Temur Roar Precon Guide - Tarkir: Dragonstorm

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sidisi, Regent of the Mire" href="#" target="_blank">Sidisi, Regent of the Mire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>| Art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diana.franco.art/?hl=en">Diana Franco</a></h6>
<h1>Close Enough, Welcome Back Birthing Pod</h1>
<p>Welcome back intrepid single color Commander players to <em>The Monolith</em>, my weekly series in which we talk all things monocolored. Today we're looking at another monocolored legend from <em>Magic: The Gathering's </em>brand new standard legal set, <em>Tarkir: Dragonstorm</em>.</p>
<p>On a previous outing, I attempted to create a <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/building-hybrid-commanders-as-if-they-were-monocolored">mono-green Aristocrats deck</a> by building a hybrid mana commander as though they were only one color.</p>
<p>That commander was <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis" href="#" target="_blank">Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and in the deck I theorized the fun idea of continuously sacking Hogaak to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Birthing Pod" href="#" target="_blank">Birthing Pod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to tutor out disgusting 8-drops from our deck.</p>
<p>But you can't always draw one of the 99 cards in your deck. If you really want to play with an effect it should really exist in your command zone. Well what if we could have Birthing Pod in our command zone? ...sort of.</p>
<h2>Birthing Pod on Legs. Legs?</h2>
<p>Introducing <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sidisi, Regent of the Mire" href="#" target="_blank">Sidisi, Regent of the Mire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a brand new commander from <em>Tarkir: Dragonstorm</em> with a lovely and low mana cost of <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-1" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> that gives us a 1/3 Zombie Snake Warlock. Now of course it's Sidisi's activated ability that we care about the most:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sidisi, Regent of the Mire"></div></div>
<p>By tapping Sidisi and sacrificing another creature we can reanimate a creature card from our graveyard. However the creature card we reanimate has to have a mana value equal to one plus the mana value of the sacrificed creature. So if we sack a one drop, we get a two drop. Sound familiar?</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Birthing Pod"></div></div>
<p>Yep, it's basically <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Birthing Pod" href="#" target="_blank">Birthing Pod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> but without the cost to activate. In exchange though, we now need to search our <em>graveyard</em> for the card we want to tutor onto the battlefield rather than our library.</p>
<p>So is it basically Birthing Pod with extra steps? Yes. But is it also a Birthing Pod we can run as a commander? You betcha. And that's exactly what we'll be doing today.</p>
<h2>The Plan</h2>
<p>So here's the plan. With Sidisi on board, which won't be too hard given her tiny mana cost, we'll be able to start performing mischief by as early as turn three.</p>
<p>All we really need is a three cost creature, perhaps one with a nice ability when it dies, and then we can start to trade up. Provided we can put the right creatures in our graveyard, we can keep activating Sidisi's ability in a chain.</p>
<p>You sack the three drop and get a four drop. Sack the four drop get a five drop. Sack the five drop get a six. And so on and so forth until... we maybe win the game? Most likely we get a giant threat on the board super early and try to establish a dominant position with it.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Entomb"></div></div>
<p>To do that we need to establish a line of creatures in increasing value that we can reliably tutor or mill into our graveyard. Each one then in turn being sacrificed to bring in the next.</p>
<p>And whilst we're missing out on the functionality of simply tutoring these creatures from our library, black does have access to a powerful ability that will help us bridge the gap. And that's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Entomb" href="#" target="_blank">Entomb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effects.</p>
<p>Abilities that search our library for a creature card and put it into our graveyard. In fact, by casting the titular card, we can have our first reanimate target sitting in our graveyard waiting by the end of our first turn.</p>
<p>But for an additional cost there's plenty of other options that'll get the job done. Like one of my budget favorites reprinted in <em>Modern Horizons 3</em>:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Buried Alive"></div></div>
<h3>Tutoring Out a Perfect Line</h3>
<p>There's a very easy way for us to ensure a target for our next reanimate effect, and that's by reanimating a creature that can entomb when it enters play.</p>
