Swiss Army Man

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai)

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Creature (25)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Banehound
• 1x Bassara Tower Archer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Darksteel Myr
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gurmag Swiftwing
• 1x Hovermyr
• 1x Kefnet the Mindful
• 1x Leyline Prowler
• 1x Mirri the Cursed
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Prime Speaker Vannifar
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Slippery Bogle
• 1x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Uktabi Drake
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 1x Vault Skirge
• 1x Venomthrope
• 1x Viscera Seer

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Land (36)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Bad River
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 6x Forest
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Instant (10)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Flash
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Sultai Charm
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Do or Die
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Innocent Blood
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Neoform
• 1x New Blood
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Sylvan Scrying

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Vampiric Rites

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Creature (21)

• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Darksteel Sentinel
• 1x Demon of Catastrophes
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 2x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Farfinder
• 1x Glissa, the Traitor
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nightveil Predator
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Poison-Tip Archer
• 1x Predator Ooze
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Ramunap Hydra
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip
• 1x Volrath, the Shapestealer

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Blood Divination
• 1x Casualties of War

Artifact (1)

• 1x Eater of Virtue

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Attrition

Land (1)

• 1x Opal Palace

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It's no secret that I like creatures that inherently achieve big piles of abilities, voltron-style. Odric, Lunarch Marshal is a solid commander-style attempt but he kind of needs a whole army to work. I like the fact that newcomer Rayami, First of the Fallen is instead a one-man army, selfishly hoarding all those keyword abilities for himself. He's also the first-ever green vampire, meaning we now have vampires of all colours, but that's beside the point.

I'm sure maximum competitive builds aim to just pick up flying and hexproof then run good stuff otherwise, but we're here to have fun. I want tons of abilities on an unstoppable force of destruction, and the creatures provide a suite of abilities to support that.

CARD HIGHLIGHTS:

Birthing Pod, Eldritch Evolution, Neoform, Prime Speaker Vannifar - You can't get those abilities without creatures dying, and the best way to facilitate that is to sacrifice them for some sort of benefit. All of these options not only kill off a creature of your choice, but they also bring in another of your choice to fill in whatever ability gaps are most pressing. Bontu the Glorified not only provides a handy way to sacrifice your other creatures, but she also holds Menace and the tantilizing Indestructible if you can find a way to kill her off. Being lands, High Market and Phyrexian Tower are hard to remove and reliable ways to ensure a sacrifice outlet.

Stonecoil Serpent, Mistcutter Hydra - Some creatures represent some truly handy abilities for your commander but need to die in order to pass them along. Others need no sacrifice outlet, coming into play as 0/0s and immediately transferring those handy abilities to Rayami. Newcomer Stonecoil Serpent is a dream come true, representing Reach, Trample and Protection on demand for zero mana!

Bribery - Did you know there are no creatures in blue, black, green or even colorless that natively have double strike? It's true. This is kind of a pain, as with 5 power, Rayami will take a ponderous five hits to kill anyone off. If any of your opponents are playing R/W, then, you can grab a double striker to feed to one of your various sacrifice outlets and run from there. Of course, you can also grab something like Akroma, Angel of Wrath or Sphinx of the Steel Wind and get a huge leg-up on abilities, or even grab some creature that's strong enough that you'd like to keep it around (perish the thought!)

Flash - Flash continues its long tradition of not being used as intended here, letting you slap the abilities of any creature in your hand onto Rayami at instant speed. Imagine Flashing in a Darksteel Myr in response to a boardwipe, or Glissa, the Traitor in response to a huge blocker. Of course, if you get truly lucky (or are clever with your tutors) you can perform the legendary Hulk Flash, dropping Protean Hulk and then fetching an entire suite of keyword abilities at a moment's notice. Imagine fetching Viscera Seer, Slippery Bogle, Vampire of the Dire Moon, Kefnet the Mindful and Stonecoil Serpent all in one go.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.36
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Beast 3/3 G
Folders	Fun deck ideas