Companionship and Counterspells

Commander / EDH Casual Group Hug GU (Simic)

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Creature (21)

• 1x Aeon Chronicler
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Dakra Mystic
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Horizon Chimera
• 1x Jungle Wayfinder
• 1x Kefnet the Mindful
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lorescale Coatl
• 1x Magus of the Library
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Old-Growth Dryads
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Sage of Ancient Lore  ^Flip
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder
• 1x Veteran Explorer
• 1x Weaver of Currents

Artifact (8)

• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Otherworld Atlas
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (16)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Intellectual Offering
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vision Skeins
• 1x Words of Wisdom

Land (34)

• 13x Forest
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 13x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Circuitous Route
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Prosperity
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Skyscribing
• 1x Zndrsplt's Judgment

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Curse of Echoes
• 1x Dictate of Karametra
• 1x Forced Fruition
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Standstill
• 1x Well of Ideas

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Enchantment (3)

• 1x Meishin, the Mind Cage
• 1x Mind Over Matter
• 1x Propaganda

Artifact (1)

• 1x Venser's Journal

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns

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"All are welcome." - Geier Reach Sanitarium

This group hug deck is based around card draw. Cards in this deck either draw everyone cards or want you to draw cards. You'll need to give everyone cards to fuel their own gameplan and politic your way to solve table problems while dealing with threats to you if you want to make the most out of this deck.

Deck Basics

You'll want to begin by ramping with cards like Sol Ring , Simic Signet , Cultivate , and Circuitous Route , playing Edric somewhere in-between but before turn 5. If you don't have much ramp, try to set up some group hug engines like Howling Mine and Rites of Flourishing . From there, do your best to politic and keep mostly everyone happy, dealing with big threats as your card draw creates them and getting out cards like Spellbook and Reliquary Tower so you don't have to discard. Once it's possible, you can pull off the Enter the Infinite combo, being sure to do it when defenses are down from your opponents and you have a way to draw 2 or more cards.

Winning

The primary win condition in this deck is Enter the Infinite + Laboratory Maniac or Enter the Infinite + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries . It is a long term gameplan, but combined with ramp and card draw, you should be able to hit that 15/16 mana to pull it all off in a single turn with ease. You can also mill your opponents with friendship, making them draw as many cards as you can. Forced Fruition among others helps with this.

In Conclusion

This deck can be a blast to play in a casual/semi-casual environment and the group hug elements lets everyone have a great time if built right. Venser's Journal , Propaganda , Mind Over Matter , and Meishin, the Mind Cage can be some great cards to add in to support the strategy.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Enter the Infinite + Laboratory Maniac Enter the Infinite + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.15
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G
Folders	Liked Decks, EDH