Kynaios and Tiro Hug Politics

Commander / EDH Casual Group Hug Pillow Fort Primer RGWU Theme/Gimmick

Immortalys

Land (37)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 3x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 4x Island
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 3x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Instant (8)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Vision Skeins
• 1x Voidslime
• 1x Wrong Turn

Creature (15)

• 1x Arbiter of Knollridge
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Magus of the Moat
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Pramikon, Sky Rampart
• 1x Protector of the Crown
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Windborn Muse

Artifact (14)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Folio of Fancies
• 1x Font of Mythos
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Pendant of Prosperity
• 1x Skyclave Relic
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Victory Chimes

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Dictate of Karametra
• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Eyes Everywhere
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Lifegift
• 1x Mystic Barrier
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Well of Ideas

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Chronomantic Escape
• 1x Guided Passage
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Role Reversal
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Windfall

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Maybeboard

Creature (15)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Avatar of Growth
• 1x Azor's Elocutors
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Eon Frolicker
• 1x Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
• 1x Magus of the Vineyard
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Permeating Mass
• 1x Serene Master
• 1x Swans of Bryn Argoll
• 1x Tidal Barracuda
• 1x Veteran Explorer
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Zhur-Taa Ancient

Artifact (13)

• 1x Aeon Engine
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Gate to the AEther
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Hithlain Rope
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Lantern of Insight
• 1x Omen Machine
• 1x Pyxis of Pandemonium
• 1x Tempting Contract
• 1x Thran Lens
• 1x Wedding Ring

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Asinine Antics
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Cultural Exchange
• 1x Flux
• 1x Illicit Auction
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Over the Top
• 1x Peace Talks
• 1x Political Trickery
• 1x Skyscribing
• 1x Stronghold Gambit
• 1x Temporary Truce
• 1x Winter Sky

Instant (11)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Intellectual Offering
• 1x Mirrorweave
• 1x Mnemonic Nexus
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Reward the Faithful
• 1x Second Sunrise
• 1x Trickbind
• 1x Word of Seizing
• 1x Words of Wisdom

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Conjured Currency
• 1x Divine Presence
• 1x Dueling Grounds
• 1x Eladamri's Vineyard
• 1x Expedited Inheritance
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Share the Spoils
• 1x Spiritual Asylum
• 1x Standstill
• 1x Telepathy
• 1x Upwelling
• 1x Wild Evocation

Land (4)

• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Rainbow Vale

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So, this is just a fun Grouphug deck with Kynaios and Tiro at the helm. The only wincon is Approach of the Second Sun, but in the Maybeboard there is also Azor's Elocutors. And this brings me to the real gimmick of this deck, which is that quite a few of the cards can be interchanged with cards from the Maybeboard. Cards like Hive Mind, Wrong Turn and Guided Passage could easily be changed out for cards like Telepathy, Eon Frolicker or Pyxis of Pandemonium. Not only is this a fun gimmick for myself to play with from game to game, but I like it even more when I can give my deck to someone else to play and let them customize the deck.

Now, what is this deck made with exactly so you yourself can try customizing it to have the most fun playing it?

1)There is card draw, mostly in grouphug style. Here are some noteable examples: - Font of Mythos - Dictate of Kruphix - Temple Bell

2)Ramp, also mostly in grouphug style. Some examples: - Spectral Searchlight - Dictate of Karametra - Rites of Flourishing

3)Protection. Now, this is not grouphuggie, it's to stay in the game. Some examples: - Magus of the Moat - Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs - Ghostly Prison or Propaganda

4)Control. This category is pretty broad, including boardwipes, counterspells and more. Some examples: - Terminus - Voidslime - Darksteel Mutation - Oblation

5)Then there are some cool combo's you might want to pull of to stay in the game long enough until you win:

• Solemnity + Phyrexian Unlife = as long these two enchantments stay on the field, you can't lose via loss of life. I run Idyllic Tutor and Plea for Guidance to find them quicker and lock down my win.

• Pramikon, Sky Rampart + Mystic Barrier = No one can attack any longer (assuming you choose different directions for both cards)

• Platinum Angel + Shalai, Voice of Plenty = You pretty much can't lose unless someone boardwipes first. Add to this a Heroic Intervention and you can even survive one boardwipe. Privileged Position also works instead of Shalai.

6) Fun Cards. The most important part of this deck. What are some of the funnest cards you can put in this deck?

• Eon Frolicker - Who doesn't want to give their opponent an extra turn? Although not included in this deck list, if you really want to go the group hug route, Emrakul, the Promised End basically does the same, but now you're in control of helping them for a turn.

• Polymorphist's Jest - I like this one because it has Jest in the name, which is exactly why you would want to play this card; to prank one of your opponents in a crucial moment.

• Perplexing Chimera (or Eyes Everywhere or Conjured Currency or Role Reversal or even Wrong Turn) - They all do basically the same, they let you switch control of something. It can really blow out an opponent and it's a fun way to control the board without your opponents feeling like they're being screwed over (too much)

• Hive Mind - A really unique card that makes your opponents think twice when they cast an instant or sorcery. Really fun shenanigans to be had with this one. Maybe reconsider if you don't want intricate stack interactions though.

• Aeon Engine - "Reverse the game's turn order". Do I need to say more?

• Telepathy - Having everyone (excluding you) show their hands to everyone is just fun. Lantern of Insight kind of falls in the same category.

• Illicit Auction - Have everyone bid life for one creature of your choice. You could even get it yourself, but whatever happens, almost everyone will enjoy a quick subgame of bidding.

• Pyxis of Pandemonium - It's already kind of in the name "Pandemonium", but having everyone exile cards before having everyone return the permanents to the battlefield creates a fun kind of choas. Some players will get completely blown out, exiling mostly instants or sorceries, while others just return their best permanents to the battlefield. Quick sidenote on a non-bo here: You could easily exile your own Approach of the Second Sun, ridding yourself of your only win-con (aside from milling your opponents via something like Folio of Fancies), so be sure to include another win-con (like Azor's Elocutors) if you try the Pyxis. Or just take the risk, God knows I did :)

Well, there are plenty of cards I haven't talked about, but to be fair, I could write a paragraph about each and every card in this, as of writing, 155 card deck. For example, I have found that one of the biggest weaknesses of the deck is getting chipped down on health, so I run Arbiter of Knollridge as my main form of (group hug) healing, alongside Lifegift. Humble Defector is a wonderful card that draws you two cards before giving itself away. Very nice political card, and even better if you run a Homeward Path (which also synergises with Perplexing Chimera and the like). And last but not least, it's always important to me to include at least one card that grants you the Monarch, which is Protector of the Crown in this case, as it's a nice and pillowfort-y card.

Well, if you have any suggestion, especially for the more out there cards that don't really fit any deck but do cool and/or weird stuff, I would very much like to hear of them.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.81
Tokens	Copy Clone, Ogre 3/3 R, Spirit 1/1 C, Monarch Emblem