Snowfall in the Heart of Winter

Commander / EDH Budget Control Counters Forgotten Realms GWU (Bant) Landfall Ramp Snow Stompy Tap/Untap

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Creature (30)

• 1x Abominable Treefolk
• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
• 1x Ascendant Spirit
• 1x Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
• 1x Boreal Outrider
• 1x Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• 1x Conifer Wurm
• 1x Diamond Faerie
• 1x Drizzt Do'Urden
• 1x Evercoat Ursine
• 1x Frost Augur
• 1x Frostweb Spider
• 1x Hylda of the Icy Crown
• 1x Ice-Fang Coatl
• 1x Icebreaker Kraken
• 1x Kellan, the Kid
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Ovinomancer
• 1x Pilfering Hawk
• 1x Rime Tender
• 1x Rimefeather Owl
• 1x Sculptor of Winter
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Spirit of the Aldergard
• 1x Squall Drifter
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Vega, the Watcher

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Cover of Winter
• 1x Druid Class
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Gelid Shackles
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Marit Lage's Slumber
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x On Thin Ice
• 1x Opposition
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Snow Devil
• 1x Solitary Sanctuary
• 1x Verity Circle
• 1x Winter's Rest
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Hylda's Crown of Winter
• 1x Icebind Pillar
• 1x Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunstone

Instant (6)

• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Graven Lore
• 1x Ice Out
• 1x Icy Blast
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Winter's Chill

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Arctic Flats
• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Boreal Shelf
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Frostwalk Bastion
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 1x Shimmerdrift Vale
• 9x Snow-Covered Forest
• 11x Snow-Covered Island
• 3x Snow-Covered Plains

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blessing of Frost
• 1x Blizzard Brawl
• 1x Calming Verse
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Freeze in Place
• 1x Search for Glory

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Lifegift

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Maybeboard

Creature (21)

• 1x Adarkar Windform
• 1x Avalanche Caller
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Berg Strider
• 1x Blizzard Strix
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Chillerpillar
• 1x Crash of Rhino Beetles
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Frostpeak Yeti
• 1x Heidar, Rimewind Master
• 1x Iceberg Cancrix
• 1x Icehide Golem
• 1x Jorn, God of Winter  ^Flip
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Moritte of the Frost
• 1x Rimewind Cryomancer
• 1x Rimewind Taskmage
• 1x Saddled Rimestag
• 1x Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl
• 1x Wall of Shards

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Bitter Chill
• 1x Brokers Ascendancy
• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Glacial Plating
• 1x Hibernation's End
• 1x Lifegift
• 1x Retreat to Coralhelm
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Roaring Earth
• 1x Zendikar's Roil

Land (4)

• 1x Brokers Hideout
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x Tranquil Landscape

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cone of Cold
• 1x Into the North

Instant (10)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Counterspell *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Entish Restoration
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Plunge into Winter
• 1x Ride the Avalanche
• 1x Succumb to the Cold

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcum's Astrolabe
• 1x Conduit of Worlds
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Robe of Stars

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Icewind Dale

Snow + Landfall = Snowfall

The freezing touch of Auril's icy embrace slows the opponent's creatures to a crawl. Hence they are tapped down, or even frozen completely in place (stun counters / not untap). Other cards combo off of this as well, see below for more details.

For a more {Budget} friendly deck, the expensive mass protection Instants can be swapped out for cheaper less powerful cards. IE: Teferi's Protection, Clever Concealment, and Heroic Intervention swapped for Flare of Fortitude, Giver of Runes, Flawless Maneuver. Although based on my Commander deckbuilding standards, this is already pretty budget as far as I'm concerned. Most of my other decks are double to triple this price.

Forgotten Realm's Icewind Dale definitely influenced some decision making behind this deck, can you spot the Easter egg(s)?