<p>By sacrificing a three mana creature we can return <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vile Entomber" href="#" target="_blank">Vile Entomber</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> from our graveyard to the battlefield. When it enters we can then use the ETB effect to tutor another creature from our library into the graveyard.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vile Entomber"></div></div>
<p>And that creature can have its own tutor effect. In fact once we've got Vile Entomber onto the field we've got a perfect line from four mana all the way up to seven mana using the following creatures:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Corpse Connoisseur"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Burning-Rune Demon"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Corpse Connoisseur" href="#" target="_blank">Corpse Connoisseur</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> works as a really nice piece of tech as its Unearth ability allows us to get two uses out of the ETB effect. It works as a nice bit of backup for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Burning-Rune Demon" href="#" target="_blank">Burning-Rune Demon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as we do technically have to give the choice of our seven drop to an opponent.</p>
<p>But at least we can go searching for another option if they pick our least favorite of the two. Alternatively you could even use CC's ability to look for your eight drop instead and keep the train going.</p>
<h3>Seven Mana Creatures</h3>
<p>So what good creatures can we grab for the big seven mana that we've elaborately set up for all this time? Well there's a few spicy options. One big target for someone that's filling their own graveyard with nasty creatures is of course the Pauper all-star, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lotleth Giant" href="#" target="_blank">Lotleth Giant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lotleth Giant"></div></div>
<p>Whilst we can only take down a single target with the giant, a full graveyard can be absolutely lethal to one of our opponents. And I'm sure it won't be too difficult to reanimate him for a second hit should we need to.</p>
<p>If our yard is looking full but not quite full enough to kill a player we could instead search for something generically nasty and reanimatey like Sheoldred or the Brass Dragon:<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sheoldred, Whispering One"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ancient Brass Dragon"></div></div></p>
<p>These will allow us to continually reanimate all the nasty creatures we've been slotting into our graveyard over the course of the game whilst also providing a huge threat to our opponents.</p>
<p>There's also a very funny interaction you can have with your opponents when you reanimate your Burning-Rune Demon.</p>
<p>Hand them a Giant and Sheoldred or the Dragon and say if they don't put the dragon in the bin you'll target them with the Giant. Tehe.</p>
<p>When this inevitably makes you the arch enemy of the table you could always grab your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Platinum Angel" href="#" target="_blank">Platinum Angel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> from the grave for some protection as well.</p>
<h3>Three Mana Creatures</h3>
<p>To get our combo chain going nice and early we'll need to start with a three drop. That way, in our best case scenario where we've entombed a four mana creature into the bin on the first turn, we're good to go from turn three.</p>
<p>We can play the three mana creature and then immediately sacrifice it to Sidisi, reanimating our four mana creature and setting off the chain.</p>
<p>So what's a good first creature to use? One thing that can help with our game plan is to fill up our graveyard with powerful mill effects.</p>
<p>Whilst we'll have the ability to tutor out creatures in a row, if we've already found one of the cards in our chain through self milling, it gives us a chance to reanimate something more spicy halfway through the plan.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stinkweed Imp"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Necroplasm"></div></div>
<p>These dredging three drops should provide a perfect way to continuously fill up our graveyard from turn to turn. We'll likely want some permanents that allow us to discard cards from our hand in case we end up with something needed for our combo gathering dust in there. Something like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Putrid Imp" href="#" target="_blank">Putrid Imp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>By utilizing this repeatable discard effect we can continuously fill up our graveyard instead of drawing cards.</p>
<h2>Untapping Sidisi</h2>
<p>Now this is all well and good but you may have noticed that this is all a bit... well, slow. Reanimating one creature per turn and ending up with a 7 drop one turn earlier than we would have it if we'd just made a land drop every turn isn't exactly super impressive. If we want this deck to look scary we need to be activating our commander's ability more than once per turn.</p>
<p>To do that we need to go out of our color pie, as I am want to do, and do some mono black untapping!</p>
<p>Now there's a few tools we can use to untap our commander with colorless cards. Thousand-Year Elixir is an absolute no-brainer for this deck.</p>
