The Animist's Wrath

Commander / EDH* Casual Land Destruction RGW (Naya) Tribal

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Creature (25)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Awakener Druid
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Cinder Elemental
• 1x Crater Elemental
• 1x Deus of Calamity
• 1x Gaea's Revenge
• 1x Grave Sifter
• 1x Jaddi Lifestrider
• 1x Kalonian Twingrove
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Knotvine Mystic
• 1x Liege of the Tangle
• 1x Mayael the Anima
• 1x Obsidian Fireheart
• 1x Rith, the Awakener
• 1x Rubblehulk
• 1x Scion of the Wild
• 1x Skarrg Guildmage
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Soulsurge Elemental
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Tornado Elemental
• 1x Woodborn Behemoth
• 1x Zendikar Incarnate

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Nissa, Sage Animist  ^Flip
• 1x Nissa, Worldwaker

Land (33)

• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 4x Plains
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Grove

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Abundant Growth
• 1x Earth Surge
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Hostile Realm
• 1x Life and Limb
• 1x Natural Emergence
• 1x Nature's Revolt
• 1x Nylea's Presence
• 1x Overgrowth
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Terra Eternal
• 1x Trace of Abundance
• 1x Zendikar's Roil

Instant (7)

• 1x Consign to Dust
• 1x Groundswell
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Naya Charm
• 1x Rith's Charm
• 1x Vine Snare
• 1x Vivify

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Animist's Awakening
• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Commune with Nature
• 1x Craterize
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Demolish
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Frenzied Tilling
• 1x Hunting Wilds
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Nissa's Expedition
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Nissa's Revelation
• 1x Rude Awakening
• 1x Summer Bloom
• 1x Tectonic Rift
• 1x Verdant Touch

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (17)

• 1x Bloodbraid Elf
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Embodiment of Fury
• 1x Embodiment of Insight
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Jaddi Offshoot
• 1x Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Mana
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Primalcrux
• 1x Purity
• 1x Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
• 1x Sylvan Advocate
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Wall of Resurgence
• 1x Wilderness Elemental

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Land (7)

• 1x Fertile Thicket
• 1x Grasslands
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mountain Valley
• 1x Needle Spires
• 1x Primal Beyond
• 1x Riftstone Portal

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Mayael's Aria

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sword of the Animist

Instant (10)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Druid's Deliverance
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Elemental Uprising
• 1x Encircling Fissure
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Pulse of Murasa
• 1x Swell of Growth
• 1x Weight of Spires

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Boiling Earth
• 1x Creeping Corrosion
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Earthen Arms
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Gift of the Gargantuan
• 1x Nissa's Renewal
• 1x Ondu Rising
• 1x Planar Outburst
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Pyroclasm
• 1x Revive
• 1x Shatterstorm
• 1x Titanic Ultimatum
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Wrath of God

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"Why fight the world when you know who will win?"

This is an Elemental tribal / Land Animation deck.

The main win condition for this deck is to continually pressure the opponent with Elementals until you build up your land base then overwhelm the opponent by making animating all your lands as creatures.

The deck focuses on 3 major aspects: Ramp, Stall Destruction, Damage.

Ramp

"Nature grows solutions to her problems."

This deck has a lot of land ramp. Cultivate, Boundless Realms, Explosive Vegetation, Animist's Awakening are all pure ramp, while cards such as Exploration, Rites of Flourishing, and Summer Bloom all allow additional lands to be played.

The Land Ramp is extremely important, as the deck currently only has 33 lands in it. The reason for this is because there is quite a bit of land ramp, and there are several other cards that provide mana such as Knotvine Mystic, Overgrowth, or helps mana fix such as Abundant Growth, Nylea's Presence and Trace of Abundance.

There are also several landfall abilities that benefit from the land coming every turn, such as Zendikar's Roil.

Stall Destruction

"The timeless, tireless jaws of nature shall one day devour us all."

This deck should win most of its games with one giant swing in an opportune moment. But the deck has to be able to get to that point. The deck slows the game down in several different ways.

Land Destruction Craterize, Frenzied Tilling, Tectonic Shift, and Demolish will set opponents back a turn and could even upset an important strategy if destroying lands that are critical to an opponent's deck.

Basic Removal such as Naturalize, Fireball, and Consign to Dust .

There are a few opportunities for Lifegain, but they have the potential to add a lot of life. A lategame Jaddi Lifestrider could be a lifesaver if there are several creatures on the field.

Many of the Elemental creatures in the deck are meant to be played regularly and rashly. If you can trade for a block, its probably better to do so then take a hit, since the lethal damage should be dealt by LAND. The Elementals are supposed to create problems that need to be addressed. Deus of Calamity, Gaea's Revenge, Kalonian Twingrove, Rubblehulk, Scion of the Wild, Tornado Elemental, Woodborn Behemoth, and Zendikar Incarnate all have the potential to be huge threats on the board and demand a response. Meanwhile you'll be playing land upon land until it's time to attack.

Animate

"This world will not be tamed."

This deck has many different ways of animating land. Skarrg Guildmage, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Awakener Druid and Vivify all can turn target lands into creatures. Stirring Wildwood and Raging Ravine can self animate.

But its the mass animate cards that win the game. Nissa, Sage Animist and Nissa, Worldwaker both have ultimates with the potential to end games. Rude Awakening, Nature's Revolt, Natural Emergence, Life and Limb all animate all your lands. Liege of the Tangle can make every land you have an / Elemental.

Terra Eternal can make those /'s all indestructible. But if your lands are destroyed, then Titania, Protector of Argoth will give you an Elemental for every land that is destroyed.

Final Thoughts

This deck is far from being completed, as I don't even have all the cards listed. Just from looking at the board as it is, I feel like its missing some protection and removal. Card advantage should be good since the land ramp should help limit drawing land. I'm trying to find more options that protect my lands, because as it stands only Terra Eternal does that, and for a deck centered around using land animation 1 such card is not enough.

I also have absolutely no artifacts, for flavor's sake. If you can suggest any flavorful and helpful artifacts please do so. If I find the deck lacking, I'll add in the staples such as Sol Ring and Command Tower.

I have yet to playtest this deck, but please leave any comments or suggestions you may have, and please take the time to read the maybeboard instead of just shotgunning cards that are obvious for the deck. Also trying to stay around the $100 mark for the budget.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.86
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Elemental 2/2 G, Elemental 5/3 G, Elemental X/X G, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Treefolk Warrior */* G
Folders	EDH, modifications, 121196