Oh Boy, She Brought Friends (Mayael the Anima EDH)

Commander / EDH* Competitive Multiplayer Ramp RGW (Naya)

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Creature (32)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bearer of the Heavens
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Breaker of Armies
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Scourge of Kher Ridges
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Worldspine Wurm
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Instant (6)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tree of Tales
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter

Commander (1)

Artifact (20)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Unity
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Sylvan Library

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I am looking for feedback and suggestions! Just for some background: my playgroup is semi casual and we tend to stay away from infinite combos. This deck is normally played in 3-5 player multiplayer games, but also performs well in 1v1 depending on the match-up.

The purpose of this deck is to get mayael out as soon as possible with rocks. Ideally you want to get her out turn 2 and be ready to activate her by turn 4.

Creatures:

Disruption:

Gaddock Teeg / Iona, Shield of Emeria / Void Winnower / Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger Provide disruption and make your opponents have a hard time at removing your big threats that you put down by stopping them from casting spells or making it a burden to cast.

Defense:

Archetype of Endurance / Avacyn, Angel of Hope / Blazing Archon / Mother of Runes / Platinum Emperion / Sigarda, Host of Herons / Spearbreaker Behemoth / Avenger of Zendikar Provide your creatures with defense whether it be hexproof, protection from sac'ing, protection from attacks, indestructability, or not allowing you to lose life. Get a few of these guys out and your opponents will really struggle to find an opening to remove your threats.

Removal:

Angel of Serenity / Balefire Dragon / Scourge of Kher Ridges / Terastodon / Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre These creatures have a large impact when they hit the board and normally open up the way for the main force to swing in while still being strong themselves.

Power:

Blightsteel Colossus / Breaker of Armies / Craterhoof Behemoth / Gisela, Blade of Goldnight / Worldspine Wurm / Xenagos, God of Revels / Kozilek, Butcher of Truth / Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger / Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre These are the cards that will win you the game. You will here profanaties and sighs around the table as one of these hits the board turn 4 (Excluding Craterhoof Behemoth )

Ramp/Value:

Bloom Tender / Birds of Paradise / Moldgraf Monstrosity / Greenwarden of Murasa / Seedborn Muse Although most of these can't be hit by mayael's ability they allow us to ramp or get insane value from them. Notably Seedborn Muse is a MVP for this deck because she lets you activate mayael during each of your opponents turns. You will normally want to tutor for her to push for the win.

How do you win?

You will want to Defense of the Heart / Tooth and Nail entwined to search out any of the combos below. Each has its own special time to be used, but I listed them in the order which I believe they are the strongest to weakest.

Blightsteel Colossus + Xenagos, God of Revels

Blightsteel Colossus + Breaker of Armies

Blightsteel Colossus + Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Craterhoof Behemoth +A strong board state

Iona, Shield of Emeria +A power card

Other Notable Cards

Garruk, Primal Hunter -3 as soon as you play him and draw 8+ cards normally. Don't be greedy and let them get a chance to kill him, always activate -3 the turn you play him

Crop Rotation Get what you need: for ramp Ancient Tomb / Temple of the False God , for life gain Miren, the Moaning Well , for haste Slayers' Stronghold , for defense Kor Haven , regen Yavimaya Hollow , or getting back your creatures Homeward Path

Scroll Rack Use it to put creatures from your hand ontop of your deck so mayael can cheat them in for you.

Sneak Attack Creatures will tend to bog down your hand. This is a great outlet to get them out there. It has great synergy with Moldgraf Monstrosity / Greenwarden of Murasa / Bearer of the Heavens

Bearer of the Heavens This card can be tricky sometimes. There are moments where you will get him in your 5 cards from mayael and you won't want him to hit the field. Ideally you want to have Avacyn, Angel of Hope on the field and sac him. You can also let him go off with just Moldgraf Monstrosity and everyone will have nothing while you will have 2 random fatties that were in your graveyard.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	26 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.66
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3-3 G, Plant 0/1 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample, Wurm 6/6 G
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