Yidris - Low Mana-value Cascade - Storm

Commander / EDH Storm UBRG

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Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Island
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Artifact (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

Instant (19)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Turn the Earth
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Manamorphose
• 1x Memory's Journey
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Snap
• 1x Twinferno
• 1x You Come to a River
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Ad Nauseam

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rite of Flame
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Summer Bloom
• 1x Transmute Artifact
• 1x Past in Flames

Storm (4)

• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Tendrils of Agony
• 1x Temporal Fissure
• 1x Mind's Desire

Suspend (4)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Glimpse of Tomorrow
• 1x Lotus Bloom
• 1x Profane Tutor

Commander (1)

Ramp (17)

• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Talisman of Resilience

Creature (6)

• 1x Shrieking Drake
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Riftsweeper
• 1x Averna, the Chaos Bloom
• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Grinning Ignus

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Ancestral Knowledge
• 1x Song of Creation

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Other (63)

• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Mox Tantalite
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Sol Talisman
• 1x Abundant Harvest
• 1x Autumn's Veil
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Duress
• 1x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Orcish Lumberjack
• 1x Raven's Crime
• 1x Savage Summoning
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Visions of Beyond
• 1x Wild Cantor
• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Displacement Wave
• 1x Explore
• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Ideas Unbound
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Squandered Resources
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Surge of Brilliance
• 1x Trade Routes
• 1x Underworld Breach
• 1x Unsubstantiate
• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x City of Solitude
• 1x Impending Flux
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 2x Seething Song
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Sentinel Tower
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Cadaverous Bloom
• 1x Skirge Familiar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

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"Everything is better if it's storm." - TheBestMagicCard

Overview Show

The point of this deck is to deal combat damage with Yidris as soon as possible, thereby giving spells that you cast from your hand cascade for the turn, and then proceeding to cascade into 0 and 1 mana-value spells while gaining mana and drawing cards, and ultimately win by storming off with cards like Aetherflux Reservoir, Tendrils of Agony, or Temporal Fissure.

This deck was inspired by the original Melt Banana list here on Tappedout. This deck differs significantly from that original deck list, where as Melt Banana has more cantrips and mana dorks, and uses Isochron Scepter and wheels, this list focuses on other combo lines, and does not include the scepter or wheels, or as many mana dorks as they either cannot be used the turn they enter battlefield, or they just don't seem quite impactful enough to me. Much more in-depth theory and information about this style deck can be found there.

This deck is dynamic, fast, and fun, but it often takes long turns early in the game, and your friends will just end up just watching you fondle your deck until you win, unless they can interact early on. It can run out of spells to cast from hand, and it is also vulnerable to spot removal and counter magic, especially anything that interferes with Yidris dealing combat damage...

Basic Strategy Show

Once Yidris has dealt combat damage to a player, and spells cast from your hand have cascade, just start casting spells and watch the magic happen. For example, any 1 mana-value spell will cascade into a 0 mana-value card, which will either be a mana source, Ancestral Vision, or Profane Tutor. Likewise, any 2 mana-value spell will cascade into a 0 or 1 mana-value card, ideally a mana source or card draw. While continuing to cascade into card draw and mana sources, you will eventually be able to cast a higher mana-value spell, like Song of Creation, Ad Nauseam, Mind's Desire, or Temporal Fissure.

Cascade Shenanegans Show

Psychotic Fury gives Yidris double-strike, giving spells double cascade.

Shrieking Drake and Grinning Ignus are very powerful, as they can both be cast repeatedly, cascading each time, as well as increasing storm count. Even if, for example, all the 0 mana-value spells in the deck have been cast, Shrieking Drake can still continue to be cast just to increase storm count. Likewise with the Ignus.

Birgi, God of Storytelling   and Song of Creation will each trigger for spell which is cascaded into, again turning each spell into either mana, card-draw, or both. For example, with one cascade trigger, two spells will be ultimately be cast via cascade, thus resulting in two red mana, or four additional cards, or both, depending on the board state. Try a Grinning Ignus maybe, which will combo with Birgi to cascade into all the two mana-value cards in the deck, as well as a huge storm count, and/or a huge hand. Harnfel, Horn of Bounty   can also be a powerful draw-engine if needed...

