Crouching Kadena, Hidden Phage

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Card Draw Matters Combo Infinite Combo Morph Primer

Slurpz

Lands (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Hedge Maze
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x The Black Gate
• 1x Undercity Sewers
• 1x Underground Mortuary
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Zagoth Triome

MDFC (5)

• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Waterlogged Teachings  ^Flip

Tutor (5)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Waterlogged Teachings  ^Flip

Flash (3)

• 1x Final-Word Phantom
• 1x High Fae Trickster
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Morph (18)

• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
• 1x Brine Elemental
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Dragon's Eye Savants
• 1x Echo Tracer
• 1x Exit Specialist
• 1x Kadena's Silencer
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Mischievous Quanar
• 1x Nantuko Vigilante
• 1x Ruthless Ripper
• 1x Stratus Dancer
• 1x Thelonite Hermit
• 1x Tribal Forcemage
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Voidmage Apprentice
• 1x Willbender

Ramp (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Elven Chorus
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Overgrown Zealot
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Resilience

Draw (10)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Coveted Falcon
• 1x Elven Chorus
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Satoru, the Infiltrator
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x The One Ring

Removal (5)

• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Nantuko Vigilante
• 1x Silumgar Assassin

Other (2)

• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Thelonite Hermit

Commander (1)

Combo/Wincon (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Brine Elemental
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Dragon's Eye Savants
• 1x Phage the Untouchable
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Ruthless Ripper
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x The Black Gate
• 1x Tribal Forcemage
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Yedora, Grave Gardener

Counterspells (10)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Kadena's Silencer
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Stratus Dancer
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Voidmage Apprentice

Bounce (5)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Echo Tracer
• 1x Exit Specialist
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip

Protection (5)

• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x March of Swirling Mist
• 1x Mischievous Quanar
• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip
• 1x Willbender

Recursion (2)

• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Noxious Revival

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With a lot of input from the community, thought, tinkering, and lessons learned from others' decks, I think I've finally gotten this deck optimized for what it's trying to do: play morphs, draw cards, and win with some fun combos and secret commanders. Phage - One-shot commander, Yedora - Combo commander

Morphs, Kadena, and Draw Engine Fuel

A card with the morph keyword can be played facedown for {3} and then flipped face up later at any time, for their morph cost, to trigger an effect on the card. In this deck the morph slots largely compose the deck's interaction. Playing and flipping morphs is pretty inefficient until Kadena is in play. The first morph you play face down each turn is now free and also draws you a card. This gives morphs a new role as they help dig through our deck. Add in flash to play a free morph and draw a card on our opponents' turns. Add in an effect like Beast Whisperer and baby you got a stew going.

Combos

Send Phage into Mordor - Phage the Untouchable + The Black Gate or Rogue's Passage

You can also clear the way with March of Swirling Mist or Cyclonic Rift or push through lethal with Craterhoof Behemoth or Tribal Forcemage.

Till and Mill - Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ruthless Ripper/Dragon's Eye Savants + Altar of Dementia

Infinite mill, infinite green mana

Activate Altar of Dementia and sacrifice Temur Charger, triggering Yedora when Temur Charger dies causing Temur Charger to return to the battlefield facedown as a Forest land, resolve Altar of Dementia, tap the Temiur Charger forest for {G}, morph Ripper/Temur Charger/Proteus Machine/Savants, repeat to mill the table

Rip and Tear - Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ruthless Ripper + Phyrexian Altar

Infinite lifedrain, infinite colored mana

Activate the available Altar by sacrificing Ruthless Ripper. Yedora triggers, returning Ruthless Ripper to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land. Tap the facedown Ruthless Ripper Forest and add {G}. Morph Ruthless Ripper by revealing a black card from your hand, turning it face-up. Ruthless Ripper triggers, causing target player to lose two life. Repeat to drain the table.

Trial by Combat - Yedora, Grave Gardener + Tribal Forcemage + Phyrexian Altar

Infinitely large non-morph creatures with trample until end of turn

Activate available altar and sacrifice Tribal Forcemage, Yedora triggers returning Tribal Forcemage to the battlefield as a facedown forest, tap the forest for {G}, morph Tribal Forcemage, repeat to make your non-morph creatures infinitely big with trample until end of turn.

Pickle Lock

Use Vesuvan Shapeshifter to recur Brine Elemental’s flip effect for 2 mana each of your turns. This is not a way to win but if nobody can interact this deck will find a way to.

Fungal Apocalypse - Yedora, Grave Gardener + Thelonite Hermit + Phyrexian Altar

Infinite creature tokens, infinite colored mana

Sacrifice Thelonite hermit for {G}, Yedora triggers returning Thelonite Hermit to the battlefield as a facedown forest, tap the forest for {G}, morph Thelonite hermit to make 4 saprolings, sacrifice 3 saprolings for {3}, repeat for infinite saprolings and sacrifice those saprolings with the altar for infinite colored mana.

Other Yedora-Morph Combos

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Exit Specialist + Phyrexian Altar - Infinite creature bounce

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Den Protector + Phyrexian Altar - Infinite graveyard recursion - Add Time Warp for infinite turns

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ainok Survivalist/Nantuko Vigilante + Phyrexian Altar - Infinite artifact and enchantment destruction

Activate the Altar and sacrifice the morph for the appropriate color of mana, triggering Yedora when the morph dies causing it to return to the battlefield facedown as a Forest land. Tap the facedown Forest for {G}, morph the Forest, repeat.

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Dragon's Eye Savants + Phyrexian Altar - Infinite colored mana

Sacrifice the available morph to Phyrexian Altar for any color mana, causing the morph die, causing Yedora to trigger and causing Nervous Gardener to return to the battlefield as a facedown Forest land, tap the facedown Forest for {G}, morph the facedown Forest for its morph cost, repeat

This deck is a 4+ year WIP I began when I was new to Magic, starting with a C19 Faceless Menace precon. Thanks for taking the time to check out my first fully-realized deck!

Also be sure to check out Crouching Kadena, Hidden Phage [~$20] edition courtesy of thijmnesoy!

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #4 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Infinite Combo 1 year ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 day
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	A Mysterious Creature, Bird 2/2 U, Morph 2/2 C, Saproling 1/1 G, Treasure
Folders	Decks To Copy, Cool Concepts, Masked Riders, Saved, Future EDH Deck Ideas, References, Commander, Deck that I want to build that aren't mine., Inspiration, Possible Future Builds
Based on	Sultai Morph Upgrade Slurpz EDH