A Casual Kynaios and Tiro Deck

Commander / EDH* Casual Four Color Group Hug Ramp RGWU

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Land (45)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 13x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 2x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Instant (3)

• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Mystical Tutor

Creature (15)

• 1x Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
• 1x Avatar of Growth
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
• 1x Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Rubblehulk
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Wakening Sun's Avatar

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Fevered Visions
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Flight
• 1x Vow of Lightning
• 1x Vow of Wildness
• 1x Well of Ideas
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Commander (1)

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Banefire
• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Mass Manipulation
• 1x New Frontiers
• 1x Nissa's Triumph
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Sylvan Awakening
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x The Great Aurora

Artifact (7)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Font of Mythos
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip

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When the Commander 2016 generals were revealed, the one that jumped out at me was Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis as I've long been interested in the idea of group hug but never particularly liked the choices available to me. They're such a great option, in fact, that they can fuel a number of potent strategies, making it difficult to decide on what kind of deck to actually build. Thankfully, I got the answer to my question from The Command Zone's episode on Stalwart Unity when they commented that they don't feel powerful if you can't play that extra land every turn. There's my answer: focus on the ramp!

The goal of this deck is simple: use group hug-style cards to fuel your consistent ramp via K&T, then once the time is right go for the win with cards like Genesis Wave , Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer and Banefire that reward having all that mana. Having nearly half the deck be land allows you to actually use that second land drop on a regular basis, while there are plenty of hug and prison cards included to help keep attention off you while you develop your board. Your opponents get the fun of drawing lots of cards, you get a credible way to actually kill everyone without relying on infinite combos. Win-win!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	General, EDH Ideas, Active EDH Decks