Other Interactions Show

Skirge Familiar is mostly just a way to get some extra mana, especially if you've got extra lands in hand. It combos well with Ad Nauseam, which will fill your hand with spells and mana.

Temporal Fissure is very useful. It can actually be a win condition with a large enough storm count, by bouncing all or most of your opponents permanents, you will easily be able to dominate the rest of the short game. It can also be used like an alternate Paradoxical Outcome to bounce your own permanents, and then recast for more cascade and storm triggers.

Trade Routes gives all lands Cyclilng 1, which is cool, and also acts like an Infernal Tribute for lands, Infernal Tribute being a possible inclusion as well.

Song of Creation can end up milling the deck out if not played carefully. As there are no Laboratory Maniac style win conditions included here, Song of Creation may end up needing to be bounced back to hand using Paradoxical Outcome or Temporal Fissure to avoid losing to self-mill. This card should also be played only if you plan to win that turn, or otherwise have no cards in hand, as you must discard your hand at end of turn.

Although there is kind of a high number of high-mana-value spells in the deck, it doesn't seem to be much of a problem, with usually the worst implication being a poor Ad Nauseam. It is usually good idea though, not to go below 10 or 8 life with Ad Nauseaum...

Notable Exclusions, and Potential Substitutions Show

It feels like this deck will usually stall out from a lack of spells to cast, rather than a lack of mana. The first spells I would include to help this would be Visions of Beyond, Abundant Harvest, Chart a Course, Frantic Search, and maybe Gitaxian Probe and Memory Jar.

Wheel of Fate is a decent option for additional card draw, however, I often found myself not wanting to cast it off of a cascade, because I really liked or needed cards in hand, or I actually had like 20 something cards and just needed some mana. It is also the worst of the suspend cards to actually suspend, as it gives your opponents the heads up to empty their hands, and you many not want to cast it once you finally can anyways... I've found that Windfall substitutes nicely for the other wheels.

Wheel of Fortune and Timetwister are not included in this list, mostly because they are expensive and hard to get for most people, including myself. Likewise with Lion's Eye Diamond. Furthermore, Laboratory Maniac and Thassa's Oracle style win conditions are not included as they are ultimately dead cards outside of the one circumstance, and although the deck can draw it's self out, it is designed to win via storm. If this package were included, I would probably put in Notion Thief too...

There are no counterspells included in this list, which may seem unusual for a blue storm deck, especially since it is so vital to ensure that Yidris can connect. However, they are completely useless off of cascade. The lack of counterspells is another reason I didn't include the wheels package, as the self-mill win is risky if not protected by countermagic. Veil of Summer and Autumn's Veil seem like some of the better "counterspells" to include, but the one counterspell I do really like in here is Unsubstantiate, as it can be used off a cascade. It can remove a pesky creature so that Yidris can get through. It can bounce your own creature to recast for more cascade and storm, or otherwise save them from something worse. It can even be used to bounce a spell with storm from the stack back to your hand, resulting in the storm copies still resolving, and the original copy of the card back in your hand to cast again!

For similar reasons as the tutors, Sensei's Divining Top is not included either. I do like the card:Bola's Citadel and Helm of Awakening combo with the top, and the Helm and Citadel are already included, but the Top on it's own is not quite strong enough, and is often awkward with cascade. (See my deck:11-04-21-elsha-of-the-infinite-storm deck for more on this combo, except with Future Sight, and Elsha of course...)

Isochron Scepter is not included, even though Dramatic Reversal is, and there are several other decent candidates, this combo is a little to conditional for me, including the Scepter feels like including Future Sight to me, just not quite impactful enough on it's own to justify a slightly off track, albeit powerful, combo.

Similarly to other powerful packages not included in this deck, Doomsday. It's just not quite that kind of deck. See my new deck:tasigur-creatureless-oathdoomsday deck for some Doomsday Isochron Scepter action, still in testing phase.

card:Sylan Library, too slow? Pointless during a cascade chain when you're trying to win that turn...

Mystic Remora, who cares? Again, like Sylvan Library, this doesn't help during a cascade chain, and smart people will just not feed it, and it will just be a weak like stall piece? When everyone has learned not to feed the fish, no one will play with this card anymore, unless they are going up against a storm player...!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.25
Folders	Decks