Miirym | Mirror, Miirym, on the Wall [Primer]

Commander / EDH Clone Dragons Midrange Primer RUG (Temur) Shapeshifter Tokens

AkaAkuma

Land (37)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 4x Forest
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Haven of the Spirit Dragon
• 4x Island
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Mistrise Village
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Removal (8)

• 1x Broken Bond
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Perplexing Test
• 1x Scourge of Valkas
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Volcanic Offering
• 1x Wrathful Red Dragon

Acceleration (23)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Bloomvine Regent
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Ganax, Astral Hunter
• 1x Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Outcaster Trailblazer
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Reckless Barbarian
• 1x Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Temur Battlecrier
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Traverse the Outlands
• 1x Veteran Explorer

Protection (8)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Essence Flux
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Roaming Throne
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Veil of Summer

Commander (1)

Copy Synergy (11)

• 1x Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
• 1x Dack's Duplicate *f-etch*
• 1x Mirror of Life Trapping
• 1x Naga Fleshcrafter
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Pirated Copy
• 1x Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Visage Bandit

Card Advantage (8)

• 1x Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1x Dragon's Hoard
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Temur Ascendancy

Offense Support (4)

• 1x Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Thrakkus the Butcher
• 1x Utvara Hellkite

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Introduction

Welcome!

You know, dragons are cool and all, but building a plethora of Miirym copies is whole different plane of cool. This is not the first copy-commander i made (hence Reyhan&Ishai | Unstoppable Meet Immovable [Primer]), but the moment Miirym was spoiled how could i not immediately get reeled in by that magnificent copy ability?

Let's dive into it, why copy Miirym over building dragons:

• copy spells often have limited use because of the legend rule, but Miirym finds a loop-hole in this rule by it's own ability making this an excellent candidate for copy-spell shenanigans.
• Miirym copies do not commander damage, but Miirym ability triggers do stack!
• One Miirym turns into two. Two Miiryms will turn into five (copy the token). Five Miiryms turn into Eleven (copy the token).

legend rule Show

If a player controls two or more legendary permanents with the same name, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “legend rule".

(For Miirym's sake this can make for some complicated board-states. E.g. casting a Mirror Image and letting it enter as Miirym will set the rule in action, but "original Miirym" does see a dragon enter play thus he creates a copy token of the "Mirror Image Miirym" that is not legendary. Which means we can now clone "non-legendary Mirror Image Miirym token" with new spells without worrying about the legend rule.)

Commander rule Show

Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones.

Example: A commander that’s been turned face down (due to Ixidron’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that’s copying another card (due to Cytoshape’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that’s copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player’s graveyard) is not a commander.

Deck's key strengths:

• Miirym in this build is very explosive. As mentioned above, 3 copy spells can result in at least 11 Miirym tokens.
• Dragons on themselves are powerful.
• Access to {G}{R}{U} gives great overall coverage defensive, utility-wise and offensive.

Deck's weaknesses:

This deck of course does not come without cons.:

• A high mana curve. And while clones balance this curve they can often only be utilized once a dragon is out.
• This strategy is split between dragons and clones, and while Miirym glues these 2 strategies together seamlessly, having to focus on two strategies can often lead to top-deck disasters. e.g. Panharmonicon or Adrix and Nev, Twincasters are no good finds when Miirym is disabled.
• Miirym is known and feared on any table, you will be focused.
• Dragons in general are on popular demand. Which makes for a rather expensive deck.

"Power level":

Following the command zone's guideline for power levels on edh decks I would grade this deck a 7/10 with future potential for a 8/10 as this deck becomes more optimized.

The dragon tribal archetype is already one of the strongest in the format and Miirym is not only an excellent lead for dragons, access to {G}{R}{U} combines the best dragon spells with the best clone spells and great overall coverage on spells in general. Miirym is a popular commander!

Power levels explained Show

power lv. 1/2:

jank decks. These are usually decks made out of scrap cards and random cards laying about.

power lv. 3/4:

casual decks. Usually older precon decks fall under the category. They have a theme but not everything is optimal towards reaching that goal.

power lv. 5/6:

focused decks. Usually newer precon decks fall under this category. These decks have a clear focus and are lead by at least a decent general. But can be inconsistent. These decks usually can win games from turn 10 and onwards.

power lv. 7/8:

optimized decks. Powerful generals leading consistent decks with allot of winning strategies. Consistent even without the use of non-land tutors or land destruction. These decks usually can win games from turn 6 and onward.

power lv. 9/10:

competitive decks. We're talking any disgusting way in order to win or lockdown opponents as fast as turn 0.

The Strategy

Clones:

• Using Sakashima of a Thousand Faces, Sakashima the Impostor or Spark Double to copy Miirym creates 3 Miirym creatures on the field. Adding one more cloning spell makes 7 Miirym creatures... This goes out of hand easily, especially if you combo it off with 7 extra's copies of Scourge of Valkas or Thrakkus the Butcher (in the next combat).

Roaming Throne:

Roaming Throne deserves a panel on it's own? Well yes, this "dragon" does allot. Roaming Thone should enter the field as nothing else but a dragon offcoure. This causes the following with Miirym on the field:

• Miirym creates a copy of the Roaming Throne, but the Throne doubles Miirym's trigger on the get-go. This means we end up with 3 Thrones and a Miirym after the cast resolves.
• Ward {2} conveniently also is a triggered ability. When an opponent triggers Miirym or a Throne all other Thrones will ask for an additional {2}. With just the 3 Thrones and 1 Miirym this means each Throne has "Ward {6}" while Miirym has "Ward {8}"
• And thats not all, our conventional dragons like Utvara Hellkite, Thrakkus the Butcher and Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient just as our unconventional dragons (e.g. Pirated Copy's "...combat damage, draw a card" effect) greatly appreciate Roaming Throne.

To be added...

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.61
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Dragon 6/6 R, Morph 2/2 C, Plot, Treasure
Folders	Favorite Decks, Main Decks