<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/magali_villeneuve/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Magali Villeneuve</a></em></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to <em>Roman Begs Anybody Else To Build a Bracket One Deck - Deck Tech Edition</em>. If you’re looking for the more “competitive” version of this deck, it will be coming later. But first, please, bear with me a moment and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1PPoIAOO2Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consider the following</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Obviously the new <em>Final Fantasy</em> <em>Magic: the Gathering</em> set has a ton of very, very powerful cards. It has <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jumbo Cactuar" href="#" target="_blank">a creature which can attack for ten thousand</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It has </span><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sin, Spira&#039;s Punishment" href="#" target="_blank">Sin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, who you <span style="font-weight: 400;">only have to read once to know that it will be used with pure criminal intent. Heck, just the spoiler release of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vivi Ornitier" href="#" target="_blank">Vivi Ornitier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> caused upward of 50 reported hospitalizations. These cards are busted. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This means that but a single question remains about this set: Which card is the most fun? And to answer that, I present to you <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I missed the <em>Final Fantasy</em> games as a kid, so I know Sephiroth from two things. First, the incredible moment where he torpedoes 500 feet down from the sky to put a sword straight through Aerith. It’s a moment so iconic that they had him <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJo25Dtglbo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recreate it with Mario when they introduced him in <em>Smash</em></a>. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second is his wonderful cameo in <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> where he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPjbwSH5Bps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">serves as a harsh reminder of the consequences of curiosity</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Given that the <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> version of this deck would require the inclusion of upwards of 50 <em>Lorcana</em> cards, we’ll stick with the first moment when looking to idolize Sephiroth with his own Bracket 1 deck. And to pay homage to that glorious moment, we’ll play it out again, and again, and again, in a deck I’ve lovingly titled<em> Oops, All Sephiroths.</em></span></p>
<h2>What Does Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir do?</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, has two main abilities. The first pays wonderful tribute to that moment of terminal velocity swordplay. When he enters, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Eat that, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krenko, Mob Boss" href="#" target="_blank">Krenko</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Sephiroth is a one-man board wipe for tokens and mana dorks. When he enters he really resets the playing field.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His second ability is what really sends him to the moon. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, he gets a +1/+1 counter. And given that he already has vigilance, this makes him a pretty tough customer to deal with. Especially if he has a deck to back him up that's loaded with removal. A deck very much like <em>Oops, All Sephiroths</em>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But not just any removal. The one thing <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> loses thematically, especially as a commander, is the suddenness of that moment. Everybody sees him up there, waiting to descend and wreak mass destruction. Where’s the surprise? The drama? This deck seeks to rectify this injustice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do we do this? By making as many Sephiroths as we can. Not copies of Sephiroth, mind you. But creatures that come in suddenly and remove opposing creatures. But do they come in on our turn? Absolutely not! We're going to do our damage in cutscenes. Well, the closest thing <em>Magic</em> has to cutscenes: our opponents' turns. To that end, we’re giving everything flash.</span></p>
<h2>Key Cards for Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir</h2>
<h3>Flash: The 500-Foot Divebomb of <em>Magic: the Gathering</em></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vedalken Orrery"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quicksilver Amulet"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Leyline of Anticipation"></div></div></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These three beauties are going to help us bring out our creatures anytime. This is necessary to create removal at the height of drama, as is the Sephiroth way. There are only a few such cards in the deck, but your first mulligan is free, so don’t be afraid to search for them - especially that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Leyline of Anticipation" href="#" target="_blank">Leyline of Anticipation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. And don’t be afraid to mulligan down to six, five, even four for them, as reckless, insane risk taking in the pursuit of power is very much the Sephiroth way!</span></p>
