Muv-luv Alternative

Commander / EDH Aggro Bracket 3 Changeling Counters Tempo Tokens WUB (Esper)

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Creature (36)

• 1x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1x Boggart Trawler  ^Flip
• 1x Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1x Cephalid Facetaker
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Charismatic Conqueror
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1x Emrakul's Messenger
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Grim Hireling
• 1x Guide of Souls
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip
• 1x Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
• 1x Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mockingbird
• 1x Myrel, Shield of Argive
• 1x Ocelot Pride
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Prosperous Thief
• 1x Psychic Frog
• 1x Ramses, Assassin Lord
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Thousand-Faced Shadow
• 1x Unstoppable Slasher
• 1x Voice of Victory
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Wyrm's Crossing Patrol

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

Land (26)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Floodfarm Verge
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Raffine's Tower
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Undercity Sewers
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Chthonian Nightmare
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

Artifact (6)

• 1x Brotherhood Regalia *f-etch*
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman

Instant (19)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Flare of Fortitude
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Into the Flood Maw
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Razorgrass Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Shields of Velis Vel
• 1x Silence
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Waterlogged Teachings  ^Flip

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Beseech the Mirror
• 1x Emeria's Call  ^Flip
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Creature (57)

• 1x Abhorrent Oculus
• 1x Ainok Strike Leader
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Aurora Shifter
• 1x Avenger of the Fallen
• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Commissar Severina Raine
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Containment Construct
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Dark Leo & Shredder
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Emet-Selch, Unsundered  ^Flip
• 1x Filth
• 1x Flitterwing Nuisance
• 1x Gold-Forged Thopteryx
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
• 1x High Fae Trickster
• 1x Hopeful Initiate
• 1x Ingenious Infiltrator
• 1x Ingenious Prodigy
• 1x Kinscaer Sentry
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Lazav, the Multifarious
• 1x Likeness Looter
• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Lyse Hext
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mockingbird
• 1x Moonshadow
• 1x Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1x Necrogoyf
• 1x Nethergoyf
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
• 1x Sage of Hours
• 1x Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector *f-etch*
• 1x Shadowstorm Vizier
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Signal Pest
• 1x Silent Hallcreeper
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Twenty-Toed Toad
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Unsettled Mariner
• 1x Valor
• 1x Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Land (18)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Meticulous Archive
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Wasteland

Enchantment (19)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Feast of Sanity
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Glasswing Grace  ^Flip
• 1x Knowledge is Power
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of Transformation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Paladin Class
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Wizard Class

Artifact (18)

• 1x Aetheric Amplifier
• 1x Agatha's Soul Cauldron
• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Currency Converter
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Lavaspur Boots
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Monument to Endurance
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x The Ozolith

Instant (19)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x March of Swirling Mist
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Negate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Shadow of the Grave
• 1x Slip Out the Back
• 1x Snap
• 1x Strix Serenade
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Call to the Netherworld
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x FarewellGC
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Suppression Ray  ^Flip
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

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I took inspiration from VN Muv-luv Alternative to build a commander deck that reflects the series' themes on pain, loss, perseverance, and true love.

This is a tempo-first Raffine deck built around turning early combat pressure into sudden player eliminations. It goes wide to maximize connive, then grows one evasive attacker into a serious threat while cards like Bloodletter, Unstoppable Slasher, Cephalid Facetaker, and Thousand-Faced Shadow compress damage quickly. Ramses adds a secondary win condition that makes normal attacks politically dangerous, while Silence effects, counterspells, and protection help force the decisive combat through. It is not quite cedh or bracket 4, but it is designed to operate near the ceiling bracket 3 by being a high-power casual deck without becoming generic Esper goodstuff.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.31
Tokens	Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Bird 2/2 U, Cat 1/1 W, City's Blessing, Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Kaito, Bane of Nightmares, Energy Reserve, Fish 1/1 U, Human 1/1 W, Soldier, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 R
Based on	The blood arbiter misericordias EDH