Shalai, Voice of the Mana Dorks

Commander / EDH Counters GW (Selesnya) Proliferate Ramp Tap/Untap

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Mana Dorks (18)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elder
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Greenweaver Druid
• 1x Heart Warden
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Leafkin Druid
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Quirion Elves
• 1x Quirion Explorer
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Utopia Tree
• 1x Whisperer of the Wilds

Land Untappers (8)

• 1x Argothian Elder
• 1x Awakening
• 1x Blossom Dryad
• 1x Juniper Order Druid
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Ley Druid
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Voyaging Satyr

Finishers (4)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Overrun
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Regna's Sanction

Board Wipes (2)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Wrath of God

Draw (12)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Camaraderie
• 1x Collective Unconscious
• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Ramp (9)

• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
• 1x Leyline of Abundance
• 1x Overgrowth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Counter Producers (6)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Leyline of Abundance
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x The Great Henge

Removal (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 13x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 12x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 1x Tranquil Thicket

Counter Synergy (6)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Tuskguard Captain

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Other (10)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Bess, Soul Nourisher
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Temple Garden

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Introduction

When I saw Shalai, Voice of Plenty, I saw a fairly cheap Commander with a mana sink in the easiest color to sink mana, even though the sink costs 6 itself. I've always thought that 6 mana in {G} was more comparable to like 3 or 4 in other colors. Is that funky math?...whatever. The point is that we all know mana is easy to come by in {G}, the rampiest (not a word, I know) color in all of MTG, with all its mana dorks and enchantments.

My first thought on how to build Shalai was to go really budget with lots of mana dorks, ramping all day long, and using the mana dorks to pay into Shalai's mana sink before my next turn started, boosting up the size of the mana dorks. Shalai's static ability of giving other creatures and planeswalkers hexproof is great value, too. Shalai provides justice to the mana dorks, who get really big and then beat face. War of the Spark provided a few new ways to lean into proliferate a little bit, with Karn's Bastion and Evolution Sage.

This is really probably about the simplest build one can do with Shalai, and I'm ok with that. It'd be a great budget deck to start a new player off with, and there's enough flexibility to make changes to go different directions.

Ramppopotomus

This deck is built on ramp. Lots of it. The idea is to sink every chance we get. We start with the mana dorks, the creature base of this deck that becomes an offensive force to be reckoned with.

Mana Dorks (Warning: This is a Looooong List)

• Avacyn's Pilgrim
• Birds of Paradise
• Boreal Druid
• Drumhunter
• Elvish Mystic
• Fyndhorn Elder
• Fyndhorn Elves
• Leafkin Druid
• Greenweaver Druid
• Heart Warden
• Karametra's Acolyte
• Llanowar Elves
• Priest of Titania
• Quirion Elves
• Quirion Explorer
• Utopia Tree
• Whisperer of the Wilds

Land Untappers (Basically Mana Dorks)

• Argothian Elder
• Blossom Dryad
• Juniper Order Druid
• Krosan Restorer
• Ley Druid
• Seedborn Muse
• Voyaging Satyr

Since I didn't think a metric ton of creature-based ramp was enough, I added some other forms of ramp, too. Just to be on the safe side...

More Ramp, Etc.

• Sol Ring
• Awakening
• Fertile Ground
• Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun because it's budget
• Overgrowth
• Wild Growth
• Zendikar Resurgent
• Leyline of Abundance

+1/+1 Counter Synergy

I'm running a suite of Outlast creatures that synergize perfectly with the +1/+1 counter theme of the deck. I rarely need to activate the Outlast mechanic, but I can early on if need be. These critters buff up the entire team once Shalai, Voice of Plenty is activated. Champion of Lambholt gets really annoying, too.

+1/+1 Counter Synergy

• Abzan Battle Priest
• Abzan Falconer
• Ainok Bond-Kin
• Champion of Lambholt
• Longshot Squad
• Tuskguard Captain

Proliferation

Most of the cards I have here don't actually have the keyword Proliferate on them, but that is essentially what they do for this deck. Shalai does a lot of counter work herself, but I've got ways to get more, because more is better.

Proliferate-esque Cards

• Evolution Sage
• Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• Karn's Bastion
• Regna's Sanction
• Cathars' Crusade
• Hardened Scales

Win Conditions

This deck is pretty straightforward. Ramp up, make fatties, turn said fatties sideways. Typical aggro inclusions round the deck's ability to win.

Win-Cons

• Overrun
• Overwhelming Stampede
• Regna's Sanction
• Beastmaster Ascension

That's pretty much the gist of the deck. Throw in some standard card draw spells and a removal package, and Shalai is set to fly. Simple deck, but I really like playing it. Sometimes, it's just fun to make big creatures and turn them sideways.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Ramp 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 27 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Folders	Selesnya EDH Decks I Have, Shalai, shalai, CoolCommander