Roon Control for Rory

Commander / EDH*

Lerxst98

Creature (24)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Land (10)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Windswept Heath

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Kodama's Reach

Commander (1)

Artifact (6)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Rhystic Study

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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Maybeboard

Creature (22)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Clone
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Great Whale
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Voidmage Husher

Artifact (7)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aid from the Cowl
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Bounty of the Luxa
• 1x Cathars' Crusade

Instant (4)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Return to Dust

Land (2)

• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

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Best Cards in Maybeboard to add

Panharmonicon to double ETB effects.

Conjurer's Closet use ETB's at the end of your turn.

Avenger of Zendikar and or Craterhoof Behemoth for a win con or just good value.

Cloudshift for a cheap bounce

Return to Dust/Krosan Grip for best enchantment removal

Cultivate/Thought Vessel RAAAAMMMPPPP

Wrath of God or Supreme Verdict because I think the deck needs at least one more clear.

Restoration Angel for value and for some cool tricks.

Prime Speaker Zegana and Bane of Progress for their value.

Great Whale for another way to access infinite mana/bounce.

Soul of the Harvest is great to draw cards in the late game when you start running out.

Knight-Captain of Eos provides consistent protection from on board creature threats.

Of the gods that I know you have, Kruphix, God of Horizons and Nylea, God of the Hunt are the most viable in the deck. The no max hand size and dump your mana into the pool isn't too bad for Kruphix and Nylea could be a finisher provided you have enough mana. Other than Ephara I'd consider these two but I'd prioritize other cards first.

Note: I'd also consider cutting the Bident of Thassa and MAYBE Explosive Vegetation if you find you have enough lands.

Cool Combos and Tricks to consider

Restoration Angel/Ghostly Flicker/Cloudshift/Eerie Interlude/Momentary Blink comboed with Fiend Hunter can be utilized to exile a creature permanently. A little bit confusing but here is how it works. You play Fiend Hunter targeting an arbitrary creature which we will call Elf. Then in response to this we will flash in Restoration Angel targeting Fiend Hunter. At this point at the bottom of the stack we have Fiend Hunters ability that exiles Elf and on top of that the triggered ability of Restoration Angel exiling Fiend Hunter. Then we let the first ability resolve. Restoration Angel exiles the Fiend Hunter and returns him. At this point Fiend Hunter will enter the battlefield AGAIN. You will select a new arbitrary target which we will call Goblin. So now the stack has "Exile Elf" on the bottom and "Exile Goblin" on top. Both resolve but only the only one Fiend Hunter "remembers" is Goblin. This trick occurs if and only if you can exile or return the Fiend Hunter to his owners hand IN RESPONSE to his exile ability. Note that this permanently exiles Elf and Goblin is taken care of until Fiend Hunter leaves play. You can also stack your triggers with Conjurer's Closet.

Deadeye Navigator and Peregrine Drake grant infinite bounces. When either Deadeye or the Drake enter you can pair them and then use two mana to untap five lands by bouncing the Drake. Because the ability costs 1 and a blue and you untap 5 lands with each bounce, you have access to infinite colored mana. Then you can use the infinite mana to exile and return the Deadeye Navigator himself and pair him with any other creature with an enter the battlefield effect. Now you have infinite mana and can bounce any creature on your board an infinite amount of times. Have fun returning all of your opponents spells and permanents to their owner's hands with Venser, Shaper Savant!

Roon of the Hidden Realm and Perplexing Chimera have an interesting interaction. Let's work through a scenario. Your opponent plays a Swords to Plowshares targeting Roon. Oh no! Since you do not want this to happen you exchange control of Perplexing Chimera and the Swords. You target your opponents creature with Swords. Typically exchanging control of the Chimera and the spell means you do not have access to the Chimera and you give the opportunity for someone else to take your spells in the future. However with Roon of the Hidden Realm's bounce ability you can exile the Chimera and when it comes back, it comes back under YOUR control because you are the owner of the Chimera. So this means you can control other peoples spells without the fear of losing the Chimera.

The Stax package. Knowing you want to play control you could abuse some ETB effects to lock out your opponents from playing their cards. I'd consider these not because they are great cards but because they suit your playstyle and work with Roon. These include Lavinia of the Tenth, Reflector Mage, Stonehorn Dignitary, Aven Mindcensor and Fiend Hunter. You also already have some great cards to complement this strategy like Venser, Shaper Savant and Rhystic Study.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 14 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	56
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Personal: For Others