{PRIMER} The Lament For Bala Ged - Yarok

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Elementals Landfall Lands Primer Value Engine

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Creature (33)

• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Ice-Fang Coatl
• 1x Lotus Cobra *f-pre*
• 1x Augur of Autumn
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Risen Reef
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Meloku the Clouded Mirror
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Ancient Greenwarden
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth

Land (37)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 3x Snow-Covered Forest
• 3x Snow-Covered Island
• 3x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Artifact (4)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Panharmonicon

Commander (1)

Instant (11)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Displace
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Force of Will

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Exploration
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Guardian Project *f-pre*
• 1x Zendikar's Roil

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Demonic Tutor *f-etch*
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Villainous Wealth
• 1x Natural Order *f-etch*
• 1x Scapeshift *f-pre*

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Yarok grieves within the waste of Bala Ged's corrupted land

Yarok's waters rush and rage where armies bled into the sand

Yarok's nightmares lurk and wait where dark despair is near at hand

Grief and rage and nightmares fade where hope and comfort make their stand

-The Lament for Bala Ged, Stanzas I-IV

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PRIMER WIP

This deck is a Value Engine that focuses on Landfall but has a subtheme of ETB Effects. It is by no means a competitive list, although it is high-power and would be somewhere around a 7 or 8.

The Main Strategy

This deck can win in a few ways. The most obvious is through sheer value, you can try to win through outclassing and overrunning your opponents, with Craterhoof Behemoth being the most clear and obvious path to victory. Alternatively, Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake provides infinite mana, which allows you to cast a Villainous Wealth where X equals as much as you want. Ob Nixilis, the Fallen and either Scapeshift or Splendid Reclamation is also a potential wincon. Secondarily, casting Scapeshift and then Splendid Reclamation can get all the lands out of your deck.

Card Explanation

There are three main categories of cards in this deck, those being:

Ramp

Many of our ramp cards' effects are doubled by our old friend Yarok, the Desecrated, they will be listed here:

-Coiling Oracle

-Lotus Cobra

-Augur of Autumn

-Azusa, Lost but Seeking

-Courser of Kruphix

-Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

-Farhaven Elf

-Ramunap Excavator

-Risen Reef

-Springbloom Druid

-Oracle of Mul Daya

-Exploration

-Sylvan Library

-Scapeshift

-Harrow and Crop Rotation

-Sol Ring and Arcane Signet

ETB Effects

This deck's main gimmick is getting lots of landfall triggers and lots of "Enters the Battlefield" abilities. There are some not listed here, but those are listed under Ramp or Removal and Interaction.

-Baleful Strix

-Ice-Fang Coatl

-Reclamation Sage

-Tireless Provisioner

-Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

-Druid of Purification

-Mulldrifter

-Ob Nixilis, the Fallen

-Peregrine Drake

-Tatyova, Benthic Druid

-Titania, Protector of Argoth

-Avenger of Zendikar

-Craterhoof Behemoth

-Panharmonicon

-Guardian Project

-Zendikar's Roil

Removal and Interaction

-Swan Song

-Assassin's Trophy

-Counterspell

-Cyclonic Rift

-Mana Drain

-Force of Will

-The Meathook Massacre

-Toxic Deluge

-Ravenous Chupacabra

Hostage Taker is a special case because it is a theft card, so it fits both ETB Effects and Removal and Interaction.

The rest of the cards in the list are either tutors or staples.

Should You Play This Deck?

You should play this deck if you enjoy

-Playing longer games

-Prioritizing fun and interesting lines of play

-Having fun

-Are a Johnny/Jenny with hint of Timmy/Tammy

You shouldn't play this deck if you enjoy

-Having fast, response/interaction heavy games

-Having repetitive, predictable lines of play

-Being competitive

-Are a Spike or %100 Timmy/Tammy

I hope you enjoyed this deck and its primer, please leave an upvote, it would be greatly appreciated!

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	24 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Elemental 2/2 G, Elemental 5/3 G, Food, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Plant 0/1 G, Treasure