If you can prevent the deck from getting Hermit Druid online, exile the graveyard at instant speed, exile key combo pieces, or outcounter its plays, then you can beat this deck. There are weaknesses, but Hermit Druid tends to move quickly, so you have a small window in which to stop it.

seems like Sadistic Sacrament is in about the right mana range if someone knows what is coming

Ik it's a little of a stretch and an waste of two card slots but I run Scion of the Ur-Dragon as my commander with Moltensteel Dragon and Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon as a secondary win con if I can't get druid up. Then again I play mostly 1v1, either way love your decklist and Cromat is straight hysterical. +1 for polar bears

This deck is capable of a turn 1 win on the draw, right?

1. Cast Lotus Petal, sac for .

2. Cast Mana Crypt, tap for Mana Vault.

3. Cast Hermit Druid.

4. Cast Lightning Greaves and equip to Hermit Druid.

5. Exile Elvish Spirit Guide and activate Hermit Druid.

6. Play a land to return Bloodghast.

7. Combo out after sac'ing Bloodghast, Hermit Druid, and Narcomoeba to Dread Return.

This uses a total of 8 cards, which is possible if you are playing on the draw, but this is only possible in 1 out of 171200862756 possibilities.Not sure if you wanted to add a "goldfish" section to the primer.

You cannot win if Linvala, Keeper of Silence hits play. I'm not sure if you're worried about this, because counterspells and the other players might be able to deal with the problem, but I'd add a Vindicate or Swords to Plowshares to be able to kill something like her.

This deck is one of the tightest and most well explained I've seen on here. bravo!

Praise the lord for Rest in Peace......oh you run Qasali Pridemage. I suppose its just a small hurdle to overcome unless you have some of your combo in your graveyard already.

Have you thought about Chancellor of the Annex, its completely useless unless its in your opening hand, but that one off means that most counterspells or even Rest in Peace cant stop you since it now costs 3 and by that time you might already have it in the bag

Not sure if you can spare a redundant card in your opening hand or if you need all 7 to go off turn 3-4, But still it slows EACH opponent down by a whole turn. Unless they have a mana cost spell they can pay for.

I like the idea of Dryad Arbor in here. Saw it in your other EDH deck and thought the interaction it had was both cool and relevant, so why not have it here as well? I see it's in your maybeboard.

Although I don't know what to take out for it. This deck is so well-tuned at the moment, but I do think that the Arbor should have a spot in the 75.

Thornling? Backup haste

I love Cromat as a commander. Also, no Merchant Scroll? It would be a helpful tutor with all the situational counters you are running.

Hey, I really like this deck and was wondering if Gamble could be a budget replacement for Imperial Seal.

Arcane Denial is probably better than Counterspell or something

There's also Mizzium Skin for 1 mana protection, not sure how it compares to Intervene. I guess there may be a time when intervene could stop an opponent from targeting their creature? Skin may still be good enough though.

I also feel like there must be a creature that can fit into more than one of the combos and free up a deck slot, unless having the different combos use completely distinct pieces (other than ooze) is deliberate?

For instance, you can use Thermopod and kiki-jiki in place of the devoted druid and morselhorder, which would free up a slot.

There's also stuff like Karmic Guide + kiki jiki, copy guide, reanimate Pestermite/Deceiver Exarch/Zealous Conscripts, target kiki and untap him, win

That could be used in place of the saffi/crypt champion/caller thing (both only require dread return to resolve to go off) and free up a deck slot

I have a similar deck, I suggest Sejiri Steppe + Crop Rotation + Flagstones of Trokair, It's can be annoying, you ramp and protect with the same spell. The drawback could be that Sejiri Steppe is a tapland, but Crop Rotation can search any utility land like Hall of the Bandit Lord which is not included! Its true that my deck have more W spells like Swords to Plowshares or Pull from Eternity

I suggest Horizon Canopy, it can cycle itself for 1! A little option that matters in some games.

Noxious Revival is awesome to disrupt gravelover opponents, great silverbullet or for rebuild your own combo. #isforfree. I suggest put it in the main.

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