Surrak Dragonclaw - Control/Aggro Hybrid EDH

Commander / EDH Aggro Control Counterspell Flash Midrange RUG (Temur) Trample

tomjetski

Lands (34)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 13x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 6x Island
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Thriving Isle

Single Target Removal (9)

• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon
• 1x Viridian Corrupter
• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape

Counterspells (7)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Frilled Mystic
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Voracious Greatshark

Card Draw & Tutors (14)

• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Temur Ascendancy
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Soul of the Harvest

Aggro Strategy Pieces (9)

• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Gruul War Chant
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain

Flash Strategy Pieces (7)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Tidal Barracuda
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Commander (1)

Ramp & Rocks (13)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Animar, Soul of Elements
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed

Protection (4)

• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Great Oak Guardian
• 1x Archetype of Endurance

Mass Removal (2)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Decimate

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This is my Surrak-Deck. I wanted to build a deck that is extremely reactive while it wants to overrun the opponent at the same time. Surrak's text/abilities immediately got me thinking: "Wait, so Mystic Snake is basically a Counterspell on a stick that can't be countered?

Since this is a Primer I don't think I have to explain too much. You got a lot of Counterspells, some of them are creatures 'cause we want a lot of creatures out to trample down our enemies. You have a bunch of cards that allow you to play your stuff at instant speed so you can always flash in creatures before the beginning of your turn or as blockers when your opponent feel safe attacking you or you flash in a Ohran Frostfang after the declare blockers step and watch the tears in the eyes of your opponents as they realize that they'll lose all their blockers while you draw a bunch of cards.

Still have to playtest it.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.69
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Boar 2/2 G, City's Blessing, Manifest 2/2 C