Kykar, Bird Wizard Control

Commander / EDH Control RUW (Jeskai, America) Spirits

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Land (32)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 4x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Creature (4)

• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IVGC
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Narset, Parter of VeilsGC
• 1x Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

Instant (24)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Expansion / Explosion
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Jeskai Ascendancy
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Opposition
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip
• 1x Smothering TitheGC

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mox Diamond SLGC
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Windfall

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Sideboard

Instant (16)

• 1x Disrupt
• 1x Dizzy Spell
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Interdict
• 1x Lazotep Plating
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Quicken
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Remand
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Tale's End
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC
• 1x Telling Time

Artifact (6)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sunforger

Land (10)

• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Clash of Realities
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Furnace Celebration
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Spellweaver Volute
• 1x Words of Wind

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Incendiary Command
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Wash Out

Creature (6)

• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Prismite
• 1x Soulfire Grand Master
• 1x Twilight Drover

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Maybeboard

Creature (19)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Empyrean Eagle
• 1x Feather, the Redeemed
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Mausoleum Wanderer
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Ryusei, the Falling Star
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Soulfire Grand Master
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Catastrophe
• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Role Reversal
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Enchantment (18)

• 1x AEther Barrier
• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Answered Prayers
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Metallurgic Summonings
• 1x Monastery Siege
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x Shivan Harvest
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Land (2)

• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Winding Canyons

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arena of the Ancients
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Surveyor's Scope
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Winter Orb

Instant (9)

• 1x Abeyance
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Silence
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC

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Jeskai () Control deck which wins via:

1. Combat damage (tokens + Cathars' Crusade + Jeskai Ascendancy)
2. Tokens + Purphoros, God of the Forge (+ Anointed Procession)
3. Get infinite tokens with Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal + mana stones with 3+ mana

I know that spellsplinger may be a better way to go, but I wanted to have one control deck, so this should replace my Talrand, Counterslinger deck.

Cards I would like to add:

• Intuition - I am not sure what piles to make ..
• Do I have to run Frozen Aether, or is Blind Obedience better? (lower CMC + damage)

Notable combos:

• Future Sight + Sensei's Divining Top (+Kykar, Wind's Fury => infinite draw
• Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal + mana stones with 3+ mana => Infinite mana + 1/1 Spirit tokens
• Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal + mana stones with 3+ mana + Copy Artifact + Swan Song => infinite Bird 2/2 tokens!
• Narset, Parter of Veils + one of these - Day's Undoing/Reforge the Soul/Time Spiral - draw full hand and let your opponents discard their hands :-)
• Mentor of the Meek (+Kykar, Wind's Fury) => cantrip for every noncreature spell - currently not included

Card choices explained:

Under progress ...

To be changed:

I had a really hard time dealing with fast aggro deck in duel (this deck is intended for multiplayer, but sometimes we play duels when there are only two of us).

Another problem was that I was almost unable to remove Purphoros, God of the Forge of opponent who was playing Prossh, Skyraider of Kher. I know, I should have countered the card, but after not countering it, I had just Cyclonic Rift, which was able to remove it for one round ..

Cards to be changed:

• Copy Artifact - not needed, waste of card slot
• Ephara, God of the Polis - haven't played yet, but 4 CMC and it brings only 1 card per round .. it's almost impossible to get rid of, so ...

Playtesting Results:

Great performers so far:

• Kindred Discovery - insane Card Draw (every noncreature spell is a cantrip with general on the battlefield)
• Jeskai Ascendancy - WinCon (with tokens), card filtering
• Smothering Tithe - great Mana Ramp, helped a lot through stacks
• Teferi, Time Raveler - casting Wrath during opponent's turn was great

Not so great performers so far:

• Mystic Remora - a lot of creature based decks is able to go around

Latest Changes:

2019/09/03:

• Rest in Peace => Grafdigger's Cage
• Distant Melody => Recurring Insight
• Tolaria West => Snow-Covered Island

2019/08/27:

• Disrupt => Expansion / Explosion - first one is too situational
• Hall of Heliod's Generosity => Cascade Bluffs - Enchantment recursion is not needed so much, I prefer color fixation
• Merchant Scroll => Proteus Staff - better tutor for my purposes .. and maybe used as a situational removal

2019/08/22:

• Quicken => Earthquake - need more removal (mass removal)
• Teferi's Protection => Comeuppance - a little bit less protection, but a possible wincon (and really big surprise! :-) )
• Echo of Eons => Wheel of Fortune - lower CMC wins

2019/08/16:

• Copy Artifact => Phyrexian Altar - need to filter red mana (from Spirits)
• Frozen Aether => Distant Melody - more card draw
• Clash of Realities => Comet Storm - different kind of removal / game finisher
• Propaganda => Teferi's Protection - another kind of protection
• Opposition => Chaos Warp - more removal
• Reforge the Soul => Search for Azcanta   - let's dig for answers
• Wasteland => Homeward Path - protection for general
• Day's Undoing => Echo of Eons - doesn't end my turn & has flashback (surprise! :-) )
• Snow-Covered Island => Tolaria West - Tutor for Homeward Path & Mana Vault

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	BG
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 5 Mythic Rares 60 - 27 Rares 15 - 13 Uncommons 12 - 9 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.68
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Monk 1/1 W, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure, Zombie Army 0/0 B
Folders	Control