A Vast Network of Spies

Commander / EDH Aggro Budget Casual Control Flying GU (Simic) Unblockable

Asgeren

Evasive Spies (23)

• 1x Cephalid Facetaker
• 1x Esior, Wardwing Familiar
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Gudul Lurker
• 1x Hypnotic Siren
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Merfolk Windrobber
• 1x Mist-Cloaked Herald
• 1x Network Disruptor
• 1x Scryb Sprites
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Spiketail Hatchling
• 1x Spire Tracer
• 1x Suspicious Stowaway  ^Flip
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Thalakos Dreamsower
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Thousand-Faced Shadow
• 1x Triton Shorestalker
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Wingcrafter

Intelligence Gathering (14)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Merfolk Windrobber
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Suspicious Stowaway  ^Flip
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Wizard Class

Coup D'état (9)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Biomass Mutation
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Empyrial Plate
• 1x Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Overrun
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Scale Up

Smokebomb! (1)

• 1x Spore Frog

Lands (33)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 7x Forest
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 9x Island
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Tangled Islet
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x Woodland Stream
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Resource Acceleration (15)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Hidden Strings
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Skyshroud Ranger
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Temple of the False God

Counter Intelligence (9)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Negate
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Spiketail Hatchling

Spy Network (2)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission

Commander (1)

Potential Spies (15)

• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Double Major
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Skyshroud Ranger
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Theoretical Duplication

Sabotage (12)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Hidden Strings
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Thalakos Dreamsower
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Trygon Predator

Assassination (3)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Reality Shift

Rehabilitation (2)

• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Reclaim

Spy Trainers (2)

• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Wingcrafter

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{G}{U} "A Vast Network of Spies" {U}{G}

A classic Edric deck, on a tight budget and for the focused playgroup.

This deck is without all the ekstra turns that have become commonplace in Edric decks because they are to be honest very solitaire-ish and salty...

So instead this deck is more light, have a bit higher curve, lots of shenanigans to keep things interesting and focuses on overrunning with our spies for a coup d'état!

{G}{U} STRATEGY {U}{G}

This deck is fast, very fast. We need our spies out ASAP, so they can start their Intelligence-gathering. While they're are doing this we need to use "counter"-intelligence.

Now, our "counter"-intelligence is not to be used aggressively, unless there's a threat that absolutely needs to be removed before it hits the board like Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, other than that only for protection (since this deck is crippled if boardwiped or if Edric gets removed), all the while we get our resources and intelligence in order so we can push for a coup d'état!

But be smart about it, if we flood the board too fast we'll become a target.. Sometimes 3-4 spies is better and should be enough to keep us accelerating until we have the means to finish, THEN we push for the win!

{G}{U} NOTABLE CARDS {U}{G}

• Druids' Repository with a proper boardstate this gives us all the resources we need!

• Bident of Thassa & Reconnaissance Mission if we should lose our commander, these make decent substitutes.

• Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive really helps our non-evasive spies become evasive, so they can get through enemy lines.

• Notorious Throng the only potential extra-turn card, only there because it was so in theme and if you can get the prowl cost, it usually ends in a coup d'état.

• Double Major usually used on Edric, not only to give double triggers, but also to make him harder to get rid of.

• Mystic Reflection Amazing card in this deck! Use it on whatever bomb is on the table, see all the small weenies you play become giants! Or use defensively to play on incoming threat, and make IT and all other bombs played that turn, into one of your weenies.

{G}{U} COUP D'ÉTAT {U}{G}

We mainly overrun our opponents with our spies once they have been trained up with Biomass Mutation or other such spells. Our potential spies can also be trained by our Spy Trainers like Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive to be effective.

Lastly we have Notorious Throng which coupled with fx. Beastmaster Ascension is completely devastating!

And voila, coup d'état!

WHY PLAY THIS DECK?

You like a fast and aggressive strategy, BIG boardstates, with loads of shenanigans, where you have to think a lot on your feet, assess threats and play a bit of politics.

Aaand the deck is very cheap:

30$ on Cardmarket.com - Jan '23

Any suggestions and input on how to make the deck more fun and interesting are always very welcome.

Top Ranked	Achieved #16 position overall 1 year ago Achieved #12 position in Commander / EDH 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Control 1 year ago
Date added	1 year
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	27 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 30 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.96
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, 2/2 G Token Creature Cat, Copy Clone, Day, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Foretell, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Night, Squid 1/1 U, Treasure
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