Sisay's Weatherlight Crew [Primer]

Commander / EDH Combo Infinite Combo Legendary Matters Primer Silver Bullet Tap/Untap Toolbox

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Land (38)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Island
• 1x Jetmir's Garden
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Creature (33)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Beledros Witherbloom
• 1x Dragonlord Silumgar
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Ertai Resurrected
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Jegantha, the Wellspring
• 1x Jodah, the Unifier
• 1x Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
• 1x Marchesa, the Black Rose
• 1x Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
• 1x Nikya of the Old Ways
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Queen Marchesa
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Samut, Voice of Dissent
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Sygg, River Cutthroat
• 1x Thantis, the Warweaver
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Hunting Wilds
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Ranger's Path
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast

Planeswalker (6)

• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Domri, Anarch of Bolas
• 1x Kaya, Bane of the Dead
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Instant (5)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Swan Song

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Smothering Tithe

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~ Sisay's Weatherlight Crew ~

This is a quick primer outlining my {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Legend deck called "Sisay's Weatherlight Crew" with Sisay, Weatherlight Captain. Every 10-20 matches or so, I update the deck from ideas I've had while playing, and track statistics from the games per "season" as a fun little project. Enjoy!

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~ Win Percentages ~

Season I	Season II	Season III	Season IV	Season V	Season VI	Season VII
27%	47%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

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Chapter I • Introduction

[THE COMMANDER] This deck is piloted by Sisay. Her role as a Weatherlight captain, as compared to otherwise, enables a quicker and wider recruitment of her legendary crew and permanents.

[THE GAME PLAN] The deck wants to utilize Sisay’s tutor ability, first to find silver-bullet answers to whatever condition the battlefield presents, second to deliver a chain of near-invincible power.

[THE POWER LEVEL] On a traditional power level scale, I would rate this deck at 8 out of 10. The deck is consistent and extremely powerful, but does suffer from slow starts and continuous effects like Grave Pact or Dictate of Erebos.

[THE PHILOSOPHY] The main idea behind the deck is to push the limits of a toolbox deck. Legendary permanents are legendary due to their unique and powerful effects, so they should theoretically be well-suited for the job. The fact that they can enter the battlefield as a resolved ability instead of displaying themselves on the stack virtually makes the immune to traditional counterspells, which ultimately makes for more difficult interaction.

Chapter II • Strategy

[EARLY GAME] For the first few turns, ramp and play legendary permanents until Sisay is a 4/4. Do this at roughly the same pace as the table to not draw unwanted attention – Sisay will be perceived as scary due to her unpredictability.

[MID GAME] Once Sisay is out together with 6-7 lands, tutor for utility. The exact targets will depend on the board state, but the table in Chapter III – Mastery below can give insight depending on need. Do this until Sisay is a 6/6, then start looking for Seedborn Muse or Awakening.

[LATE GAME] Once there is access to Seedborn Muse or Awakening, tutor for power. Given a turn rotation, tutor for:

Turn 1: Shalai, Voice of Plenty.

Turn 2: Nikya of the Old Ways.

Turn 3: Samut, Voice of Dissent + Jegantha, the Wellspring. Use Jegantha, then untap it with Samut and use it again to find a Minamo, School at Water's Edge and Heroes' Podium. Untap Jegantha with Minamo, and use it yet again to find Piru, the Volatile.

Turn 4: Back on your turn, sacrifice Piru to clear the board of small blockers. Then, tutor 5 (!) times for Aurelia, the Warleader, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Rakdos, Lord of Riots, Ruric Thar, the Unbowed and Sigarda, Host of Herons.

With Sisay + Shalai + Nikya + Samut + Jegantha + Heroes' Podium + Aurelia + Elesh Norn + Rakdos + Ruric Thar + Sigarda, the board is facing around 120 damage on the first combat, and about 150 damage on the second. Should this not be enough overkill, use Jegantha and Samut in the second combat phase to get Sakashima the Impostor, cloning Elesh Norn, and Marisi, Breaker of the Coil for ever more damage.

Alternatively, tutor for Helm of the Host and get infinite attacks with Aurelia. All up to the pilot.

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On its own, the deck usually presents a game-winning scenario by turn 6-8. Should Sisay face a lot of removals, or if Grave Pact-effects prevents a gradual buildup of legendaries, this estimate will be delayed with several turns.

