Operation X

Commander / EDH*

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Instant (2)

• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Strength of the Tajuru

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Banefire
• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Clan Defiance
• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Devil's Play
• 1x Fanning the Flames
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Gelatinous Genesis
• 1x Ghitu Fire
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Rolling Thunder
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Wurmcalling

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Heartbeat of Spring
• 1x Khalni Heart Expedition
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Triumph of Ferocity

Artifact (9)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Chimeric Mass
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Skullclamp

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Koth of the Hammer

Creature (23)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 1x Arashi, the Sky Asunder
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Budoka Gardener  ^Flip
• 1x Dragon Broodmother
• 1x Dragonlair Spider
• 1x Feral Hydra
• 1x Flameblast Dragon
• 1x Frontier Guide
• 1x Ivy Elemental
• 1x Jiwari, the Earth Aflame
• 1x Keeper of Progenitus
• 1x Krakilin
• 1x Lightning Serpent
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Mana
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Wort, the Raidmother

Land (40)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x City of Shadows
• 18x Forest
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Tower

Commander (1)

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Sorcery (1)

• 1x Far Wanderings

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Domri Rade
• 1x Sarkhan Vol

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I'm revisiting the first commander deck I ever built, and I would love to get your suggestions, advise, help, praise, or ridicule (whatever the case may be). At the heart of the deck is the principle of X costs, which are very versatile in that they are usable throughout the deck's curve. Rosheen Meanderer therefore works exceedingly well as commander, providing a huge boon to all X costs when she is present, but still not being singularly essential to the deck.

As X costs would suggest, this deck likes to ramp its mana. With land-grabbing effects such as Sakura-Tribe Elder, effects like Budoka Gardener that put lands onto the battlefield, and mana-doubling effects such as Heartbeat of Spring , this deck absolutely has mana available to it. Note that some effects, such as Collective Voyage and Heartbeat of Spring , also help my opponents ramp. However, with my X costs, I feel as though I am best prepared to use this mana. A Fireball for 40 to the face has a way of wiping away dreams of casting an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre.

There are a few important categories of card in here (besides the ramp effects). One is Fireball-type effects. These are the bread and butter (and finishers) of the deck. The other is Feral Hydra -type creatures that enter the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters. The value of these should be fairly self-explanatory.

This deck is very satisfying to play- it never feels like what you are doing is in any way unfair. Casting giant spells, however, is always tons of fun.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.78
Tokens	Dragon 1/1 RG, Elemental X/X G, Goblin Warrior 1/1 RG, Insect 1/1 G, Ooze */* G, Snake 1/1 G, Wurm */* G