Volo, Volatility Value Volleyball

Commander / EDH Clone GU (Simic) Primer Tokens Value Engine Zoo

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Land (35)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dreamroot Cascade
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 5x Snow-Covered Forest
• 7x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Zoo (9)

• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Thought-Knot Seer
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth

Ramp (20)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Prosperous Innkeeper
• 1x Sanctum Weaver
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Cemetery Prowler
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Copytribal (9)

• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Selesnya Eulogist
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Mirrorhall Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Wall of Stolen Identity
• 1x Body Double

Tutor (3)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Intuition

Commander (1)

Answer (11)

• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Force of Will

Draw (10)

• 1x Fblthp, the Lost
• 1x Ice-Fang Coatl
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Risen Reef
• 1x Sea-Dasher Octopus
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
• 1x Thought Sponge
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx

Wrath (2)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Evacuation

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Zoo (5)

• 1x Feline Sovereign
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners

Copytribal (4)

• 1x Double Major
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Twinning Staff
• 1x Spark Double

Answer (2)

• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Tale's End

Draw (3)

• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker

Ramp (3)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Topiary Stomper

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"Ach! Volo, Run!".

Here goes my easy guide to building a higher power level (7/10) Volo deck.

Game Style

The three main game styles of Magic are Aggro, Combo, and Control.

Simic is a color combination seen to be good at ramping, card draws, and some control magic.

And we're doing aggro-control midrange by following Volo's guidance, trying to keep up.

Clone's Potential

If you look clearly, you'll find out Volo reward you while casting differents creature-type spells. A perfect commander for zoo theme also clones tribal as well. Because they were once shapeshifter type on the stack, but change it after resolve. Even better, you could choose to copy different permanents on board to make some benefit.

That's been said, but you don't need to jam every single clone card in the 99. Some of them are obviously cleverer than others, better check that out before building the deck.

Time to Pick Your Animals

Now we're building a zoo, so how do we pick?

1. No Humans, Wizards, and Changelings were allowed, get out my cages.

2. Don't use the same creature types twice, except for clones.

3. Legendaries were fine as long as they look fabulous.

4. Clone   in different creature types or can remove itself from your graveyard are excellent.

5. Doubling Season, Parallel Lives won't work here, if you saw anyone using them with Volo you've got bamboozled.

6. Triggered abilities like Cascade, "Whenever you cast a spell", and "When you cast this spell" won't happen from their copies, you don't want them.

7. Alternative casting mechanics like Mutate works well, and all your creatures are not "Homo Sapiens". Escape, Evoke, Madness, Bestow, etc. also works.

8. Tokens will disappear while leaving the battlefield, so Undying and Persist are half that good, try to avoid them.

9. You have some graveyard clean-up works to do, to help you cast another clone. Why don't just leave this job for animals?

Wincon

How about wincon? You need extra effort to win a game without some combo. Worry not my friends, life will find its way out.

• Craterhoof Behemoth classic stomper, double the +X/+X always make you giggle.

• Diluvian Primordial is excellent against combo or spellslinger deck, sometimes winning a game right away.

• Finale of Devastation, and Body Double make sure your hands could reach these finishers, even they died young.

Card Draws

There are millions of ways you could draw cards in Simic, but what's the "Voloest" way?

Coastal Piracy? Nope. Beast Whisperer? Nah. Garruk's Uprising? Yesn't!

In highlander format, "There Can Be Only One" rules limits some cards' power. For example, Risen Reef probably could only be found in an elemental tribe or blink theme deck. Fortunately, we have wild card, lots of them. They go nuts instantly by popping each other's triggered abilities.

I might be the first one to use Generous Patron in the Volo deck, how could you guys be so mean. She wouldn't accept being grounded in Hapatra's house.

Drawn 6 cards for only {2}{G}... Another Clones, Populate, Copy, the numbers after this will drive people crazy.

Best Ramp

Simic is good at ramping, but how do we maximize the benefits also flavor as well, from Volothamp?

Creatures, of course, my friends. Cards can be selected from the following conditions.

• Mana dork Birds of Paradise, Sylvan Caryatid, etc.

• ETB triggered Prosperous Innkeeper, Cemetery Prowler, Solemn Simulacrum, etc.

• Activated abilities Sakura-Tribe Elder, Burnished Hart, etc.

• Static abilities Wayward Swordtooth

According to your budget and META to properly choose the most suitable cards for you. And leave some slots for other kinds of ramping, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

More Seasoning

You thought extra Ramping is fun? How about EXTRA SALTINESS? Yeah! Let's Go!!!!

Extra Stax, Tempo play, Kitties, and extra Jankieness we loved.

Two opponents' hands reveal and give 2 draws to the one who hasn't.

When you paid Kicker, the copied spell also kicked. Steal two Sol Ring for {2}{U}.

Save Your Budget

We built a heavy creature base deck, which means clunky and lack of instant speed. On a much high power-level table Vedalken Orrery and lots of creatures with removal effect are unreliable. Creature spells also spend most of our mana, so low CMC or free mana instant-speed interactions are must include.

If you don't wanna or are not allowed to use Proxies, then here are some suggested cards to give you a hand.

• Ramp for {U}{G} Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Gemhide Sliver, Manaweft Sliver, Maraleaf Pixie, Sanctum Weaver, Ornithopter of Paradise, Utopia Tree, Naga Vitalist, Voyaging Satyr, Kiora's Follower, Ilysian Caryatid

• Ramp for {G} Wall of Roots, Overgrown Battlement, Ulvenwald Captive  , Copper Myr, Golden Hind

• Ramp for {U} Silver Myr,

• Ramp for {C} Manakin

• Couterspell Abjure, Stubborn Denial, Arcane Denial, Tale's End, Misdirection

• Removal Submerge, Pongify, Rapid Hybridization, Reality Shift

• Wrath Wash Out, Perplexing Test, Aether Gale, Aetherspouts

• Tutor Summoner's Pact, Muddle the Mixture, Drift of Phantasms, Birthing Pod copies do have mana value, Fauna Shaman not recommended because it share elf type with her.

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• {B}{U}{G}Act On Petition

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• {R}Where are the Dragons?

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"I've traveled the length and breadth of Faerûn, and there's always something new."—Volothamp Geddarm

Feel free to ask about how to operate this deck or any suggestions. And consider giving an Upvote +1 ?

Top Ranked	Achieved #101 position overall 3 months ago Achieved #87 position in Commander / EDH 3 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Clone 3 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GU (Simic) 3 months ago
Date added	5 months
Last updated	6 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.63
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Elemental 4/4 UR, Manifest 2/2 C, Treasure, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W
Folders	Planeswalkers Assemble, Volo ideas, decks, EDH