<p>It not only gives us a second charge of Sidisi for just one mana, but also allows us to activate her as though she had haste. If she gets taken out on a previous turn it won't be too hard to get rolling again with our tasty beverage.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thousand-Year Elixir"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sword of the Paruns"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Puppet Strings"></div></div>
<p>If we've got a fair bit of mana to work with then let's equip Sidisi with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of the Paruns" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of the Paruns</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. That'll allow her to pop off multiple activations in a single turn. But <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Puppet Strings" href="#" target="_blank">Puppet Strings</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can also help us out, even if it's just once per turn.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mobile Garrison"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sting, the Glinting Dagger"></div></div>
<p>There's also a few card options that will provide some untapping every combat. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mobile Garrison" href="#" target="_blank">Mobile Garrison</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a classic but it'll require us to crew and attack with it to get the effect.</p>
<p>We can likely just shove in the soon-to-be corpse of our next sacrificial victim for this one. But for one of my favorite untappers, you can't go wrong with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sting, the Glinting Dagger" href="#" target="_blank">Sting, the Glinting Dagger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a guaranteed two sacs per turn.</p>
<h2>Get Birthing</h2>
<p>It's certainly a little more tricky to pull off than just casting Birthing Pod, but Sidisi could get up to some real shenanigans as a commander.</p>
<p>And it's about time I theory crafted an Aristocrats deck that actually plays black! So the only question that remains is, does this deck have legs? Technically no, she's a Snake. But mechanically, I think we could have something fun here!</p>
<p>You can of course fill this deck with all your standard reanimator tech. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reanimate" href="#" target="_blank">Reanimate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Exhume" href="#" target="_blank">Exhume</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to your heart's content, of course.</p>
<p>But with the chain of tutors, this deck will at least do something fun and flashy. Even if it's not going to be joining any CEDH pods any time soon.</p>
<p>Let me know if this list idea tickled your fancy and give me some recommendations for more cards to add in the comments below!</p>
<p>I'll see you on the next edition of <em>The Monolith -</em> your home for almost good, monocolored deck ideas. And until then, have a wonderful time playing EDH and get building some monocolored decks!</p>


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<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jodah, the Unifier|sld|1932" href="#" target="_blank">Jodah, the Unifier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://mtg.wtf/artist/caleb_meurer">Caleb Meurer</a></h6>
<h1>Arriving at Bikini Bottom</h1>
<p>Hello, and welcome back to <em>Beyond the Multiverse</em>, where we go over cards from beyond Magic's IP in-depth. I had another deck planned for this week, until we got our hands on spoilers for all three <em>Secret Lairs</em> tied to Spongebob Squarepants.</p>
<p>The shift was too abrupt for my liking, but I figure I'd knock this on the head before I miss an opportunity to discuss it. Since we got some time until <em>Final Fantasy </em>drops (I know about the stuff we got up to this point, but I'm saving everything for release), why not cover something that's coming out in a few weeks while we wait?</p>
<h1>Underwater Rainbows?</h1>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jodah, the Unifier|sld|1932"></div></div>
<p>Spongebob (reskinned as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jodah, the Unifier)" href="#" target="_blank">Jodah, the Unifier)</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the main character, who's also the namesake of the show. Firstly, he's a good-natured and hard-working sea-sponge humanoid (more on that latter bit in a moment).</p>
<p>Secondly, he dwells in Bikini Bottom, an underwater city, with his pet snail, Gary. He's a fry cook at Krusty Krabs by profession, and also a student in boating school.</p>
<p>As an aside, I did note that Spongebob himself is humanoid, because his card has the Human creature-type. This isn't completely accurate, but I digress.</p>
<p>This will be true for a lot of the creature-based <em>Secret Lair Drop</em>, so it's best to carry on. Such is part of the nature of reskinned cards.</p>
