Mayael, Animator

Commander / EDH* Battlecruiser Control Hatebears Multiplayer Ramp RGW (Naya)

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Creature (51)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angel of the Ruins
• 1x Apex Altisaur
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Archon of Coronation
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Black Market Tycoon
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Bonehoard Dracosaur
• 1x Bristlebud Farmer
• 1x Caves of Chaos Adventurer
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Dawnglade Regent
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Disciple of Freyalise  ^Flip
• 1x Dragonborn Champion
• 1x Eagle of Deliverance
• 1x Etali, Primal Conqueror  ^Flip
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Generous Ent
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Gruul Ragebeast
• 1x Highcliff Felidar
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kogla and Yidaro
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth  ^Flip
• 1x Oliphaunt
• 1x Plargg and Nassari
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Radha, Heir to Keld
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Sanctuary Warden
• 1x Scorned Villager  ^Flip
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Thorn Mammoth
• 1x Titan of Industry
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Torsten, Founder of Benalia
• 1x Trumpeting Carnosaur
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Vaultborn Tyrant
• 1x Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
• 1x Vorinclex  ^Flip
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Woodland Bellower

Land (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Commercial District
• 1x Elegant Parlor
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 3x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Lush Portico
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

Instant (10)

• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Galadriel's Dismissal
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Lae'zel's Acrobatics
• 1x Legolas's Quick Reflexes
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 1x Sylvan Tutor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Lurking Predators

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sol Ring

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This deck is all-in on Mayael the Anima and her incredible ability to cheat in huge creatures from the deck at instant speed. Mayael's steady stream of card advantage, board presence, and utility effects is incredibly powerful, so the deck tries to get her ability going as quickly as possible and keep it going for as long as possible. The deck's mana is geared towards activating Mayael's ability on turn 4. Curving Sol Ring, Radha, Heir to Keld, Priest of Titania, Joraga Treespeaker, Devoted Druid, Scorned Villager  , or the mighty Bloom Tender into Mayael the Anima into something like a turn 4 Iona, Shield of Emeria or Terastodon can often secure me fast wins or at least ensure that nobody else is able to run away with the game. The reliance of mana elves and general commitment to the board means that the deck is extra vulnerable to sweepers, which means that protection cards like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Dauntless Escort are very valuable. My choices of high-power creatures to cheat into play with Mayael in this deck are more focused on utility than beatdown capabilities. Many of my fatties have spot removal abilities to keep my opponents in check, and the ones that don't usually work to counteract certain cards or strategies, like Platinum Emperion which keeps me safe from Exsanguinate and burn combos or Blazing Archon which keeps me safe from creature beatdown or or Hellkite Tyrant which is obviously a huge play against artifact-heavy decks. Another element of protection is Ghostway and Eerie Interlude, which stop even the Cyclonic Rifts and Toxic Deluges that your protection creatures can't handle. These two also have the benefit of reusing your many ETB effects including Eternal Witness and Greenwarden of Murasa which let you continuously Ghostway every turn you have 3 mana. With Naya's efficient answers to any type of permanent, the deck gets to play the control role a surprising amount of the time, holding up mana and answering anything that could end the game or threaten the board.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 0 Rares 9 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.80
Tokens	Citizen 1/1 GW, Copy Clone, Dinosaur 3/1 R, Dungeon: Undercity, Elemental 5/3 G, Elephant 3/3 G, Food, Rhino Warrior 4/4 G, Skeleton 4/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, The Initiative, The Monarch, Treasure