The Biggest Durdle

Commander / EDH* Battlecruiser Budget Casual Five Color Goodstuff

NixTheThird

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 8x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 2x Island
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation
• 1x Thought Reflection
• 1x Vicious Shadows
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Creature (26)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Damia, Sage of Stone
• 1x Desolation Twin
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Luminate Primordial
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Sisters of Stone Death
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Voyaging Satyr

Artifact (6)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Commander (1)

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Clone Legion
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Farseek
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Interpret the Signs
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x See the Unwritten
• 1x Spelltwine
• 1x The Great Aurora
• 1x Treacherous Terrain
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Instant (2)

• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Scour from Existence

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First pass on an All In strategy with Jodah, Archmage Eternal. I own too many terrible, overcosted cards and would like to have some excuse to play them, and Jodah brings out the simplest plan imaginable: pay 5 mana for anything, forever. Obviously not the most competitive deck, as I'm specifically targeting the 7+ cmc cards that just never see play, but it may steal a win here or there with my meta anyway.

Note that almost all of the ramp spells are super cheap. While it's possible to get a crazy fast start of Burgeoning, 5 lands, and massive threat in the opening hand, it is extremely unlikely. More likely I'll try to mulligan into a turn 2 ramp spell so I can drop Jodah turn 3 and then a big threat on turn 4. I suspect that this line will also pesudo-protects Jodah, as the table may be too distracted by turn 3 giant scary monster into turn four big flashy sorcery to deal with the tiny mage in charge. At least for the first couple games. After that I'm hoping I'll learn what works and what doesn't and mix up the cmc a bit.

One major concern is what to do with leftover mana. This deck will regularly have 1-4 mana left to spend, but unable to spend it. That wasted mana is basically the same as having used it for the spell, making the deck a lot less powerful. I'm considering putting in a few more mana sinks (think Sisters of Stone Death or Zacama, Primal Calamity) so get full value from the left over mana, but there are actually very few mana skins attached to large cmc spells. Once I pilot the deck more, I'll probably figure out which cards just aren't worth even 5 mana and swap out for a few lower cmc mana sinks.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	6.32
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Plant 0/1 G, Spirit 1/1 C, The Monarch
Based on	Of Gods and Walkers: Ydris' Lament NixTheThird EDH