Leaving a Legacy

Commander / EDH* BUG (Sultai) Counters Shapeshifter

Virlym

Creature (23)

• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Evil Twin
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Sakashima's Protege
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x The Ozolith

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Simic Ascendancy

Land (36)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 10x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 6x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Instant (9)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Twincast

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Commanders (2)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Restore
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Sakashima's Will
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Villainous Wealth

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Creature (9)

• 1x Clone
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dance of Many
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Propaganda

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Evolution Vat
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Thought Vessel

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Kodama's Reach

Instant (7)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Steady Progress

Land (2)

• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Path of Ancestry

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Sakashima is a cool character. I made a clone deck when I first started playing EDH back around Zendikar / M11 utilizing Sakashima the Impostor. Although the way that deck played out was a lot different as it focused on using Leyline of Singularity to blow things up with the old legend rule. With the new Sakashima of a Thousand Faces having Partner, it allows for some interesting synergy with Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. Always having access to Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, and a way to make a copy of him while still allowing him to stay around doubles up his effectiveness.

Main strategy : Play Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. Play Sakashima of a Thousand Faces as a copy of Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. Play more clones as copies of the Sakashima of a Thousand Faces copy of Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. If one thing dies, someone else gets really big with all the Reyhan, Last of the Abzan triggers.

Due to the nature of the deck. There isn't much in the form of control. We don't run a single Counterspell cuz those aren't much fun for people. I'd rather let people play their cards and just kill something off if it's threatening game. So really, our only interaction comes from Assassin's Trophy, Cyclonic Rift, Nature's Claim, Reality Shift, and Toxic Deluge.

We also don't run any infinite combos in the deck. Sticking to generic win-cons with a little infect as a backup. We can also help one opponent kill another opponent by utilizing Tainted Strike on a creature that would deal 9+ damage during combat. Other power cards include: Avenger of Zendikar for large board presence, Creeping Tar Pit for unblockable on a land creature, Inkmoth Nexus for infect on a land creature, Herald of Secret Streams to make all my counter creatures that Reyhan, Last of the Abzan made bigger into an unblockable mess, Simic Ascendancy for a cheeky (yet obvious) win, Finale of Devastation to get a massive clone of the most threatening thing on the board with haste, and Exsanguinate for that great, black fallback.

Most of the cards are pretty straight-forward with the custom categories, but there are a couple of cute interactions.
1) Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Blade of Selves can just kill someone on turn 3. Turn 1: land + Sol Ring + Blade of Selves. Turn 2: Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. turn 3: equip Blade of Selves to Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, attack one player, get 2 clones of Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, the two copies will die to the legend rule and you will get 6 triggers of Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, putting 18 counters on the original (for a total of 21).
2) If you have Phyrexian Metamorph or Clever Impersonator copy a creature when you first play them and have a Mimic Vat out when they die to imprint them on it, when you make a copy, you can get copies of powerful noncreature permanents each time.
3) In the face of a massive board wipe or an opponent's overloaded Cyclonic Rift, there's a cheeky interaction with Mirage Mirror, Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, and a sac outlet (like Greater Good). Activate Mirage Mirror twice, first time targeting a land, and the second activation targeting a creature. Let the creature activation resolve, then before the land activation resolves, start sacrificing your creatures with +1/+1 counters on them. Putting the counters onto the Mirage Mirror. Once all counter have been moved over to the Mirage Mirror thanks to Reyhan, Last of the Abzan, let the land activation resolve. This turns the Mirage Mirror into a land to avoid the wipe, but it will retain the +1/+1 counters on it so you can swing in for massive damage if there's any creature on the board when it comes back to your turn (even more brutal if you play an Inkmoth Nexus).

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Copy Clone, Manifest 2/2 C, Plant 0/1 G