Man-Land Shenanigans

Commander / EDH*

Shuko

Creature (7)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Child of Alara
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Skarrg Guildmage
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Land (49)

• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Dread Statuary
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Forbidding Watchtower
• 3x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Ghitu Encampment
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 2x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Kjeldoran Outpost
• 1x Lavaclaw Reaches
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Nantuko Monastery
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 3x Plains
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Stalking Stones
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Prismatic Omen
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Terra Eternal

Artifact (10)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Door to Nothingness
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (3)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Realms Uncharted

Sorcery (23)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Catastrophe
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Explore
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Hunting Wilds
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reap and Sow
• 1x Rout
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Wrath of God

Unknown (1)

• 1x Stomping Grounds

Commander (1)

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This is a silly EDH deck idea that was first suggested to me by a neighbor, and it got me thinking, "what if I could really make a deck that was comprised of nearly all Man-Lands?" In other words, what if I had a deck whose main win condition was damage done by lands that become creatures?

There are distinct advantages to such a deck. Lands aren't affected by board-wipes, and outside of instant-speed spot removal, they are harder to remove than creatures, artifacts, or enchantments. Also, they often provide mana as a secondary ability, and help in all land-related effects.

There are disadvantages, too, however. Man-Lands are often weaker than normal creatures, and they take mana each turn to activate them. It will require a ton of mana to operate this deck, which means that ramp will be a very important strategy. Also, in order for them to do enough damage to win, they'll need some evasion or provision for attacking. Also, since my board will be fairly empty during my opponent's turn, I'll need some way to protect myself from enemy creatures. Board wipes will be a necessity for this deck to stay afloat, so I'll play as many as I can.

Here are the cards I'm currently looking at. Some notable strategies are outlined with each:

Man-Lands and Man-Land Creation - These are lands that become creatures, or in the case of Skarrg Guildmage, creatures that turn lands into creatures.
Skarrg Guildmage
Blinkmoth Nexus
Celestial Colonnade
Creeping Tar Pit
Dread Statuary
Dryad Arbor
Faerie Conclave
Forbidding Watchtower
Ghitu Encampment
Inkmoth Nexus
Kher Keep
Kjeldoran Outpost
Lavaclaw Reaches
Mishra's Factory
Mutavault
Nantuko Monastery
Raging Ravine
Spawning Pool
Stalking Stones
Stirring Wildwood
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
Thespian's Stage
Treetop Village
Vesuva

Creature, Artifact, and Enchantment Destruction - These are the all-important board wipes I'll need in order to stay alive.
Nevinyrral's Disk
Oblivion Stone
Akroma's Vengeance
Austere Command
Black Sun's Zenith
Catastrophe
Damnation
Day of Judgment
Decree of Pain
Killing Wave
Merciless Eviction
Phyrexian Rebirth
Rout
Supreme Verdict
Terminus
Wrath of God

Land Fetching and Ramping - The following spells allow us to fetch our lands or ramp into our mana abilities.
Boundless Realms
Farseek
Hunting Wilds
Rampant Growth
Crucible of Worlds
Expedition Map
Knight of the Reliquary
Weathered Wayfarer
Crop Rotation
Realms Uncharted
Reap and Sow
Scapeshift
Sylvan Scrying
Gilded Lotus
Sol Ring
Darksteel Ingot
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Oracle of Mul Daya
Burgeoning
Exploration
Rites of Flourishing
Explore
Chromatic Lantern

Other Cards - The following cards provide various useful abilities to our deck. They are explained individually.

Howling Mine - Refills our hand.
Prismatic Omen - Fixes our Mana
Child of Alara - Our General, which not only allows us to play five colors, but also has the added bonus of giving us the option to destroy all nonland permanents.
Terra Eternal - Protects our lands from destruction.
Elspeth, Knight-Errant - Creates tokens for protection, but has the potential to give our lands permanent indestructibility.
High Market - Protects our creatures from being mind-controlled.
Increasing Ambition - Tutors for things
Door to Nothingness - Secondary win-con
Avenger of Zendikar - Secondary win-con, can be very powerful with many lands in play.
Gavony Township - Gives our man-lands counters, which stay on permanently.
Kessig Wolf Run - Allows our small man-lands to attack for a lot.
Rogue's Passage - Gives our fragile man-lands unblockability. Added bonus if one of Vraska's tokens is in play.
Vraska the Unseen - Secondary win-con, gives us spot removal against difficult permanents.
Enlightened Tutor - Allows us to search for important artifacts or enchantments (such as Crucible of Worlds or Terra Eternal)

I'm very interested in hearing your opinions and suggestions! I'd love to hear if you have any cards in mind I should consider, but if you want to suggest a new card, please suggest which one(s) I should take out for it/them. :)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.61
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Plant 0/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	genju edh, Commander Ideas, Interesting