Sisay’s Chains V1 (cEDH)

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive GW (Selesnya) Infinite Combo

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Ramp (24)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Elvish Spirit Guide
• 1x Llanowar Tribe
• 1x Leyline of Abundance

Land Untapper (7)

• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Hope Tender
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Blossom Dryad
• 1x Juniper Order Druid
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Ley Druid

Tutor (6)

• 1x Summoner's Pact
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Finale of Devastation

Land (26)

• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Interaction (11)

• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Dosan the Falling Leaf
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence

Utility Land (5)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Mutavault

Commander (1)

Combo Accelerant (13)

• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Emerald Charm
• 1x Mobilize
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Vitalize
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller

Wincon (7)

• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Living Plane
• 1x The Chain Veil
• 1x Gideon, Martial Paragon
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Nissa, Genesis Mage
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

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Maybeboard

Utility Land (4)

• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Combo Accelerant (2)

• 1x Instill Energy
• 1x Nature's Chosen

Interaction (3)

• 1x Avoid Fate
• 1x Natural State
• 1x Veil of Summer

Land Untapper (1)

• 1x Argothian Elder

Selection (1)

• 1x Once Upon a Time

Ramp (3)

• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Honored Hierarch
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte

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Sisay’s Chains

——Primer——

This version has been abandoned for Sisay’s Chains (cEDH) because it is too susceptible to disruption and adding in protection reduces turn 4 combo chance making it non-competitive with other top tier cEDH decks

Intro:

The banning of Paradox Engine was a tough beat to Captain Sisay , no other commander or deck was hurt worse, than Sisay, in cEDH from this ban.

In an attempt to bring Captain Sisay back at a competitive level to cEDH, I have developed Sisay’s Chains (cEDH). This deck is an extremely consistent turn 5 kill and over 50% chance to kill on turn 4, without interaction. This deck and the combo is only possible thanks to the Planeswalker “Legendary” rule change.

The requirements to combo are very low, mana dorks and Captain Sisay . These low requirements allow the deck to aggressively London Mulligan to achieve playing a turn 2 or turn 3 Captain Sisay and comboing off t4 or t5. I have achieved t2 wins with godly hands, so that is also possible.

Current State

Roughly 50% chance for turn 4 finishes (before first mulligan) and 80% chance for turn 5. Working to get consistency of Turn 4 wins as high as possible to compete with faster combos. With recent changes, turn 4 finishes are up almost 20% from my initial build. Double fetching with Sisay ( her) has helped improve turn 4 kills.

Challenges:

Largest hurdle seems to be interaction from opponents while attempting to go off. I have added in some STAX staples to improve parity with faster combo and slow interaction.

I’m considering abandoning the combo on turn 4 plan for full on STAX with Gaea’s cradle breaking parity and allowing us to combo through the STAX, just on a later turn. This would free up a bunch of slots for more interaction ( Veil of Summer ), STAX, and Staples ( Sylvan Library ).

Game Plan

Ramp into Captain Sisay as rapidly as possible. Cross your fingers you get to untap with her...

If you get to untap with her start counting your mana production as if you had Gaea's Cradle in play. If you can hit 32 mana:

(27x + 4x + 1x)

with 2x Nissa, Genesis Mage +2 and 2x Gideon, Martial Paragon +2 you are ready to combo off. If you can untap Captain Sisay or you have drawn Nissa, Genesis Mage / Gaea's Cradle you can combo this turn. Otherwise pass your turn and fetch Gaea's Cradle on your opponents endstep. Gaea's Cradle is almost vital to combo off so it is a big risk to pass turn with it in play...

Main Combo Line

• Fetch Gaea's Cradle (usually best to wait until opponents end step)
• Play Gaea's Cradle
• Fetch Nissa, Genesis Mage
• Play Nissa, Genesis Mage and +2 untap Captain Sisay + Gaea's Cradle + Mana Dork + Land
• Fetch The Chain Veil
• Play and activate The Chain Veil
• Nissa +2 untap Captain Sisay + Gaea's Cradle + Mana Dork + Land
• Fetch Gideon, Martial Paragon
• Play Gideon, Martial Paragon and +2 untapping all creatures
• Fetch Karn, the Great Creator
• Play Karn, the Great Creator and +1 targeting The Chain Veil
• Gideon, Martial Paragon +2 untapping all creatures (inc. The Chain Veil )
• Fetch Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• Play Surrak, the Hunt Caller and move to combat
• Surrak, the Hunt Caller targeting The Chain Veil giving it haste
• Activate the hasted The Chain Veil
• Fetch Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and +2 burning down opponents with infinite activations of Nissa / Gideon / Ugin / Chain Veil

Captain Sisay + Nissa, Genesis Mage + The Chain Veil + Gideon, Martial Paragon + Karn, the Great Creator + Surrak, the Hunt Caller + Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Alternate Play Lines

- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane - Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane

Tips

1. Green Sun's Zenith is ramp on T1 with Dryad Arbor .
2. Manlands (i.e. Mutavault ) net +4 mana while executing the main combo.
3. Incubation Druid nets +5 mana during the combo if you can activate her adapt and still play Nissa, Genesis Mage . You need 9 mana minimum from other sources (excl. Incubation Druid ).
4. Having a combo piece in hand is a good thing, makes the chances of comboing early higher. Nissa, Genesis Mage is the best combo piece to have as it allows you to go off in the same turn you fetch Gaea's Cradle , or vice versa. Other pieces allow you an additional fetch after you play The Chain Veil , like Garruk Wildspeaker and Mox Amber , which can allow you to access 32 mana easier.
5. Having either Concordant Crossroads or Thousand-Year Elixir in play allows you to skip Surrak, the Hunt Caller in the combo meaning you need only 28 mana to combo off.

Mulligan Guide

TBD

Change Log

Out:

• Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
• Ugin, the Ineffable
• Seedborn Muse
• Bow of Nylea
• Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• Karn Liberated
• Leafkin Druid
• Dragonlord Dromoka
• Lotus Vale
• Forest
• Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• Selvala, Explorer Returned
• Urza's Ruinous Blast
• Umbral Mantle
• Lightning Greaves
• Natural State
• Karametra's Acolyte
• Argothian Elder
• Mishra's Factory
• Avoid Fate

In:

• Mox Diamond Improve t4 kill %
• Chrome Mox t4 kill %
• Finale of Devastation t4 %
• Scryb Ranger t4 %
• Force of Vigor Free Interaction
• Dosan the Falling Leaf < cmc Dromoka
• Aven Mindcensor STAX
• Mana Vault t4 %
• Linvala, Keeper of Silence STAX
• Hokori, Dust Drinker STAX
• Summoner's Pact t4 %
• Mobilize t4 %
• Vitalize t4 %
• Village Bell-Ringer t4 %
• Emerald Charm t4 % MVP!
• Elvish Spirit Guide t4 %
• Lotus Petal t4 %
• Mother of Runes Interaction w/ Body
• Crashing Drawbridge t4 %

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane Gideon, Martial Paragon + Karn, the Great Creator Surrak, the Hunt Caller + Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Captain Sisay + Nissa, Genesis Mage + The Chain Veil
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.13
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G
Based on	Sisay’s Chains (cEDH) lunar787 EDH