Karametra's Knuckle Sandwich

Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya)

SaberTech

Creature (38)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Arashi, the Sky Asunder
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kor Skyfisher
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Loxodon Hierarch
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Stonecloaker
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Thornscape Familiar
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Whitemane Lion

Land (35)

• 1x Command Tower
• 14x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 13x Plains
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden

Artifact (8)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Commander (1)

Instant (7)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Wild Pair

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

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Creature (3)

• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension

Artifact (1)

• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary

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Main Game Plan:

This deck wants to generate a bunch of mana to play a bunch of creatures, produce a bunch of tokens, and then close out the game by casting Craterhoof Behemoth and attacking. The deck is also able to grind out value into the late game with the help of bounce and recursion effects to get value out of ETB triggers.

Something that I often do is cast Tooth and Nail with kicker to get Avenger of Zendikar and Eternal Witness, using the Witness to return Tooth and Nail to my hand. On the following turn I cast Tooth and Nail again to get Craterhoof Behemoth and Temur Sabertooth. If Craterhoof isn't enough to finish the game, the Sabertooth can bounce it to hand to be recast, or bounce the Witness so that it can be recast to get back Tooth and Nail or another key card from the graveyard.

General notes when playing this deck:

• Whitemane Lion is the MVP of any Karametra deck.

• When you start getting lands off of Karametra's ability, grab Scattered Groves and Temple Garden first. After you have four lands that produce white, you generally want to just grab Forests until you run out. This is because Kamahl, Fist of Krosa is more powerful if you have lots of green mana, and because you want to save your Plains to get better value out of Emeria Shepherd. A possible exception to this is if you get Wild Pair out early, because you might get better value from returning a creature to your hand instead of the battlefield so that you can cast it and get Wild Pair's trigger.

• This List would benefit from the inclusion of a Worldly Tutor and Tireless Tracker, I just don't have any to spare right now.

• Investing in some fetch lands would also be beneficial if you are looking to go heavier on the landfall theme.

• If you don't really need the mana, it's best to hold onto Selesnya Sanctuary as a guaranteed way to trigger landfall each turn. It's worth noting that Cloudstone Curio can also bounce lands, letting you bounce between two lands for another guaranteed way to trigger landfall on each of your turns. If you want to go harder on the landfall theme, this synergy is even stronger with the addition of cards like Exploration and Azusa, Lost but Seeking.

Combos:

• Having Thornscape Familiar or Pearl Medallion out with Lotus Cobra and Karametra will allow you to pull all the basic land cards out of your deck with Whitemane Lion or Kor Skyfisher. Amulet of Vigor can replace Lotus Cobra, but you will only be able to get all your Plains cards. Still, that might be enough to close out a game if you have God-Eternal Oketra or Rampaging Baloths to get a bunch of tokens off of.

• Emeria Shepherd + Sakura-Tribe Elder can let you pull of the Plains out of your deck without needing Karametra.

• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite + Kamahl, Fist of Krosa destroys your opponents lands by animating them and having them die to Elesh Norn's static effect.

Playing with Wild Pair:

First thing to be aware of is that Wild Pair is a bit of a non-bo with Mirari's Wake. The Wake throws off the power+toughness counts and messes up most of the pre-planned combinations. You will still be able to get some value out of Wild Pair, like being able to grab Whitemane Lion off of a 1/1, but you definitely won't be able to use Wild Pair to its full potential.

Notable Pairings:

• Thornscape Familiar and Lotus Cobra find each other and set up for the combo with Whitemane Lion mentioned above.

• Whitemane Lion can grab Acidic Slime at instant speed to use as a surprise blocker. It can also grab Karmic Guide at instant speed to bring back a key creature from the graveyard.

• Kor Skyfisher can find Beast Whisperer or Bygone Bishop (or Tireless Tracker if you have it) to generate card draw.

• Prowling Serpopard can find Temur Sabertooth, providing you protection for any creature you decide to bounce with the Sabertooth and recast for more Wild Pair tutoring. The Serpopard is also a mana-efficient way of tutoring out Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.

• Loxodon Hierarch's only pairing is Emeria Shepherd, but the two together can help make it very difficult for opponents to completely clear your board. The synergy between the two is also the deck's only way of repeatedly gaining life.

• Heliod, God of the Sun can grab Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite. Spending 4 mana to make a 4/3 feels way better than just making a 2/1, and you shrink all of your opponents' creatures as well. Tutoring out myr battleshere is another option if you are looking to set up your board for Craterhoof Behemoth.

• Avenger of Zendikar and Craterhoof Behemoth can find each other off of Wild Pair, and is usually a game-ender if your opponents let Wild Pair stick around long enough for you to pull it off. Arashi, the Sky Asunder is in the deck as another potential way to tutor up Avenger or Craterhoof, while doubling as a potential option for clearing out annoying flyers.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Clue, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Plant 0/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie Warrior 4/4 B
Folders	Karametra