Bardic Knowledge

Commander / EDH* Mono-Green Ramp Toolbox

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Creature (36)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Gurzigost
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Mossbridge Troll
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Mana
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Primalcrux
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter

Land (38)

• 1x Deserted Temple
• 28x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Abundance
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Hall of Gemstone
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Wild Pair

Artifact (10)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Null Brooch
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Instant (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Summoner's Pact

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Praetor's Counsel
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Commander (1)

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Creature (26)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Cloudthresher
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Engulfing Slagwurm
• 1x Ferropede
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Khalni Hydra
• 1x Loaming Shaman
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Myojin of Life's Web
• 1x Panglacial Wurm
• 1x Patron of the Orochi
• 1x Pelakka Wurm
• 1x Roaring Primadox
• 1x Scute Mob
• 1x Stingerfling Spider
• 1x Sylvan Primordial
• 1x Wolfbriar Elemental
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Land (3)

• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Rogue's Passage

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Leyline of Lifeforce
• 1x Lurking Predators

Artifact (5)

• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Soul Foundry

Instant (3)

• 1x Harrow
• 1x Summoner's Pact
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Bramblecrush
• 1x Caravan Vigil
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reap and Sow
• 1x Search for Tomorrow

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Bardic Knowledge:

Been wanting to create a deck with Yisan Chord for a while; he just seems like hed be a lot of fun to play with. The general idea is to use Yisan either to search for tools in the toolbox or to set up the board for a turn 6-8 explosion; hes great at adapting the deck to cards in hand and the opponents across from you.

In reality Yisan is pretty slow and isnt likely to be the biggest threat on the board (at least in a multiplayer game) at any given time, but protection is still important. Thusly:

-Sylvan Safekeeper: Should almost always be first pick with yisan; instant hexproof for a price

-Swiftfoot Boots, Darksteel Plate, Bear Umbra, Asceticism, Vigor, Soul of New Phyrexia and Archetype of Endurance all provide some field effect that can help Yisan keep going and protect board state

Yisan and the board are still very vulnerable to board wipe however... this should be fixed

Answers to be tutored include:

-Phyrexian Revoker

-Reclamation Sage

-Acidic Slime

-Brutalizer Exarch

-Steel Hellkite (serves as a ratchet bomb type board wipe)

-Terastodon

-Duplicant

Hall of Gemstone, and Primal Command cant be tutored but are still good for messing with problematic players.

Yisan board setup summon lines might look like these

Quick Ramp (T7 madness):

t3 Yisan Chord -> t4 Sylvan Safekeeper -> t5 Seeker of Skybreak -> t6 Karametra's Acolyte & Fierce Empath (Regal Force)-> t7 Seedborn Muse

If left untouched, this results in a serious amount of mana and a lot of cards in hand on turn 7; being able to play through everyone else's turn is gravy. Very fragile though...

Slow Cheat:

t3 Yisan Chord -> t4 Sylvan Safekeeper -> t5 Fauna Shaman -> t6 Fierce Empath (Regal Force) & Discard to tutor Seeker of Skybreak if possible -> t7 Elvish Piper & Seedborn Muse & Discard if possible for something cool -> t8 Piper things onto field

Still fragile, might fly under the radar a bit more...

Destroy the Things & Make Friends:

t3 Yisan Chord -> t4 Sylvan Safekeeper -> t5 Seeker of Skybreak -> t6 reclaimation sage & Roaring Primadox -> t7 Acidic Slime & Brutalizer Exarch & Return Reclaimation Sage to Hand -> advance to something CM7 & Terastodon

Magewright's Stone, Illusionist's Bracers, Seeker of Skybreak, Thousand-Year Elixir, and Seedborn Muse serve to speed these processes up.

Other Stuff:

-Ferropede can be used to control Yisan somewhat or as an additional answer

-Karametra's Acolyte, along with untap effects, provides for some stupid powerful ramp. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Extraplanar Lens, mana dorks and ramp spells, and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger can help as well.

-Tutor effects mostly take care of card advantage needs, but some card draw is needed. Sylvan Library, Garruk, Primal Hunter, Soul of the Harvest, and Regal Force help here.

-While Yisan is a nice tutor (at instant speed!), hes not the only one in the deck; Fauna Shaman, Genesis Hydra, Green Sun's Zenith, Wild Pair, Fierce Empath, and Brutalizer Exarch all help find specific answers. Panglacial Wurm is a fun card that works with these search effects, and with the acolyte, its not hard just to slap down.

-Mimic Vat and Soul Foundry can be fun, and along with Conjurer's Closet they help take advantage of some of those juicy enter the battlefield effects.

-Bow of Nylea can cycle back in some of those cards for more tutuors

-The rest of the cards are there simply because they are good or fun; Everyone likes hydras to the face!

Id definitely appreciate any input. It seems to work well in playtest, but itll be a while before I can put the deck together, so unfortunately it wont be receiving any actual tests any time soon.

Thanks to the many great ideas from /u/42x42 and the members of /r/EDH!

Edit: Added in a bit of ramp; hopefully that makes the curve more reliable. Thinking about adding in something to cycle more cards from the graveyard into the library as well... have to play around with it.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	107
Avg. CMC	3.84
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3-3 G, Wurm 6/6 G
Folders	edh ideas