1 W, Kraken 9/9 U, Whale 6/6 U