The Trinisphere Ep3 - Melek Chaos

Commander / EDH

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Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Homeward Path
• 10x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Wandering Fumarole

Creature (11)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Galvanoth
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Kraum, Ludevic's Opus *f-etch*
• 1x Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch*
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner

Instant (17)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Blessed Reincarnation
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Divergent Transformations
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Overwhelming Denial
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pact of the Titan
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Summary Dismissal
• 1x Twincast

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Fiery Confluence
• 1x Inundate
• 1x Mass Polymorph
• 1x Polymorph
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Scrambleverse
• 1x Thieves' Auction
• 1x Warp World
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Confusion in the Ranks
• 1x Conjured Currency
• 1x Fevered Visions
• 1x Grip of Chaos
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Mana Maze
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Possibility Storm
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Stranglehold

Artifact (8)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Knowledge Pool
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo

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The Trinisphere Episode 3 Chance Encounter

Here's my Timmy-take on Melek, Izzet Paragon. In this chaos deck, the majority of the cards just make for an interesting and eccentric game of unpredictable results. Many cards simply alter spells and permanents, effectively disrupting and randomizing opponents' game plans. The deck seeks to close out the game by creating a lock-down by assembling Knowledge Pool/Possibility Storm & Arcane Laboratory/Mana Maze which will prevent or greatly hinder players from casting spells or with a Hive Mind with Pact of Negation/Pact of the Titan. The deck then seeks to exploit this lock-down state by casting spells to trigger Talrand, Sky Summoner, Guttersnipe, and Metallurgic Summonings.

Playing around Possibility Storm and Knowledge Pool

• Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/ Jori En, Ruin Diver - draw you cards the first time a spell is cast while Possibility Storm/Knowledge Pool is out.
• Mystic Confluence/Cryptic Command - Modal counterspells aren't a complete loss to storm into.
• Guttersnipe/Talrand, Sky Summoner/Metallurgic Summonings - Trigger multiple times since Possibility Storm casts a second spell
• Rhystic Study/ Mind's Dilation - Get double triggers netting you a nice advantage over your opponents

Hive Mind

• Pact of Negation and Pact of the Titan cast while Hive Mind is in play will cause players to copy those spells, consequentially receiving delayed "lose the game" effects that occur on their upkeep. Hope they have U/R mana, or they are out for the count.
• Mass Polymorph - Since they're forced to cast your spell, Mass Polymorph is a great way to mulligan their winning boardstate into a random one.
• Overwhelming Denial - Being uncounterable means you can still stick this spell with Hive Mind out. Otherwise, they can just get copies of your counterspell and use them to counter your counter!
• Summary Dismissal - Also goes the distance in a pinch since opponents' copies do the exact same thing.
• AEtherize/ Inundate - Affect only a particular set of cards, so these are fine if they get copied.
• Bribery - Allows the pod to completely pillage that good-stuff creature deck of all its bombs
• Rite of Replication - Can really even the playing field by giving everyone a copy of that bomb that's dominating the battlefield.

General Chaos Effects

• Blessed Reincarnation /Chaos Warp/Divergent Transformations/Polymorph - All keep big creatures/Permanents in check while keeping the gaming moving along, and hopefully not drawing too much hate.
• Conjured Currency /Scrambleverse/ Warp World /Confusion in the Ranks - causes complete havoc to those goldfish players planning on assembling the combo-wombo.
• Grip of Chaos - makes targeted removal less ineffective so make sure you're in a position to do some damage before others proceed to run away with the game!
• Perplexing Chimera - is a fun spell stealer that ends up policing the more degenerate decks and enabling some fun politics.

Other Utility Cards

• Sensei's Divining Top/Brainstorm/Preordain/Ponder/ Galvanoth /Mystical Tutor - All synergize with Melek's top-deck-casting ability.
• Wheel of Fortune helps refill your hand, and can wheel a ton of cards when Hive Mind is in play, which could feed into a hilarious Metallurgic Summonings activation.
• Stranglehold keeps everyone playing fair
• Phyrexian Metamorph/Clever Impersonator can keep you in the game against some heavy beaters if need be

Playing Chaos

The deck is designed to fly under the radar through political machinations and by presenting a small threat profile. Chaos effects generate less threat by being symmetrical, random, or by replacing permanents as opposed to targeted removal. The chaos effects will extend the life of the game, giving you time to dig for your combo pieces or to generate huge advantages through your cast-triggered abilities. Otherwise, you can sit back and enjoy a eclectic game of "trolling the spikes" where, the harder players try to win, the more hilarious the game becomes! In the end, this is a fun, casual EDH deck that intends for making some silly gameplay memories!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.84
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Construct X/X C, Copy Clone, Drake 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Giant 4/4 R
Folders	The Trinisphere Decklists