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Evening the Odds - An actual decent coin flip deck

Commander / EDH Budget Jank Theme/Gimmick UR (Izzet)

poorpinkus

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Artifact (12)

Planeswalker (1)

Commanders (2)

Commander: Okaun, Eye of Chaos
Commander: Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

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Land (1)

Sorcery (1)

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This is not a chaos deck; Nine times out of ten, a chaos deck is going to end up drawing the game out and just being a headache in general for your opponents. No, this is straight up coin flip & randomness without the annoying interactions.

Zndrsplt and Okaun are great commanders. While they initially seem meh, in practice they give you a rediculous amount of value and board control in the right situations. While I did make this deck for the fun of it, and the name of the game for this deck is fun, you can still be a huge threat to the board while playing.

A couple of things that I should clear up about coin flip mechanics in general first

  • If any spell/ability requires somebody to flip a coin, your opponents can only react BEFORE the coin flip resolves. This gives you a huge information advantage against control players when playing cards like Puppet's Verdict , regardless of whether or not you know what the result is going to be. This applies to other randomness-based cards like Whims of the Fates .
  • A player only wins a coin flip if they are the one calling the flip, and the flip uses that call for the result, meaning that cards like Goblin Assassin do not trigger Zndrsplt or Okaun's abilities, and if you lose a coin flip, that does NOT mean that an opponent wins a coin flip.

Probably the most fun I've ever had with a deck. While I wouldn't suggest playing it if you're hoping to win every time, it actually stands a pretty dang good chance at winning. Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom can get you some crazy card advantage, and with evasion Okaun, Eye of Chaos can take out an opponent if you win 3 coin flips on your turn. Aside from that, the tension at the table is tangible when their fate resides in the result of a coin flip, and whether you benefit or not from the coin flip, you're going to have some great stories.

Note: If you really want to be unfun, you can run Frenetic Efreet for a near-instant wincon with Chance Encounter or Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom , but I didn't include them because they didn't feel too great to play; Chance encounter is usually a slow clock that can sometimes quicken and add some tension to the game, but with those bois, it ends up being "Kill me this round or you lose", whereas with Zndrsplt, you actually have to flip the amount of coins you chose (which can take a long time). Play them if you want to win, but leave them out if you actually want fun.

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Krenko_SwamPlayer9 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #1

I love this deck! you always make the best decks I made your phelldigriff deck and it's one of my favourite decks ever thanks you and keep up the good work!

March 18, 2019 5:26 p.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #2

Krenko_SwamPlayer9 Thanks! That's awesome to know that you have looked at my other decks! It gives me more motivation to make more. Feel free to let me know if there are any colour combinations or themes that you'd like to see in the future!

March 18, 2019 6:14 p.m.

csyounge01 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #3

BRUUUUUUUH! You Forgot

MANA CRYPT

August 31, 2019 12:03 a.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #4

csyounge01 I'm not adding mana crypt. This deck is budget.

September 2, 2019 3:20 p.m.

csyounge01 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #5

oh lol

September 3, 2019 9:29 p.m.

Pringlesman says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #6

Have you updated this deck at all? I'm thinking of building something similar. Probably add Tribute Mage and Goblin Engineer as another two ways to get Krark's Thumb. How good is this deck without a Thumb in play?

September 26, 2019 11:48 a.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #7

Pringlesman I haven't updated this deck recently, but it's been doing pretty well for a while! Krark's thumb is a great wincon, but it is by no means necessary to win; Out of all of the games that I've played with the deck, I've only won one with the card because usually it gets removed very quickly.

The thing with Okaun is that since he only requires 3 winning coin flips to get lethal, you have a pretty reasonable chance to reach that each turn, especially with the amount of coin flip cards in the deck. Even Zndrsplt and Okaun together with nothing else is enough to make you a very formidable threat.

The way I play this deck is quite literally controlled chaos. Most cards like Puppet's Verdict have a huge impact on the board no matter how they resolve, and people don't want to counter them because they aren't sure who they are going to affect. Impulsive Maneuvers is another great example, since if you have ways to chump block, it effectively cuts the amount of creatures that you need to block with in half, and causes a lot more doubt when people are deciding what to attack with.

