Creature Heist

Commander / EDH Casual Jank Theme/Gimmick WUB (Esper)

Tom_Shackles

Instant (22)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Despark
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Energy Arc
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Spinal Embrace
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x To Arms!
• 1x Unbreakable Formation
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Confiscate
• 1x Crab Umbra
• 1x Fool's Demise
• 1x Freed from the Real

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Lullmage's Domination
• 1x Vindicate

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 8x Island
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 8x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Creature (15)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Beguiler of Wills
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Niblis of the Breath
• 1x Rakshasa Debaser
• 1x Sakashima's Protege
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Tideforce Elemental
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Visara the Dreadful

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Jandor's Saddlebags
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Synod Sanctum
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Unbender Tine

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Steal or destroy your opponents' forces!

Merieke Ri Berit taps to steal a creature and untaps/leaves the battlefield to destoy the stolen creature. She'll be your primary kidnapper, with the goal of stealing creatures and then disposing of the bodies when they are no longer useful or if there's a better target that comes along. Note that untapping destroys the creature while under your control, but if she leaves the battlefield then the creature returns to its owner's control before being destroyed, which may matter if anyone has a card with death triggers, such as Dictate of Erebos, on the battlefiled. She doesn't untap naturally on her own though, so there are lots of tools to untap her. Additionally, there are a couple of tools that flicker creatures and return them under your control: if you bounce a stolen creature back under you control, then it's yours permanently until it dies.

Some other fun things to try:

• - Enchant a stolen creature with Fool's Demise before you destroy it, bringing it right back to you!
• - Exile all of your captives with Synod Sanctum, and then when you are ready you can sac Synod Sanctum and bring all of your victims back to fight for you again! Synod Sanctum is fetchable by Trinket Mage as well.
• - Swing out with all of your indentured servants, then exile your attackers with Settle the Wreckage to remove those creatures from the game and ramp yourself into some extra lands.
• - Sac a couple of captured creatures to Bankrupt in Blood and get some painless card draw while slaying.
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  Coffin Queen works in a similar fashion, but she targets cards in graveyards and exiles instead of destroying. Pro tip: If you bounce or otherwise remove Coffin Queen from the battlefield before her ability resolves, then the delayed trigger can't happen and you keep the stolen creature permanently!
  
  

  Cards that untap

  Aphetto Alchemist
  Niblis of the Breath
  Tideforce Elemental
  Jandor's Saddlebags
  Puppet Strings
  Thornbite Staff
  Umbral Mantle
  Unbender Tine
  Crab Umbra
  Freed from the Real
  Dramatic Reversal
  Energy Arc
  To Arms!
  

  Cards that flicker

  Ghostly Flicker
  Conjurer's Closet
  
  You don't want to have to limit your choices when there's a veritable buffet of targets to choose from, so bring the whole squad! Agent of Treachery, Beguiler of Wills, Empress Galina, & Hostage Taker will help you increase your larceny efficiency! Agent of Treachery & Hostage Taker can steal permanents other than creatures too! Desertion can make a huge swing in the game if you use it on something big!
  
  Is your opponent pumping out creatures faster than you can steal them? Then just start directly slaughtering them! Avatar of Woe & Visara the Dreadful both tap to kill, and you can use all of your untap tools to get a killtacular! You also have plenty of spot removal in case of emergencies. Don't forget to add a bit of panache to your massacre by dropping Thrilling Encore after the mayhem settles.
  
  Hexproof got you down? No worries! Arcane Lighthouse, Detection Tower, or Glaring Spotlight will help you find your marks and subdue them. You can tutor for Glaring Spotlight with Trinket Mage.
  
  The best defense is whatever shuts down your opponents. You've got a host of spot removal and counterspell options to protect your board state and shut down critical threats. Use them wisely!
  
  

  Counterspells

  Blue Elemental Blast
  Counterspell
  Countersquall
  Desertion
  Dispell
  Dovin's Veto
  Render Silent
  Swan Song
  

  Spot Removal (Creatures)

  Blue Elemental Blast
  Despark
  Generous Gift
  Utter End
  Vindicate
  

  Spot Removal (Artifacts)

  Blue Elemental Blast
  Crush Contraband
  Despark
  Disenchant
  Generous Gift
  Return to Dust
  True Love's Kiss
  Utter End
  Vindicate
  

  Spot Removal (Enchantments)

  Blue Elemental Blast
  Crush Contraband
  Despark
  Disenchant
  Esper Charm
  Generous Gift
  Return to Dust
  Utter End
  Vindicate
  

  Board Wipes

  Settle the Wreckage
  Citywide Bust
  Divine Reckoning
  Urza's Ruinous Blast
  

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	not my decks