Wheelin' and Dealin' (New Hands)

Commander / EDH* Combo Discard Forcefeed UBRG

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Land (35)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 4x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 5x Island
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls

Creature (11)

• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Horizon Chimera
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Jhoira of the Ghitu
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Nekusar, the Mindrazer
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip

Instant (3)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Noxious Revival

Sorcery (20)

• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Incendiary Command
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Nahiri's Wrath
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Shenanigans
• 1x Villainous Wealth
• 1x Volcanic Vision
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whelming Wave
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change

Artifact (15)

• 1x Boompile
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Commanders (2)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Liliana's Caress
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Overabundance
• 1x Phyrexian Tyranny
• 1x Possibility Storm
• 1x Quest for Ancient Secrets
• 1x Spiteful Visions
• 1x Waste Not

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Sorcery (8)

• 1x Fascination
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Prosperity
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Skyscribing
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

Artifact (5)

• 1x Diviner's Wand
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Forced Fruition
• 1x Jace's Erasure
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Nature's Chosen
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage

Instant (1)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Creature (6)

• 1x Arjun, the Shifting Flame
• 1x Kederekt Parasite
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Nekusar, the Mindrazer

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Do you like drawing cards? Is Wheel of Fortune your favorite 3 drop? Does the salty taste of your opponents' tears help you sleep at night? Do you enjoy burning your opponents to a crisp in one turn? When you think Black do you think of discard? Has anyone ever called you crazy?

If you answered YES to any of those questions, then THIS IS THE DECK FOR YOU!

Roll the Intro! Show

Let's get the theme rolling.

"Courser, courser, it's your cousin. No, no, your cousin Prophet. Prophet of Kruphix? You know, your (banned) cousin Prophet of Kruphix? You know that new chosen Kruphix has been looking for? Well I think I've finally found her, tap this!"

So, what does this deck do?

This deck is structured chaos. Johnny has managed to capture the wild chaos of the wheel but still harness deadly damage, interesting interactions, varying versatility, and complex clockwork all in a Forcefeed package.

The deck uses Wheel of Fortune effects to cycle hands while damaging opponents with Megrim or Fate Unraveler-type effects. Meanwhile, it ramps up Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix so that she can drop a stronger field for the next turn, wipe everyone else's field, or (be abused by) {UNTAP} effects. (sometimes all 3) Vial Smasher the Fierce adds to the confusion by smashing an opponent once per turn.

But... Why??

Initially, I was excited to build around Yidris. Cascade had never been something that I had played, but I had seen its power, through Maelstrom Wanderer and heard of Bloodbraid Elf impacting the format. I was excited for double strike, giving everything multiple cascade triggers, and casting huge spells for free. The precon included wheel effects to a cascade based deck, at first I didn't understand it.

It made sense that Wheel of Fate was in the deck for its CMC of {0}, and that Whispering Madness acted as an enabler that allowed you to find the spell you wanted to cast each turn, and in many cases Cascade it. However, the rest of the wheels only really made sense in combination with Horizon Chimera, Waste Not, Worm Harvest, and the like. However, the more I looked the more I realized the build-around of this strategy, and the more I liked it.

Years later, its a favorite deck of mine, has plenty of unexpercted wins, and I even got myself a Wheel of Fortune!

And the Categories are...:

Land - Pretty self-explanatory, the deck's mana base. C16 actually has a very good manabase. Yes, it can be improved, but for the current state of the deck it serves its purpose.

Ramp - Everything from rocks to land grab to mana conversion. The deck needs fixing because it is four color, and with small additions of my own, it runs smoothly.

Feed - Effects that give opponents and myself cards. Anything that cycles hands or adds to hands.

Pain - Any effect that deals damage, harms opponents, or gives me advantage for their loss.

Removal - Wipe and Spot. Clearing the field so that I don't get my face kicked in.

Utility - Everything else fits here. Specifically: recursion, untap, lifegain, and hexproof.

Colors and what they do here:

{R} Red: Show

{R} is the main wheel color, used to #Feed opponents (and myself). With 8 wheel effects in red ranging from suspended Wheel of Fate to combat activated Dragon Mage, this is a color we want to make sure we have available to us so that the mechanic can work. Red can probably do more for this deck, but in order to keep the color pie balanced, it probably shouldn't do much beyond that. However, Red has some utility in the fiery form of Manabarbs, the molten heat of Volcanic Vision, or the dreaded Decimate.

{U} Blue: Show

{U} focuses on disruption for my opponents with #Removal and #Utility, but can also #Feed opponents. Mirrormade and Hive Mind are excellent options for disruption, the former copies a useful rock or enchantment, and the latter can turn every wheel into four. Blue wipes like Evacuation are really good primers for a wheel effect. Blue also has 4 (useable) wheel effects, Echo of Eons, Windfall, Jace's Archivist, and shares Whispering Madness with Black.

{B} Black: Show

{B} brings the #Pain in this deck. Since wheel effects both discard and draw cards, black brings hurtful effects to both of them. Megrim type effects hurts the players drawing lots of cards and Sangromancer gives sustain far surpassing that of Horizon Chimera. Waste Not holds a place in my heart from my Nath deck as token generators. Tergrid, God of Fright   comes in to really punish people. On the draw side, Spiteful Visions, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, and Fate Unraveler ping opponents as well. Black also has two wheel effects, Dark Deal and shares Whispering Madness with Blue.

{G} Green: Show

{G} plays primarily as #Ramp and #Utility. Ramp is generally self explanatory with cards like Rampant Growth. Burgeoning helps me drop the lands I draw. Green also has a lot of multicolored spells which pair up with the other colors as utility, such as Villainous Wealth or Overabundance.

