Dr. Seuss's Zoo

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (34)

• 1x Aggressive Mammoth
• 1x Aisling Leprechaun
• 1x Angler Turtle
• 1x Atla Palani, Nest Tender
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Brindle Shoat
• 1x Chulane, Teller of Tales
• 1x Curious Pair
• 1x District Guide
• 1x Druid of the Anima
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Flinthoof Boar
• 1x Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Joiner Adept
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mowu, Loyal Companion
• 1x Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith
• 1x Outland Boar
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Riku of Two Reflections
• 1x Stream Hopper
• 1x Utopia Tree
• 1x Vulpine Goliath
• 1x Willow Satyr
• 1x Wood Elves

Land (38)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 10x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Journey of Discovery
• 1x Profound Journey
• 1x Sleep

Instant (4)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Jump
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Path to Exile

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Journey to Nowhere

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Arcane Encyclopedia
• 1x Book of Rass
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Emmessi Tome
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Horned Helm
• 1x Jalum Tome
• 1x Jayemdae Tome
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

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A fun project deck we came up with in our EDH playgroup. Started with Atla creating "green eggs" and running boars for "ham", I'm looking to make as many Dr. Seuss references as possible. It's been a good 20+ years since I read any Dr Seuss myself, so I would love suggestions on how to cut some of the filler for even more references. No budget, I'm considering making alters in photoshop to make the deck more on theme.

Also, I know the manabase is pretty hot garbage right now. More focused on memes. I would kinda like to have some basic lands so I can do some Dr. Seuss illustration alters for forests and plains and the grinch's mountain, but those may just have to be the dual lands.

*Pending the release/legality of the new Throne of Eldraine cards.

Dr. Seuss References so far:

Commander: Child of Alara - No color restrictions. And using an actual child for my children's deck commander seems fitting.

Green Eggs: Atla Palani, Nest Tender - literally the only card in MTG that makes green eggs

Ham: Ilharg, the Raze-Boar , End-Raze Forerunners , other random boars for curve filling

The Grinch: Willow Satyr . Literally steals opponents' Christmases.

Max the dog: Mowu, Loyal Companion . It's in the name.

Cats in Hats: Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith tutors for hats, Balan, Wandering Knight wants to wear all the hats, Brimaz, King of Oreskos is already wearing a hat. Keeper of Fables seemed fun, kinda on theme.

Hats: Had to go with Helmets here. Champion's Helm , Helm of the Host (added thing 1,2... reference) Horned Helm , Prowler's Helm , Skullclamp (bonus engine combo with Atla)

Kids in Cat in the hat: Curious Pair - the only children I could find in MTG besides Child of Alara without going unhinged.

Thing 1 & 2: Riku of Two Reflections - bonus ability to make duplicate things

Horton: Aggressive Mammoth - none of the elephants I found really fit Horton, but I decided if I was only going to run 1 it might as well be Aggressive.

Horton's Who's: All the mana elves (not going to lie, this is a cheap excuse to play ramp)

Fox in Socks: Vulpine Goliath , Silverchase Fox , Devilthorn Fox , Flutterfox . A bit of curve filler here. Vulpine is my favorite.

For socks I had to go with boots - Swiftfoot Boots and Trailblazer's Boots . I'm considering this a double reference for the Foot Book.

Oh the places you'll go: Journey to Nowhere , Journey of Discovery , Profound Journey , Otherworldly Journey , Golos, Tireless Pilgrim , Path to Exile

Red Fish/ Blue fish: Jori En, Ruin Diver - literally the closest thing I could find to a red fish. At least he satisfies both.

Sleep book: Sleep . not much else to say about that one

Arcane Encyclopedia , Emmessi Tome , Jalum Tome , Jayemdae Tome , Enlightened Tutor all fit the general children's book theme

Best for last: Chulane, Teller of Tales is Dr. Seuss himself.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	1/1 U Creature Camarid, Boar 3/3 G, Citizen 1/1 W, Copy Clone, Egg 0/1 G, Food, Goblin 1/1 R, Saproling 1/1 G, Thrull 1/1 B