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Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya) Hatebears Midrange Multiplayer Primer Stax

Enral

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 8x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gaea's CradleGC
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 6x Plains
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Card Advantage (8)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie

Interaction (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Kalemne's Captain
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker

The Hate Menu (21)

• 1x Archon of Valor's Reach
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Peacekeeper
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Void Winnower

Protection (10)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Tutor (7)

• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Survival of the FittestGC
• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Commander (1)

Ramp (13)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gaea's CradleGC
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Voyaging Satyr

Utility (9)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x High Market
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Winding Canyons

Recursion (5)

• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Sun Titan

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This is my 75% big mana hatebears (aka creature stax) deck that aims to gain incremental advantage the more creatures I play while slowly denying my opponents the ability to play any decent game of magic. This asymmetrical play makes the deck very resilient and incrementally difficult to deal with the longer the game goes. The ability to ramp so quickly allows me to play bigger hatebears like Iona, Shield of Emeria early in the game. Captain Sissay is usually the preferred hatebears commander that is competitive, but there are some reasons to run Karametra, God of Harvests over him:

• Karametra is less vulnerable than Sissay due to indestructibility
• The ability to ramp with every creature played not only thins out my deck but also allows me to easily deploy higher CMC hatebears like Void Winnower in the early stages of the game when people are still setting up their board
• Karametra isn't always viewed as a threat compared to Sissay
• Winning through commander damage is entirely possible with Karametra unlike Sissay

Strengths:

• Natural ramp at the commandzone allows me to pull ahead of everyone in most games if left unchecked
• Natural defense against aggro unlike traditional stax strategies since all I run are creatures
• Eats combo and multiple other popular strategies for breakfast
• Late game inevitability

Weaknesses:

• Dependent on commander to ramp into bigger hatebears
• Early game voltron can be problematic before appropriate hatebears are deployed
• Folds to creature hate cards like Humility with the only way to remove it via Oblivion Stone / Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger / Beast Within
• Removal and permission heavy control strategies eat this deck for breakfast

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The following are hatebears that may or may not be in the decklist to shit on a plethora of popular EDH strategies including ETB, graveyard/reanimation, sacrifice, artifacts, tutoring, creatures, and tokens:

• Hushwing Gryff : Stops etb abuse strategies
• Containment Priest : Stops creature cheat/reanimation/flicker strategies
• Linvala, Keeper of Silence : Stops a plethora of strategies and combos (like Kiki-Jiki) requiring activation costs
• Aven Mindcensor : Limits opponents' ability to tutor for answers as well as screws fetchlands/ramp
• Gaddock Teeg / Sanctum Prelate / Void Winnower / Iona, Shield of Emeria / Brisela, Voice of Nightmares / Archon of Valor's Reach : Effectively preventing my opponents from playing most of their spells
• Kataki, War's Wage : Hoses artifact-centric strategies as well as punishes mana rock reliant decks
• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite : Essentially GG for token strategies
• Dragonlord Dromoka : Hates on control/flash strategies
• Eidolon of Rhetoric : Hates on combo/storm strategies
• Spirit of the Labyrinth : Prevents players from getting ahead in card draw
• Platinum Angel : Prevents opponents from winning the game before I set up my lock
• Voidstone Gargoyle : Lock commanders or potential annoying cards out of the game
• Angel of Jubilation : Hoses a bunch of popular decks, combos, fetches, and popular powerful cards like Birthing Pod / Necropotence / Ashnod's Altar
• Peacekeeper : Hoses aggro/voltron strategies
• Angelic Arbiter : Makes decision for opponents difficult

The following are notable cards that I've included in order to make the deck run like a well-oiled machine:

• Temur Sabertooth : In addition to providing protection, he as an added utility of allowing me to recast creatures like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger or Eternal Witness to reuse various effects. It also allows me to temporarily bounce symmetrical hate like Hokori, Dust Drinker / Hushwing Gryff back to my hand.

• High Market : Plays a somewhat similar role as Temur Sabertooth with a recursion engine like Emeria Shepherd in play.