C-C-COMBOS:

Generally speaking, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix is the enabler in this deck. If you wheel, Kydele taps for cards youve drawn.

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix Combos. Show

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Wheel of Fortune = (works with other wheel effects) Main combo in the deck. {T} = Extra mana.

Devastation Tide + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Swiftfoot Boots = (works with other blue wipes and haste outlets) Wipe and 2x {T} for Kydele. ({T} Kydele, play wipe, replay Kydele, attach haste, {T} Kydele.)

Gemstone Array + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix = Gain as much colored mana as you are willing (or can) pay for. (Pay {2} per colored mana. Can get up to half that Kydele taps for.)

Other Wheel Combos. (Works with any wheel effect unless stated by: E(xclusive)) Show

Hive Mind + Wheel of Fate = Every wheel turns into (up to) four. Also helps with control resistance and general chaos.

Sangromancer + Wheel of Fate = Gain life equal to 3x opponent hands. (Horizon Chimera works similarly.)

Dragon Mage + Grave Upheaval E = Basically acts as a wheel by reanimating Dragon Mage in the graveyard.

TBA

How does the deck play? What am I supposed to be doing?

The deck durdles and ramps for the first few turns. 3 lands is usually good for a starting hand and having a wheel is usually nice. After dropping a few forms of ramp, possibly protection like Swiftfoot Boots, and maybe Vial Smasher the Fierce, Kydele is ready to land on the field. One wheel usually gives you enough mana to cast a few cards in your new hand, and possibly even get another hand after that.

As far as hand prioritization goes, untap effects like Instill Energy and mana conversion such as Gemstone Array should be cast first to obtain maximum mana. Next, seek to cast damage dealers such as Megrim + Spiteful Visions . Cast ramp if worth time and if hand is generally depleted.

Cast removal effects when the situation is suitable, such as Evacuation when large enemy fields threaten you. Cast protection if needed or an upgrade is available. (Alpha Authority < Swiftfoot Boots < Lightning Greaves) Recursion is (obviously) best used when the graveyard has a desirable effect in it.

Wheel effects are to be cast when desired, there is no set time to cast them, and no order that they properly fall in. Sometimes wheeling once works if you want a new hand, sometimes casting every wheel you get to win the game is the best option. It all matters on what is situationally best at the time.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Tough Matchups:-1 Show

Quick decks that come out fast and hit hard (such as mono-red) can finish the deck off early. Luckily, going all out for one player means that the deck has a good chance of burning out after getting that player kill. However, some fast commanders like Purphoros, God of the Forge can still do damage without swinging.

Hard control decks (mostly prison types, blue and some white) butt heads really hard with this deck, usually because control players want to keep their hands. If a control player is letting stuff resolve, they either have a hidden agenda or are underestimating the deck. Playing ramp in order to fly under the radar until control taps out is ideal. (I need more anti-control in this deck)

Reanimators (like Meren of Clan Nel Toth) or Self mill (crazy bastards... Sigg, Host of the Nightmare/Sidisi, Brood Tyrant) are nightmares to play against. Everything you do helps them. Regardless, they may keep you alive because you are assisting their mad dredge to power. You can use this to get a leg up and possibly combo out. Keep in mind, focused by these decks usually means dead.

Graveyard hate hurts this deck as well, because it's hard to cast a Past in Flames when nothing good is in the 'yard.

Even Matchups:0 Show

Voltron Commanders can smash your face in, but usually, you are giving them the option to get a new hand and cast the best equipment or auras from it (and drop lands). By the time they realize what they have gotten into it may be too late. Or... You could just get stomped. That happens too. Faster voltron like Omnath, Locus of Mana and Skullbriar, the Walking Grave can take you out early, but in the case of larger CMC commanders like Uril, the Miststalker, you may have an easier time.

Matching up vs. Mill usually turns into a race. Each player grinds at each other till one can get a combo. While mill combos are easier to set up, use of recursion gives a hefty edge against decks like these. Additionally, players of these decks may see you as helpful to their cause. (such as in the case of Lazav, Dimir Mastermind)

Easier Matchups:+1 Show

Group Hug and Draw commanders (such as Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis or Nekusar, The Mindrazor) surprisingly just help everyone else die faster by either helping the deck set up faster or assisting in draining life. When it's just the two of you you can (usually) combo them out. However, there can be upsets and tricks up sleeves, just be aware.

Token swarm or Fatties take a while to set up, giving you time to set things up yourself. Your first few turns can be fragile, but on average, you bounce back easier from a wipe and can wipe them more often. Against decks like this, Extract from Darkness is super useful. Things can get ugly if a token deck busts out a Grave Pact, but other than that these decks don't have much on you.

Spell slingers like Melek, Izzet Paragon don't have great answers to you. They can play control, but the burn side of the spells isn't as strong as this deck's group burn. However, they can use their burn to smash nice creatures off your field. Make good use of Spelltwine and be sure you don't piss them off and they won't be a huge problem.

Problem Cards... Show

Ivory Tower + Venser's Journal , Rule of Law and friends, Leovold, Emissary of Trest + Spirit of the Labyrinth , Notion Thief.

Feedback! Show

Thank you very much for reading the description! This description and deck are both a work in progress, so bear with me. If you have any suggestions or see something that could be taken out, let me know.

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Date added	7 years
Last updated	1 year
Exclude colors	W
Key combos	Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Wheel of Fortune Devastation Tide + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Swiftfoot Boots Gemstone Array + Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix Hive Mind + Wheel of Fate Sangromancer + Wheel of Fate Dragon Mage + Grave Upheaval Megrim + Spiteful Visions Ivory Tower + Venser's Journal Leovold, Emissary of Trest + Spirit of the Labyrinth
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Squid 1/1 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Decks Owned