<p>You'll also find a couple of other helpers in this regard, notably <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="High Fae Trickster" href="#" target="_blank">High Fae Trickster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for as long as you can keep them on the board. I've also included <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Emergence Zone" href="#" target="_blank">Emergence Zone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Borne Upon a Wind" href="#" target="_blank">Borne Upon a Wind</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for some single-turn Sephirothing if you don't have access to these other tools. If you happen to have a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Winding Canyons" href="#" target="_blank">Winding Canyons</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> sitting around in your collection, this is certainly a use for it. But when I'm designing for Bracket 1, I use cards worth over $5 very sparingly, and never over $10, so the canyons didn't make the cut.</p>
<h3>It's Just Sephiroths, All The Way Down</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Big Game Hunter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Black Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Meteor Golem"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Behold: These are our Sephiroths. Bring them in with drama. With panache. These will come in to immediately remove opposing creatures, threats or no, all in service of powering up Sephiroth himself. For additional fun, I’d encourage you to use “Sephiroth” as a verb when playing these. For example, “I’m going to play <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Big Game Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Big Game Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to Sephiroth your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brion Stoutarm" href="#" target="_blank">Brion Stoutarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.” And for extra credit, have a button on your phone to play the “Sephiroth” sting from One Winged Angel whenever you do. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of which, based on some research, it seems that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Meteor Golem" href="#" target="_blank">Meteor Golem</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a fairly solid thematic and mechanical inclusion to this deck. Let me know in the comments if there are other thematic inclusions you'd make. As this is a Bracket 1 deck, thematic inclusions are just as important, if not more so, than actual mechanical cohesion.</span></p>
<h3>You Haven't Even Seen My Final Form</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flatline"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Massacre Girl"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These two are nasty combo pieces with Sephiroth. If you can play a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flatline" href="#" target="_blank">Flatline</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> before bringing in Sephiroth, he’ll get almost everything in one go (except for that troublesome <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ms. Bumbleflower" href="#" target="_blank">Ms. Bumbleflower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with 80 +1/+1 counters, Sephiroth’s eternal nemesis). This means that if you have your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on the board, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> may be able to Sephiroth a whole player out of the game, which just feels correct.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Massacre Girl" href="#" target="_blank">Massacre Girl</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is also a fun combo, as she’ll progressively blow things up around the board, but Sephiroth’s +1/+1 counter for each death should help him outpace the coming storm. This is another one where I'd have to rely on MTG Arena triggers to keep me in line, but please get in the comments and let me know if I'm wrong.</span></p>
<h2>How Does Oops, All Sephiroths Win?</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, as with all Bracket 1 gameplay, you win by having the silliest, most fun time at the table. But in terms of winning by the actual rules of <em>Magic</em>, you do have some options.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your first option is, of course, winning by commander damage. It’s relatively easy to get <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> up to the point where he’ll be swinging for 21. And in a deck with so much removal, it'll be hard for many opponents to keep up enough blockers to stop you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But you can also make use of the cards above, as well as board wipes like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="In Garruk’s Wake" href="#" target="_blank">In Garruk’s Wake</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toxic Deluge" href="#" target="_blank">Toxic Deluge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to ensure that he’s both strong enough to swing for lethal and unhindered by pesky blockers.</span></p>
<h2>Oops, All Sephiroths Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Oops, All Sephiroths" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Sephiroth, Planet&#039;s Heir
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Audacious Thief
*1 Big Game Hunter
*1 Black Dragon
*1 Blood Artist
*1 Callidus Assassin
*1 Cavalier of Night
*1 Dread Cacodemon
*1 Dread Presence
*1 Farbog Boneflinger
*1 Harvester of Souls
*1 High Fae Trickster
*1 High-Society Hunter
*1 Kagemaro, First to Suffer
*1 Keening Banshee
*1 Malakir Cullblade
*1 Massacre Girl
*1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
*1 Massacre Wurm
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Morbid Opportunist
*1 Mulldrifter
*1 Nekrataal
*1 Nightshade Assassin
*1 Noxious Gearhulk
*1 Overseer of the Damned
*1 Ravenous Chupacabra
*1 Shriekmaw
*1 Silumgar Assassin
*1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
*1 Tidal Barracuda
*1 Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast
*1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Dimir Locket
*1 Dimir Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Quicksilver Amulet
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Dominance
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Vedalken Orrery
