Charlatan's Gambit

Commander / EDH Control Jank Mono-Blue Theme/Gimmick Weenie

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Creature (27)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Charix, the Raging Isle
• 1x Crookclaw Transmuter
• 1x Deadeye Quartermaster
• 1x Deceiver Exarch
• 1x Elgaud Shieldmate
• 1x Esior, Wardwing Familiar
• 1x Faerie Harbinger
• 1x Identity Thief
• 1x Illusory Ambusher
• 1x Merfolk Thaumaturgist
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Murmuring Mystic
• 1x Nephalia Smuggler
• 1x Nightveil Sprite
• 1x Pestermite
• 1x Quickling
• 1x Serendib Sorcerer
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Tandem Lookout
• 1x Vedalken Aethermage
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands
• 1x Vodalian Arcanist
• 1x Void Stalker
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Warkite Marauder

Artifact (14)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Scytheclaw
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Traveler's Amulet

Land (31)

• 1x Blighted Cataract
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 23x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Memorial to Genius
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Spontaneous Mutation
• 1x Swarm Intelligence
• 1x The Mirari Conjecture

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Counterlash
• 1x Discontinuity
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Leadership Vacuum
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Perplexing Test
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Twisted Image
• 1x Unwind
• 1x Void Shatter

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Aether Gale
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Ravenform
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Spectral Deluge

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Creature (1)

• 1x Crystacean

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Considering the end of July 2021 and towards the beginning of August 2021, I acquired Serendib Sorcerer and Merfolk Thaumaturgist for the deck back then, and I've found space for Spontaneous Mutation.

The deck is built on two divergent themes, silly sea monsters (a work in progress, so far there's only Charix) and power/toughness value switching. The latter involves the strategy as follows...

First, cast/activate Crookclaw Transmuter, Twisted Image, or Merfolk Thaumaturgist first, then hold priority and respond by activating/casting Serendib Sorcerer or Spontaneous Mutation. The creature's hopefully zero power will switch places with its toughness, sending it on a one-way trip to the yard. You could go a bit deeper on these removal shenanigans, but it'll require the wizardcycling cards Vedalken Aethermage and Step Through. Unfortunately, there's currently only the Transmuter, Thaumaturgist, and Twisted Image when it comes to synergizing with cards which reduce power by a lot or to zero.

Yeah, it is jank, but such is why I also want to have creatures with big toughness to extend the usefulness of those cards. Meishin, the Mind Cage would also be an interesting add.

As of December 2021, I've swapped in a Warkite Marauder to add to the power value manipulation strategy.

I probably shouldn't hold my breath for more silly sea monsters for my Tetsuko brew, but Charix (the Raging Isle) was a huge breakthrough for this very jank and special project.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	WBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 0 Rares 32 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.19
Tokens	Bird 1/1 U, Bird Illusion 1/1 U, Copy Clone, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Foretell, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B