Riku Spell Rally

Commander / EDH*

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Instant (17)

• 1x Annihilating Fire
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Back to Nature
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Electrickery
• 1x Electrolyze
• 1x Firemind's Foresight
• 1x Fissure
• 1x Incinerate
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Prophetic Bolt
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Steam Augury
• 1x Thoughtflare
• 1x Unravel the Aether

Sorcery (27)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bonfire of the Damned
• 1x Call to Mind
• 1x Crush of Wurms
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Epic Experiment
• 1x Fade into Antiquity
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Guided Passage
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Ignite Memories
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Peregrination
• 1x Portent
• 1x Ranger's Path
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Rift Bolt
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Rude Awakening
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Spoils of Victory
• 1x Stolen Goods
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Unexpected Results

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Arcane Melee
• 1x Possibility Storm

Artifact (7)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Runechanter's Pike
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1x Chandra, the Firebrand
• 1x Sarkhan Vol

Creature (15)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Elite Arcanist
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Goblin Electromancer
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Melek, Izzet Paragon
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Spellheart Chimera
• 1x Vexing Shusher
• 1x Wolfbriar Elemental

Land (29)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 5x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Commander (1)

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This is a spellslinger format for Riku of two reflections. I changed the name to Rally because it is competitive but meant to be fun at the same time. Also, the deck tends to rally late game to some very serious and exciting conclusions.

If you like to copy spells, cast spells that affect the entire board state and generally like shenanigans- this is the deck for you.

It is a very explosive deck and here is how I try to play it.

Epic Experiment this is my favorite game ender because it is just crazy. If people don't scoop then it can lead to some VERY interesting game play as things unfold. Getting to an epic experiment can be difficult as people know how crazy Riku can get so they try and send some hate his way when they can, even if he is playing it cool.

Staying alive- this is done through a couple different mechanics. The main mechanic is to simply burn the crap out of whatever hits the field and is causing problems. Direct burn makes up a lot of this deck and often serves a dual purpose of destroying and drawing cards Prophetic Bolt for example.

The other mechanic is putting out some deterrents a la creatures. There aren't a TON of creatures in here, but if you can get Riku out then it is easy to copy some of them. There are also spells that create creatures, which I love to copy, such as Crush of Wurms .

Staying alive is mainly about not becoming a huge target yourself and keeping the board state clear of major threats.

All the while... growing your mana base to as ridiculous a proportion as possible! There is a TON of mana ramp in here because this general is HUNGRY!

The nice thing about this deck is that I never worry about casting a spell and "wasting it" because there is plenty of spell recursion and whatever spells in my graveyard pump up my Runechanter's Pike and Spellheart Chimera for a late game win. Try copying a Rite of Replication kicked on Spellheart Chimera and see how quickly the table scoops...

That is just a glimpse into the true potential of this deck. There are so many options it really is hard to say there is a "best" and I encourage you to play with different spells and creature combinations until you find the right balance that makes it fun to play and able to stay competitive in your meta.

There are weaknesses, but those will get shored up as I continue playing this deck. In the future I will probably change it up to be a Riku creature ovverrun token deck but until then I am having a blast with the current build.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Dragon 4/4 R, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Plant 0/1 G, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 6/6 G
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