I like turtles. - Oloro EDH

Commander / EDH* WUB (Esper)

Karkeios

Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 2x Snow-Covered Island
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Instant (19)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Creature (10)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Unwinding Clock
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sphere of Safety

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This deck aims to "turtle" out a win over several turns, controlling the board and only allowing what it sees fit to hit the field. There are a few win conditions in the deck that don't solely revolve around amassing an absurd amount of life.

○ First way to win with the deck is to "Citadel Storm" with Sensei's Divining Top , Bolas's Citadel , & Aetherflux Reservoir . This should result in you holding your entire deck, far more life than humanly possible, and a laser aimed and ready.

○ Secondly, the tried and true Laboratory Maniac full deck draw from Blue Sun's Zenith + Infinite Mana.

○ Third condition is an infinite turn loop with Isochron Scepter , Mystical Tutor , & Nexus of Fate . Scepter/Tutor to put the Nexus back on top of your library before your next turn begins, to then draw it and repeat the process.

○ Fourth, and really the final win condition, is achieved after generating an infinite amount of mana via Isochron Scepter / Dramatic Reversal and some rocks. Then dumping said mana into either Torment of Hailfire or Blue Sun's Zenith . Hailfire usually ends up knocking the whole table out, while the Zenith kill tends to take awhile to set up and usually is the first thing I go for with the infinite turn loop.

Any suggestions are considered and appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Treasure