Jörmungandr, The Midgard Serpent

Commander / EDH Counterspell GU (Simic) Tokens

C-GRFQ

Land (34)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 10x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island
• 1x Littjara Mirrorlake
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x War Room
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Standalone (12)

• 1x Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
• 1x Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Explore
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Junk Winder
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Serpent of Yawning Depths
• 1x Spawning Kraken
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid

Enhancer (10)

• 1x Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Esix, Fractal Bloom
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x Spark Double

Ramp (18)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Grow from the Ashes
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Wild Growth

Draw (11)

• 1x Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Eureka Moment
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Joint Exploration
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Urban Evolution
• 1x War Room

Wipe (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Ezuri's Predation
• 1x Whelming Wave

Commander (1)

Removal (13)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Swan Song

Enabler (10)

• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Maybeboard

Draw (8)

• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Curiosity Crafter
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

Land (3)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Thornwood Falls

Enhancer (5)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Double Major
• 1x Irenicus's Vile Duplication
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Plasm Capture

Removal (4)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Plasm Capture

Ramp (2)

• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Utopia Sprawl

Enabler (4)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Augmenter
• 1x Plasm Capture

Standalone (4)

• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Tendershoot Dryad
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

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Inspired by Game Knights #42. Game plan is to go wide with tokens.

Step 1 - Cast Koma

First step is using lots of ramp to cast Koma quickly. Koma is vulnerable until it creates its token during the next player's upkeep. Casting it quickly while others are still developing their board (and thus tapped out) is a way to mitigate this. Further protection is provided by Spellskite and Pact of Negation as answers for removal when tapped out from casting Koma.

Step 2 - Protect Koma

Once on board, Koma can protect itself and generate lots of tokens. However, it's is still vulnerable to exile spells. so there are ways to have it gain hexproof like Simic Charm and Swiftfoot Boots. Counterspells provide additional protection.

Step 3 - ???

With Koma on board, it can be copied by cards like Spark Double to increase your token production. Or you could go the traditional Parallel Lives/Adrix and Nev, Twincasters route (my Doubling Season is in another deck). Finally, once you have lots of tokens, finish your opponents off by giving them evasion with cards like Archetype of Imagination.

Step 4 - Profit

In the unlikely (ok, not that unlikely) event that Koma is removed, the commander tax is going to make Koma very difficult to cast. So, the backup strategy is using other token generators like Avenger of Zendikar. Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle can also be used as backup. Since removing its counters is a "may" ability, you can leave 1 counter on it. Then, if a board wipe were to get through, you can cast any spell, remove the last counter, and you will have a 12/12 on board. The fact that it's also ramp is just icing on the cake. Failing that, there is always good ol' Command Beacon

Feedback

IN the few games I have played, this deck seems to do well. However, due to current events I have not had the chance to playtest as much as I would like. So I would appreciate any feedback! My budget is usually no more than $10/card, but is flexible depending on synergy (I was lucky enough to pull a Jeweled Lotus and a Mana Drain from packs)

Note: Disregard the sideboard. It is used for management of the physical deck.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Foretell, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Koma's Coil 3/3 U, Kraken 9/9 U, Manifest 2/2 C, Phyrexian Beast 4/4 G, Plant 0/1 G, Spider 1/2 G
Folders	Koma ideas