Mimeoplasm - Riptide's toolbox [Primer]

Commander / EDH* BUG (Sultai) Control Primer Reanimator

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Creature (33)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Frilled Mystic
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Palinchron
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Riptide Shapeshifter
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sakashima's Student
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Survival of the Fittest

Land (36)

• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 4x Forest
• 1x Homeward Path
• 2x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Neoform
• 1x Persist
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Victimize

Instant (9)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

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Discussion and comments are welcome!

This deck is a creature toolbox for more casual environment and it is designed in a way to maximize Riptide Shapeshifter's ability because more than half of the creatures in my deck has an unique creature type. It's a very interesting card that can cheat in a creature and also bypass Stranglehold or Opposition Agent.

Situations where the creature types to name with Riptide Shapeshifter

• Deal against a single creature - Name "Drake" for Gilded Drake or "Horror"/"Beast" for Ravenous Chupacabra
• Counter spell - Name "Lizard" for Frilled Mystic or "Faerie" for Glen Elendra Archmage (counter noncreature with glen)
• Tutor - Name "Dragon" for Hoarding Broodlord or "Demon" for Rune-Scarred Demon
• Destroy non-creature permanents - Name "Treekfolk" for Woodfall Primus or "Elephant" for Terastodon
• Card draws - Name "Merfolk" for Prime Speaker Zegana
• Wipe small creatures (toughness 2 or less) - Name "Wurm" for Massacre Wurm
• Respond to board wipe and save most creatures - Name "Cleric" for Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• Play spells from opponents' graveyard(s) - Name "Avatar" for Diluvian Primordial
• Copy a creature on the battlefield - Name "Ninja" for Sakashima's Student
• Exile cards from graveyards - Name "Ooze" for Scavenging Ooze
• Reuse a card from opponents' graveyard - Name "Shade"/"Warlock" for Author of Shadows
• Disrupt tutor effect - Name "Rogue" for Opposition Agent
• Reanimate creatures - Name "God" for The Scarab God
• Damage damage to any target (up to 3) - Name "Construct" for Triskelion
• Mana ramp - Name "Elemental" for Nyxbloom Ancient or name "Illusion" for Palinchron or "Snake" for Sakura-Tribe Elder or "Scout" for Wood Elves or "Bird" for Birds of Paradise (It happens!)
• Bounce all nonland permanents - Name "Leviathan" for Kederekt Leviathan
• Lock-down artifact activations - Name "Ouphe" for Collector Ouphe
• ETB enabler - Name "Spirit" for Deadeye Navigator
• Edict affect and reanimate - Name "Praetor" for Sheoldred, Whispering One
• Punish card draws and control board creatures - Name "Orc" or "Archer" for Orcish Bowmasters

Other notable creatures to include or creatures I used but have to take out because of overlapping creature type:

Bane of Progress - Destroy all artifacts and enchantments. "Elemental" is now replaced by Nyxbloom Ancient

Massacre Girl - Name "Assassin" to wipe creatures (conditionally)

Dragonlord Silumgar - Name "Dragon" to steal a creature or planeswalker. Now "Dragon" is replaced by Hoarding Broodlord

Chancellor of the Spires - Cast a spell in opponent's graveyard.

Notion Thief - Disrupt additional card draws and card draws. "Rogue" is now replaced by Opposition Agent

Win-con

There is old-school Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Triskelion combo. Easiest way to bring out is by using entwined Tooth and Nail. They both also have unique creature types to cheat in with Riptide Shapeshifter.

Other than control the board and win through huge advantage there are a few infinite mana combos to enable end-game plays:

1. Deadeye Navigator + Palinchron (both can be brought out with Riptide Shapeshifter). This also means you can infinite ETB with creatures you have access to.
2. Eternal Witness + Palinchron + Ghostly Flicker
3. Nyxbloom Ancient + Palinchron

General Strategy

This deck is a casual build without fast mana ramps, but it has a lot of interactions. The main concept should be answer threats oppose to look for combo to win. Strong mana-base is number one priority because the mana curve is pretty high.

Starting the game with couple ramps can really help to open up the options; or discard treats and reanimate them.

The deck is well-rounded in terms of answering treat, it's biggest problems are Torpor Orb effects, graveyard removal, and Humility static effects.

Honorable mention: powerful synergies.

Animate Dead/Dance of the Dead/Necromancy + Kederekt Leviathan in graveyard. Bounce all nonland permanents with low cost, and since the enchantment goes back to you hand so you can reset the board every turn.

Mindful of opponents' graveyards

Since this is a control deck. You must need to be aware of everyone's resources and creatures/spells you have access to, because this deck is capable of playing spells from opponents' graveyards or re-use their creatures in graveyards. It is not uncommon to win with their resources in graveyards.

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Date added	10 years
Last updated	4 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Orc Army
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