Welcome to Roon's Magical Realm

Commander / EDH Casual Combo Control GWU (Bant) Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick

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Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 6x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 4x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath

Doubler (4)

• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Seedborn Muse

Lock (3)

• 1x Azor, the Lawbringer
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Lavinia of the Tenth

Recursion (2)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Eternal Witness

Ramp (11)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Training Grounds
• 1x Wood Elves

Draw (7)

• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Flicker (6)

• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Beats (4)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Hornet Queen

Wipe (4)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Theft (1)

• 1x Gilded Drake

Commander (1)

Tutor (8)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Woodland Bellower
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Removal (6)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Counter (4)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Render Silent

Utility (3)

• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

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Draw (5)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Rhystic Study

Tutor (4)

• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Mystical Tutor

Recursion (3)

• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sun Titan

Flicker (2)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ghostway

Removal (5)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Luminate Primordial
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Terastodon

Utility (4)

• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Thragtusk

Counter (2)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Voidslime

Wipe (2)

• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Beats (4)

• 1x Armada Wurm
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Drowner of Hope
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Theft (4)

• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Djinn of Infinite Deceits
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Rite of Replication

Lock (3)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Loaming Shaman
• 1x Portcullis

Doublers (1)

• 1x Bramble Sovereign

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Just a fun, casual flicker control / mid-range deck with some Bant goodstuff. This list may be new, but it's actually descended from an older list that I broke apart to build Brago, King Eternal. I became bored with Brago's obvious and inflexible game plan, as well as his penchant for sitting around removing everyone else's fun while waiting for combo pieces. This deck is much more of a passion project for me, and it feels good to be back!

Roon of the Hidden Realm is a tough deck to build because it needs a lot of parts, and that makes the list very tight. Having far, far too many awesome cards to choose from is a good problem to have, but you definitely need a good understanding of the commander and his place in the metagame compared to other commanders, especially the aforementioned Brago. Roon plays a much longer game. He ramps mana, pulls dirtier tricks with his more flexible ability, and slowly builds value rather than trying to explosively combo off. I have found that it is not feasible to run many (or even any) infinite combos in Roon - infinites are basically going to be dead cards taking up space in a deck with no room, distracting you from a game plan that will definitely require all of your attention and resources to execute. If you want to play combos, Roon is inefficient and will only get in your way.

When building this deck it is very important that you do not plan to rely too much on Roon. By himself he's both much too slow and much too obvious of a target unless you are either making very clever plays or very lucky draws. So, run independent ETB engines like Conjurer's Closet. Anything you flicker either needs to be really efficient like Reclamation Sage or Eternal Witness, a powerful lockdown effect like Lavinia of the Tenth or Azor, the Lawbringer, or else a bomb that will get out of control quickly like Hornet Queen with Cathars' Crusade. You're almost forced to take a tutor and toolbox approach - you're not trying to flicker a ton of cards, you're trying to flicker the perfect card at the right time. There's also very little room for redundancy after including sufficient ramp and draw to support a consistent set up and mana curve.

In play, the idea is to appear pretty slow and innocuous while you gather ramp and hopefully cheap draw in the early game. Set up a value engine as early as possible and begin the abuse as soon as possible - the deck is slow enough to get started that you don't have time for complacent durdling! The key is to be careful not to over-extend or appear too threatening too quickly. After that, play defensively and prune any enemy board states that start to get out of hand, swinging with Roon whenever possible to take advantage of his key words. Be careful of drawing hate with powerful lockdown effects until you have assembled enough value to "go off" with a really heinous synergy like Deadeye Navigator + Duplicant, clearing the way to swing lethal with Avenger of Zendikar or Hornet Queen paired with either of Cathars' Crusade or Craterhoof Behemoth.

I'd like to find room for more equipment, to take better advantage of Roon's vigilance & trample. A very light voltron back-up plan could be within reach, since Roon is potentially lethal in 3 turns with only +3 power. There are some also really powerful recursion tools and other gimmicks I would love to run (Sundial of the Infinite + Mimic Vat, anyone?) but right now the list is just too tight for any extra chicanery. I may drop some of the less efficient tutors.

Advice is more than welcome, but please if you're going to suggest cards, do try to recommend corresponding cuts if at all possible. In fact, I would love it if you only have cuts to suggest because I have so much I want to add! There are SO many cards that would do great in this deck, but Roon has room for only the very most efficient and impactful.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Plant 0/1 G