Tishana, Thundering Tank BUDGET

Commander / EDH GU (Simic)

westerhack

Land (37)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Forest
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hashep Oasis
• 7x Island
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Novijen, Heart of Progress
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Soaring Seacliff
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Woodland Stream
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Quasiduplicate
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Spontaneous Generation
• 1x Turbulent Dreams

Creature (23)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Brood Monitor
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Copper Myr
• 1x Deranged Hermit
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mirror Image
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Artifact (12)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Moss Diamond
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Displace
• 1x Druid's Deliverance
• 1x Essence Flux
• 1x Foil
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Illusionist's Stratagem
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Sprout Swarm
• 1x Unravel the Aether
• 1x Veil of Secrecy

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Kiora, Master of the Depths
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Citanul Hierophants
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Horizon Chimera
• 1x Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix *f-etch*
• 1x Lorescale Coatl
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Terastodon

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Part the Waterveil

Artifact (1)

• 1x Diviner's Wand

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Aquatic Incursion

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(A non-budget version of this deck can be found here.)

The Deck

Unlike a lot of other Tishana, Voice of Thunder decks out there, this one doesn't try and cast a ton of elves and Overrun the opponent. Instead, it abuses Tishana's ETB ability by flickering and cloning.

This deck is also meant to be budget, and under $100—and it was, when I made it (card prices fluctuate, sigh). This means no expensive lands like Gaea's Cradle or shocklands (I make due with my growing rites   and Guildgates). I did keep a few of the more expensive token makers (e.g. Avenger of Zendikar and Deranged Hermit) because they add just so much value to this deck. This deck is surprisingly effective for how cheap it is.

Gameplay

The general idea of the deck is to put out two or three small dudes that provide mana (dorks, fetchers, etc). These help both with ramping into Tishana, Voice of Thunder and increasing the amount of creatures on the battlefield when tishana is played. Before casting Tishana, the small dudes can be followed up by token makers (eg Avenger of Zendikar, Brood Monitor, Deranged Hermit) which will greatly improve your chances of winning, but aren't necessary.

After casting Tishana, the primary goal is to draw more cards by flickering or cloning. If you have 6 or so total creatures in play when Tishana comes out, you will probably draw into another flicker/clone card. These draw cards usually "chain" together, so once you start drawing, you'll usually draw until you run out of mana.

Now, Tishana, Voice of Thunder should be large (preferably with power 21 or above, so you can one-shot with commander damage). If you flickered tishana this turn, you want to grant her haste if possible (Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots). After that, make her unblockable (Whirler Rogue, Aqueous Form, Rogue's Passage, etc), and swing for the win!

Specific cards

Creatures

• Acidic Slime and Greenwarden of Murasa are alternative flicker targets (along with fetchers like Gatecreeper Vine and Farhaven Elf)
• Deadeye Navigator isn't used all that often because getting Tishana AND it out is a 13 mana commitment, which is generally hard to hit. But when it happens, they go off.
• Prime Speaker Zegana + Tishana, Voice of Thunder is INSANE; they piggy-back off one another and can easily draw your whole deck out if you do it right. If Zagana is out, flicker her over Tishana.
• Shaman of Forgotten Ways is a dork but also can help you win if Tishana is somehow out of commission.
• Whirler Rogue is wonderful. It both creates tokens and provides unblockability.

Instants / Sorceries

• River's Rebuke is budget bounce (ie is a replacement for Cyclonic Rift)
• Spontaneous Generation is very strong as well, and can be played regardless of whether or not tishana is on the field.
• Turbulent Dreams is just a wincon after tishana has resolved. Bounce ALL their stuff, and swing. you don't even need evasion.
• Ghostly Flicker is not only creatures, so use the other flickers (eg Illusionist's Stratagem) first
• Memory's Journey is more defensive tech--it prevents you from getting milled, can stop opposing grave combos, and can get key cards back in a pinch.
• Sprout Swarm is very strong. By tapping the extra tokens that are lying around, the buyback cost is not hard at all.
• Veil of Secrecy both provides evasion and protection, which is nice.

Artifact / Enchantment

• Cryptolith Rite + Deranged Hermit or any of the other token makers is absurd as you go from 5 mana to 10 (assuming you hit your land drop next turn)
• Growing Rites of Itlimoc   is also a large mana accelerant, and can help you find more creatures in a slow hand
• Conjurer's Closet can bounce Tishana and token generators every turn, which is absurdly powerful. It can also bounce fetchers in a pitch
• Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots are used to swing with tishana the turn you flicker her

Planeswalkers

• Kiora, Master of the Depths's +1 can help you ramp (untapping a dork + land) and can also get creatures in a pinch with her -2
• Nissa, Steward of Elements doesn't do much, and probably will be cut (especially considering her price)
• Nissa, Voice of Zendikar is a cheap, repeatable token generator

Lands

• Endless Sands and Mirrorpool are backup flicker-er; Endless Sands also acts as a desert for Hashep Oasis and Scavenger Grounds
• Halimar Depths is can tip a mediocre hand into a good one.
• Hashep Oasis to eek the last bit of damage out. It also ETBs untapped and taps for green, so no tempo loss when playing it.
• Khalni Garden and Springjack Pasture are tokens generators stuck to a land; the pasture isn't stellar
• Lumbering Falls and Treetop Village can be made into creatures to up your creature count when casting tishana
• Oran-Rief, the Vastwood is really good when combined with token generators
• Reliquary Tower helps keep your hand full even when tishana dies
• Rogue's Passage and Soaring Seacliff are evasion stuck on lands; don't be afraid to cast the seacliff, you'll draw into more evasion eventually
• Scavenger Grounds works really well against graveyard-based decks. It goes in virtually every deck I play these days

let me know what you think!

Notes: - I want a few more counterspells; however, this deck really likes its creatures; maybe Mystic Genesis, Summoner's Bane, Frilled Mystic, - I didnt put in extra turn cards originally, as i wasnt playing multiplayer. However, being able to kill everyone before anyone else gets a turn is satisfying. Maybe Karn's Temporal Sundering or Part the Waterveil - Another card that gives me no max hand size; only one backup in case tishana dies is scary.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Prime Speaker Zegana + Tishana, Voice of Thunder Cryptolith Rite + Deranged Hermit
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 29 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Kiora, Master of the Depths, Goat 0/1 W, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Octopus 8/8 U, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G, Thopter 1/1 C, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Based on	Tishana, Thundering Tank westerhack EDH