Nin Tim Tribal

Commander / EDH Combo Infinite Combo Theme/Gimmick Tribal UR (Izzet)

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Creature (34)

• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Apprentice Sorcerer
• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Capricious Sorcerer
• 1x Cinder Pyromancer
• 1x Cunning Sparkmage
• 1x Gelectrode
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Grim Lavamancer
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Izzet Staticaster
• 1x Kamahl, Pit Fighter
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Opaline Unicorn
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Prodigal Pyromancer
• 1x Prodigal Sorcerer
• 1x Razorfin Hunter
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Shrieking Drake
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Soul-Scar Mage
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Tandem Lookout
• 1x Thornwind Faeries
• 1x Tradewind Rider
• 1x Vithian Stinger
• 1x Vulshok Sorcerer
• 1x Wu Longbowman
• 1x Zuran Spellcaster

Artifact (16)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Instant (9)

• 1x Banishing Knack
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Negate
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Retraction Helix
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Swan Song

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 15x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 13x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Sigil of Sleep

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So this started out as a goofy "tribal" deck with all the Tims printed over the years (For those under 30, "Tim" was one of the earliest card nicknames, for Prodigal Sorcerer back in Alpha). WotC returned to the theme often, so there's a decent sized "tribe" of mostly-wizardly creatures that tap to do 1 damage to any target.

(Part of the fun was digging up the REALLY obscure ones, though, like Wu Longbowman and Capricious Sorcerer - even with the timing limitations of the Portal series.

Somehow, I found out that fielding an army of fragile creatures that all tap to do 1 damage to any target to be a somewhat unreliable path to victory in a multiplayer Commander game. Adding some equipment that provides deathtouch (Basilisk Collar, Gorgon's Head, Quietus Spike) at least gave me some reliable means of controlling the battlefield. But I realized the only way to reliably win games was going to require a means of recursively untapping one or more Tims over and over and over.

A few means of doing this are obvious (Paradox Engine + any number of cards), some are a little more obtuse ( Banishing Knack or Retraction Helix or Man-o'-War or Shrieking Drake plus Intruder Alarm or the afforementioned Paradox Engine).

There's a lot of fun little synergies in the deck. Lobber Crew or Nettle Drone plus Curiosity, Tandem Lookout, or especially Sigil of Sleep .

Nin, the Pain Artist can provide tremendous card advantage just beating herself up, but of course it's more fun to share the pain via a Stuffy Doll.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 31 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.64
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C