Mastering the Maelstrom

Commander / EDH Combo RUG (Temur)

VishKal141

Creature (33)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Animar, Soul of Elements
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Nin, the Pain Artist
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Riku of Two Reflections
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Wood Elves

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Exploration
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Land (36)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 3x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 2x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Taiga SL
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

Commander (1)

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach MP
• 1x Rude Awakening
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Instant (7)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mystical Tutor SL
• 1x Remand

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top HP
• 1x Sol Ring

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This is a deck I've been playing for quite some time. I originally started with Surrak Dragonclaw deck then Animar before landing with Maelstrom Wanderer. I love tinkering with it occasionally to try different things when my play group changes things up. I've tried Yidris and just didn't enjoy it nearly as much, tough adding black can be fun and allow for some interesting synergies you couldn't get with just Wanderer. I don't play stuff like Jokulhaups because I have morals and land destruction just isn't fun to play with or against.

I used to run Food Chain without the infinite combo and thought it was nice, but eventually cut it because I wanted to make things easier for my group and thought it was a bit too strong. I run Animar, Soul of Elements + Palinchron or Palinchron + Zendikar Resurgent for an infinite combo because there are some very mean or chaotic decks I play against from time to time. I know there is an infinite turn combo in the deck, but it wasn't something I put in intentionally and almost never use it Eternal Witness + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Time Warp . Infinite turns can really suck some joy out of a game, occasionally I even get asked me to play it out to see if I can win even though they know very well that I can.

I don't use stuff like Crystal Shard, because I guess I just like having Maelstrom Wanderer and I don't usually like playing decks that rely too heavily on their Commanders to do things. Though I can always use Greater Good for some card draw when I need it and for another cast of Wanderer. I usually find that after casting Maelstrom Wanderer for the second or third time that I probably have enough of an advantage and if I can't get a win from there then my opponent probably deserves it.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Animar, Soul of Elements + Palinchron Eternal Witness + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Time Warp Palinchron + Zendikar Resurgent
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	25 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.92
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 5/5 RG, Emblem Nissa, Vital Force, Morph 2/2 C, Plant 0/1 G, Satyr 2/2 GR, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Deck We Made