Counters(t)=lim k→∞ 2^kt

Commander / EDH* Counters Infinite Combo RUG (Temur)

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Creature (49)

• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Dragonlord Atarka
• 1x Dream Stalker
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elgaud Shieldmate
• 1x Endless One
• 1x Farfinder
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Foundation Breaker
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Risen Reef
• 1x Smokebraider
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Land (34)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 6x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Wandering Fumarole

Instant (2)

• 1x Curfew
• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Commander (1)

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (4)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Primal Command

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Deadwood Treefolk

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Maybeboard

Creature (72)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Brighthearth Banneret
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Cryptic Annelid
• 1x Desolation Twin
• 1x Elvish Aberration
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Engulfing Slagwurm
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
• 1x Experiment Kraj
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Faultgrinder
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Firemaw Kavu
• 1x Flametongue Kavu
• 1x Gilder Bairn
• 1x Goblin Settler
• 1x Grinning Ignus
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Haru-Onna
• 1x Hoverguard Sweepers
• 1x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Jace's Mindseeker
• 1x Jeering Homunculus
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Kiri-Onna
• 1x Loaming Shaman
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Novijen Sages
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Quickling
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Riku of Two Reflections
• 1x Rishadan Brigand
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Sages of the Anima
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Shrieking Drake
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Stingmoggie
• 1x Surrak Dragonclaw
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Voidmage Husher
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Willbender
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Yuki-Onna
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (4)

• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Primal Beyond
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Instant (4)

• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Peel from Reality
• 1x Savage Summoning
• 1x Trap Essence

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cream of the Crop
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Temur Ascendancy

Artifact (4)

• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Ring of Kalonia
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Kiora, Master of the Depths
• 1x Ral Zarek
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Fabricate

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This deck has changed a lot over the years. It started out as the Guildpact Simic intro deck, and as a naive boy I thought it was literally flawless. Then I noticed in my collection Simic Ragworm+Experiment Kraj+Solarion, aka that combos exist. Later I found Experiment Kraj + Gilder Bairn + Elvish Aberration (hence the original name of this deck), so then I added red to include things like Goblin Razerunners.

When the original commander decks came out, I was like "sweet, one is in my favourite colours, I'll get that." When I saw Animar, Soul of Elements, I didn't know what was to come.

So here we are now, years later, and most of the original cards are gone. Where it stands now is a very creature heavy, combo heavy, jankfest. What I'd like to improve is the versatility of the deck. What I find is that if Animar is taken out with some boardwipe, I have a hard time bouncing back. So I think I need to remove some redundant creatures and add some control, but without losing the feel of the deck. Let me know if you have a suggestion (whether its on the maybeboard or not), or if you have a suggestion of a card than can be booted.

Infinite Combos

The primary wincon of the deck is Cloudstone Curio. Basically the deck abuses ETB effects and "free" cards.

The funniest combo: Cloudstone Curio+Oblivion Sower+ any eldrazi or Ancestral Statue = remove all other libraries from the game. But this can also be realistically achieved with instead of a second eldrazi or Ancestral Statue, some creature with a single colour in its mana cost, and choosing a player whose deck has a pretty similar colour identity.

Runner-up : Cloudstone Curio+Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre+ any eldrazi or Ancestral Statue = destroy all permanents that aren't yours.

Ancestral Statue + Animar, Soul of Elements = infinite counters on Animar. This alone is fantastic, but combos well with additional cards too:

Ancestral Statue+Temur Ascendancy/Soul of the Harvest/Garruk's Packleader = infinite cards draw.

Ancestral Statue+Forgotten Ancient = infinite counters on all creatures next turn. Mix in some recursion with Thragtusk for infinite creatures with infinite P/T.

Deadeye Navigator+Peregrine Drake = infinite mana.

Of course the deck doesn't entirely rely in infinite combos; there are many alternate routes to sufficiently large amounts of mana, cards, and P/T.

Date added	14 years
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 17 - 1 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Boar 2/2 G, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders	EDH Decks