• Yisan, the Wanderer Bard : With over 50 creatures in play of a variety of CMCs, he is the perfect tutor for the deck that can act as an instant speed answer for any situation. His verses can be reset with Temur Sabertooth and gets bonkers with Seedborn Muse .

• Seedborn Muse : This card provides insane value in this deck especially with cards like Captain Sisay / Yisan, the Wanderer Bard / Arch of Orazca / Winding Canyons .

I run an interaction suite mostly composed of creatures to answer almost any boardstate:

• Kalemne's Captain : This creature is disgusting and is more devastating than the notorious Bane of Progress in this deck since I'm usually able to power him out early. Exiling problematic artifacts and enchantments will get rid of the problem permanently knowing that artifact/enchantment decks usually run a bunch of recursion engine. It is also an almost entirely asymmetrical effect since I run mostly creatures and little artifact and enchantments. His high CMC and high cost of activation is a non-issue in this deck provided the amount of ramp I can get.

• Scavenging Ooze : One of the best graveyard hate on a creature. Being in play alone can make graveyard strategies awkward.

• Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger : It doesn't matter if opponents have a counterspell, the exile still resolves which makes this an almost guaranteed removal.

• Ulvenwald Tracker : This little guy combos with Karametra's indestructibility and high power to have the ability to kill almost any creature in play. It gets pretty disgusting with Seedborn Muse in play.

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Early game (turns 1 to 4): Ramp with mana dorks like Birds of Paradise to get Karametra into play as soon as possible in order to start the ramp engine going. Watch out for blue or white players for that potential Swan Song or Return to Dust early game blowout. Early game Thalia, Guardian of Thraben / Thalia, Heretic Cathar / Kataki, War's Wage slows our opponents down as we set up our board for the mid game.

Mid game (turns 5 to 8): Karametra, God of Harvests should be in play to start the ramp engine going. This is the turn where I usually take off and spiral out of control if nobody stops me. Every creature I play increases the one-sided asymmetrical board advantage to my favor as more hatebears are being played. There is usually a specific line of play that I employ in order to lock out my opponents in a few rounds. The first target I usually get is Sylvan Safekeeper which can protect my hatebears from any targeted removals. The next usually is Gaddock Teeg which basically stops majority of boardwipes. With these two out, I can deploy any other hatebears depending on the boardstate.

Late game (turn 9 and beyond): At this point I should have a pretty solid lock in place through a combination of Gaddock Teeg / Sanctum Prelate / Void Winnower / Iona, Shield of Emeria / Brisela, Voice of Nightmares / Archon of Valor's Reach in addition to other hate effects and taxes. My opponents usually scoop at this point or I should be able to close out the game relatively quickly from there through a plethora of win conditions I pack in the deck if they still want to play the game out.

Path to Natural Creature Recursion Engine

Knight of the Reliquary helps set up the engine quickly with the ability to tutor for Emeria, The Sky Ruin and other important lands. Once the recursion engine is setup, it basically gives me the inevitability against multitude of non-exile removals. The optimal pathway to getting to the 7 plains requirement for Emeria, The Sky Ruin 's recursion engine is to get the following in order:

• Mistveil Plains
• Scattered Groves
• Canopy Vista
• Temple Garden
• Savannah
• Two Plains

Boardwipe and Removal Protection Strategy

Everything in this deck is carefully chosen to interact with each other harmoniously and none of the cards in the deck are affected by Gaddock Teeg at all. It is also interesting to note that I can technically use Gaddock Teeg /Captain Sissay as my alternative commander with a different kind of playstyle.

Getting Gaddock Teeg / Sanctum Prelate / Void Winnower / Iona, Shield of Emeria / Brisela, Voice of Nightmares / Archon of Valor's Reach online is the best proactive defense against removals and boardwipes. The best boardwipe catch all is always Gaddock Teeg and should be the first card to get out and protect ASAP. I usually like to pair Archon of Valor's Reach naming "instants" with Gaddock Teeg as a general catch all for majority of the removal spells (sparring enchantment removals like Oblivion Ring ). However, with Sylvan Safekeeper , it is almost impossible to remove my board. The general rule of thumb for cmc numbers for popular boardwipe depending on the colors represented in the pod is ( spells like Black Sun's Zenith / Gaze of Granite are best taken care of with Gaddock Teeg ):

• Cyclonic Rift overloaded

• Toxic Deluge / Oblivion Stone / Pernicious Deed

• Wrath of God / Damnation / Supreme Verdict / Nevinyrral's Disk / Humility / Mutilate / Cataclysm / Comeuppance

• Fumigate / Rout / Living Death / Hour of Devastation / Evacuation / AEtherspouts / Devastation Tide

• Austere Command / Merciless Eviction / Jokulhaups / Planar Cleansing / Terminate

• Ugin, the Spirit Dragon / Decree of Pain / Obliterate

• Blasphemous Act

• Decree of Annihilation

Assembling Brisela

Assembling Brisela, Voice of Nightmares is very easy and should only be attempted if there is a way to protect them via Grand Abolisher / Dragonlord Dromoka :

• Captain Sisay tutor for Gisela, the Broken Blade at opponent's end step and tutor for Bruna, the Fading Light during my turn to cast both

• Survival of the Fittest / Fauna Shaman : Ideally pitch Gisela, the Broken Blade to tutor for Bruna, the Fading Light and cast Bruna to bring Gisela back into play

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The following are notable combo synergies I've included in the deck:

• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Kamahl, Fist of Krosa : Destroys as many lands as the in mana pool (gets disgusting with Seedborn Muse )

• Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Oblivion Stone : Destroys all nonland permanents (brutal with Sun Titan / Emeria Shepherd )

• Bruna, the Fading Light + Gisela, the Broken Blade : Melds into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares

• Brisela, Voice of Nightmares + Gaddock Teeg : Lock out the board completely

• Hokori, Dust Drinker + Seedborn Muse : Asymmetrical land stax effect (also works with Temur Sabertooth )

The following is an infinite combo I've included to swiftly end the game in the advent of a board stall:

• Archangel of Thune + Spike Feeder : Gains infinite life and gives all creatures infinite +1/+1 counters

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• Aura Shards : Great card but it becomes awkward when Hushwing Gryff is in play
• Avenger of Zendikar / Emeria Angel / Rampaging Baloths : This build does not focus on aggressive landfall token generation
• Whitemane Lion / Kor Skyfisher / Cloudstone Curio : This build focuses on the death & taxes aspect and does not need multiple effects that only get more lands into play without a purpose
• Soul of the Harvest : I've included Spirit of the Labyrinth which interferes with this card and will be using Tireless Tracker to generate clue tokens to bypass the draw restrictions instead
• Craterhoof Behemoth : With the exclusion of Tooth and Nail , I have decided to use Kamahl, Fist of Krosa as my trample finisher instead
• Aegis of the Gods : If spellslingers become commonplace in my meta, I might have to put this card in
• Drumhunter : Needs more testing for late game inevitability with its almost always guaranteed card draw as well as another mana dork as a bonus
• The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale : Additional tax effect is nice but can backfire unlike the hatebear version which I can control
• Tooth and Nail : While this card can singlehandedly fish out my two card creature combos to potentially win, the downside of interfering with Gaddock Teeg and the exclusion of Craterhoof Behemoth is not worth the inclusion

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Karametra is a versatile commander that encourages people to think out of the box to utilize her ramp ability. There are several popular builds which include Enchantress, Timmy stompy with Eldrazi titans and big green creatures, landfall matters, as well as Aluren combo. I've never seen a dedicated creature Stax build before and I think that this is a new area for Karametra players to explore. The asymmetrical effect is insane and has proven to be so effective in shutting down multiple deck strategies that I believe this is a completely viable playstyle in a 75% format riddled with unfair combos and shenanigans.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #8 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Bruna, the Fading Light + Gisela, the Broken Blade Archangel of Thune + Spike Feeder Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Kamahl, Fist of Krosa Brisela, Voice of Nightmares + Gaddock Teeg Hokori, Dust Drinker + Seedborn Muse Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Oblivion Stone
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Clue
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