In the Lab of the Mad Scientists

Commander / EDH* Casual Enchantment Theme/Gimmick UBR (Grixis)

Ziembski

"What is mana but possibility, an idea not yet given form?" (44)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Highland Lake
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Submerged Boneyard
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Urborg Volcano
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Worn Powerstone

“The only action worth taking is one with an unknown outcome.” (30)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Epic Experiment
• 1x Eternal Dominion
• 1x Fork
• 1x Gather Specimens
• 1x Grip of Chaos
• 1x Infernal Genesis
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Possibility Storm
• 1x Psychic Battle
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Scrambleverse
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1x Thieves' Auction
• 1x Timesifter
• 1x Warp World
• 1x Wild Evocation
• 1x Wild Ricochet
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Witch Hunt
• 1x Worst Fears

“Great minds bleed alike.” (8)

• 1x Bottomless Pit
• 1x Creeping Dread
• 1x Fevered Visions
• 1x Gibbering Descent
• 1x Head Games
• 1x Necrogen Mists
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Spiteful Visions

Commanders (2)

"Infinite possibilities contained in a finite space." (9)

• 1x Brand
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Soul Conduit
• 1x Treasonous Ogre

"A stroke of luck can smite an army." (7)

• 1x Fiery Gambit
• 1x Game of Chaos
• 1x Goblin Game
• 1x Impulsive Maneuvers
• 1x Karplusan Minotaur
• 1x Krark's Thumb
• 1x Planar Chaos

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Other (35)

• 1x Aminatou's Augury
• 1x Apex of Power
• 1x Awaken the Erstwhile
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x Captive Audience
• 1x Chain of Smog
• 1x Chaos Wand
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Firemind Vessel
• 1x Fraying Omnipotence
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Game Plan
• 1x Ill-Gotten Inheritance
• 1x Invert / Invent
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Mass Manipulation
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Mnemonic Betrayal
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Reality Scramble
• 1x Role Reversal
• 2x Stolen Strategy
• 1x Victory Chimes
• 1x Word of Command

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Welcome to our Laboratory! Here, my assistant and my assistant's assistant brew chaos , throw random things at people and drink vials of liquid madness ! So take my hand , and join our Epic Experiment !

Main idea of this deck is causing chaos, be it through crazy enchantments, wheel effects, discards or INSANE sorceries like Warp World . This deck isn't all about playing to win, it is about "playing" part in playing MtG. However, it has it's ways to win, be it raw damage, soft locking board or opponents scooping to Scrambleverse .

While playing this deck, be prepared for a lot of laughts, fun and a nice dose of hate from all those nasty Spikes that are getting even more mad tham I already am.

Let's take a look around our Lab. We will show you few things and tricks . Grab my hand tightly and lets get started!

First of all, sweet ol' mana! No one like when there isn't enough of it…

I'm not going to go over each land here. Main thing is I don't wanna get mana color screwed often, so added lots of dual lands at the cost of most of them being "late" lands.

I'll only mention Tolaria West which is used to get Maze of Ith . It is important land with lots of political aspects.

... and right here We have few machines that also takes care of mana supply.

This deck runs all three avaiable si gn ets , Thran Dynamo because I'm really used to it and Thought Vessel instead of Mind Stone because with Ludevic we get additional draw anyway.

Now this way, go downstairs…

On the left we have brewing tables, vials, electro conductors...

• Brand - Popping it right after casting (or after resolving) Scrambleverse or Thieves' Auction is really crazy. Focus on their permaments, You are getting yours back anyway.

• Mana Geyser - Goes infinite with Reiterate and is really fun with Epic Experiment . Enables CMC heavy enchantments earlier.

• Maze of Ith - Shuts down those pesky aggro and voltron decks, while being late with 1 mana in EDH doesn't mean that much.

• Muddle the Mixture - Despite access to counterspells, this is only counterspell here. I don't want to stop other players directly, so copy spells are my form of control (copy counter spell that counters your spells for defense) Use to stop wipes or

• Propaganda - Just to make sure that in all that chaos it is better to attack someone else than me.

• Rhystic Study - Lots of draw in multiplayer games.

• Sensei's Divining Top - This card is gold in EDH. Even more in this deck, but I'll explain it in “The only action worth taking is one with an unknown outcome.” section.

• Treasonous Ogre - Lots of cards in this deck are really expensive in term of CMC. 3 life for R might be a lot, but .. we are mad, so why care about life when You can drop few layers of chaos in one turn.

... And on the right there are brain jars and the tables I use for tortur… inducting certain feelings...

... well, of course those doesn't work every time... but when they do...

• Fiery Gambit - Despite being single use, I really love this card. Probability for winning 3 flips in a row is very low, but effects are great.

• Game of Chaos - Fun to play this and pick opponent that is willing to push it forward, not cut it as soon as possible. In my playgroup, we agree that we do around ~10 flips and after that winner decides if we keep going.

• Goblin Game - Grab your library and hide few cards! Just joking, best way to resolve this is to secretly write down numbers and reavel them at once.

• Impulsive Maneuvers - People are rather greedy and always hope they will do double damage.

• Karplusan Minotaur - Use to equalize player with highest life total. Whenever you loose a flip, pick a player that would do the same as you.

• Planar Chaos - People really HATE this. It often dies at my upkeep, but is fun to use.

• Krark's Thumb - THIS. JUST THIS. At first look, it simply increases your chance to win a flip. But what if I actually want to lose it? Thumb keeps Planar Chaos for longer. With Impulsive Maneuvers , even if they are attackin

...it really inspire us to experiment more...

