Alania the storm otter. .
Alania the storm otter. is a 100-card Commander deck led by Alania, Divergent Storm in the Izzet color identity (blue/red). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 12 creatures, 28 instants, 16 sorceries, 11 artifacts, 3 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 29 lands, averaging 2.68 mana value across non-land cards. 76% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 10% cost 5 or more. The sideboard adds 4 cards.
Notable inclusions: 3 game changers (Mana Vault, Grim Monolith, and Underworld Breach), 6 fast mana (e.g. Lotus Petal, Desperate Ritual, and Pyretic Ritual), and 1 free counterspell (Force of Negation). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
CommanderPLANESWALKER(1)
CREATURE(11)
ARTIFACT(11)
ENCHANTMENT(3)
INSTANT(28)
SORCERY(16)
LAND(29)
2×
2×
TOKENS(4)
SIDEBOARD(4)
100
Total
12
Creatures
59
Spells
29
Lands
B4
Bracket
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No Games Yet
Why bracket 4? — Optimized
7 fast mana
Zero- and one-mana rocks and rituals that accelerate ahead of the table (Sol Ring is exempt). Four or more puts a deck at Bracket 3; six or more means Bracket 4.
Desperate RitualLotus PetalMana VaultPyretic RitualRite of FlameSimian Spirit GuideStrike It RichTreasure
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
1
1
14
2
25
3
14
4
10
5
3
6
1
7+
3
COLORS
U
2842%
R
3858%
COMBOS
10
Combos
0
Early
3
2-Card
7
3+ Card
0
Game-Ending
Reiterate+Brass's BountyInfinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count
Reiterate+Brass's BountyPrerequisites
- You control at least six lands.
Steps
- Cast Brass's Bounty by paying its mana cost
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying 4RR, creating a copy of Brass's Bounty and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- Resolve the copy of Brass's Bounty, creating at least six Treasure tokens.
- Activate six Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 4RR
- Repeat from step 2.
Alania, Divergent Storm+Expansion // ExplosionInfinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm+Expansion // ExplosionPrerequisites
- You have not cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
- You have a sorcery card in hand.
Steps
- Cast the additional sorcery by paying its mana cost.
- Alania triggers; choose not to have an opponent draw a card.
- Holding priority, cast Expansion by paying U/RU/R, targeting the additional sorcery.
- Alania triggers, causing an opponent to draw a card and you to copy Expansion, with the copy targeting the original Expansion.
- Resolve the copy of Expansion, copying the original Expansion, with the copy targeting the original Expansion.
- Repeat step 5.
Reiterate+Alania, Divergent StormInfinite magecraft triggers
Reiterate+Alania, Divergent StormPrerequisites
- You have not cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
- You have a sorcery card in hand.
Steps
- Cast the additional sorcery by paying its mana cost.
- Alania triggers; choose not to have an opponent draw a card.
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate by paying 1RR, targeting the additional sorcery.
- Alania triggers, causing an opponent to draw a card and you to copy Reiterate, with the copy targeting the original Reiterate.
- Resolve the copy of Reiterate, copying the original Reiterate, with the copy targeting the original Reiterate.
- Repeat step 5.
Underworld Breach+Lotus Petal+Brain FreezeInfinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
Underworld Breach+Lotus Petal+Brain FreezePrerequisites
- You have at least six other cards in your graveyard, plus an additional four cards if Brain Freeze is in your graveyard.
Steps
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U.
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
- Repeat from step 1 one additional time.
- Cast Brain Freeze either from your hand by paying 1U, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1U and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
- Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least two copies of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
- Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill nine cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
- Repeat.
Reiterate+Seething Song+Storm-Kiln ArtistInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite power for any creature, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens
Reiterate+Seething Song+Storm-Kiln ArtistSteps
- Cast Seething Song by paying 2R.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Holding priority, activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding R.
- Cast Reiterate with buyback by paying 4RR, targeting Seething Song.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve Reiterate, copying Seething Song and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the copy of Seething Song, adding RRRRR.
- Repeat from step 3.
- Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use the mana to cast Reiterate infinitely and copy any instant and/or sorcery spells on the stack.
Dragon's Rage Channeler+Frantic Search+Underworld BreachNear-infinite looting, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite surveil, Near-infinite draw triggers
Dragon's Rage Channeler+Frantic Search+Underworld BreachPrerequisites
- You have at least three other cards in your graveyard.
- You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least 2U.
Steps
- Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least 2U.
- Cast Frantic Search for its escape cost by paying 2U and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
- Dragon's Rage Channeler triggers, causing you to surveil 1, ensuring to put the top card of your library into your graveyard.
- Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap three lands.
- Repeat.
Reiterate+Bonus Round+Seething SongInfinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
Reiterate+Bonus Round+Seething SongSteps
- Cast Bonus Round by paying 1RR.
- Cast Seething Song by paying 2R.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Seething Song.
- Resolve the Seething Song copy, adding RRRRR.
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying 4RR, creating a copy of Seething Song.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Reiterate.
- Resolve the Reiterate copy, creating a copy of Seething Song.
- Resolve the second Seething Song copy, adding RRRRR.
- Resolve the first copy of Seething Song, adding RRRRR.
- Repeat from step 5.
Reiterate+Bonus Round+Pyretic RitualInfinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count
Reiterate+Bonus Round+Pyretic RitualSteps
- Cast Bonus Round by paying 1RR.
- Cast Pyretic Ritual by paying 1R.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Pyretic Ritual.
- Resolve the Pyretic Ritual copy, adding RRR.
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying 4RR, creating a copy of Pyretic Ritual.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Reiterate.
- Resolve the Reiterate copy, creating a copy of Pyretic Ritual.
- Resolve the second Pyretic Ritual copy, adding RRR.
- Resolve the first copy of Pyretic Ritual, adding RRR.
- Repeat from step 5.
Desperate Ritual+Reiterate+Bonus RoundInfinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count
Desperate Ritual+Reiterate+Bonus RoundSteps
- Cast Bonus Round by paying 1RR.
- Cast Desperate Ritual by paying 1R.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual.
- Resolve the Desperate Ritual copy, adding RRR.
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying 4RRR, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual.
- Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Reiterate.
- Resolve the Reiterate copy, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual.
- Resolve the second Desperate Ritual copy, adding RRR.
- Resolve the first copy of Desperate Ritual, adding RRR.
- Repeat from step 5.
Frantic Search+Underworld Breach+Bonus RoundInfinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce, Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Frantic Search+Underworld Breach+Bonus RoundPrerequisites
- You have an additional six cards in your graveyard if both Bonus Round and Frantic Search are in your graveyard, or you have an additional three cards in your graveyard if either card is in your graveyard.
- You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least 1U.
Steps
- Cast Bonus Round either from your hand by paying 1RR or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1RR and exiling three other cards from your graveyard, ensuring not to exile Frantic Search if its in your graveyard, causing any instant or sorcery cast this turn to be copied.
- Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least 1U.
- Cast Frantic Search either from your hand by paying 2U, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 2U and exiling three other cards from your graveyard.
- Bonus Round triggers, copying Frantic Search.
- Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands.
- Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least 1U.
- Resolve the original Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands.
- Repeat from step 2.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
Valid
Legality
This deck currently passes the commander checks.
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