Snake in the Grass

Casual GU (Simic)

ClockworkSwordfish

Creature (22)

• 4x Coiling Oracle
• 4x Ice-Fang Coatl
• 2x Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
• 4x Ohran Viper
• 2x Orochi Eggwatcher  ^Flip
• 3x Patagia Viper
• 1x Seshiro the Anointed
• 2x Shisato, Whispering Hunter

Land (24)

• 4x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 4x Rimewood Falls
• 2x Rishadan Port
• 10x Snow-Covered Forest
• 2x Snow-Covered Island

Sorcery (10)

• 3x Hidden Strings
• 3x Sosuke's Summons
• 4x Time of Need

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Opposition

Artifact (2)

• 2x Whispersilk Cloak

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 4x Mire Boa
• 4x River Boa

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Snake Pit

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Sakiko, Mother of Summer
• 1x Yuan-Ti Malison

Artifact (2)

• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x MImic Vat

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Arm with AEther
• 1x Kamahl's Druidic Vow

Instant (1)

• 1x Cobra Trap

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Canopy Cover
• 1x Seed the Land

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Shisato, Whispering Hunter isn't... a great card. She's got a few too many factors against her, but as far as on-hit triggers go, few are scarier than flat-out nixing your opponent's untap step! A one-sided Stasis is the kind of thing that wins games.

Shisato has no evasion of her own, which is where her friend Kaseto, Orochi Archmage comes in. For two mana, he not only makes Shisato unblockable, he gives her a nice +2/+2 boost to ensure the hit hurts. Since both creatures are legendary, you can find either one with Time of Need.

Coiling Oracle and Ice-Fang Coatl both replace themselves when they show up, meaning you aren't really down a card if you feed them to Shisato's upkeep. Ohran Viper can help you draw into your key cards and combos nicely with Kaseto, becoming an unblockable source of card draw each turn. Orochi Eggwatcher  , Patagia Viper and Sosuke's Summons all generate snake tokens to feed to Shisato.

Of course, making your opponent skip his untap step isn't a sure thing. If he still has some mana to use, he might just be able to draw into a way to stop you and use it. Since you're trying to get unblockable critters through anyway, Hidden Strings can tap down two potential blockers, then switch off two of your opponent's lands every time Shisato gets through. Opposition likewise can tap just about anything down, putting your plentiful tokens to work before you have to sacrifice them. With your opponent's whole board helplessly paralyzed, your venomous snakes can pull him apart at your leisure!

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 12 - 3 Uncommons 13 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 GU