Celestial Killin'

Commander / EDH* Mono-White

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Creature (31)

• 1x Ugin's Conjurant
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Lunarch Veteran  ^Flip
• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Kami of Ancient Law
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Strict Proctor
• 1x Tallowisp
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Guardian of Faith
• 1x Hallowed Spiritkeeper
• 1x Hanged Executioner
• 1x Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr  ^Flip
• 1x Nikko-Onna
• 1x Pilgrim of the Ages
• 1x Custodi Soulbinders
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Angel of Flight Alabaster
• 1x Horizon Seed
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Pillardrop Rescuer
• 1x Kami of the Palace Fields
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star
• 1x Drogskol Cavalry
• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Oyobi, Who Split the Heavens
• 1x Myojin of Cleansing Fire

Instant (10)

• 1x Blessed Breath
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Ethereal Haze
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Kabira Takedown  ^Flip
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Shining Shoal
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Artifact (9)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Skyclave Relic
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Eldrazi Monument

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Timely Ward
• 1x Conclave Tribunal
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Kindred Boon
• 1x Sigil of the New Dawn
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Commander (1)

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Return to the Ranks
• 1x Secret Rendezvous
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Terashi's Grasp
• 1x Makindi Stampede  ^Flip
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Hour of Reckoning

Land (32)

• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 28x Plains

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon Blackblade

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Creature (19)

• 1x Topplegeist
• 1x Clarion Spirit
• 1x Revered Dead
• 1x Strict Proctor
• 1x Sustaining Spirit
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Drogskol Shieldmate
• 1x Faithbound Judge  ^Flip
• 1x Forbidding Spirit
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Spirit en-Dal
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Moonlit Strider
• 1x Belfry Spirit
• 1x Cavalier of Dawn
• 1x Hikari, Twilight Guardian
• 1x Kami of the Painted Road
• 1x Patron of the Kitsune
• 1x Protector of the Crown

Instant (8)

• 1x Spiritual Visit
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Faith's Reward

Artifact (2)

• 1x Deathrender
• 1x Door of Destinies

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Angelic Destiny
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Armored Ascension
• 1x Indestructibility

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Rousing of Souls
• 1x Ravnica at War
• 1x Visions of Glory
• 1x Mass Calcify

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Enter the spirit world. No, you don't have a choice.

Celestial Kirin is a funny card. It (in)discriminately wipes the board, over and over again, depending on the mana cost of the spells we play. This is meant to have a symmetrical effect on us and our opponents. It will not.

I have included spirit and arcane spells from mana cost 1-8 to hit most of the permanents our opponents will play, with the exception of ZERO four mana spells that are capable of triggering Kirin. This means that it will never destroy itself accidentally, and we don't have to worry about anti-synergy with other core cards in the deck. Four mana is our sweet spot to 'hide' value enchantments and artifacts. While this means we are unable to cleanse our opponent's four mana things, this is a necessary sacrifice that our deck makes up for in other ways.

This deck has a few sub-themes. One of them is granting indestructibility. This will help save creatures that we aren't ready to let go of, and isolate our best cards from other players' removal. Kirin is likely to draw a lot of hate once it hits the table, so it helps to have a lot at our disposal to defend it and let it do its thing.

Another sub-theme is tokens. Tokens have a CMC of zero, so in almost all cases it is impossible for Kirin to hit them (more on that exception in a moment). The fact that our spirits are small doesn't matter when they're some of the only permanents surviving multiple turn cycles. We aim to win through aggro with these guys, primarily.

We pack a few recycling abilities to get more value out of our ETB and death triggers, as well as recur good sacrificial effects like Selfless Spirit. Sun Titan recurring Gift of Immortality onto itself can generate a lot of value in the long run.

Gideon Blackblade is a great threat that will rarely die because it is indestructible on our turn.

One rather unassuming card that I must draw attention to is Ugin's Conjurant. This is, without a doubt, one of the best cards in the deck, and whether or not you win a game can entirely depend on when and how you play it. This is in part because we adjust the conjurant to hit any CMC we want, depending on what we need. But for those who TRULY WISH TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY, there exists a play that is very near and dear to my heart: cast Cojurant for x = 0. Yes, you can Armageddon for zero mana. (If you were wondering about a few of our land choices, this is why we have them.) I highly recommend floating all of your mana before making this play, and following up with as large a threat as you can. If you've done a good enough job of controlling the board, this play can put you substantially ahead of your opponents and often outright wins you the game. Conjurant doesn't always have to be used this way, but keep it in mind whenever you draw it-- you might be surprised how often it puts us in a winning position.

I'm writing this prior to the reveal of the full release of the new Innistrad set. Disturb seems very good for this deck, but I have yet to test the cards. When you disturb a spell, its CMC is considered to be that of the front half while on the stack, so disturbing Lunarch Veteran will indeed wipe one mana permanents if Kirin is in play. However, once the disturb spell is cast, its CMC is afterward considered to be zero, meaning Kirin will not touch these cards from then on. These cards seem really good for the deck, both the ones that start as humans and disturb as spirits AND the ones that start as spirits and disturb as enchantments. I will update the deck once I have some more experience with these cards.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Clue, Copy Clone, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 3/3 W, The Monarch, Treasure