Mayael's Army

Commander / EDH* Competitive Midrange Ramp RGW (Naya)

Exeneva

Instant (6)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Summoner's Pact
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Ravages of War
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Dense Foliage
• 1x Legion's Initiative
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (10)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Winter Orb

Creature (36)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Druid of the Anima
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Greenweaver Druid
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Knotvine Mystic
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Loxodon Gatekeeper
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wirewood Channeler

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Thran Quarry
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

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"Prior to the Conflux, Progenitus reunited into five heads, telling Mayael to build up an army to counteract Sarkhan Vol's invasion of dragons." - History of Alara

Midrange Ramp deck, using Mayael as an engine but not reliant on her to get big creatures into play. The deck is not focused on aggro, but more about getting value out of its creatures and creating an escalating army that can power through multiple opponents in the midgame. If Mayael is removed repeatedly, as she often is, the deck provides enough mana ramp to hard-cast the majority of its creatures.

When playing the deck, you generally want to ship back all fatties and aim for an opening hand of lands and mana rocks/acceleration. Try to cast Mayael as early as possible, and then use a tutor to grab Seedborn Muse. Mayael + Seedborn allows you to cheat something into play on each player's turn.

I've seen some other Mayael lists run a protection suite, but I've never been impressed by running Lightning Greaves and/or Swiftfoot Boots in this deck. All of those protection items miss on a Mayael activation, often times are insignificant due to the number of wraths played in multiplayer EDH, and good deck design means you should be able to play cards without relying on your commander.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 64 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Plant 0/1 G
Folders	deck ideas