Death is an Illusion

Commander / EDH Attrition Creature Cheat Midrange Mono-Blue Tokens

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Instant (29)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Artificer's Epiphany
• 1x Behold the Multiverse
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Chemister's Insight
• 1x Commander's Insight
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Diviner's Portent
• 1x Glimmer of Genius
• 1x Hieroglyphic Illumination
• 1x Keep Watch
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Overwhelming Intellect
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Perilous Research
• 1x Perplexing Test
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Sublime Epiphany
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Wizard's Retort
• 1x Words of Wisdom

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Mordenkainen

Creature (18)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x God-Eternal Kefnet
• 1x Illusory Ambusher
• 1x Murmuring Mystic
• 1x Oneirophage
• 1x Phantasmal Dragon
• 1x Phantasmal Dreadmaw
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Sphinx of Enlightenment
• 1x Stormsurge Kraken
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend
• 1x Wonder

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fractured Powerstone
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x High Market
• 23x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x War Room

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Ravenform
• 1x Spectral Deluge

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1x Wizard Class

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This deck is a super fun build around our commander Minn, Wily Illusionist. Her ability is one of a kind, and provides everything the deck needs. The plan is to ramp early and cast her as soon as possible. From there, we have a number of spells like Pull from Tomorrow and Perilous Research to draw cards on our opponent's turns, allowing Minn to start making her illusion army.

These tokens provide such a unique threat, promising to deal a ton of damage over the course of a game. In addition, they double as serious blockers, making opponents think twice before offering to trade their threats for your tokens. Of course, when they do try to remove them in any way, Minn's second ability will trigger, allowing you to get some of your most powerful cards like Stormsurge Kraken or Arcanis the Omnipotent into play for free. As an added bonus, a lot of those spells help draw us into more cards as well!

Later in the game, we have ways to go over the top in cards like Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive, and if our illusions don't finish the game, we have additional win conditions in cards like Psychosis Crawler.

Enjoy

Top Ranked	Achieved #17 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #10 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Creature Cheat 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 1/1 U, Bird 2/2 U, Bird Illusion 1/1 U, Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Dog Illusion */* U, Elemental 4/4 UR, Emblem Mordenkainen, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Illusion Tribal, Manifest 2/2 C
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