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Leyline of Anticipation
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Ambition&#039;s Cost
*1 Foreboding Fruit
*1 In Garruk&#039;s Wake
*1 Ponder
*1 Risky Shortcut
*1 Toxic Deluge
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Arcane Denial
*1 Borne Upon a Wind
*1 Consider
*1 Flatline
*1 Go for the Throat
*1 Locust Spray
*1 Murder
*1 Mystic Confluence
*1 Quick Study
*1 Sephiroth&#039;s Intervention
*1 Tragic Slip
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Choked Estuary
*1 Command Tower
*1 Drowned Catacomb
*1 Emergence Zone
*10 Island
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Shipwreck Marsh
*1 Sunken Hollow
*17 Swamp
*1 Tainted Isle
*1 Temple of Deceit
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Some Final Thoughts For Sephiroth, Planet's Heir</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Look, this is a bad guy deck. It has a lot of removal, and that can make for an unfun time for others at the table. My advice: delight in it. Make yourself the villain. Call that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Muldrotha, the Gravetide" href="#" target="_blank">Muldrotha, the Gravetide</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> an “Inferior Dullard.” Decide that things with swords are primary targets. Break out a villainous laugh if you must. If this causes everyone else to turn against you and overcome you in the end, excellent; you played your role well. The joy of this deck isn’t in the outcome, it’s in the experience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, feel free to make this deck your own! Use whatever you have on hand. Put in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake" href="#" target="_blank">Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> if you want to. See if your friends will let you run <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Nipton Lottery" href="#" target="_blank">The Nipton Lottery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> outside of color (a must-include in every Bracket 1 deck in my book), just to see if you can use it pre-combat, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQ8laL0yQk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oliver Swanick</a> <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Planet’s Heir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and swing for lethal in the funniest way possible. Just get out there and have fun with it. It’s what Sephiroth would want*.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">*Disclaimer: I can’t stress this enough, I really don’t know Sephiroth very well. </span></p>


Sephiroth, Planet's Heir - Final Fantasy Bracket 1 Commander Deck

Melding Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance With Vanille &#038; Fang

The Top 10 Most Played Sagas in Commander

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Queen Brahne" href="#" target="_blank">Queen Brahne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/lorenzomastroianni" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lorenzo Mastroianni</a></em></p>
<p>Welcome back to <em>Archetypes of Imagination</em>, the series where we build decks based on popular Commander archetypes. I'll be using Scryfall's tagging system and EDHREC's Tag pages to build around a new theme each week. Scryfall has a really cool way of categorizing cards, where each card has specific labels attached to it for later reference. For example, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terisiare&#039;s Devastation" href="#" target="_blank">Terisiare&#039;s Devastation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has the artifact synergy tag and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fateful Absence" href="#" target="_blank">Fateful Absence</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has the removal tag. EDHREC's tag system is really cool too, letting users see popular cards associated with a given strategy. For example, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Storm-Kiln Artist" href="#" target="_blank">Storm-Kiln Artist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great in spellslinger decks and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Juri, Master of the Revue" href="#" target="_blank">Juri, Master of the Revue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great in sacrifice decks. These tagging systems are great ways to get inspiration for certain deck archetypes, and I often start there when it's time for me to build a new deck.</p>
<p>This week we'll be building a deck focused on polymorphing small, less useful creatures into big, powerful monsters. For those who may not know, “polymorphing” is the process of removing a creature and having its owner replace it on the battlefield by revealing cards from the top of their library until a new creature appears. Essentially, these effects will let us turn tokens and other cheap creatures into high mana value beaters. So we'll need a commander that lets us get easy access to disposable creatures, and it'll need to have <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> or <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> in its color identity, as that's where most of <em>Magic</em>'s polymorph effects lie. Luckily, <em>Final Fantasy</em> has presented us with a fantastic option: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Queen Brahne" href="#" target="_blank">Queen Brahne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Queen Brahne"></div></div>
