Maelstrom Wanderer EDH

Commander / EDH

robthemanbigboy

Creature (30)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Animar, Soul of Elements
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bloodbraid Elf
• 1x Conquering Manticore
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Loaming Shaman
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Phyrexian Ingester
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Shardless Agent
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Squee, Goblin Nabob
• 1x Vengevine
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Wolfir Silverheart
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Planeswalker (6)

• 1x Chandra Nalaar
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (43)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 6x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Sunken Hope
• 1x Survival of the Fittest

Artifact (8)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest

Instant (2)

• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Violent Outburst

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Creeping Renaissance
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Wash Out

Commander (1)

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My Maelstrom Wanderer deck.

When considering what cards work best with a creature-based deck, the most obvious of them all is Survival of the Fittest, easily one of the most broken cards in the game when built around. I play 2 3-cost cascade cards that can only cascade into either Survival of the Fittest, Fauna Shaman, or Ancestral Vision. I originally played a Sol Ring, but hitting it when you need a Survival of the Fittest hurts too much.

The deck survives easily without Survival of the Fittest, since so many Commander decks have artifact/enchantment hate, but if you can get off a single use of your Survival of the Fittest before they destroy it then the value is unmatched in a green deck. Otherwise, your gameplan is windmill slamming your Maelstrom Wanderer whenever you can gain significant advantage from it, and using mana accel over 2 cost and graveyard recursion to ensure you can get the cards you need each turn.

In the late game, with sufficient acceleration form the earlier game, you can pretty easily set up soft board locks for your opponents, usually through bounce cards like Equilibrium or Sunken Hope with cards like Eternal Witness, Genesis, or Deadwood Treefolk to keep gaining advantage off your creatures as you need them (Duplicant, Phyrexian Ingester) or cards like Devastation Tide or Evacuation without ruining your game plan due to your advantage cards you can play along with it.

The deck can also play an aggro roll when you start falling behind and need to start putting on pressure. Maelstrom Wanderer is a great general for aggro strategies since he gives you often 2 additional large creatures and gives haste to your whole board. From there, cards like Wolfir Silverheart or Avenger of Zendikar create unmatched board pressure to easily take down opponents quickly if the late control board states aren't what you are looking for.

While I refuse to play combo-enablers like Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker in the deck, I do enjoy playing super synergistic cards like Cauldron of Souls along with either Birthing Pod or Greater Good. Combine these with bounce spells or graveyard recursion in order to completely overwhelm the opponents and their boards.

SO MUCH ADVANTAGE!!!

Currently in testing to see if Ancestral Vision should be removed, because Survival of the Fittest is that good.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.54
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage, Plant 0/1 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Wurm 6/6 G