Dimir Diciples of Phenax, Deception & Duplication

Commander / EDH Midrange Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir)

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Instant (9)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Memory Plunder
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Soul Manipulation

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Traumatize

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (13)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Cluestone
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Foundry
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Trepanation Blade

Creature (27)

• 1x Body Double
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cemetery Puca
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Cryptoplasm
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger
• 1x Dimir Guildmage
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Eater of the Dead
• 1x Evil Twin
• 1x Frost Titan
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Gigantoplasm
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Identity Thief
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 1x Monastery Loremaster
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Sakashima's Student
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Vesuvan Doppelganger
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 9x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

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Fully 27% of this deck is made up of creatures; and the majority of them are some variation of Shapeshifter. They duplicate whatever my opponent sends to the table, and Phenax enables them to deliver some epic millworks. The Non-Shifters are keyed to either give the Shapeshifters something fun to copy, or to provide a crucial ability of some kind.

Best results will probably involve tapping all creatures during the last player's end step and blasting away with all of the mill that can be mustered right before my turn begins. Couple this with judicious application of Bloodchief Ascension and/or Duskmantle Guildmage and it can mean a quick knockout punch!

Rise of the Dark Realms, Rite of Replication, and a few infinite combos provide some mid-game kill shots.

As this is a mana-hungry Mid-Range deck at heart, Mana Ramp key. It is largely supplied by artifact sources since the creatures are focused on other things.

Card Draw is handled by a combination of Enchantments, Sorceries, Artifacts, and Creatures.

This is my first serious Commander Deck, so advice is quite welcome.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.75
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone, Morph 2/2 C, Wolf 2/2 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Based on	Dimir Copy Deck DimirDenialDeck EDH