It Came From the Hidden Realm

Commander / EDH Eldrazi Exile GWU (Bant) Tokens

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Creature (30)

• 1x Angelic Aberration
• 1x Birthing Hulk
• 1x Blisterpod
• 1x Bramble Sovereign
• 1x Brood Monitor
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Deceiver of Form
• 1x Deepfathom Skulker
• 1x Drowner of Hope
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Eldrazi Skyspawner
• 1x Eyeless Watcher
• 1x Incubator Drone
• 1x Kozilek's Channeler
• 1x Kozilek's Predator
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Propagator Drone
• 1x Prophet of Distortion
• 1x Ruination Guide
• 1x Scion Summoner
• 1x Snapping Voidcraw
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Thought Harvester
• 1x Thought-Knot Seer
• 1x Void Grafter
• 1x Warden of Geometries
• 1x Whisperwood Elemental
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Sorcery (5)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Skittering Invasion
• 1x Wargate

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Jungle  ^Flip
• 1x Eldrazi Temple
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Eye of Ugin
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 6x Island
• 6x Plains
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Spawning Bed
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Zoetic Cavern

Artifact (9)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Idol of False Gods
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Scroll of Fate
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Echoes of Eternity
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Growing Ranks
• 1x Path of Annihilation
• 1x Primordial Mist
• 1x Radiant Destiny
• 1x Teleportation Circle

Instant (8)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Sundering Growth
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x The Eternal Wanderer
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

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Unspeakable horrors enter through the Hidden Realm.

I wanted to do this as a theme deck without sacrificing too much in terms of (casual) play viability. Eldrazi are good, and flickering works pretty well for several of them. Roon, too, works surprisingly well here, and gives us a fun look into a Bant antagonist.

What we know about Roon is that he's from a plane that is probably Bant, that he used to be a soldier but gave it up after seeing the horrors of war (specifically, he witnessed or was part of the mistaken slaughter of innocents). A military deserter, he found a vision of a place called the "hidden realm." Roon becomes something of a cult leader, getting called a blasphemer by some and a prophet by others, amassing a following, proving himself mostly peaceful but ruthlessly efficient. According to his commander blurb, his promise is that he will "someday open the gate to eternal glory."

From this, I want to argue that Roon is a cult leader, and that the hidden realm (and therefor the subject of his cult) is the realm of the Eldrazi. Why eldrazi? Because they're hidden, for one, but also because they're simply the most interesting answer for "what is lurking in the hidden realm" that I can find. Cards like Scroll of Fate and Primordial Mist represent the Hidden Realm sort of "leaking" into Alara, with Roon being capable of revealing their true(ish) forms. Cards such as Wargate and Planar Bridge represent larger openings. "The gate to eternal glory" as the blurb says.

Mechanically, the deck is very simple; summon Eldrazi, then keep throwing them onto the battlefield over and over again in order to amass spawn. Spawn can be used as mana ramp, but also exist on their own and eventually will add up. Face down cards can be flipped up via Roon's ability, which you should use as often as possible.

Roleplay wise, here's my argument for Roon's motivations: - Roon sees himself as a herald, and he absolutely is a zealot. Nothing will ever make him back down from his goals of bringing the Eldrazi into the plane. Even seeing their ravenous destruction is not enough to convince him that this is not all part of a plan that will make the world better and free of suffering. - Roon is not the classic "drooling murderous" version of insane. For all intents and purposes, Roon has a stoicism that makes him feel like the good guy except for the whole eldrazi destroying the world thing. - Remember, Bant lacks Red and black, which means it lacks passion and individualism. These aren't necessarily evil traits! Without red and black, Roon is locked into his cause. He thinks it's good for everyone, and he's willing to stomp the individual down for the sake of the group. He is closed off to emotion, which closes his heart off to desire and love. Keep it in mind!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.91
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Angel 4/4 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Samurai 2/2 W w/ Double strike