<p>For those of you who are interested, here are some of the Scryfall searches I used to write this article:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=otag%3Apolymorph+commander%3Ared+legal%3Aedh+order%3Aedhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polymorph effects</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Acreature+cmc%3E4+-fo%3A%22when+you+cast+this+spell%22+commander%3Ared+legal%3Aedh+order%3Aedhrec&amp;unique=cards&amp;as=grid&amp;order=edhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creatures to polymorph into</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>What Does Queen Brahne Do?</h2>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Queen Brahne" href="#" target="_blank">Queen Brahne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an interesting new design, netting us a cool token every time it attacks. These 0/1 Wizard tokens will ping our opponents when we cast noncreature spells, which is great because most of our polymorph spells aren't creatures. While the chip damage they provide likely won't be game-winning, it'll certainly add up as the game goes on. But, a lot of these tokens will end up being sacrificed so we can cheat something scarier onto the battlefield. I'm super excited to talk about the deck's inner workings, so let's get going!</p>
<h2>Key Cards for Polymorphing With Queen Brahne</h2>
<p>First, let's talk about the different ways that we can turn little guys into big guys. The classics are all here, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Divergent Transformations" href="#" target="_blank">Divergent Transformations</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Indomitable Creativity" href="#" target="_blank">Indomitable Creativity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reality Scramble" href="#" target="_blank">Reality Scramble</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. That last one's my favorite, because we can recast it as many times as we'd like (provided there's lands in our hand). Sometimes we'll get unlucky and spin into a creature that doesn't work well on the current board state. Cards like Reality Scramble ensure that we can get a do-over whenever needed.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Divergent Transformations"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Indomitable Creativity"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reality Scramble"></div></div>
<p>There's a few more repeatable ways for us to polymorph our creatures too. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fireflux Squad" href="#" target="_blank">Fireflux Squad</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can polymorph a creature every turn if it survives combat. This is particularly strong alongside our commander, given that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Queen Brahne" href="#" target="_blank">Queen Brahne</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes a new token every turn that can serve as an easy target for polymorphing.</p>
<p>I also really like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast" href="#" target="_blank">Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, because it provides value outside of just polymorphs. The card advantage this planeswalker provides is nice, and its ultimate can easily end the game when activated. Lastly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dreamshaper Shaman" href="#" target="_blank">Dreamshaper Shaman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> slots super well into our game plan. If we've got extra mana and any extra nonland permanents lying around, this creature can turn those into game-ending threats quite easily. Plus, it's no slouch in combat as a 5/4.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fireflux Squad"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dreamshaper Shaman"></div></div>
<p>But that's enough talk about polymorph spells. Lets talk about the big, scary creatures we'll be getting onto the battlefield. I'll start by talking about a trio of Dragons: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skyline Despot" href="#" target="_blank">Skyline Despot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Utvara Hellkite" href="#" target="_blank">Utvara Hellkite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Balefire Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Balefire Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. These are all huge, flying creatures that'll make short work of our opponents if we can get them onto the board early. I like that these creatures provide more than just power and toughness, though. They provide card advantage, token production, and removal, respectively. We need our big threats to do more than just attack and block, given how much we're investing in them.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skyline Despot"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Utvara Hellkite"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Balefire Dragon"></div></div>
<p>There are, of course, Eldrazi here too. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Void Winnower" href="#" target="_blank">Void Winnower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can cripple our opponents' ability to play the game at all, while also being a massive 11/9. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ulamog&#039;s Dreadsire" href="#" target="_blank">Ulamog&#039;s Dreadsire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a newer card that can produce huge amounts of power if left unchecked. And, one of my personal favorites, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pathrazer of Ulamog" href="#" target="_blank">Pathrazer of Ulamog</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will ensure our opponents' board states aren't strong enough to fight back against us. Although these creatures don't provide as much value as the aforementioned Dragons, I'm still more than happy to include them here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Void Winnower"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ulamog&#039;s Dreadsire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pathrazer of Ulamog"></div></div>
