Sisay’s Chains (cEDH)

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive GW (Selesnya) Infinite Combo Stax

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Creature (31)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Dosan the Falling Leaf
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Gideon, Martial Paragon
• 1x Nissa, Genesis Mage
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Land (30)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 6x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Hall of Gemstone
• 1x Living Plane
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Finale of Devastation

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Autumn's Veil
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Emerald Charm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Force of Vigor

Artifact (11)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Winter Orb
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x The Chain Veil

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Aura of Silence

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Ravages of War

Creature (1)

• 1x Fauna Shaman

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Sisay’s Chains

——Primer——

Work in progress... Suggestions are welcome!

Intro:

The banning of Paradox Engine was a tough beat to Captain Sisay , no other commander or deck was hurt worse, than Sisay, in cEDH from this ban.

In an attempt to bring Captain Sisay back at a competitive level to cEDH, I have developed Sisay’s Chains (cEDH).

Version 1 was Sisay’s Chains V1 (cEDH) which was my attempt to compete with the the top tier cEDH decks in the format. Issue became that the faster I made the deck, moving from turn 5 to turn 4, the more susceptible it became to disruption. In addition the turn 5 version couldn’t compete because turn 5 was a little slow.

Version 2 Sisay’s Chains (cEDH) goal is to slow the game down with STAX effects and break parity with Gaea's Cradle or Growing Rites of Itlimoc  allowing us to combo later with protection (i.e. Silence , etc) and while mana is locked down for the opponents.

Current State

Recently moved to STAX package abandoning the “combo turn 4” plan. Will continue testing this latest version.

Challenges:

TBD

Game Plan

Ramp into Captain Sisay as rapidly as possible. Cross your fingers you get to untap with her...

If you get to untap with her, you have two options:

• Fetch a relevant STAX piece to start slowing the game down and plan for comboing later.
• Start counting your mana production as if you had Gaea's Cradle in play. If you can hit 32 mana:

  (27x + 4x + 1x)

  with 2x Nissa, Genesis Mage +2 and 2x Gideon, Martial Paragon +2 you are ready to combo off. If you can untap Captain Sisay or you have drawn Nissa, Genesis Mage / Gaea's Cradle you can combo this turn. Otherwise pass your turn and fetch Gaea's Cradle on your opponents endstep. Gaea's Cradle is almost vital to combo off so it is a big risk to pass turn with it in play...

Main Combo Line

• Fetch Gaea's Cradle (usually best to wait until opponents end step)
• Play Gaea's Cradle
• Fetch Nissa, Genesis Mage
• Play Nissa, Genesis Mage and +2 untap Captain Sisay + Gaea's Cradle + Mana Dork + Land
• Fetch The Chain Veil
• Play and activate The Chain Veil
• Nissa +2 untap Captain Sisay + Gaea's Cradle + Mana Dork + Land
• Fetch Gideon, Martial Paragon
• Play Gideon, Martial Paragon and +2 untapping all creatures
• Fetch Karn, the Great Creator
• Play Karn, the Great Creator and +1 targeting The Chain Veil
• Gideon, Martial Paragon +2 untapping all creatures (inc. The Chain Veil )
• Fetch Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• Play Surrak, the Hunt Caller and move to combat
• Surrak, the Hunt Caller targeting The Chain Veil giving it haste
• Activate the hasted The Chain Veil
• Fetch Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and +2 burning down opponents with infinite activations of Nissa / Gideon / Ugin / Chain Veil

Captain Sisay + Nissa, Genesis Mage + The Chain Veil + Gideon, Martial Paragon + Karn, the Great Creator + Surrak, the Hunt Caller + Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Alternate Play Lines

- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane - Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane

Tips

1. Green Sun's Zenith is ramp on T1 with Dryad Arbor .
2. Incubation Druid nets +5 mana during the combo if you can activate her adapt and still play Nissa, Genesis Mage . You need 9 mana minimum from other sources (excl. Incubation Druid ).
3. Having a combo piece in hand is a good thing, makes the chances of comboing early higher. Nissa, Genesis Mage is the best combo piece to have as it allows you to go off in the same turn you fetch Gaea's Cradle , or vice versa. Other pieces allow you an additional fetch after you play The Chain Veil , like Garruk Wildspeaker and Mox Amber , which can allow you to access 32 mana easier.

Mulligan Guide

TBD

Change Log

Out:

• Sisay’s Chains V1 (cEDH)

In:

• Sisay’s Chains (cEDH)

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Living Plane Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Living Plane Gideon, Martial Paragon + Karn, the Great Creator Surrak, the Hunt Caller + Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Captain Sisay + Nissa, Genesis Mage + The Chain Veil
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	21 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.21
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Treasure
Folders	Stuff I like, cEDH, Competitive EDH, Commander EDH, Other ppls EDH, Tryout, cEDH, Deck Ideas, Follow, Multiplayer EDH