Let's welcome our reptilian overlords!

Commander / EDH Casual Control GU (Simic) Multiplayer Tribal

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Creature (28)

• 1x Body Double
• 1x Broodbirth Viper
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Honored Hydra
• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Lorescale Coatl
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Matsu-Tribe Sniper
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Mire Boa
• 1x Mold Adder
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Nessian Asp
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Patagia Viper
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Seshiro the Anointed
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Winged Coatl

Land (36)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 10x Forest
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 11x Island
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls

Artifact (8)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Dismiss into Dream
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Nature's Will
• 1x Snake Pit
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Desertion
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Snakeform
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Summary Dismissal
• 1x Trickbind

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Biomantic Mastery
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Sosuke's Summons
• 1x Stolen Identity

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Maybeboard

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Confiscate
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Mark of Sakiko
• 1x Sigil of Sleep

Instant (7)

• 1x Aethersnatch
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Domineering Will
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Void Shatter
• 1x Voidslime

Creature (5)

• 1x Beguiler of Wills
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sakiko, Mother of Summer
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Willbreaker

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Sosuke's Summons
• 1x Tempt with Reflections

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They see you! They know who you are! If you don't comply, you'll simply be replaced by their soldiers in form of your body, without anybody ever noticing!

To honor our reptilian overlords I decided to make a Snake/Shapeshifter-Tribal with Kaseto, Orochi Archmage as commander.

For this deck I try to use only the creature types Snake and Shapeshifter with three exeptions so far: Regal Behemoth and Trygon Predator since the are both handy reptiles and Kruphix, God of Horizons because he is very useful and in some sense the reptilians are Gods to us.

The main theme is Copying and Stealing my opponents creatures. In this playstyle I have zero experience and don't know all the cards, even though I did a lot of research.

Most flavorful are cards like Clever Impersonator, Reins of Power, Duplicant, Body Double and Stolen Identity because they depict this theme very well.

Note that this is also a budget list at the moment, so I'll not include expensive cards like Bribery.

Stolen Identity

Here are the cards I currently play for the theme of stolen Identity. Mainly copying a creature or taking control over it.

• Stolen Identity

• Clever Impersonator

• Reins of Power

• Duplicant because exiling in EDH is important. Making copies of it is hilarious too ;)

• Body Double

• Progenitor Mimic

• Vesuvan Shapeshifter

• Gigantoplasm

• Cryptoplasm is a bit slow so maybe I'll switch it for somethin better

• Rite of Replication: sometimes a win-con in itself

• Blatant Thievery: Stealing Combopieces or goodstuff seems like a good idea

• Gather Specimens: Evil and delicious

• Volition Reins: Taking Planeswalkers or other non-creature permanents seems like a good idea.

I will include cards like card:Dissertion in the future, when I figure this out how to operate this deck to its highest potential.

The Reptilians themselves

The snakes which rule our world:

• Seshiro the Anointed

• Shisato, Whispering Hunter

• Chameleon Colossus: Weird looking snake I know, but a strong one!

• Mystic Snake

• Sakura-Tribe Elder

• Ohran Viper

• Skullwinder

• Broodbirth Viper

• Lorescale Coatl

• Hooded Hydra

• Patagia Viper: Will probably be replaced

• Coiling Oracle

• Ambush Viper

Utility creatures

• Kruphix, God of Horizons: Powerful card, that helps with mana and keeping the cards you drew.

• Trygon Predator: Even though a beast, it looks like a reptile and it is one of the main artifact and entchantment removal in this deck.

• Regal Behemoth: One of my favorite cards in this deck. It adds the Monarch mechanic to the deck and can double our mana. A Lizard that fun is always welcome as a pet.

Controling your slaves

Counters, Removal

At the moment there are not enough counters, but that will change. What a blue deck lacks in power can always be made up with a control shell. Control is after all the end game of world domination.

• Dissipate

• Faerie Trickery

• Summary Dismissal

• Plasm Capture

• Trickbind

• Rapid Hybridization: Switching a Frog/Lizard for an opponents creature

• Krosan Grip: All star

• Nature's Claim: My choice for cheap instant removal

• Snakeform: Not always what you want, but it is theme conform, so very important ;)

• Simic Charm: Pump, hexproof or bounce - great utility

• Heroic Intervention: Great against many boardwipes

Getting there (Ramp)

- Sol Ring

• Simic Signet

• Thought Vessel: Not sure if needed, will probably changed

• Rampant Growth

• Kodama's Reach

• Tempt with Discovery

• Regal Behemoth: Ramp with good body

• card:Zendikar Resurgent: Ramp with card draw!

Card draw

In this department the deck needs an upgrade. Green and blue are wonderful colors for card draw, but in green it is often connected to a non Snake-body or to big masses, which this deck does not generate.

• deck:Seshiro the Anointed

• deck:Broodbirth Viper

• Ohran Viper

• Bident of Thassa

• Lifecrafter's Bestiary: A Podekex!

• Zendikar Resurgent: Ramp + Draw is very sweet!

• Skullclamp: EDH all star, but doesn't feel too strong in this deck, since there is not a steady supply of 1/1 tokens

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Utility cards

• Future Sight

• Nature's Will

• Swiftfoot Boots: Better than Lightning Greaves for this deck, since Kaseto could target itself if a win by commander damage seems necessary

• Fireshrieker: A card I saw in a few other Kaseto lists and thought I could give it a try

• Orochi Hatchery: Only constant token generator

• Regrowth: Recursion options without Eternal Witness are more of a challenge

The Endgame

The plan is to use the opponents weapons against them. But if the don't run a whole lot of creatures that is a problem as I experienced. (Looking at you Superfriends!) If taking over works, sacrificing their creatures to fuel your engine with Evolutionary Leap or maybe Perilous Forays for longterm benefits.

• Genesis Wave generates always a great amount of value, no matter the green deck.

• Biomass Mutation: Make stuff big and unblockable with commander

• Quietus Spike: Switched in for Scytheclaw

• Synthetic Destiny: Boardwipe "protection" and with Reins of Power very tasty

So that's about it. Any suggestions or help with switching out cards? Have a look at the maybeboard to see which cards I am already considering. Mana Reflection and Vedalken Shackles are non-budget, but seem just too good not to get them for this deck...where as Willbreaker and Beguiler of Wills seem strong for the deck, but aren't Snakes or Shapeshifters...

Most of the other snakes I've tried already and didn't find them that useful...unfortunately. This is a fun deck, but should still be able to hold its ground against stronger decks. If you think I should include certain snakes, let me know why :)

Help with the manabase is also much needed, but should still be budget friendly. Mainly I want to know if I should run more Islands/Forest over the other or, if I could even cut some lands.

Thank you :)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Honored Hydra 6/6 W, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 GU, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Folders	A Different Approach