<p>We've seen billions of decks featuring Jodah since his release in <em>Dominaria United</em>, back in 2022. However, we're Universes Beyond connoisseurs, so that significantly cuts our card pool. Moreover, we're also working with an additional challenge: We're going to be using all three Secret Lairs to assemble the deck.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the basic lands Lair come with two each this time instead of just one each. Just note that, after the first time I mention the character reskins, that I'll be using the names from the show.</p>
<p>As an aside, I'm going by the skin name rather than the card it's representing. Consequently, after the first time I mention each reskin, expect me to use Spongebob's name rather than Jodah's (for example; except in corner cases).</p>
<p>If you'd rather me use the actual card names instead in future articles, please let me know in the comments. With that disclaimer out of the way, let's move into the deck's 99, beginning with the creatures.</p>
<h1>The Residents of Bikini Bottom</h1>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toxrill, the Corrosive|sld|1929"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Barktooth Warbeard|sld|1931"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toski, Bearer of Secrets|sld|1930"></div></div>
<p>The first Secret Lair we're covering nets us seven creatures already, including Spongebob. Firstly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toski, Bearer of Secrets" href="#" target="_blank">Toski, Bearer of Secrets</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (reskinned as Sandy Cheeks, Martial Astronaut; 180,312 decks) gives us card, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toxrill, the Corrosive" href="#" target="_blank">Toxrill, the Corrosive</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (comically reskinned as Gary, the Snail; 38, 102 decks) is a wipe that builds up over time.</p>
<p>Patrick Star, a reskin of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Barktooth Warbeard" href="#" target="_blank">Barktooth Warbeard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (267 decks), is obviously not the first card to run in the 99, but this will decidedly be a flavor choice. The flavor text on a vanilla legend, in a way, drives home his character, which is a win.</p>
<p>With Charix, the only dual lands we have that have basic land types are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunken Hollow" href="#" target="_blank">Sunken Hollow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prairie Stream" href="#" target="_blank">Prairie Stream</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. However, even with new lands akin to them, they won't do much to utilize Charix's activated ability.</p>
<p>As a result, it'll depend on other cards in the deck to get it big enough to attack.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skrelv, Defector Mite|sld|1926"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar|sld|1928"></div></div>
<p>This is the price we pay for using every card in a given Secret Lair(s). Sorry! On the other hand, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skrelv, Defector Mite" href="#" target="_blank">Skrelv, Defector Mite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (reskinned as Plankton, Tiny Tyrant; 86,111 decks) can give a creature evasion.</p>
<p>Finally, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar" href="#" target="_blank">Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (reskinned as Squidward, Sarcastic Snob; 57,909 decks) gives us card draw, and I can imagine some corner cases where that first ability is useful.</p>
<p>But these seven can't do it alone. In a tonal whiplash of the year, we're using <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Abaddon the Despoiler" href="#" target="_blank">Abaddon the Despoiler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (6,313 decks), who will allow our spells to cascade if an opponent lost enough life during the current turn.</p>
<p>With Spongebob out, what's better than one Cascade? Two. On the other side of the coin, we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arwen, Weaver of Hope" href="#" target="_blank">Arwen, Weaver of Hope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (53,883 decks), who'll ensure our other creatures enter monstrously huge with Spongebob's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Coat of Arms" href="#" target="_blank">Coat of Arms</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-like buff.</p>
<p>In addition, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Sixth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Sixth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (11,587 decks) doubles up on all the creatures we're running. Just note that the copy tokens will not be legendary, thus won't be affected by Spongebob.</p>
<h1>Five Memes in All the World</h1>
<p>The second Secret Lair (and the last of the nonbasic land Lairs) centers on noncreature spells. In a similar vein to the first one, the <a href="https://commandersherald.com/spongebob-squarepants-secret-lair-collection-incoming/">internet memes are out in force with this drop</a>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Counterspell|sld|1933"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Daze|sld|1934"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Inevitable Betrayal|sld|1935"></div></div>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Night&#039;s Whisper|sld|1936"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Force of Despair|sld|1937"></div></div>