Index

{Snow}

Isu the Abominable, Abominable Treefolk, Adarkar Windform, Ascendant Spirit, Boreal Outrider, Conifer Wurm, Diamond Faerie, Frost Augur, Frostweb Spider, Ice-Fang Coatl, Icebreaker Kraken, Ohran Frostfang, Ohran Viper, Pilfering Hawk, Rime Tender, Rimefeather Owl, Sculptor of Winter, Spirit of the Aldergard, Squall Drifter, Wall of Shards, Cover of Winter, Gelid Shackles, Marit Lage's Slumber, On Thin Ice, Winter's Rest, Graven Lore, Blessing of Frost, Blizzard Brawl, Search for Glory, All lands except Command Tower and Reliquary Tower, Icebind Pillar

{Landfall}

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Bristly Bill, Spine Sower, Scute Swarm, Tatyova, Benthic Druid, Felidar Retreat, Primeval Bounty,

{Control}

Icebreaker Kraken, Squall Drifter, Gelid Shackles, Opposition, Solitary Sanctuary, Winter's Rest, Cryptic Command *list*, Icy Blast, Freeze in Place, Hylda's Crown of Winter, Icebind Pillar

{Draw}

Isu the Abominable, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Ascendant Spirit, Bonny Pall, Clearcutter, Evercoat Ursine, Frost Augur, Hylda of the Icy Crown, Ice-Fang Coatl, Ohran Frostfang, Ohran Viper, Pilfering Hawk, Tatyova, Benthic Druid, Vega, the Watcher, Verity Circle, Blessing of Frost, Graven Lore,

{Ramp}

Isu the Abominable, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Oracle of Mul Daya, Rime Tender, Sculptor of Winter, Druid Class, Exploration, Mirari's Wake, Zendikar Resurgent, Sol Ring

{+1/+1 Counters}

Isu the Abominable, Ascendant Spirit, Boreal Outrider, Bristly Bill, Spine Sower, Drizzt Do'Urden, Frostweb Spider, Hylda of the Icy Crown, Felidar Retreat, Hardened Scales, Primeval Bounty, Solitary Sanctuary, Blessing of Frost, Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

{Creature Tokens}

Hylda of the Icy Crown, Scute Swarm, Felidar Retreat, Primeval Bounty

{Power}

Isu the Abominable, Abominable Treefolk, Bonny Pall, Clearcutter, Conifer Wurm, Icebreaker Kraken, Rimefeather Owl, Spirit of the Aldergard, Marit Lage's Slumber,

{Flying / Reach}

Adarkar Valkyrie, Ascendant Spirit, Bonny Pall, Clearcutter, Diamond Faerie, Frostweb Spider, Ice-Fang Coatl, Kellan, the Kid, Pilfering Hawk, Rimefeather Owl, Squall Drifter, Wall of Shards, Marit Lage's Slumber, Snow Devil

{Lifegain}

Kellan, the Kid, Tatyova, Benthic Druid, Druid Class, Primeval Bounty

{Protection}

Adarkar Valkyrie, Cover of Winter, Clever Concealment, Heroic Intervention, Teferi's Protection, Sunstone

{Removal}

Ovinomancer, On Thin Ice, Winter's Chill, Blizzard Brawl, Calming Verse, Farewell

{Tutor}

Spirit of the Aldergard, Search for Glory

{Counterspells}

Cryptic Command *list*, Ice Out

Card Combos

Isu the Abominable + Any {Snow} card

{Tap 'em Down Value}

Hylda of the Icy Crown, Hylda's Crown of Winter, Solitary Sanctuary, Verity Circle

{Commander Ability + cast a spell other than hand}

Kellan, the Kid, Vega, the Watcher

{Land Ramp / Bounce Synergies}

Isu the Abominable, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, Bonny Pall, Clearcutter, Oracle of Mul Daya, Druid Class, Exploration, Ovinomancer, Icebreaker Kraken,

Marit Lage's Slumber can actually be pretty ridiculous if you get it out turn 2, I've had some simulations get the 20/20 flying indestructible creature token out on turn 7. The built in Scry let's you ramp the snow permanents hard, and since it only takes 10 and almost all of the lands are Snow.. well hence why this can be surprisingly fast.

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Date added	1 month
Last updated	2 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 1 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beau, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Copy Clone, Elemental 4/4 WU, Guenhwyvar, Insect 1/1 G, Marit Lage, Replicated Ring, Sheep 0/1 G