Arixmethes, the Sleeper Combo

Commander / EDH GU (Simic)

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Creature (28)

• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Biovisionary
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Gyre Engineer
• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Kiora, Master of the Depths

Instant (16)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Precognitive Perception
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Supplant Form
• 1x Voidslime

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bounty of the Luxa
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Helix Pinnacle
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (6)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Knowledge Pool
• 1x Simic Locket
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 11x Forest
• 13x Island
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Skyshroud Forest
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Woodland Stream
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Show and Tell
• 1x Whelming Wave

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Land (12)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Waterlogged Grove

Artifact (1)

• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Instant (10)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Gather Specimens
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Twincast
• 1x Unwind

Creature (3)

• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Finale of Revelation
• 1x Flood of Tears
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Time Warp

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Treachery

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This is an Arixmethes deck that utilizes the commander as an Explosive Vegetation on a stick, and sometimes as a wincon. I normally want to close out the deck with one of the many combos I have:

• Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir + Knowledge Pool
• Show and Tell + Omniscience + Whelming Wave + Eternal Witness + Mulldrifter
• Rite of Replication + Biovisionary
• Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle + Berserk lets me one shot an opponent. I then have several ways to generate infinite mana in one or more colors:
• Deadeye Navigator + Palinchron
• Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle + Freed from the Real
• Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle + Pemmin's Aura
• Gyre Engineer + the the above two enchantments

In general, the deck functions pretty well and has a high win rate. The key to playing is to understand the timing and pace of the game, and combo off only when you know the coast is clear. There's a lot of politics with this deck and presenting as unassuming until you're ready to either win or lock people out of the game.

There is a small element of control in this deck as well. I feel that most combo decks lack interaction, and I wanted to have a way to say no when either everyone is about to lose or if someone tries to dismantle your combo. The biggest issue this deck has is not drawing into utility spells that allow you to draw cards, etc. Some of the combos are redundant and only generate infinite mana in one color. That being said, this deck is a blast to play.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.77
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Emblem Kiora, Master of the Depths, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Octopus 8/8 U