<p>Consequently, each card here is depicting well-known scenes of the series that were immortalized as memes. Above all, the best two cards in this drop are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Counterspell" href="#" target="_blank">Counterspell</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Night&#039;s Whisper" href="#" target="_blank">Night&#039;s Whisper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, mostly because they're riding on their flexibility.</p>
<p>However, the others have more conditional or situational uses. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Force of Despair" href="#" target="_blank">Force of Despair</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be used on some careless opponent dropping a bunch of creatures in a single turn.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the exile cost might be a bit harsh for this deck, seeing as were in all five colors. So, if you need the card, have a second black card handy.</p>
<p>Secondly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Daze" href="#" target="_blank">Daze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> falls under the category of countermagic you shouldn't be running in Commander because opponents can easily pay the one.</p>
<p>Be wary of that if you use the card. Finally, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Inevitable Betrayal" href="#" target="_blank">Inevitable Betrayal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is something you can suspend, or cascade off Abaddon if you get lucky.</p>
<p>Otherwise, we'll need to boost the power of the deck. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flowering of the White Tree" href="#" target="_blank">Flowering of the White Tree</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> protects and buffs our board. In addition, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Day of Destiny" href="#" target="_blank">Day of Destiny</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (16,782 decks) isn't quite as much of a finisher as Spongebob, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Heroes&#039; Podium" href="#" target="_blank">Heroes&#039; Podium</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but it does its job well.</p>
<p>On the other hand, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Desynchronization" href="#" target="_blank">Desynchronization</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (34,488 decks) is a one-sided <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyclonic Rift" href="#" target="_blank">Cyclonic Rift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that will set us up for a game-winning swing.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Traverse Eternity" href="#" target="_blank">Traverse Eternity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (9,744 decks) will draw us a good grip of cards, depending on the most expensive Historic card we have out. There's at least one other finisher in the deck, but we'll get to that. First, the decklist:</p>
<h1>Entering the Krusty Krab</h1>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-Under the Sea" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Jodah, the Unifier
[/Commander]
[Instants]
*1 Anguished Unmaking
*1 Assassin&#039;s Trophy
*1 Beast Within
*1 Boros Charm
*1 Counterspell
*1 Crush Contraband
*1 Daze
*1 Desynchronization
*1 Entish Restoration
*1 Fact or Fiction
*1 Flawless Maneuver
*1 Force of Despair
*1 Heroic Intervention
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Swords to Plowshares
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Abstergo Entertainment
*1 Canopy Vista
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Command Tower
*1 Deserted Beach
*1 Dreamroot Cascade
*1 Evolving Wilds
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fiery Islet
*2 Forest
*1 Haunted Ridge
*2 Island
*2 Mountain
*1 Nurturing Peatland
*1 Overgrown Farmland
*1 Path of Ancestry
*2 Plains
*1 Prairie Stream
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Secluded Courtyard
*1 Shipwreck Marsh
*1 Silent Clearing
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*1 Stormcarved Coast
*1 Sunbaked Canyon
*1 Sundown Pass
*1 Sunken Hollow
*2 Swamp
*1 Temple of Malady
*1 Temple of Silence
*1 Waterlogged Grove
[/Lands]
[Creatures]
*1 Abaddon the Despoiler
*1 Alistair, the Brigadier
*1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
*1 Barktooth Warbeard
*1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
*1 Bayek of Siwa
*1 Charix, the Raging Isle
*1 Child of Alara
*1 Delighted Halfling
*1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
*1 Galadriel, Light of Valinor
*1 Gandalf the White
*1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
*1 Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
*1 Havi, the All-Father
*1 Jamie McCrimmon
*1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
*1 Queen Marchesa
*1 Samwise Gamgee
*1 Shay Cormac
*1 Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
*1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
*1 Surtr, Fiery Jötun
*1 The Mimeoplasm
*1 The Sixth Doctor
*1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
*1 Toxrill, the Corrosive
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Cultivate
*1 Farseek
*1 Hull Breach
*1 Inevitable Betrayal
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Overwhelming Stampede
*1 Traverse Eternity
*1 What Must Be Done
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Brotherhood Regalia
*1 Chromatic Lantern
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mithril Coat
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Day of Destiny
*1 Flowering of the White Tree
*1 Guardian Project
*1 Shadow in the Warp
[/Enchantments]"></span></div>
<h1>One Krabby Patty, Coming Right Up</h1>
<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Food|sld|1938" href="#" target="_blank">Food</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>
<p>The list gives us a good idea of what we can expect. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alistair, the Brigadier" href="#" target="_blank">Alistair, the Brigadier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (4,966 decks) will end games, provided that we pay that crucial eight mana. However, the soldier tokens will make for nice chump fodder.</p>
<p>Certainly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Surtr, Fiery Jötun" href="#" target="_blank">Surtr, Fiery Jötun</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (5,384 decks), an old favorite of mine from a previous article, returns to take out pesky blockers and planeswalkers (Wait, planeswalkers? What are they? We don't need them here, with very few exceptions). Moreover, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sisay, Weatherlight Captain" href="#" target="_blank">Sisay, Weatherlight Captain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (reskinned as Buttercup, Provincial Princess; 22,209 decks) will have us tutor out what creatures we need.</p>
<p>Lastly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Havi, the All-Father" href="#" target="_blank">Havi, the All-Father</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (7,259 decks) will bring back fallen residents...I mean legendary creatures from your graveyard if he or another one bit the dust.</p>
<p>On the other hand, noncreature spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shadow in the Warp" href="#" target="_blank">Shadow in the Warp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (40,292 decks) helps us make our creatures easier to cast, but also punish opponents who rely on their fancy noncreature spells.</p>
<p>Also, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="What Must Be Done" href="#" target="_blank">What Must Be Done</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (6,986 decks) is nice utility: Either it wipes the board, you can use it to bring back a Historic permanent (bonus points if it's a creature, because it'll return with two +1/+1 counters as well).</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brotherhood Regalia" href="#" target="_blank">Brotherhood Regalia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mithril Coat" href="#" target="_blank">Mithril Coat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (74,160 and 236,081 decks respectively) serve as great protection pieces for Spongebob, so he can dish out more value, and further bolster your board.</p>
<p>As far as other finishers go, Spongebob counts as one, be it commander damage or otherwise. However, we shouldn't always rely on him to reach the goalpost.</p>
<p>Firstly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bayek of Siwa" href="#" target="_blank">Bayek of Siwa</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (18,020 decks) gives all of our legendary creatures double strike, which actually can work even better with some of the other cards in the deck.</p>
<p>Also, were you thinking that I glossed over the food token that was included in one of the Drops? Fear not, because <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Samwise Gamgee" href="#" target="_blank">Samwise Gamgee</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (45,076 decks) will bring Krabby Pattys in spades. He also gives the deck some recursion if needed.</p>
<h1>Preparing to Surface</h1>
<p>In conclusion, I hope this list provides a home for the Secret Lairsyou acquired. I dipped into flavor for this deck rather than power. As a result, this deck isn't more optimal than its regular Jodah counterparts.</p>
<p>It's not a bad thing anyway, since Jodah's commanding no less than 18,362 decks, probably playing a lot of the same cards throughout.</p>
<p>The angles of using all cards from the Secret Lairs and going Universes Beyond-only should help make this list stand out from most.</p>
<p>Additionally, I was going to use one of the sections here to discuss the increasing price point on Universes Beyond. Moreover, I'm sure this will be something for the <em>Final Fantasy</em> release, so I might return to it then.</p>
<p>What I will say is that, to get the Drops you need for this list, it'll run you about 90 USD for the nonfoils, if you were to order from the website. If that's too much money, but you wish to play with the list (or a variation thereof), proxy it. No need for your wallet to gatekeep you.</p>
<p>Return next time when I sneak in a little surprise for you. Until next time, enjoy your vacation to Bikini Bottom.</p>
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