Kinnan, Cheater Prodigy

Commander / EDH Annihilator Eldrazi Elves GU (Simic) Infinite Combo Multiplayer Ramp

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Creature (26)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Maraleaf Pixie
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero *f-etch*
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wandering Archaic  ^Flip
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Instant (14)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Rhystic Study

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 14x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Homeward Path
• 10x Island
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel

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Maybeboard

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Staff of Domination

Creature (3)

• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Thassa's Oracle
• 1x Trophy Mage

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Solve the Equation

Instant (3)

• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor

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Over 30 goldfish play tests the deck averaged a winning board state by turn 6.27 on average. The fastest time to a winning board state was turn 4, while the slowest was turn 10. Removing the extrema brings the average time to a winning board state to turn 6.21. The mode of the sample was 5, while the median was 5.5.

The general strategy is crazy ramping or going infinite with mana and using Kinnan's ability to put creatures into play. Triumph of the Hordes and Blightsteel bring infect as an alternative win condition (or at least knock one person out).

This is NOT technically a cEDH deck, but it can often hold its own against a pod of cEDH decks. Since this deck is in the awkward position between cEDH and casual I would likely give it a 8.5/10 for power level. If you brought the land count to 30, and replaced those lands with moxen and mana crypt and then also replaced the expensive tutors with cheap tutors and the eldrazi with lab maniac/thassa you could likely raise the power level to 9/10. The maybeboard contains substitutions to bring the deck to the aforementioned cEDH level.

To reduce the power level you can take out the infinite mana combos like Basalt Monolith + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy , Freed from the Real + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy or Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Pemmin's Aura and a mana dork. Replacing Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre , Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger , Kozilek, Butcher of Truth , It That Betrays , Blightsteel Colossus , Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur , Seedborn Muse , Craterhoof Behemoth and Walking Ballista with creatures with a lower level of mean also makes the deck play a bit more nice. Lastly, if tutors are unacceptable for the playgroup you can swap out Sylvan Tutor , Worldly Tutor , Tooth and Nail , and Green Sun's Zenith for other cards as well.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Basalt Monolith + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Freed from the Real + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Pemmin's Aura
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.36
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G