[Primer] Rainforest Shmainforest: Not For Hippies!

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Counters Dredge Lifegain Primer Reanimator Voltron

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Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Overgrown Farmland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Creature (24)

• 1x Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
• 1x Bassara Tower Archer
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Deal Broker
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Glissa Sunslayer
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Oketra the True
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Tomb Robber
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip
• 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Instant (10)

• 1x Abzan Charm
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Despark
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Pull from Eternity
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Veil of Summer

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Tortured Existence

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Artifact (8)

• 1x Anvil of Bogardan
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Pestilent Cauldron  ^Flip
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

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Creature (14)

• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Forsworn Paladin
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Leyline Prowler
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Oakhame Adversary
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Riftsweeper
• 1x Undertaker
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Incarnation Technique
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Instant (3)

• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Compost
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Land (3)

• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Winding Canyons

Artifact (3)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Trading Post

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Miss Stevens' Nightmare Bug

Run, children, run!

Kathril the large roaring insect

I've tried to build a deck around Rayami, First of the Fallen first, he seemed like fun. The issue was that the deck didn't really pack that big a punch. Totally depending on the Commander being present on the field before it could really get into action. Too many ifs.

Then Kathril, Aspect Warper caught my eye and it was very similar to Rayami, yet didn't have the issues that came with it. When Kathril is cast he immediately comes online because you can put cards, and more importantly tutor cards directly in the Graveyard prior to casting him. Making it much more consistent.

Goal is to fill the Graveyard with a few key creatures that have powerful keywords for Kathril, while still making sure you have enough support. Aided by some cheap Graveyard recursion to bring creatures straight to the battlefield (Reanimate, Dance of the Dead, etc)

Each keyword comes back on at least 2 creatures so in the event we do get hit with Graveyard hate we can continue on course and summon Kathril. We achieve getting the necessary keywords with effects like Fauna Shaman, Buried Alive, Tortured Existence, etc.

Biggest bang for Buried Alive type cards are:

• Bassara Tower Archer
• Nighthawk Scavenger
• Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Back-up plans are either to go big and stompy with Akroma, Vision of Ixidor / Odric, Lunarch Marshal.

We must understand that the insects of the rainforest help the delicate balance of life here

We need to have a delicate balance of just enough keyword abilities creatures and deck consistency.

The following creatures are aimed at being primarily used for Kathril in the form of multiple keywords and others that offer some other form of utility as well.

• Akroma, Vision of Ixidor: Boosts everything
• Bassara Tower Archer
• Danitha Capashen, Paragon: Aura & Equip cost reduction
• Doom Whisperer: Surveil
• Elder Gargaroth: Massive utility
• Glissa Sunslayer
• Lurrus of the Dream-Den: Recursion
• Nighthawk Scavenger: Free stat boost
• Oketra the True: Can also make 1/1 blockers
• Questing Beast: Our combat dmg can't be prevented, haste enabler with Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• Rhonas the Indomitable
• Serra Ascendant
• Sigarda, Host of Herons: Sac prevention
• Sun Titan: Recursion
• Sylvan Caryatid
• Tomb Robber: Discard enabler
• Toski, Bearer of Secrets: Card draw
• Valentin, Dean of the Vein  
• Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Cock Magic

Rainforest fauna comes in all shapes and colours so we need ample ramp.

• Ancient Tomb
• Krosan Verge: Fetches dual and trial lands
• Black Market Connections
• Carpet of Flowers
• Smothering Tithe
• Arcane Signet
• Mana Crypt
• Sol Ring
• Sylvan Caryatid
• Farseek
• Nature's Lore
• Three Visits

Anti-stupid hippie activists

Here we have our card draw, tutors and other enablers. To make sure we're all set up to deal with hippie activists.

Mister! You've gotta help me! I'm starving to death! Show

• Geier Reach Sanitarium
• Black Market Connections
• Sylvan Library
• Anvil of Bogardan
• Pestilent Cauldron  
• Deal Broker
• Elder Gargaroth
• Esper Sentinel
• Glissa Sunslayer
• Tomb Robber: If it's a land
• Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• Abzan Charm

Lost in the rainforest? Show

• Survival of the Fittest
• Tortured Existence
• Anvil of Bogardan
• Pestilent Cauldron  
• Doom Whisperer
• Fauna Shaman
• Deal Broker
• Tomb Robber
• Buried Alive
• Demonic Tutor
• Jarad's Orders
• Grim Tutor
• Entomb
• Vampiric Tutor

Hippie repellent Show

• Boseiju, Who Endures
• Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• Aura Shards
• Song of the Dryads
• Glissa Sunslayer
• Austere Command
• Toxic Deluge
• Tragic Arrogance
• Abzan Charm
• Anguished Unmaking
• Assassin's Trophy
• Despark
• Imp's Mischief: Spell redicrect
• Veil of Summer: Counter counters and targeted removal

Ogh! Thank goodness you're here

Some all around good-stuff cards.

• Hall of Heliod's Generosity: Enchantment recursion
• Hall of the Bandit Lord: Haste enabler
• Homeward Path: Anti-Steal
• Shizo, Death's Storehouse: Evasion in Fear
• Takenuma, Abandoned Mire: Creature recursion
• Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth: All lands are Swamps
• Volrath's Stronghold: Creature recursion
• Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth: All lands are Forests
• Animate Dead: Creature to battlefield recursion
• Dance of the Dead: Creature to battlefield recursion
• Necromancy: Flash Creature to battlefield recursion
• Lightning Greaves: Haste
• Swiftfoot Boots: Haste
• Vedalken Orrery: Flash
• Eternal Witness: Any Recursion
• Odric, Lunarch Marshal: Sharing is caring
• Sun Titan: Cmc 3 or lower recursion
• Reanimate: Creature to battlefield recursion
• Pull from Eternity: Anti Graveyard hate (Zetalpa mostly)
• Teferi's Protection: Protection in Phasing out

I'm open to suggestions and ideas to improve the deck. Bonus points if you make a suggestion and mention what you would cut for it and why.

Be sure to check out my other decks for even more funzies:

• [Primer] Mogis' Slaughter House: Murder Made Tasty
• [Primer] The Land Before Time: Izzet Dino Tribal
• [Primer] EDH's Wacky Races
• [Primer] Fight at the Breastriary in Nippopolis!

Leave an upvote as a show of respect to the rainforest. :)

Top Ranked	Achieved #27 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #15 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Dredge 2 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.83
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Companion Zone, Pest 1/1 BG, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
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