The Trinisphere Ep1 - Timmy Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Commander / EDH

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Creature (23)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kytheon, Hero of Akros  ^Flip
• 1x Luminate Primordial
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of Theros
• 1x Thalia's Lieutenant
• 1x Thopter Squadron
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Decree of Justice
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Martial Coup

Land (39)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
• 1x Forbidding Watchtower
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Karoo
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x New Benalia
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 20x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Instant (8)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entrapment Maneuver
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Animation Module
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Kormus Bell
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Ring of Thune
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Humility
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

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The Trinisphere Episode 1 Chance Encounter Commander: Mikaeus, the Lunarch

During the first episode of The Trinisphere, during the "Chance Encounter" segment, we randomly selected Mikaeus, the Lunarch. We each built the deck in our own unique way to showcase the diversity of the three psychographic profiles.

Goal

Mikaeus, the Lunarch is a XW commander that puts +1/+1 counters on each other creature you control. This lends itself to a go-wide strategy of generating a lot of tokens. Unfortunately, this strategy is fairly commonplace, and does not allow for a significant amount of brewing. With a token heavy strategy you are trading resilience to spot removal for vulnerability to board-wipes.

Design

Mono-white doesn't allow much room for creativity, so we're going to limit the number of sub-themes in the deck. The main themes of the deck are:

• Ramp & Draw - combined due to few efficient outlets
• Anthem effects - increasing power/toughness and adding +1/+1 counters
• Counter Consumers - cards that can utilize +1/+1 counters in a meaningful way
• Token generation - providing bodies to place counters on
• Removal - to deal with threats that can't be deal with by creature swarms
• Utility - one-off cards to deal with particular threats

Ramp & Draw

• Phyrexian Altar & Ashnod's Altar can be used to generate infinite mana with Pentavus or Thopter Squadron when you have a Cathars' Crusade out.
• Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Dreamstone Hedron, Hedron Archive, Mind Stone, Commander's Sphere all provide extra mana to pump into a big X spell to generate a quick army.

Anthem Effects

• Cathars' Crusade is the true MVP of the deck, turning waves of tokens into huge beaters while combo-ing with Pentavus, Animation Module and Thopter Squadron.
• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and Crovax, Ascendant Hero both pull double duty of pumping your board, while devastating opponents boards when you play Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Kormus Bell.
• Angelic Field Marshal and Heliod, God of the Sun gives your team vigilance, which allows you to swing with Mikaeus and pump your team after blocks

Counter Consumers

• Crystalline Crawler can turn excess +1/+1 counters into mana
• Inkmoth Nexus gives you the option of pumping up your land and flying over top
• Hangarback Walker, Pentavus, and Thopter Squadron turn +1/+1 counters into more tokens

Token Generators

• Luminarch Ascension, Entreat the Angels, and Martial Coup provide methods to create large armies that need to be answered immediately
• White Sun's Zenith, Secure the Wastes, and Decree of Justice (cycled) provide instant-speed armies to catch your opponents off-guard

Removal

• Hour of Reckoning and Martial Coup help keep your board presence up while destroying your opponents'
• Luminate Primordial, Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares, Return to Dust, and Collective Effort deal with obvious threats to your wide strategy

Utility

• Humility allows you to maximize the effectiveness of your +1/+1 counters by turning all creatures into base 1/1's
• Idyllic Tutor and Enlightened Tutor help fetch up your Cathars' Crusade, Kormus Bell, or Ashnod's Altar
• Expedition Map and Weathered Wayfarer help fetch up your Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth or Emeria, The Sky Ruin when needed.
• Ring of Thune grants Mikaeus vigilance as well as allows you to pump your board every turn without running out of +1/+1 counters.

Gameplay

• Focusing on Ramping into a big X Tokens spell is the way to go. Hopefully you can get your hands on Cathars' Crusade and use an instant-speed token spell to sneak in a big swing.
• Generate infinite tokens with Cathars' Crusade, Ashnod's Altar and Pentavus or Thopter Squadron.
• Blow up your opponents lands with Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite/Crovax, Ascendant Hero/Hour of Reckoning/Martial Coup and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Kormus Bell or simply swing at them with your lands with Mikaeus on backup to pump them at instant speed.
• Resolve Humility to flatten all creatures into 1/1's and dominate your opponents with your +1/+1 counter laden creatures.

Hopefully this deck displays some of the strategies behind Timmy deck-building, even if the subject matter is bland and fairly one-dimensional.

View Adam's (squire1 ) Johnny Mikaeus list here: The Trinisphere S1E1 - Johnny Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.26
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Cat 2/2 W, Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Pentavite 1/1 C, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	The Trinisphere Decklists, Decks to Try