Galina: Good artists copy, great artists steal

Commander / EDH Aikido Casual Mono-Blue

DavePeachtree

Creature (17)

• 1x Arcane Artisan
• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Beguiler of Wills
• 1x Callous Oppressor
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Clone
• 1x Cryptoplasm
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Identity Thief
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Quasiduplicate
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Tempt with Reflections
• 1x Zndrsplt's Judgment

Artifact (15)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 23x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage

Commander (1)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Confiscate
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of Singularity
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Mind Control
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x Treachery

Instant (8)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Fated Infatuation
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Twincast

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Enchantment (2)

• 1x Followed Footsteps
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation

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Im currently workshopping this deck... The goal of this deck is simple. Steal other people's goodies and copy them. There aren't really any specific wincons in this deck. Sure a well timed cyclonic rift can always take out a player or three, but I see the rift mostly as a tempo advantage. This deck is slow, sitting at 3.79 CMC, but the truth is that there is rarely something sweet to steal or copy until turn 5 or 6.

I decided to avoid counter magic for the most part, because I wanted to go against the classic control counter style that blue is known for and sucks to play against. This deck is meant to be fun and interactive, and get some classic growns and cheers at the table.

Card draw and ramp are a little bit light in this deck compared to most I build, because one goal is to not jump out in front and become a target. Really you want to sit back and pick your moments. I also feel that there is one glaring weakness.

What about a board wipe. When that white player has had enough of your stealing and copying. Also remember to hold a bullet or two in your hand and prepare for the wipe. If you have a counter in hand then feel free to commit everything to the board, but otherwise hold off as much as you can. Remember with galina, and others you can always do damage without playing a card in your hand. Use your mana that way when your at parody or ahead. Save your steals until you need them.

I see this deck as a way of learning too. You have to know other people's decks, their combos, their battleships, their sweeties. If not your dagger will miss their heart and they will blow you out. It's a perfect 75% deck and impossible to playtest or goldfish, because every decision is based on what others will do.

Good luck ya'll and be sure to throw comments at me. An upvote never hurt either.

Top Ranked	Achieved #5 position overall 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.85
Tokens	Copy Clone, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Folders	Cool Things, EDH