Crudelis Imperium - A Cyclic Chaos

Commander / EDH* Combo Discard Infect Stax UBR (Grixis)

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Control (13)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Mind Over Matter
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Skirge Familiar
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast

Draw (7)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 6x Island
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Protection (5)

• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Punishment (11)

• 1x Breathstealer's Crypt
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Kederekt Parasite
• 1x Liliana's Caress
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Sigil of Sleep
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 1x Waste Not

Ramp (9)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Tutor (4)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Wheel (12)

• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1x Wheel and Deal
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change

Commander (1)

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Other (9)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

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Give your opponents what they think they want but cannot control

Multiplayer Nekusar, the Mindrazer EDH Stax/Draw Control on an expanding budget.

Image of the Pools of Becoming Plane. Art by Jason Chan.

The Pools of Becoming is Nicol Bolas's meditation plane. It is a surreal, always-changing plane whose geography can mirror the thoughts and potential futures of its inhabitants. This deck is designed to do just that - create an ever-changing environment that adapts to its opponents through hand cycling effects. It dominates multiplayer EDH games by punishing opponents for one of the most basic aspects of Magic: drawing. The goal is to continuously cast wheel effects (discarding/shuffling hand and drawing new cards) to ensure that opponents are flooded with cards - to the extent that they drown in their most precious resource.

After a recent experience at FNM, I've decided to come back to this deck and create a sideboard that will allow for variance in the deck's level of competitiveness. At the highest end, we'll have access to a more combo feel with Glistening Oil and Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind+ Curiosity. On the lower end, we'll still have the same gameplan but be less consistent and less potent with our spells.

I welcome and encourage all suggestions, comments, and upvotes! Thanks for looking!

Taken from The Ten Commanders Taken from The Planes of Planechase

Date added	10 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	WG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.82
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, Commander Decks, Reference decks, Inspiration, For Kyle, EDH, EDH Grixis, Favs!, kahns, Ref Decks