Illuna's Wishful Thinking *HELP!*

Commander / EDH* RUG (Temur)

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Creature (34)

• 1x Auspicious Starrix
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Cavalier of Flame
• 1x Cavalier of Gales
• 1x Cloudpiercer
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
• 1x Frilled Mystic
• 1x Gemrazer
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Parcelbeast
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Riftsweeper
• 1x Savage Knuckleblade
• 1x Sawtusk Demolisher
• 1x Sea-Dasher Octopus
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Souvenir Snatcher
• 1x Surrak Dragonclaw
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll
• 1x Thryx, the Sudden Storm
• 1x Trumpeting Gnarr
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Land (33)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 3x Forest
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Temur Ascendancy

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Domri, Anarch of Bolas
• 1x Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Road of Return
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Skyshroud Claim

Instant (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Krosan Grip

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THIS DECK IS A PROTOTYPE, AND NEEDS HELP! PLEASE GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS :)

With the help of Illuna and the new mutate mechanic, we are looking to push the limits on the term 'casual.' There are no infinite combos in this deck as of now, and the build is creature-based. This is a second draft that looks to have more of a focused creature roster, and perhaps less non-creature spells.

General Strategy / Overview

The plan is simple: stay flexible. Use cards like Momir Vig, Simic Visionary, Vizier of the Menagerie, and Sensei's Divining Top to ensure that we have access to what we want, when we want it. Flash effects granted by cards like Yeva, Nature's Herald, Vivien, Champion of the Wilds, and Leyline of Anticipation keep us playing our toolbox at instant speed. As an added security, cards like Surrak Dragonclaw, Rhythm of the Wild, and Thryx, the Sudden Storm protect the game-winning casts and muscle through control-heavy builds.

This is likely the most 'competitive' casual deck I have ever made (like that makes any sense.) It looks like a pile of goodstuff creatures with a janky commander, but it provides an avalanche of card advantage that consistently keeps the pressure on our opponents while keeping us from overextending our resources. Also, you can beat the brakes off of a problematic opponent with a mutated Illuna, Apex of Wishes on top of any number of creatures in this deck.

Winning the Game

... I really don't have a wincon right now. PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE ONE OUT. I'd prefer if it were a non-combo finisher, since as a playgroup my friends and I have elected to take it easy on the infinite combos. That being said, I'd like to have win-con be creature-centric. We don't have to whack everyone on the table to death with giant creatures, but I think a mix of combat and non-combat oriented creatures would be best for this deck. Also, I think that due to the mutate mechanic's interaction with commander damage, we could have an absolute blowout turn by mutating the right creature -- not quite sure, though.

What do we still need?

I'm looking to improve on my current creature list in its entirety -- I know there a lot of creatures with strong abilities in these colors that I am missing. That being said, here are some categories that I think are important to this list.

Protection Effects: With mutation, this means a lot of different things. Outstanding protection creatures in this deck include card:Knuckleblade Savage and Thrun, the Last Troll -- both ensure that we can protect our commander and ensure multiple mutate triggers.

Activated Abilites: I know I'm probably missing a million creatures with amazing abilities that we can mutate onto Illuna, so please, suggest any if you know of them. Etherium-Horn Sorcerer serves as repeatable value with cascade triggers and the ability to return a mutated Illuna to our hand. Shaman of the Great Hunt is a good ol' value engine that can generate a silly amount of cards. Etali, Primal Storm is admittedly Timmy but he's also a powerhouse.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.58
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G