Symbiotic Nightmare- One hit KO

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Reanimator Voltron

jamesschlegel

Creature (28)

• 1x Aerial Responder
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Bassara Tower Archer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Dungrove Elder
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mire Triton
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Oketra the True
• 1x Plated Crusher
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Sunblade Angel
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Untamed Kavu
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Instill Energy
• 1x Khalni Heart Expedition
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Wild Growth

Land (37)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 4x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 7x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 7x Swamp

Instant (6)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Once and Future
• 1x Scout's Warning
• 1x Skeletal Scrying

Artifact (4)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Perpetual Timepiece
• 1x Ring of Valkas
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Ever After
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Nissa's Triumph
• 1x Nostalgic Dreams
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Raven's Crime
• 1x Stitch Together

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

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Kathril, the insect of your nightmare will eat you in your dreams. As soon as I saw the art on Kathril, I fell in love with him, although, up to date I have never had a commander deck containing green.

The deck is a Voltron play style, milling yourself and setting yourself up with a haste enabler until you can one shot the most threatening player at the table. I have analyzed the amount of keywords in the deck and each keyword that Kathril can obtain are represented at least three times amongst the creatures. The current count is: Reach = 3 Trample = 4 Flying = 7 Indestructible = 3 Hexproof = 3 First Strike = 3 Double Strike = 3 Deathtouch = 3 Lifelink = 5 Menace = 3 Vigilance = 7

The purpose of calculating is so that it is that much easier to make Kathril into a one shot hero. I am currently working on perfecting the keyword blend of the deck, but for now I am happy with the number of times each keyword appears in the deck.

There are lots of low cost ramp to make sure that you are fine on mana mid-game where you can start milling yourself on turn 3-5. Ideally, casting Kathril on turn 5-7. At the moment, there are 4 ways to give Kathril haste, which will be essential for one hit KOing that control player in the beginning of the game. Once Kathril is a threat, our opponents will need very specific removal to get him off the board. While Kathril is on the board, we want to continue milling to look for more pieces that will lay out our victory further.

There are a few other utility cards with a small reanimator package.

Key conclusions: Leyline of Sanctity: Protects graveyard. Ravens crime: Discard outlet to put those creatures from our hand into the graveyard.

Feel free to leave comments as I continue to improve this deck.

Land base not yet optimized

Top Ranked	Achieved #38 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #22 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Reanimator 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.16
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
Folders	C20