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This top-tier, fully optimized list is designed to win quickly, consistently, and efficiently through numerous avenues.

  1. Hermit Druid on the field, 1UG open. The deck runs zero basic lands, so a single activation of Druid pitches the entire library. From there, Dread Return targeting Laboratory Maniac, then recurring Deep Analysis wins the game.

  2. Walking Ballista and Phyrexian Devourer in the yard, Necrotic Ooze on the field. This combo is only viable if a significant portion of the deck is still intact. It allows you to exile (x) cards from the top of your library to deal upwards up 100 damage.

Mimeoplasm's primary role in the deck is as a readily accessible reanimate effect, aiding combos and recurring bombs and value creatures when needed. Void Winnower and Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur serve as the primary reanimation targets, though both HD and Nooze end up being large targets as well.

The deck has plenty of extra pieces to help make sure one of the aforementioned combos is always viable. Multiple recursion options, various utility, and a whole slew of tutors keep things running smoothly even in the face of adversity. The real all-stars are Buried Alive, Intuition, and Survival of the Fittest though. They're the best enablers in the deck. Recently, Yisan, the Wanderer Bard has proven relatively effective. Tutoring Hermit Druid on the endstep, then tutoring Lab Man and activating HD on your upkeep step allows you to win on your draw step without any additional support. Effective if Deep Analysis is unavailable.

The deck's only true weakness is graveyard hate from multiple sources at once. It has a few counter spells and access to removal in the form of Beast Within and Abrupt Decay. However, if a Rest in Peace resolves mid-combo, the deck's main avenues for winning are shut off. It instead has to rely on out-valuing opponents with powerful creatures. Luckily, the deck often wins turn two, three, or four, so opponents' windows for resolving graveyard hate is very narrow.

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(7 years ago)

-1 Beast Within main
+1 Birthing Pod main
+1 Careful Study main
-1 Cavern of Souls main
+1 Cephalid Coliseum main
-1 Dance of the Dead main
+1 Dark Ritualfoil main
+1 Frantic Search main
-1 Jace's Archivist main
-1 Jarad's Orders main
+1 Life / Death main
+1 Lotus Petalfoil main
-1 Mirror-Mad Phantasm main
-1 Notion Thief main
+1 Noxious Revival main
-1 Rhystic Study main
+1 The Mimeoplasm main
+1 Toxic Deluge main
-1 Triskelion main
-1 Twilight Mire main
and 23 other change(s)
Date added 9 years
Last updated 7 years
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

12 - 0 Mythic Rares

58 - 0 Rares

17 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 2.16
Tokens Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Spirit 1/1 C
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