<p>Given that many of our polymorph effects destroy or sacrifice one of our creatures, cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phyrexian Triniform" href="#" target="_blank">Phyrexian Triniform</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wurmcoil Engine" href="#" target="_blank">Wurmcoil Engine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Triplicate Titan" href="#" target="_blank">Triplicate Titan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> become even stronger in this deck. It's great to have them on board as big 9/9s, but we're also perfectly okay with sacrificing them to go fetch another big creature from our deck. The tokens they leave behind are powerful, and can be sacrificed for future polymorph spells too. All of these creatures, and the tokens they leave behind, fit extremely well with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of the Peaks" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of the Peaks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Not counting the tokens we'll be creating, the average power of creatures in this deck is six. Suffice it to say that Terror of the Peaks will be dishing out tons of damage over the course of the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Phyrexian Triniform"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Triplicate Titan"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terror of the Peaks"></div></div>
<p>Our commander has prowess, which conveniently synergizes with the 39 noncreature spells in this deck. But there are other ways to take advantage of those spells too, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Young Pyromancer" href="#" target="_blank">Young Pyromancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Although including this creature in the deck does run the risk of it being flipped off a polymorph spell, the huge amount of creature tokens it'll be creating for us is too good to pass up. Same goes for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bothersome Quasit" href="#" target="_blank">Bothersome Quasit</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which provides combat control through goading. And, as a unique include to re-trigger our noncreature synergies, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mark of Fury" href="#" target="_blank">Mark of Fury</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is here. Haste is pretty important in this deck, letting our big creatures attack for value or letting our commander attack to make an additional creature token. Having the chance to cast this spell and give a new creature haste on every single turn feels really strong.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Young Pyromancer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bothersome Quasit"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mark of Fury"></div></div>
<h2>Queen Brahne Polymorph Commander Deck List</h2>
<p>Here's the full decklist, which includes one of my personal favorite cards in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Powerbalance" href="#" target="_blank">Powerbalance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Archetypes of Imagination - Queen Brahne" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Queen Brahne
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Commander&#039;s Plate
*1 Idol of Oblivion
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mithril Coat
*1 Ruby Medallion
*1 Skullclamp
*1 Tome of Legends
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Ancient Copper Dragon
*1 Aspiring Champion
*1 Balefire Dragon
*1 Blightsteel Colossus
*1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
*1 Bothersome Quasit
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
*1 Dreamshaper Shaman
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Fireflux Squad
*1 Magmatic Force
*1 Molten Primordial
*1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
*1 Phyrexian Triniform
*1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
*1 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
*1 Skyline Despot
*1 Terror of the Peaks
*1 Triplicate Titan
*1 Ulamog&#039;s Dreadsire
*1 Utvara Hellkite
*1 Void Winnower
*1 Wurmcoil Engine
*1 Young Pyromancer
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Breaching Dragonstorm
*1 Mark of Fury
*1 Powerbalance
*1 Shifting Shadow
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Chaotic Transformation
*1 Descent of the Dragons
*1 Indomitable Creativity
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Reality Scramble
*1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
*1 Song of Totentanz
*1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
*1 Transmogrify
*1 Will of the Jeskai
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Crimson Wisps
*1 Desperate Ritual
*1 Divergent Transformations
*1 Expedite
*1 Guff Rewrites History
*1 Lightning Bolt
*1 Pyretic Ritual
*1 Seething Song
*1 Tibalt&#039;s Trickery
*1 Untimely Malfunction
*1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
*1 Wild Magic Surge
*1 Zoyowa&#039;s Justice
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Kher Keep
*32 Mountain
*1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
*1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Voyage&#039;s End" href="#" target="_blank">Voyage&#039;s End</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>Thanks for sticking around to the end! Before you go, there's a few more cards I wanted to shout out for their role in the 99 of this deck. We're making a lot of 0/1 and 1/1 tokens, so cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skullclamp" href="#" target="_blank">Skullclamp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Idol of Oblivion" href="#" target="_blank">Idol of Oblivion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can provide a ton of card advantage. And, should we wish to upgrade some of those tokens into game-ending threats, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Descent of the Dragons" href="#" target="_blank">Descent of the Dragons</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can do so. I love this card for its ability to downgrade an opponent's scariest threat into a mere 4/4 and its ability to upgrade our small tokens into flying threats.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skullclamp"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Idol of Oblivion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Descent of the Dragons"></div></div>
<p>Thanks once again for reading! I'll see you all soon for another edition of <em>Archetypes of Imagination</em>!</p>


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