Anyways, Tribute Mage and Goblin Engineer would be great additions to the deck. I personally like keeping the tutors to a minimum since I like to keep the deck fairly random so that games are unique though, and the deck is still incredibly strong without Krark's Thumb. Thanks for the suggestions though! They'd definitely be good in the deck, it's just a matter of personal preference.

September 26, 2019 1 p.m.

Luminar55 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #8

This is by far my favorite deck on tapped out. Thank you so much for creating this wonder.

What are you thoughts on Stitch in Time? Are there any new cards that you might consider in the list?

May 21, 2020 7:47 a.m.

Lugs says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #9

I just built this deck and am anxiously awaiting to play it (still missing a couple of cards on order). Your post is not dead... LOL. I am stoked to give it a whirl, this is to me one of the decks I classify as "win or lose, its all fun".. that said I absolutely don't think you deck is weak at all, and that makes it even better. I even spent a bit of extra $$ and purchased a 1907 Barber silver dollar on Ebay to do the flipping, just to add to the flavor of what you built! I am sure I will tweak this idea to some degree, but thanks so much for what you posted!

August 30, 2021 7:12 p.m.

gameflips says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #10

Great deck! I really wanna build it, but are there any upgrades anyone can recommend since this was made in 2018. I wanna see if there are any new cards that'll optimize this deck even more. Thank you!

March 21, 2022 2:52 p.m.

otters says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #11

Muddle the Mixture is a great thumb tutor with huge upside. I use it frequently as a counter spell when things go downhill

January 3, 2019 1:43 a.m.

ZorrosRage says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #12

What do you think about Rakdos, the Showstopper

January 4, 2019 7:29 a.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #13

otters I really like that card, I totally forgot to add it

ZorrosRage I really like him as a commander for some kind of demon/imp/devil tribal deck, although it's important to keep in mind that technically nobody "wins" his coin flips, so he doesn't synergize with other coin flip cards. He seems like an interesting commander and great for chaos as well!

January 4, 2019 4:24 p.m.

moysturizer says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #14

Game of Chaos is so good. My commander was stolen, my life was at 8, my opponent was at 38 with a massive board. Thumb and chaos left him dead and me at 72.

January 5, 2019 12:56 p.m.

douglas.obri says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #15

A Muddle the Mixture would be really good in this deck to transmute out one of the main pieces being Krarks Thumb while also being a good counterspell. Other tutors like Fabricate could help too.

January 17, 2019 8:44 p.m.

Aporm says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #16

I am not sure if you are still replying to comments, but I just wanted to know your opinion on adding some tutors. Should I, and if so which? What cards are safe to get rid of? Thank you in advance.

January 28, 2019 7:06 p.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #17

douglas.obri Those are definitely good inclusions! I'll change the deck around once I eventually get a copy of them.

Aporm Yep, I'm still replying to comments (albeit slowly), I'm usually personally against using tutors because they tend to slow the game down with the shuffling and all that (land tutors are different because you can just do that on somebody else's turn and let them do their thing), not to mention I like commander games to be different, and tutors tend to make games feel a bit samey, but they would definitely increase the power of the deck. Paroxysm , Wild Swing , Spark of Creativity , Molten Birth , Chaotic Strike , Volatile Rig and Crazed Firecat are all fairly low-impact cards that I put in for the theme, so any one of those (or all of them for that matter) could be replaced with better cards to improve the deck, and tutors would be a good way to go. Also, if you're going for max power, consider Frenetic Efreet although I'm not a fan since it takes a very long time to resolve that many coin flips. Also if you're going that route, Laboratory Maniac can work as well.

January 30, 2019 1:41 p.m.

codeskin says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #18

If you're playgroup lets you throw in a few silver boarder cards then check out A sock of quarters. I win a surprising number of games with it. Especially the Mana Screw and Karplusan Minotaur combo. They haven't put it together that they can kill the creature and I don't plan on pointing it out.

March 9, 2019 12:15 a.m.

Doolbeurt says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #19

This deck literally makes me so happy I want to cry! I love every card choice and how budget the build is. I've never straight up bought a deck list I've found online, but this one will be the first. touché amoré!

March 13, 2019 8:41 a.m.

poorpinkus says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #20

Doolbeurt That means a lot to me, thanks! I hope that you enjoy it! Feel free to let me know how it turns out

March 13, 2019 2:49 p.m.

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