Help me, Mayael, you're my only hope

Commander / EDH RGW (Naya)

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Creature (43)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Dragonlord Atarka
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Elderscale Wurm
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Frontier Guide
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Godsire
• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Khenra Charioteer
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Magmatic Force
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thraben Inspector
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Utopia Tree
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Worldspine Wurm

Land (37)

• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 6x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 3x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Wooded Bastion

Commander (1)

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Sylvan Tutor

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Cream of the Crop
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Sylvan Library

Instant (3)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Reinforcements
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Samut, Tyrant Smasher
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

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Maybeboard

Creature (18)

• 1x Atarka, World Render
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x Engulfing Slagwurm
• 1x Gruul Ragebeast
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Pelakka Wurm
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Primeval Protector
• 1x Rampaging Brontodon
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Sifter Wurm
• 1x Sundering Titan
• 1x Sylvan Primordial
• 1x Tyrant of Discord
• 1x Utvara Hellkite
• 1x Wild Cantor
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Aura Shards

Land (1)

• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary

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Intro

This is a pretty basic Mayael deck, with a focus on arranging the deck to make sure my big guys are at the top and ready to go.

Cards like Sylvan Library , Crystal Ball , Sylvan Tutor , and Worldly Tutor guarantee that Mayael's effect can go off smoothly.

Gameplay: Both turn 1 and turn 2 should involve a mana-fixer or ramp, Mayael can come in on turn 3, she should be able to trigger on turn 4. Without being able to arrange your deck, there's a passable chance her ability fails on the first turn due to having no big creatures come up.

Notes

Major Changes: Everything that doesn't advance the wincon was pushed out. Low-cost chump blockers were replaced with mana ramp (like Dawntreader Elk , Frontier Guide , Sylvan Ranger , Utopia Tree et al.). Lightning Greaves was somehow left out, which has been rectified.

Future Considerations: Extra protection for Mayael (since the deck relies heavily on her),

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.94
Tokens	Beast 8/8 RGW, Clue, Elemental 5/5 RG, Elephant 3-3 G, Satyr 2/2 GR, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample