First.
First is a 106-card Commander deck led by Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait in the Simic color identity (blue/green). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 3 — upgraded / mid-power.
The mainboard runs 21 creatures, 13 instants, 17 sorceries, 4 artifacts, 2 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 48 lands, averaging 3.09 mana value across non-land cards. 69% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 19% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 3 game changers (Crop Rotation, Field of the Dead, and Glacial Chasm), 1 extra-turn spell (Nexus of Fate), and 2 tutors (Archdruid's Charm and Scapeshift). This deck currently has legality issues for Commander.
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Ramunap Excavator+
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Ramunap Excavator+
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Crucible of Worlds+
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Crucible of Worlds+
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Exploration+
Ramunap Excavator+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Exploration+
Ramunap Excavator+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Exploration+
Crucible of Worlds+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Exploration+
Crucible of Worlds+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Ramunap Excavator+
Glacial Chasm+
Dryad of the Ilysian GrovePrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Ramunap Excavator+
Glacial Chasm+
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Ramunap Excavator+
Oracle of Mul Daya+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Ramunap Excavator+
Oracle of Mul Daya+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial Chasm+
Life from the LoamPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Azusa, Lost but Seeking+
Glacial Chasm+
Life from the Loam- You control at least one additional land.
- You are able to play a land this turn.
- Play Glacial Chasm.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Pass the turn.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice it.
- If Life from the Loam is in your graveyard, during your draw step, choose to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand instead of drawing a card.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying 1G, returning Glacial Chasm and at least one other land from your graveyard to your hand.
- Play any land except Glacial Chasm.
- Repeat.
Crucible of Worlds+
Glacial Chasm+
Dryad of the Ilysian GrovePrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Crucible of Worlds+
Glacial Chasm+
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Crucible of Worlds+
Oracle of Mul Daya+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Crucible of Worlds+
Oracle of Mul Daya+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Ramunap Excavator+
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Ramunap Excavator+
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
Crucible of Worlds+
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait+
Glacial ChasmPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you, Lock
Crucible of Worlds+
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait+
Glacial Chasm- You control another land.
- Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard.
- When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control.
- Play any land from your graveyard.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, allowing you to choose not to pay the cost and sacrifice it instead.
- Repeat.
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