Vannifar Land Destruction 2dh (50$ for Turn 4 Win)

Commander / EDH Budget Competitive GU (Simic) Land Destruction

DoctorWizard

Mana Dork (20)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Drover of the Mighty
• 1x Gemhide Sliver
• 1x Harvester Druid
• 1x Heart Warden
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Maraleaf Pixie
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Quirion Elves
• 1x Reclusive Taxidermist
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Tangled Florahedron  ^Flip
• 1x Wall of Roots

Clones (4)

• 1x Mirror Image
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Mercurial Pretender
• 1x Hulking Metamorph

Finishers (4)

• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Nullstone Gargoyle

Cheap Untap (14)

• 1x Burst of Strength
• 1x Dream's Grip
• 1x Emerald Charm
• 1x Instill Energy
• 1x Nature's Chosen
• 1x Ornamental Courage
• 1x Stony Strength
• 1x Sudden Spinnerets
• 1x Teardrop Kami
• 1x Triton Tactics
• 1x Twiddle
• 1x Vault Skyward
• 1x Vines of the Recluse
• 1x Vitalize

Land (40)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 16x Forest
• 16x Island
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Situational (2)

• 1x Gulf Squid
• 1x Whirlpool Drake

Commander (1)

Untap Chain (12)

• 1x Corridor Monitor
• 1x Bounding Krasis
• 1x Deceiver Exarch
• 1x Hyrax Tower Scout
• 1x Pestermite
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Breaching Hippocamp
• 1x Chakram Retriever
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Great Oak Guardian
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity

Back-Up Infinite (3)

• 1x Displace
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Peregrine Drake

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Consistent turn 4 win.

Obviously not a deck for a casual table, but too weak for cEDH. But it's a good deck to stomp a pub stomper without investing thousands of dollars. And it scratches my optimizing itch. The "2dh" is a format where every card must be under 2$ except the commander.

"Pod" here means "use Vannifar's ability" for those who aren't familiar with Birthing Pod.

Play mana dork turn 2, commander turn 3, then on turn 4 pod through to Terastodon and clone it a couple times. Usually you can get 2 clones, for a total of 9 lands blown up. On turn 4 this usually ends the game. If people don't scoop, pod into Nullstone Gargoyle to stop cheap ramp and removal, keep clearing lands every turn, and return all their creatures with Profaner of the Dead. You can usually kill everyone with combat damage by turn 9 or 10.

To start the chain you'll need, by turn 4, a total of:

• 3 land (at least 2 that don't come in tapped)
• 1 mana dork
• 1 cheap untap
• 1 additional mana dork OR cheap untap. More is better though as it means more Terastadons on turn 4.

The chain consists of:

• Corridor Monitor skip if starting with a CMC 2 mana dork, which you usually are
• Deceiver Exarch/Pestermite/Hyrax Tower Scout/Bounding Krasis
• Breaching Hippocamp, or Archaeomancer to get back an untap instant. Cast the untap while Vannifar's ability is still on the stack, so Archaeomancer coming in brings it right back.
• Chakram Retriever or Mnemonic Wall, depending on if you're casting a mana dork or untap instant
• Great Oak Guardian, or Greenwarden of Murasa to get back an untap instant twice
• Moldgraf Monstrosity here's where you'll need a cheap untap
• Terastodon
• Moldgraf Monstrosity will have brought in an untap from the graveyard, maybe two. Use any untaps to pod through to clones and Nullstone Gargoyle. Clones are CMC 3, 4, 5, and 9, and a couple of them can be reused.
• Pod a clone into Artisan of Kozilek, then next turn pod a mana dork into Profaner of the Dead to return their creatures, so when Artisan of Kozilek attacks they sacrifice lands. Keep alternating who the Artisan attacks and keep their lands cleared.
• Use Mercurial Pretender to make another Terastodon clone every other turn.

Other Tips:

• If someone is holding counter magic open and you have an extra untap, pod to Gulf Squid then go through combat to second main phase (to clear their mana) to finish the chain.
• If your hand isn't quite right on turn 4 (mostly if one of your bigger things is in hand), pod through Whirlpool Drake to redraw. Though this takes an extra untap, you will often net one from the redraw if it was 3 or 4 cards.
• If you get stopped and the game goes long, making 4 Terastodons won't win it anymore. You can use Displace with Peregrine Drake and any of the Archaeomancer-like cards to create infinite mana, which then can be used to Displace a Deceiver Exarch-like card for infinite pods, which will get your deck out with infinite flickers on Terastodon and a Profaner for the win. You can tutor for Displace by poding to and through Drift of Phantasms, and get it back to your hand with Greenwarden of Murasa.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	10 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 36 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Elephant 3/3 G, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Folders	Decks im building, Old Decks
Based on	Vannifar Jank 2dh: 60$ for turn 4 combo kill. DoctorWizard EDH