Chapter III • Mastery

For MV 1-3:

[Disruption]	[Protection]	[Power]	[Utility]
Anafenza, the Foremost	Gaddock Teeg	Anafenza, the Foremost	Rhys the Redeemed
Gaddock Teeg	Pramikon, Sky Rampart	Blackblade Reforged	Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos			Domri, Anarch of Bolas
Ashiok, Dream Render
Narset, Parter of Veils

For MV 4:

[Disruption]	[Protection]	[Power]	[Utility]
Fumiko the Lowblood	Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero	Marisi, Breaker of the Coil	Sakashima the Impostor
Linvala, Keeper of Silence	Shalai, Voice of Plenty	Rafiq of the Many	Helm of the Host
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil		Rakdos, Lord of Riots	Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

For MV 5:

[Disruption]	[Protection]	[Power]	[Utility]
	Archangel Avacyn	Heroes' Podium	Jegantha, the Wellspring
	Sigarda, Host of Herons	Xenagos, God of Revels	Nikya of the Old Ways
			Samut, Voice of Dissent
			Kaya the Inexorable

For MV 6+:

[Disruption]	[Protection]	[Power]	[Utility]
Dragonlord Silumgar		Aurelia, the Warleader	Dragonlord Silumgar
		Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite	Piru, the Volatile
		Godo, Bandit Warlord	Kaya, Bane of the Dead
		Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

• Pramikon, Sky Rampart followed up by Sakashima the Impostor can lock down combat if an opponent is becoming too threatening. Kaya 1 or Kaya 2 can unlock the situation when ready.

• Sakashima the Impostor is a great tutor target if Shalai is targeted.

• Godo, Bandit Warlord or Aurelia with Helm of the Host can usually win a game on the spot, should that road be preferred.

• Helm of the Host also works well with many legendary creatures besides Godo or Aurelia. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and Ruric Thar, the Unbowed are two fun suggestions.

Future Improvements

As far as legendaries go, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds and God-Eternal Rhonas are two very promising candidates to join the crew. Sidisi, Undead Vizier is a super versatile include and was in the deck previously, but was lost at some stage.

Other than that, Bloom Tender will likely be included down the line, as well as Battlebond lands.

Seasonal Updates & Statistics

Season II

As the deck got more fine-tuned and as I got more experience with it, the win percentage increased to almost 50% - very high for a healthy meta. I realized the deck wasn’t as janky as I first thought.

Cards switched after the season Show

Many changes were made, most notable the shift in dependency from signets to traditional ramp, which replaced many nonbasic lands into basic lands. Not all changes were recorded, but some where:

OUT	IN
Forest	The World Tree
Vraska the Unseen	Kaya the Inexorable
Boros Signet	Fellwar Stone
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker	Piru, the Volatile

Season I

Won 3 of 11 multiplayer games, resulting in a 27% win percentage.

This deck could manage a lot of tough situations, but too often got out-valued or mass destroyed in some different ways. Rakdos, Lord of Riots and Aurelia, the Warleader together with Whip of Erebos could definitely turn a game, but again, proved a bit too vulnerable.

Cards switched after the season Show

OUT	IN
Arcanis the Omnipotent	Anafenza, the Foremost
Baird, Steward of Argive	Awakening
Bloodfell Caves	Battlefield Forge
Blossoming Sands	Blackblade Reforged
Darien, King of Kjeldor	Child of Alara
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Genju of the Realm	Elvish Rejuvenator
Gilded Lotus	Faeburrow Elder
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer	Gaddock Teeg
Hour of Promise	Hadana's Climb
Intet, the Dreamer	Heroes' Podium
Into the Wilds	Illusionist's Bracers
Jungle Hollow	Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
Kazandu Refuge	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs	Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Keranos, God of Storms	Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Prime Speaker Zegana	Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Thassa, God of the Sea	Nikya of the Old Ways
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter	Progenitus
Swiftwater Cliffs	Rafiq of the Many
Thornwood Falls	Seedborn Muse
Thran Dynamo	Sidisi, Undead Vizier
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger	Sigarda, Host of Herons
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre	Swan Song
Unburial Rites	Xenagos, God of Revels
Unexpected Results	Zacama, Primal Calamity
Uyo, Silent Prophet	Verdant Catacombs
Weatherlight	Windswept Heath
Venser, Shaper Savant	Stomping Ground
Vona, Butcher of Magan	Breeding Pool
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts	Fertile Ground
Heroic Intervention	Medomai the Ageless
Deadbridge Chant	Enlightened Tutor

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Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.63
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Emblem Kaya the Inexorable, Pest 1/1 BG, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem, Treasure