Kumena, Hardened Fish

Commander / EDH* Counters GU (Simic) Merfolk Theme/Gimmick Unblockable

GerryAvalanche

The Wake (36)

• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Cosi's Trickster
• 1x Cursecatcher
• 1x Deeproot Elite
• 1x Drowner Initiate
• 1x Emperor Mihail II
• 1x Forerunner of the Heralds
• 1x Harbinger of the Tides
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Jadelight Ranger
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Lord of Atlantis
• 1x Master of Waves
• 1x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 1x Merfolk Branchwalker
• 1x Merfolk Sovereign
• 1x Merfolk Trickster
• 1x Merrow Harbinger
• 1x Merrow Reejerey
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Seafloor Oracle
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Shapers of Nature
• 1x Silvergill Adept
• 1x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Svyelun of Sea and Sky
• 1x Tempest Caller
• 1x True-Name Nemesis
• 1x Unctus, Grand Metatect
• 1x Vodalian Hexcatcher
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Wake Thrasher
• 1x Zegana, Utopian Speaker

The Tide (34)

• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 4x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 6x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Littjara Mirrorlake
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

The Tyrant's Stash (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Icon of Ancestry
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Commander (1)

The Trickster's Tools (11)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Deeproot Waters
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Merrow Commerce
• 1x Quandrix Command
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Shapers' Sanctuary
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

One with Nature (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Edge of Autumn
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Song of Freyalise

The Shaper's Ritual (5)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Path of Discovery
• 1x Simic Ascendancy

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Maybeboard

Tempo (10)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Harbinger of the Tides
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mistcaller
• 1x Rishadan Dockhand
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Swift Warden
• 1x Tempest Caller

Ramp (5)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Eureka Moment
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero

Card Draw (2)

• 1x Riverwise Augur
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder

Other (9)

• 1x Hakbal of the Surging Soul
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Kumena's Speaker
• 1x Merfolk Looter
• 1x Merfolk Skydiver
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x Wanderwine Prophets

Unblockable (4)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Deepchannel Mentor
• 1x Mist-Cloaked Herald
• 1x River Sneak

Finishers (3)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Oversimplify
• 1x Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep

Counters (7)

• 1x Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
• 1x Neoform
• 1x Primal Empathy
• 1x Ranger Class
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Vineshaper Mystic
• 1x Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

Tribal (6)

• 1x Benthic Biomancer
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Deeproot Champion
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Door of Destinies

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Introduction

Welcome and thank you for enlisting for service in the shool of Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca.

The Way of the Waves

(This section is still work in progress, so information might be incomplete)

{C} The Strategy {C}

While we are able to defeat our enemies on any terrain, we prefer to utilize the pure might of the earth and the swiftness of the seas to outgrow and swarm the battlefield with our brave warriors.
That means we make the best use of cards like Hardened Scales or Branching Evolution in conjunction with Kumena's third ability to power up our army of Merfolk while keeping strong tribal synergy throughout the game with famed veterans like Lord of Atlantis, fresh blood like Merfolk Mistbinder and even call upon the power of our goddess Svyelun of Sea and Sky.

{GU} The Cards {GU}

{G} One with Nature (aka Ramp) {G}

This section covers all of our ramping mechanisms.

• Rampant Growth, Kodama's Reach, etc.: Classic Ramp spells, not much to be added here.
• Song of Freyalise: This card is amazing in our deck, since it not only ramps quite a bit on because of our creature focused strategy, but also grows a signifcant amount of +1/+1-Counters on , especially later in the game.
• Path of Discovery: This one's a little special. Path of Discovery lets us utilize the keyword ability Explore which results either in ramping our mana or gives us additional counters (more on this in the next section). Overall a good fit in our deck.

{1} The Shaper's Ritual (aka +1/+1-Counters) {1}

As mentioned before, this list aims to generate lots of +1/+1-Counters throughout the game to overpower our opponents with an army of buffed up fish. In this list I explain some of the card choices that act as enablers to our plan.

• Hardened Scales: One of the key pieces to our main strategy. This way we ramp the power of our creatures very fast at any stage of the game
• The Ozolith: This artifact acts as an insurance to all our hard earned counters. If a fellow soldier gets killed, exiled our bounced all its counters move onto The Ozolith and next combat onto the creature of our desire. Pretty nice.
• Vorel of the Hull Clade:

{U} The Army of Orazca (aka Tribal Synergies) {U}

• Svyelun of Sea and Sky: Our one and only goddess. Gives us protection and card draw. What could we want more?
• Lord of Atlantis & Master of the Pearl Trident: Two Merfolk classics. They do the same thing as always and the still do it well.

{UP} Crashing Waves (or "How to Win") {UP}

• Triumph of the Hordes: This card needs no introduction. It's a pretty easy kill if this resolves. Either through many little creatures, or through a big fish. Paired with Islandwalk this card can take out multiple opponents at once.

{INFINITY} Where the River meets the Sea (aka Combos) {INFINITY}

• Simic Ascendancy + The Ozolith + Vorel of the Hull Clade : Want to win the game on the spot? Try this nice little combo. Move counters from The Ozolith at beginning of combat => Get growth counters on Simic Ascendancy => double the moved counters on creature => Get growth counters => Win game.
  Not even mentioning Branching Evolution.
• Merrow Commerce + Wake Thrasher & Murkfiend Liege + Wake Thrasher : Thrasher in itself is an offensive powerhouse in the late game, but both Merrow Commerce and Murkfiend Liege turn it into a stone wall on opponents turns, especially when your board is already developed by a bit.
  

{X} Maybeboard Meditations {X}

• Oversimplify: Another _"Superise, I win"_ card. Move all the counters you created on the token and swing for victory.
• Mana Drain: Blue EDH staple. Not included for budget reasons but can replace any counterspell in the original list.
• Cavern of Souls: Replace Unclaimed Territory if you have a lot of money.
• Bident of Thassa: Works great when you have a lot of unblockable sneaky fishies, might require some changes to the creature base (see River Sneak or Mist-Cloaked Herald).
• Growth Spiral: Another Ramp spell to use if you have trouble getting your stuff out.
• Ranger Class: I'm really excited to try this one eventually. Consistent source of +1/+1-Counters or a way to deploy a shit ton of fish on the board. Pretty awesome.

Conclusion

Kumena certainly knows how to demonstrate the power of the Merfolk tribe in realm of EDH. I'm always excited to bring my lovley fishies to the table and while the deck certainly is not up on the cEDH level, it does make for pretty diverse and interesting matches.
And it definitely wins the flavor game by a mile!

Please feel free to post ideas and suggestions in the comments and let me know what you think of the list!
I'm fairly new to the Commander/EDH format, so please do point out things I may have overlooked while building the deck.

Thank you for reading and have fun riding the Merfolk wave!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	6 months
Key combos	Simic Ascendancy + The Ozolith + Vorel of the Hull Clade Merrow Commerce + Wake Thrasher Murkfiend Liege + Wake Thrasher
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 1/0 U, Merfolk 1/1 U, Merfolk 1/1 U w/ Hexproof
Folders	Fish, EDH, Edh Deck