The Abominable Snowfort

Commander / EDH Aggro Dark Depths GWUB Lands Partner Pillow Fort Snow Stompy

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Creature (26)

• 1x Abominable Treefolk
• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Ascendant Spirit
• 1x Blizzard Specter
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Chilling Shade
• 1x Conifer Wurm
• 1x Drift of the Dead
• 1x Frost Augur
• 1x Grim Draugr
• 1x Hailstorm Valkyrie
• 1x Heidar, Rimewind Master
• 1x Ice-Fang Coatl
• 1x Iceberg Cancrix
• 1x Icehide Golem
• 1x Isu the Abominable
• 1x Jorn, God of Winter  ^Flip
• 1x Moritte of the Frost
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Phyrexian Snowcrusher
• 1x Pilfering Hawk
• 1x Rime Tender
• 1x Rimefeather Owl
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Spirit of the Aldergard

Instant (7)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Chill to the Bone
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Winter's Chill

Land (37)

• 1x Arctic Flats
• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Boreal Shelf
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Faceless Haven
• 1x Frost Marsh
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 1x Shimmerdrift Vale
• 7x Snow-Covered Forest
• 7x Snow-Covered Island
• 4x Snow-Covered Plains
• 4x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Woodland Chasm

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Glacial Plating
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Marit Lage's Slumber
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x On Thin Ice
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rime Transfusion
• 1x Snow Devil
• 1x Training Grounds

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render

Commanders (2)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Altar of Bone
• 1x Blessing of Frost
• 1x Blood on the Snow
• 1x Dead of Winter
• 1x Diabolic Vision
• 1x Glacial Revelation
• 1x Into the North
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Search for Glory

Artifact (6)

• 1x Arcum's Astrolabe
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x The Immortal Sun

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Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcum's Weathervane
• 1x Mindlock Orb
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Winter Orb

Land (2)

• 1x Frostwalk Bastion
• 1x Mouth of Ronom

Creature (4)

• 1x Centaur Omenreader
• 1x Chillerpillar
• 1x Frostwalla
• 1x Zombie Musher

Instant (1)

• 1x Winter's Chill

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cover of Winter
• 1x Prismatic Omen
• 1x Time of Ice

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Farseek

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{S}Evolution of this deck{S}

Since its introduction in Iceage, I have loved the Jank of Snow in MTG. I really just want a commander deck with all the fun Snow cards. With the release of Modern Horizons, there are finally enough playable cards to make an EDH deck.

So this started as a Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle {G}Simic{U} ramp into big sea monsters, splashing snow good stuff.

Then it became a Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Thrasios, Triton Hero Sultai{B}{G}{U} to get some of the new sweet snow black cards.

Then while searching for ideas, I found a non-red snow-theme stax/artifact deck, called snowmen.

Using that as a base, I've made many changes and Ravos, Soultender // Thrasios, Triton Hero are put at the helm. Keep the Simic core for ramp and draw. Then Splash in White and Black when needed. Thrasios gives me good draw and a solid chance for more land plays. Ravos for late game grave digging.

I try and include as many snow block and Modern Horizon cards that I can. Swords to Plowshares solid spot removal and printed in Ice Age, it goes in. Diabolic Vision, aka Ponder Harder, it mostly works with what I'm doing and I like the art, it goes in.

In the history of me playing this deck, there have been two better snowmanders printed: Jorn, God of Winter   and Isu the Abominable Since about 85% of the deck is snow cards, Jorn is straight value. The back half Kaldring, the Rimestaff   does a better job then Ravos, Soultender getting good cards back. Isu gives value like Bolas's Citadel or The Reality Chip, but also get grow bigger pretty easy. The reason I have not taken this deck apart to make them the commanders is simple, I like this deck better as a 4-color deck.

Cutting {W} removes my best tutors and Glacial Plating on Jorn is a great combo.

Cutting {B} removes my board wipes, several flying blockers, and Rime Transfusion.

The only {R} snow-themed cards that would be interesting are: Skred and Ohran Yeti. Not enough to push the deck into 5 colors.

{S}Playing the deck{S}

Opening Hands & Mulligans

At it's core, the deck is Simic. Most of the low drops are {U} and/or {G}, including Thrasios, Triton Hero. So you are looking for at least three that at least cover that spread. Two lands with something like Into the North, Nature's Lore, Diabolic Vision, or Glacial Revelation can work. Mulligan a hand that can only do {WB}.

Early Game

The general goal is to get to a critical mass of snow-permeants as fast as possible and to live long enough to exploit it. Thrasios, Triton Hero is the obvious way to ramp lands into play. Sword of the Animist and an early creature like Icehide Golem, Ice-Fang Coatl, or Ascendant Spirit is a great opener. Until you get enough snow stuff, play Propaganda like cards or good blockers like Drift of the Dead. Once you have 8-10 snow-lands, all your closers are online.

Closing Threats

There are two ways to make Marit Lage in the deck. Marit Lage's Slumber is the easiest way to make our big 20/20 friend. Also the scrying works really well with Thrasios, Triton Hero. I also run the classic combo, Dark Depths + Thespian's Stage . I run zero ways to get enchainments or lands back from the graveyard. So once those cards are in the bin, Marit Lage is off the table for the rest of the game for you.

These are the best late game threats:

Abominable Treefolk: One of the best threats and comes down early.

Conifer Wurm: The activated ability is expensive, but I run Training Grounds.

Rimefeather Owl: Counts all snow permanents and can make non-snow permanents snow. Just remember that ice counters stay if the owl gets removed, but the effect that turns those permanents into snow permanents only works when the owl is in play.

Spirit of the Aldergard: Weaker then the Treefolk, but also tutors a snow-land.

Jorn, God of Winter   with any of these Glacial Plating + Rime Transfusion + Snow Devil

{S}Kaldheim Update{S}

10 new snow duels were added. I'm adding in the 6 non-red ones.

Arctic Treeline replaces a Snow-Covered Forest

Glacial Floodplain replaces a Snow-Covered Plains

Ice Tunnel replaces a Snow-Covered Island

Rimewood Falls replaces a Snow-Covered Island

Snowfield Sinkhole replaces Snow-Covered Forest

Woodland Chasm replaces a Snow-Covered Swamp

Faceless Haven replacing Frostwalk Bastion

Nature's Lore adding since it can find the new duels

Replicating Ring replacing Chromatic Lantern

Spirit of the Aldergard replacing Solemn Simulacrum

Search for Glory replacing Hibernation's End

Grim Draugr replacing Frostwalla

Jorn, God of Winter   replacing Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Ascendant Spirit replacing Snow-Covered Island

Blessing of Frost replacing Snow-Covered Forest

Hailstorm Valkyrie replacing Chillerpillar

Blood on the Snow replacing Cyclonic Rift

Moritte of the Frost replacing Rimewind Taskmage

Pilfering Hawk replacing Baleful Strix

Frost Augur replacing Frostweb Spider

Shimmerdrift Vale replacing Command Tower

{S}Jumpstart 2022 Update{S}

Isu the Abominable is just so good in this deck. It will be replacing Diamond Faerie. They have the same CMC, but this lets me have a growing threat and some card advantage. Plus it synergizes with Thrasios, Triton Hero.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Dark Depths + Thespian's Stage Glacial Plating + Rime Transfusion + Snow Devil
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Marit Lage, Replicated Ring
Based on	Snowmen Daxmasta EDH