... We will mix this …with this... and that... that shouldn't gurgle… and it's getting hot… IT'S GETTING TOO HOT...

• Chaos Warp - Remove pesky permaments that stops the fun. Or use Sensei's Divining Top and target your land to get Eye of the Storm . OR USE WITH Radiate IN FULL MADNESS MODE!

• Cyclonic Rift - Bounce all of those and make them cast them throught that Possibility Storm .

• Decree of Annihilation - This does not remove enchantments, its like starting new game with all those chaos stuff already there.

• Dictate of the Twin Gods - Surprise double damage? Works nice with Smasher

• Disrupt Decorum - This spell in late game often ends someones game, but surely not ours.

• Endless Whispers - Probably most chaotic enchantments avaiable. Killing creatures passes them to other playres.

• Epic Experiment - What is more random, and more epic when goes off?

• Eternal Dominion - Hardcasting isn't really bad, but hitting it with Epic Experiment right next to Decree of Annihilation often means end of game.

• Eye of the Storm - Goes crazy with green ramp decks and black tutors.

• Fork / Reiterate / Reverberate / Wild Ricochet - Copy spells are used here to make more chaos or copy counterspells to counter themseleves as a way of preotection.

• Gather Specimens - In a worst scenario, it is like 6CMC Mind Control . But used with Warp World , this is crazy.

• Grip of Chaos - Well, at least You can try to hit some creatures with spot removal.

• Infernal Genesis - It sounds so crazy in EDH. I must print a lot of tokens for myself.

• Insurrection - Game finisher in late game. Hit them with all their might!

• Possibility Storm - Everyone loves this! At least everyone besides combo decks.

• Psychic Battle - With so high average CMC cost in this deck, we are often the one who decides.

• Radiate - More or less another copy spell, but it gets crazy with few cards.

• Reality Shift - Creature removal for pesky stompers or tax guys.

• Reforge the Soul / Windfall / Teferi's Puzzle Box - Wheels are representation of chaos, but in our minds.

• Scrambleverse / Thieves' Auction - When using those, I hope all of you have diffrent sleeves. It gets messy otherwise/

• Timesifter - Probably my favourite artifact in MtG. Normal turn order is just boring, and with Sensei's Divining Top it works wonders.

• Warp World - Throw it when you are about to lose. Be careful about token decks, since tokens are also "shuffled" into library.

• Wild Evocation - Yeah, you must play it NOW. Nightmare of control and combo decks.

• Witch Hunt - Random damage around the board, it isn't unusual to kill someone with it.

... I'm mad? You must be overacting. Now go down the stairs, then first door on the left… It's dark inside? The lights... 'cought' ...they must have broken...

CAN YOU PLEASE CALM DOWN?! Those belts are only for your safety! STOP SCREAMING! I can't focus at all!

• Bottomless Pit / Necrogen Mists / Creeping Dread / Gibbering Descent - With Ludevic people will often attack others to get mroe cards. Making them discard, pushes them even more into need of drawing more. You will

• Fevered Visions / Phyrexian Arena / Spiteful Visions - Additional draw that costs you life is quite happly welcomed in 40 life format.

• Shrieking Affliction - When opponents are already mad (0 hand), it jut shortens their suffering.

JUST HOLD IT A LITTLE MORE, WE ARE ALMOST DONE, IT WON'T HURT AFTER!

... Isn't everything easier now? Life is gonna be simplier... I know that you may feel... Like missing something... Your thoughts are echoing in your head? That's normal for sound to echo in empty spaces...

This deck doesn't have straight forward strategy to win. There are few combos that make it easier, cards that disctracts enemies and suggest them to attack someone else.

All full of madness synergies in this deck:

• Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + Vial Smasher the Fierce = Our commanders are first synergy to met here. Vial dealing damage at casting spells triggers Ludevic at end of the turn.

• Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + discards = Opponents will be somehow forced to attack each other to keep their hands.

• Chaos Warp + Radiate = Effect more or less like Warp World .

• Epic Experiment (+ Mana Geyser for bigger X) => Decree of Annihilation + Eternal Dominion = Clear the board and start playing your opponents decks.

• Dictate of the Twin Gods + Vial Smasher the Fierce = Lots of random damage

• Warp World + Gather Specimens = Take all creatures that happen to be nearby opponents topdecks.

• Possibility Storm + Wild Evocation = Force players to play their cards that aren't even going to be them.

• Psychic Battle + Sensei's Divining Top = Control targets of spells.

• Reiterate + Mana Geyser = Infinite mana if we have 11 mana and they have at least 7 tapped lands.

• Thieves' Auction + gather specimen = Gain control of all creatures.

• Timesifter + Sensei's Divining Top = Sort high CMC cards to top and get more turns.

• Witch Hunt + Dictate of the Twin Gods = A lot of random damage.

• Thieves' Auction / Scrambleverse + Brand = Take others things and get your back.

• Game of Chaos + Krark's Thumb = Keep draining that poor guy, sometimes it even kills.

• Impulsive Maneuvers + Krark's Thumb = Decide whenever attacker deals double damage or not at all.

• Soul Conduit + Treasonous Ogre = INSTANT TRANSFUSION! Cast Ogre at turn 4 and pay 39 life (I know that 36 would be enought) to play Conduit and act

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Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.13
Tokens	1/1 B Creature Minion, Manifest 2/2 C
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