Volo, Volatility Value Volleyball

Commander / EDH Bracket 3 Clone GU (Simic) Primer Tokens Value Engine Zoo

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Land (35)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Dreamroot Cascade
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gaea's Cradle HPGC
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 5x Snow-Covered Forest
• 5x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Evasion (4)

• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip
• 1x Aetherspouts

Recursion (2)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Colossal Skyturtle

STAX (1)

• 1x Collector Ouphe

Ramp (17)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Planar Genesis
• 1x Sanctum Weaver
• 1x Thornvault Forager
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Cemetery Prowler
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

DrawOrFilter (10)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Risen Reef
• 1x Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Consecrated SphinxGC
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip
• 1x Dig Through Time

Tutor (3)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Archdruid's Charm
• 1x Chord of Calling

WinCon (2)

• 1x Biovisionary
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth

Wrath (1)

• 1x Perplexing Test

Commander (1)

Copytribal (15)

• 1x Double Major
• 1x Flesh Duplicate
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Augmenter Pugilist  ^Flip
• 1x Selesnya Eulogist
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Mirrorhall Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Naga Fleshcrafter
• 1x Nanogene Conversion
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Pirated Copy
• 1x Mirrorform
• 1x Storm of Saruman
• 1x Astral Dragon

Interruption (9)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Incubation / Incongruity
• 1x Sludge Monster
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Thorn Mammoth

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Maybeboard

Interruption (21)

• 1x Haywire Mite
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Wild Shape
• 1x Druid's Deliverance
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Tale's End
• 1x Volatile Stormdrake
• 1x Amphibian Downpour
• 1x Green Slime
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Leadership Vacuum
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Qasali Slingers
• 1x Horned Loch-Whale

Wrath (1)

• 1x Evacuation

Copytribal (11)

• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Aboleth Spawn
• 1x Twinning Staff
• 1x Esika's Chariot
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Roaming Throne
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x See Double
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces

Zoo (5)

• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Thought-Knot Seer
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Juvenile Mist Dragon

Evasion (1)

• 1x Waterbender's Restoration

Land (1)

• 1x Mystic Sanctuary

Recursion (1)

• 1x Coati Scavenger

STAX (1)

• 1x Fear of Sleep Paralysis

DrawOrFilter (9)

• 1x Abundant Harvest
• 1x Adventure Awaits
• 1x Codecracker Hound
• 1x Sea-Dasher Octopus
• 1x Silundi Vision  ^Flip
• 1x Thought Sponge
• 1x Transplant Theorist
• 1x Starwinder
• 1x Ancient Silver Dragon

Ramp (9)

• 1x Badgermole Cub
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Ilysian Caryatid
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Poison Dart Frog
• 1x Prosperous Innkeeper
• 1x Wolfwillow Haven
• 1x Peregrine Drake

Tutor (1)

• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra

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"Ach! Volo, Run!".

Here is my easy guide to building a Bracket 3 Volo deck.

Game Style

There are three main game styles of Magic: 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 rewards you while casting different creature-type spells. A perfect commander for a zoo theme even clones tribal as well. Because they were once a shapeshifter type on the stack, but changed 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 Clever Impersonator 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 Amoeboid Changeling aren't wellcomed, leave my zoo.

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

3. Fblthp, the Lost were fine as long as they looked fabulous.

4. Mirrorhall Mimic   in different creature types or can remove itself from your graveyard is excellent.

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

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

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

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

9. You have some duplicate creature-type needs to clean up, to help you cast another Body Double. Why don't you just leave this job for Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath?

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.

• Finale of Devastation and Body Double make sure your hands can reach these finishers, even if they die young.

• Biovisionary + Echoing Equation , Biovisionary + Naga Fleshcrafter , Biovisionary + Nanogene Conversion (Only works when all opponents have no more than 4 creatures.) I already mention "no humans allowed", but anything has an exception. Maybe it's too jank to achieve, but I have the renegade spirit to go against that law.

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 limit some cards' power. For example, Risen Reef 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 few people who use Generous Patron in the Volo deck.

Drawn 6 cards for only {2}{G}... Another Stunt Double, Selesnya Eulogist, Roaming Throne, the numbers after this will drive people crazy.

Also, Sludge Monster gives some precious counters as well.

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, 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 value was fun? How about EXTRA SEASONING? Yeah! Let's Go!!!!

Extra Saltiness, Sourniness, Spiciness, and extra Jankiness we loved.

Two opponents lose a card, and you give the one who hasn't discarded draw 2.

When you paid the kicker cost for Thieving Skydiver, the copied spell that Volo gave was also kicked, two birds for one stone.

Save Your Budget

We built a heavy creature base deck, which means it's clunky and lacks instant speed. On a fringe power-level table, use Vedalken Orrery with lots of creatures' ETB effects, which are unreliable. We already spent most of our mana to cast creature spells, so low mana value or mana-free interactions must be included.

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 Generous Patron.

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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 4 years ago Achieved #87 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Clone 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GU (Simic) 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Key combos	Biovisionary + Echoing Equation Biovisionary + Naga Fleshcrafter Biovisionary + Nanogene Conversion
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Treasure
Folders	Planeswalkers Assemble, decks, EDH, B3 ideas