Kiora's Behemoths and Elves

Commander / EDH* GU (Simic)

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Creature (35)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker

Instant (13)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Incubation / Incongruity
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Voidslime

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Crashing Footfalls
• 1x Ezuri's Predation
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x See the Unwritten
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Commander (1)

Land (31)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 12x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Artifact (5)

• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach

Instant (1)

• 1x Pounce

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach

Instant (1)

• 1x Pounce

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My playgroup decided to mix things up a bit, and we all picked planeswalkers from WAR to turn into decks! This is Kiora's Behemoths and Elves! It is a 75% deck that's built to draw, ramp, and play some thicc creatures. The game is closed out by pumping up your already sizeable board with Thunderfoot Baloth and friends. I've added some of my expensive staples to this deck, but the majority of this deck is very cheap, yet easy to upgrade with more deadly big creatures.

First, let me sell you on Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner . She's cheap and easy to cast, because of the hybrid simic in her cost. She comes down with 7 Loyalty Counters, which is so high by itself, especially for 3 mana. Her static ability is a (non once per turn) draw engine, turning every big creature into a cantrip, and downright escalates certain cards like Rampaging Baloths or Ezuri's Predation . Finally, her -1 (why is it just a -1?) is incredibly versatile. Untapping any permanent on the battlefield can: ramp you, let you abuse tap effects on your permanents, give a creature pseudo vigilance, and can even be used politically due to it being able to target opponents permanents too. Cheap? Draws? Ramps? Hard to kill? What even is this.

Elves are the perfect fit for this deck for many reasons. First, they start your mana acceleration off early, enabling a turn 2 Kiora almost every game. The elf payoff cards like Priest of Titania are good enough on their own, but paired with Kiora net you easily 6+ mana in the early turns. Finally, elves love to go wide, enabling synergy with our big boys that buff the board like Craterhoof Behemoth . The rest of the ramp is mainly creature based because of all the creature synergies.

I normally like to add "mean" thiccies like Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger , but for this deck I'm trying a flavourful approach bordering on "4+ attack matters". Like both Rhonas the Indomitable and God-Eternal Rhonas , or Wayward Swordtooth . The bulk of the bulk is made of generally strong 4+ attack minions.

What's left? Some interaction! A few counterspells, some instant speed removal, perhaps some janky one sided wraths like Profaner of the Dead . Don't forget sneaky haste enablers, protection from wraths, and some tutors. This deck is light on the tutors, but if you've seen my other decks, you'd know I like to go overboard with them. Just trying it out.

Let me know if there's anything I should add? What degenerate things would you do if you could have a WAR planeswalker as a commander?

last card is llanowar tribe

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 1 Mythic Rares 38 - 2 Rares 14 - 2 Uncommons 15 - 2 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	3.42
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, Bird 2/2 U, Elephant 3-3 G, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Phyrexian Beast 4/4 G, Plant 0/1 G, Rhino 4/4 G