A Tale of Maze's End

Commander / EDH Amulet Titan Combo Control Loam Ramp

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Land (48)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Baldur's Gate
• 1x Black Dragon Gate
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Cliffgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Gond Gate
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Heap Gate
• 1x High Market
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Manor Gate
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Maze's End
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plaza of Harmony
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Riftstone Portal
• 1x Sea Gate
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Circuitous Route
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Illicit Shipment
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Nylea's Intervention
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Reap and Sow
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Wargate

Instant (7)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Intuition
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Realms Uncharted

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Sylvan Library

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Lord Windgrace
• 1x Wrenn and Seven

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Nine-Fingers Keene *f-etch*
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x World Breaker
• 1x World Shaper
• 1x Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy

Artifact (4)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mox Diamond

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Sideboard

Land (1)

• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rhystic Study

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Cartographer's Survey

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Maybeboard

Land (16)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Diamond Valley
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove

Creature (6)

• 1x Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
• 1x Kura, the Boundless Sky
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Vital Force

Artifact (1)

• 1x Navigation Orb

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Explore the Underdark
• 1x Reshape the Earth
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Sylvan Scrying

Instant (2)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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A Lands Commander Deck; attrition, tempo, politics, Land-related shenanigans, big babies going BOOM, and Gates, lots of Gates.

Edit; 08/08/22 changes:

Current Changes/Considerations:

• Anguished Unmaking => Otawara, Soaring City (Is probably better; recurrable and tutorable, compared to Rite of Oblivion)
• Scattered Groves => Tranquil Thicket
• Rhystic Study vs Mystic Remora? (The way Remora usually plays out is that people will slow-roll to prevent you from gaining cards until you can't pay for it, then start casting stuff; And with Child of Alara in the Command Zone, people already don't want to overextend.. so together they may cause opponents to be too skittish and result in no cards drawn.. but at least Hall of Heliod's Generosity can easily replay it if Cumulative Upkeep becomes too much. In regards to Rhystic, the downside is it's eventually gonna be blown away by Alara, so it's sticking power vs Remora isn't a pro anymore and given it's higher CMC it's likely online for less of a window than Remora before Alara would stabilize.) For now it's a moot consideration, because I have no spare Rhystics and 2 spare ALTERED Remoras that I need homes for.. lol. Though I COULD always just cut it for a:
• Takenuma, Abandoned Mire? (I already have Genesis, Eternal Witness and Volrath's Stronghold, do I really need more Creature recursion? Though this does also recur Planeswalkers.. It's cute and clunky in comparison to the others though.)
• Do I have TOO much Card Advantage?
• The JP Mystical Archive Demonic Tutor IS really pretty, but do I really need such a powerful Tutor effect? Granted 9 times out of 10 you're tutoring for a Life from the Loam.

Changes:

• Cut The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale (my sweet sweet Tabby... we had some good times. But alas, I needed money due to depression kicking my ass. Besides, I rarely tutored for it, as whenever I had it in play I'd become a huge target, feel like an arsehole, and get stressed using such an expensive card. It's not even needed when the Commander already takes care of people going wide.)
• Cut Fetches and some Duals (to be fair, there wasn't much in the deck to begin with, mostly a holdover from Legacy where the value of replaying Fetches off Crucible was useful. Or to fetch the 1 Basic against Enchantment-based Land Hate, but Land Tutors can do that too.)
• Diamond Valley => Miren, the Moaning Well (for money reasons. may reacquire it at some point. Though Miren is a decent replacement as it taps for Mana by itself, and the only downside is that the "Plan B: I can't believe you made me do this because you exiled too many of my Gates taking Plan A off the table, and now you have to live through this excruciating experience; I hope you're happy with yourself" Combo would require 8 mana per turn rather than 5 mana..)
• Did somebody say NEW GATES?! :O Spicy. I'm adding most of the new Gates, and I think I can get away with cutting on some Ravnican Gates (probably Splash/off-color ones) since 12+ Gates should usually be enough.

Archived Changes: Show

Testing Nylea's Intervention in place of Sylvan Scrying.

What to cut for Elvish Reclaimer..? Edit: Well I guess Golos, Tireless Pilgrim was banned, so that answers that.. 'xD

06/11/21 considerations/changes:

• How about Lord Windgrace, World Breaker, and/or Splendid Reclamation? How good ARE they?
• Cut Verdant Catacombs for Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth for more ways to let Mana-less Lands tap for Mana? Or is the loss of 1 of only 2 Fetches too much? (Definitely want to get that 1 Basic Snow-Covered Forest into play in case of pesky Enchantments for when Riftstone Portal isn’t online in the Graveyard.)
• The World Tree? Seems better than Urborg, no? Even fixes Mana. (Also doesn’t turn on enemies’ Coffers, and has the ability to find Toski for 11mana.. yeah that’s unlikely to ever be relevant.) Maybe cut a rainbowland, like Forbidden Orchard or Path of Ancestry? (though I like the Scry here.. granted it only ever happens once, maybe twice, a game..) Though that’d make hitting early-game U for Remora/Rhystic harder..
• Nurturing Peatland in place of Waterlogged Grove? (Depends on if you'd rather hit Remora/Study early, or Tutors.)
• Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy? (Maybe in place of Thrasios, Triton Hero?)
• Urza's Saga? (Gets Amulet of Vigor, Expedition Map, and Mox Diamond.) What to cut for it though.. Is it worth it? Amulet IS pretty strong with all the Gates, and it makes Maze's End faster.. (The Map line effectively turns Urza’s into a slower Tolaria West.)
• I'm gonna test Toski, Bearer of Secrets in place of Tatyova, Benthic Druid for now.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 2 Rares 8 - 1 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Cat Warrior 2/2 G, Construct 0/0 C, Emblem Wrenn and Seven, Marit Lage, Treasure, Treefolk X/X G w/ Reach, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH Deck Ideas, Sheriff's Decks