Transformers (Sort of)

Commander / EDH* Battlecruiser Casual Equip Infect Mutate Voltron

The_Fallen_Duke

Land (34)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Instant (17)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Decisive Denial
• 1x Despark
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Kaya's Onslaught
• 1x Kazuul's Fury  ^Flip
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Mythos of Nethroi
• 1x Sheltering Light
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Unleash Fury
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Artifact (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Giant's Amulet
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Talisman of Resilience

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Abundant Harvest
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Gemrazer
• 1x Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Illuna, Apex of Wishes
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nethroi, Apex of Death
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Pollywog Symbiote
• 1x Pouncing Shoreshark
• 1x Sea-Dasher Octopus
• 1x Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt
• 1x Swiftblade Vindicator
• 1x Vadrok, Apex of Thunder

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Aether Tunnel
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Season of Growth
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

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When the mutate mechanic was introduced, I found it very confusing. However, looking at it now, it is actually pretty versatile: it can sort of work as equipment or aura, but if there is nothing on the board or the target gets removed, it still leaves a creature on the battlefield. Which made me think it could be the foundation for a voltron deck with a backup plan.

I wanted my commander to be a creature worth mutating and decent for voltron strategies, and I decided to pick good old Cromat: it provides access to all five colour (which is critical with not many mutate cards around) and has a lot of useful abilities on its own that either help him both protect himself and become a better attacker. A less impressive but cheaper backup for mutation is the Swiftblade Vindicator, who has already quite some useful keywords himself.

The strategy is as basic as it can get: try to one-shot opponents with either commander damage or infect. Ideally by using one big mutated and equipped creature, but if the table makes that harder (e.g. sacrifice effect) by going wider and possibly closing with Triumph of the Hordes. The best outcome is a mix of the two with Helm of the Hosts, which I would say is the main win condition.

A fun casual Timmy deck (don't mind the duals: I have them in my collection so why not to use them, but cheaper replacements would works just as fine).

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.59
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Foretell, Giant Wizard