Lightning Friends and Drawing Hands

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Casual Control UBR (Grixis) UR (Izzet)

Skixeon

Land (37)

• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 6x Island
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Underground River

CardAdvantage (4)

• 1x Aeon Chronicler
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Protection (3)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Disruption (2)

• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Snap

Equiptment (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

TargetDraw (1)

• 1x Nin, the Pain Artist

Ramp (8)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Theft (7)

• 1x Conquering Manticore
• 1x Dominus of Fealty
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Word of Seizing

Value (6)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Garza Zol, Plague Queen
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Nivix Guildmage
• 1x The Locust God

Cantrip (4)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Serum Visions

SpellJack (4)

• 1x Redirect
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Swerve
• 1x Twincast

SpotRemoval (3)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Terminate

DrawDamage (2)

• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Psychosis Crawler

Burn (1)

• 1x Banefire

Commanders (2)

CounterSpell (5)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Undermine

BoardWipe (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Starstorm

Draw (3)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Fateful Showdown
• 1x Stroke of Genius

Clone (2)

• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Stunt Double

ReplacementSpell (1)

• 1x Electrolyze

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The goal is to pretty much play efficient threats and be able to protect them while drawing cards. There is also a theft subthem to help control the board and hit people out of nowhere. I'm not a fan of wheels with nekusar, It's just not my style.

Also Commander damage is a very real thing with both Kraum and Smasher. Most games I can get Smasher out turn 2-3 and then Kraum the turn after and attack with 4 in the air and so 5 to someone for just casting him.

I need to do more testing however, but the few games I have played (maybe 6) went well. Only lost 1 and won 2, the other 3 I didn't get to finish. (Hour lunch at work, ran out of time with buddies.)

Also note I try to play by the 75% to make games more fun with my group. We avoid mass land removal, infect, infinite combos, and anything that is extremely OP. Still we find ways to be competive and have fun.

Any helpfup thoughts and advice would be appreciated! I would like to have a chunk of creatures, but am also trying to balance spellslinging control, that's where I seem to be struggling the most in feeling satisfied.

-Thanks for checking it out

Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	WG
Splash colors	B
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Insect 1/1 UR