The Shawshank Redemption

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai)

Vinman

Creature (45)

• 1x Aftermath Analyst
• 1x Angel of Suffering
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Barrowgoyf
• 1x Biophagus
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blossoming Tortoise
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Boggart Trawler  ^Flip
• 1x Deathbloom Ritualist
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Foundation Breaker
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Likeness Looter
• 1x Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Master of Death
• 1x Metamorphosis Fanatic
• 1x Muldrotha, the Gravetide
• 1x Obsessive Stitcher
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Overlord of the Floodpits
• 1x Rampant Frogantua
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Rona, Herald of Invasion  ^Flip
• 1x Sage of the Falls
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Slogurk, the Overslime
• 1x Sludge Titan
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Wight of the Reliquary
• 1x Wonder
• 1x World Shaper
• 1x Zellix, Sanity Flayer

Land (33)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkmoss Bridge
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Echoing Deeps
• 1x Forest
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Hedge Maze
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Pit of Offerings
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Port of Karfell
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shifting Woodland
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Undercity Sewers
• 1x Underground Mortuary
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Hedge Shredder
• 1x Matzalantli, the Great Door  ^Flip
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Palantir of Orthanc
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Dream Halls
• 1x Gossip's Talent
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Haunted Crossroads
• 1x Pernicious Deed

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Seasons Past

Instant (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Nexus of Fate

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Grist, the Hunger Tide
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

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Maybeboard

Creature (58)

• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Bazaar Trademage
• 1x Bramble Familiar
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Death Tyrant
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Dimir Strandcatcher
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Glarb, Calamity's Augur
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Lazav, the Multifarious
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Merfolk Looter
• 1x Molderhulk
• 1x Narfi, Betrayer King
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Oriq Loremage
• 1x Overcharged Amalgam
• 1x Phenax, God of Deception
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Six
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Suspicious Stowaway  ^Flip
• 1x Thassa's Oracle
• 1x The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Timeless Witness
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Unshakable Tail
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Land (13)

• 1x Argoth, Sanctum of Nature  ^Meld
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Tomb Fortress
• 1x Tyrite Sanctum
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (1)

• 1x Noxious Revival

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Court of Cunning
• 1x Out of the Tombs
• 1x Oversold Cemetery

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Splendid Reclamation

Artifact (3)

• 1x Conduit of Worlds
• 1x The Cauldron of Eternity
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Wrenn and Realmbreaker

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As with all of my EDH decks, this deck's name is named after one of my favorite films that really embody the deck's theme (which in this case is a political style with a greedy component). Tasigur, the Golden Fang and now in it's current iteration Sidisi, Brood Tyrant is my first EDH deck to contain black, really revolves around the Sultai persona which is to tempt and sway others into doing your bidding by any means necessary so that you can attain your goal. This version of Sidisi, is not a super competitive version, but it has a high synergy component by drawing cards, giving your opponents the illusion of choice, controlling the board, while dumping creatures into your graveyard to either hit your win condition of Living Death or Rise of the Dark Realms. Since I am not, currently, running any counter spells, spells like Eternal Witness, Seasons Past, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord and Laboratory Maniac give me other ways to either reset and try to hit the win conditions again or just win with Laboratory Maniac by drawing out my deck or sacrificing my creatures to Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord. So the deck has evolved from just being a "Good Stuff" deck, to more of a political deck with a recursion and graveyard manipulation style.

Banned Sideboard

Given how long my play group has been playing EDH, we wanted to shake up our meta and try something new. We are testing out playing with cards from the EDH Banlist. While I know there are plenty of super broken combos I could do within my colors, especially with the cards I am choosing to play with, I just mainly want to play with the cards more than just breaking the game and comboing off. The cards listed in the sideboard are the ones I will swap into the deck to play with, and they all fit within the deck as far as theme and style.

These will be the swaps I will make in order to play with the banned cards

Griselbrand ----> Izoni, Thousand-Eyed

Leovold, Emissary of Trest ----> Jace's Archivist

Date added	9 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 62 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Horror, Insect 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Bob, Decks I play, Favorites of ALL TIME, Commander Folder, My Decks