Wishful Thinking Bro

Commander / EDH Lands RUG (Temur) Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (33)

• 1x Arboreal Grazer
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Guardian of Tazeem
• 1x Llanowar Scout
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1x Overbeing of Myth
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Rubblehulk
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Terra Ravager
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Tunneling Geopede
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Wildfire Eternal
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Primal Surge

Land (40)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 5x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Ghost Town
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 2x Snow-Covered Forest
• 2x Snow-Covered Island
• 2x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Domri, Anarch of Bolas
• 1x Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Cindervines
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Perilous Forays
• 1x Retreat to Coralhelm
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Soothsaying

Artifact (8)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

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Land (3)

• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 2x Snow-Covered Mountain

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Goal

• Landfall our way to victory in a number of different ways.

Deck Building Parameter

• We are built around Primal Surge so if it resolves we can put as much of our deck onto the battlefield as we need to secure the win.

Theme(s)

• Landfall so we can accrue extra value from the most basic action of MTG: putting a land into play.


• 2+ land drops on our turn generally in a landfall list you want anything and everything that puts extra lands onto the battlefield like Cultivate. I want to do something slightly different: aim for 2+ land drops a turn. To do this we need to constantly have 2+ lands in hand so continuous draw engines like Rhystic Study or Song of Creation will be essential. Not sure how viable this is but it seems fun to try.


• All permanents I really enjoy building a deck around a card, theme or idea and Primal Surge is perfect. We need all of our spells to be permanents so we can choose when it ends, though I see merit in adding a few non-permanents to add suspense in how far we can go. After I get my first win off Primal Surge I may do just that.

Commander

• Illuna, Apex of Wishes inspires our permanent only list through their mutate ability which can be used on every creature in our list excluding Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain and Tireless Tracker.


• While building around Illuna’s mutate trigger would be fun it is just free value here. Thus, we have a small package of scry via Soothsaying, Thassa, God of the Sea and Nissa, Steward of Elements to first and foremost smooth out our draws and then control the top for Illuna.


• And yes, Omnath, Locus of the Roil may be a better landfall commander but I do not own one nor do I want to go elemental tribal (though many in here are just that). I impulsively bought Illuna’s showcase artwork because I loved it and have always wanted to do landfall in RUG colors, so here we are!

Winning

• Primal Surge is a may ability and each permanent put on is impacted by those afterwards. Thus it depends on what our board is when it resolves and/or when we hit certain landfall permanents and how many lands afterwards that will determine how deep we go.


• Illuna voltron (21 commander damage) by mutating onto creatures like Terra Ravager, equipping Blackblade Reforged, and even combining their trample with deathtouch Bow of Nylea to make sure all but one damage hits an opponent's face.


• We can create infinite landfall triggers via Llanowar Scout / Walking Atlas + Retreat to Coralhelm + Simic Growth Chamber or any bounce-land. With infinite landfall triggers we can win via: Tunneling Geopede indirect damage; Avenger of Zendikar / Omnath, Locus of Rage / Rampaging Baloths / Zendikar's Roil go-wide with tokens and Fervor; Purphoros, God of the Forge plus those tokens is more indirect damage; Roil Elemental lets us steal all of our opponent's creatures (and blockers); and Tatyova, Benthic Druid will allow us to draw our deck to find whatever landfall finisher works best for the situation at hand.


• Add in Amulet of Vigor or Lotus Cobra to the the above loop and we now have infinite mana. We do not have too many outlets but we can pump that mana into Nylea, God of the Hunt and/or Purphoros for a go-tall overrun effect.


• And we can go tall via Ulvenwald Hydra / Terra Ravager with an extra boost from Xenagos, God of Revels.

Interaction(s)

• Roil Elemental + Perilous Forays + Amulet of Vigor lets us steal an opponent's creature, sacrifice it to PF for a land, the land enters untapped thanks to AoV, and we keep doing that till every board besides ours is empty and/or we have all of our type lands out.


• Burgeoning + Tireless Tracker + Amulet of Vigor + Gruul Turf, co. will let us (if each opponent plays a land on their turn) create and crack a clue.


• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Guardian of Tazeem lets every land entering be seen as an Island and thus we can tap down troublesome creatures for a full turn cycle. Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle would world similarly but alas I do not currently own one.


• Domri, Anarch of Bolas and Rhythm of the Wild are mainly to prevent Counterspells from ruining our day.

Thoughts to improve are welcome and appreciated!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WB
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Beast 4/4 G, City's Blessing, Clue, Elemental 5/5 RG, Plant 0/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B