Untrue Colors

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Control Jank Spellslinger UR (Izzet)

Futuremonk

Payoff (24)

• 1x Meteor Crater
• 1x Active Volcano
• 1x Blue Elemental Blast
• 1x Flash Flood
• 1x Hydroblast
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Sudden Demise
• 1x Aether Gust
• 1x Douse
• 1x Fylamarid
• 1x Hibernation
• 1x Insight
• 1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
• 1x Metathran Transport
• 1x Searing Rays
• 1x Anarchy
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Wash Out
• 1x Cowardice
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Dismiss into Dream
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury

Removal (14)

• 1x Active Volcano
• 1x Blue Elemental Blast
• 1x Flash Flood
• 1x Hydroblast
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Aether Gust
• 1x Irencrag Pyromancer
• 1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
• 1x Cowardice
• 1x Ral, Izzet Viceroy
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Dismiss into Dream

Wincon (8)

• 1x Cowardice
• 1x Ral, Izzet Viceroy
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Dismiss into Dream
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury

Board Wipe (6)

• 1x Sudden Demise
• 1x Hibernation
• 1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
• 1x Anarchy
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Wash Out

Change Text (3)

• 1x Alter Reality
• 1x Glamerdye
• 1x Swirl the Mists

Steal (1)

• 1x Willbreaker

Draw (22)

• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cerulean Wisps
• 1x Consider
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Opt
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Visions of Beyond
• 1x Quickchange
• 1x Sway of Illusion
• 1x Insight
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Ral, Izzet Viceroy
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Change Color (16)

• 1x Cerulean Wisps
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Dwarven Song
• 1x Prismatic Lace
• 1x Sea Kings' Blessing
• 1x Tidal Visionary
• 1x Distorting Lens
• 1x Indigo Faerie
• 1x Quickchange
• 1x Sway of Illusion
• 1x Vodalian Mystic
• 1x Fylamarid
• 1x Metathran Transport
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Shifting Sky
• 1x Blind Seer

Burn (7)

• 1x Irencrag Pyromancer
• 1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
• 1x Searing Rays
• 1x Ral, Izzet Viceroy
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Utility (7)

• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 1x Rod of Absorption
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Disciple of the Ring

Graveyard Hate (3)

• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern
• 1x Rod of Absorption

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 10x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Ramp (10)

• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Corrupted Grafstone
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist

Counterspell (7)

• 1x Blue Elemental Blast
• 1x Hydroblast
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Aether Gust
• 1x Douse
• 1x Disciple of the Ring

Recursion (4)

• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers

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Maybeboard

Burn (6)

• 1x Electrostatic Field
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Thought Prison
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand

Change Text (3)

• 1x Sleight of Mind
• 1x Whim of Volrath
• 1x Crystal Spray

Counterspell (2)

• 1x Jaded Response
• 1x Tidal Control

Perfect but too Pricey (2)

• 1x Grindstone
• 1x Painter's Servant

Tutor (6)

• 1x Gamble
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Micromancer

Alternate Commander (2)

• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x The Locust God

Other (2)

• 1x Fractured Loyalty
• 1x Well-Laid Plans

Draw (5)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Ceta Sanctuary
• 1x Gadwick, the Wizened
• 1x Archmage Emeritus
• 1x Lunar Mystic

Tokens (5)

• 1x Young Pyromancer
• 1x Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
• 1x Murmuring Mystic
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip

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This deck was featured on an episode of MTG Goldfish's Commander Clash for their viewer submitted week on September 18, 2020. I continue to modify the deck, but you can see the list they used, and the video, here:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/commander-clash-s9-e10-viewer-submitted-decks-jori-en-vs-kenrith-vs-tasigur-vs-yidris

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The janky idea behind this deck is that if you could change the color of a spell or permanent to red or blue, suddenly Red Elemental Blast, Pyroblast, Blue Elemental Blast, Hydroblast, Active Volcano, and Flash Flood all become a lot better. Basically, each of them becomes: "Pay one mana, destroy target permanent." The mechanics of making that happen may be janky, but the effect is powerful and you can't beat that rate.

As it turns out, there are several (mostly bad) old cards that change other cards' colors. So this deck is all about changing the colors of spells and permanents and then finding ways to control the game with color-matters cards. It's worth noting as well that chances are some of the color-matters cards will be relevant on their own depending on what colors your opponents are playing. In fact, black is the only color for which there is no natural color hate in the deck.

Jori En, Ruin Diver was my previous commander for the deck, but now that the price has come down, I'm trying Keranos, God of Storms. Jori En is decent, since you often need to cast two spells for one desired effect, but Keranos just seems more consistent: indestructible with an upkeep trigger that either gets you more cards or lets you bolt (and target) something.

As for win-cons, um, is winning important? Niv-Mizzet, Parun is a solid option. Akroma, Angel of Fury is a big creature. Stormbreath Dragon can probably be a threat, too. Maybe you can get a Ral, Izzet Viceroy emblem if your opponents aren't paying attention. Who knows? Look, you wouldn't be reading this far if winning were your #1 priority anyway. You'll figure it out. Or you won't. But you'll have fun either way.

Suggestions welcome!

P.S. Obviously Painter's Servant would be perfect in this deck. I just don't think it is worth ~$36 when the deck works well enough without it. But if the price comes down, or if you have one, or if you do think paying ~$36 for a single jank card is worth it, then it should definitely be included.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 26 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.75
Tokens	Emblem Ral, Izzet Viceroy, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Cool, WISH DECKS