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{"ops":[{"insert":"The original Ydris was a bit too combo-focused for my tastes, and didn’t help Ydris hit very well. Over the years, I’ve modified this into a full-blown cascade experience with lots of spot removal value. (Spot removal is generally bad in multiplayer formats; but it has its place if it (a) fits the theme and/or (b) comes out for free.)\n\nThe win condition is an overwhelming amount of cascade, helped along by generous amounts of unblockable commander damage. The deck has a minor stealing theme to add additional win conditions if you don’t like the ones you already have.\n\nYes, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Whale"}},{"insert":" is there because "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Palinchron"}},{"insert":" is in another deck.\n\nThe deck is very loud and very hard to ignore. Keep spells in reserve for when the heat comes.\n\nStandard strategic approach notes and disclaimer(s) for all my decks:\nI just started (in May 2026) uploading all of my (200+) decks into Archidekt. This is going to be a slow process so if you’re seeing notes that refer to other decks that you can’t find, give me a short moment and I’ll have more stuff up soon."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I generally aim for high synergy, short of optimization. (Tier 3+, if you track that sort of thing.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I like games that last 8-12 turns and aim to demonstrate the deck’s synergy within that timeframe."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I prefer to win but don’t relentlessly pursue that goal, because I am an adult who enjoys playing games with friends. So you’ll occasionally see silly cards. Enjoy them!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have 200+ decks and do not want to bore my friends, so my goal is to have NO non-land card in more than 3-4 decks. If you’re wondering why a certain “obvious staple” isn’t in this deck list, that’s probably why."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I’m continuously updating (each deck gets a look at newer cards every six months) so of course there may be changes around the margins. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThanks for checking out my deck(s). Peace.\n\nAnthony Alongi\nProgenitor of Multiplayer Magic Content Creation\nFormer Columnist for Wizards of the Coast, StarCity Games, The Dojo\nFormer Podcaster (Elder Dragon Statesmen) with the Late, Great Sheldon Menery\n"}]}
Commander
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
Trample
Whenever Yidris deals combat damage to a player, as you cast spells from your hand this turn, they gain cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Whenever Yidris deals combat damage to a player, as you cast spells from your hand this turn, they gain cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Ogre
Commander
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Burn
Vial Smasher the Fierce
Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, choose an opponent at random. Vial Smasher deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to that player or a planeswalker that player controls.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Goblin Berserker
Burn
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Cascade and Discover
Apex Devastator
Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)
Creature - Hydra Chimera
Bituminous Blast
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.
Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.
Instant
Bloodbraid Elf
Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Creature - Elf Berserker
Maelstrom Wanderer
Creatures you control have haste.
Cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Then do it again.)
Cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Then do it again.)
Legendary Creature - Elemental
Quandrix, the Proof
Flying, trample
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Instant and sorcery spells you cast from your hand have cascade.
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Instant and sorcery spells you cast from your hand have cascade.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Throes of Chaos
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Sorcery
Cascade and Discover
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Certain Cascade Hits
Crashing Footfalls
Suspend 4— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Create two 4/4 green Rhino creature tokens with trample.
Create two 4/4 green Rhino creature tokens with trample.
Sorcery
Profane Tutor
Suspend 2— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Certain Cascade Hits
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Combat Damage Trigger Assurance
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
Whenever you attack a player, tap target creature that player controls and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever an opponent attacks another one of your opponents, you and the attacking player each draw a card and lose 1 life.
Whenever an opponent attacks another one of your opponents, you and the attacking player each draw a card and lose 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Beholder
Combat Damage Trigger Assurance
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Draw
Draw
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Ideal Post-trigger Spells
Ideal Post-trigger Spells
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Land
Land
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Ramp
Ramp
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Removal
Geyadrone Dihada
Protection from permanents with corruption counters on them
+1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Put a corruption counter on up to one other target creature or planeswalker.
−3: Gain control of target creature or planeswalker until end of turn. Untap it and put a corruption counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
−7: Gain control of each permanent with a corruption counter on it.
+1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Put a corruption counter on up to one other target creature or planeswalker.
−3: Gain control of target creature or planeswalker until end of turn. Untap it and put a corruption counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
−7: Gain control of each permanent with a corruption counter on it.
Legendary Planeswalker - Dihada
Removal
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Top of Deck Manipulation
Top of Deck Manipulation
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{"ops":[{"insert":"The original Ydris was a bit too combo-focused for my tastes, and didn’t help Ydris hit very well. Over the years, I’ve modified this into a full-blown cascade experience with lots of spot removal value. (Spot removal is generally bad in multiplayer formats; but it has its place if it (a) fits the theme and/or (b) comes out for free.)\n\nThe win condition is an overwhelming amount of cascade, helped along by generous amounts of unblockable commander damage. The deck has a minor stealing theme to add additional win conditions if you don’t like the ones you already have.\n\nYes, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Whale"}},{"insert":" is there because "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Palinchron"}},{"insert":" is in another deck.\n\nThe deck is very loud and very hard to ignore. Keep spells in reserve for when the heat comes.\n\nStandard strategic approach notes and disclaimer(s) for all my decks:\nI just started (in May 2026) uploading all of my (200+) decks into Archidekt. This is going to be a slow process so if you’re seeing notes that refer to other decks that you can’t find, give me a short moment and I’ll have more stuff up soon."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I generally aim for high synergy, short of optimization. (Tier 3+, if you track that sort of thing.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I like games that last 8-12 turns and aim to demonstrate the deck’s synergy within that timeframe."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I prefer to win but don’t relentlessly pursue that goal, because I am an adult who enjoys playing games with friends. So you’ll occasionally see silly cards. Enjoy them!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I have 200+ decks and do not want to bore my friends, so my goal is to have NO non-land card in more than 3-4 decks. If you’re wondering why a certain “obvious staple” isn’t in this deck list, that’s probably why."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I’m continuously updating (each deck gets a look at newer cards every six months) so of course there may be changes around the margins. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThanks for checking out my deck(s). Peace.\n\nAnthony Alongi\nProgenitor of Multiplayer Magic Content Creation\nFormer Columnist for Wizards of the Coast, StarCity Games, The Dojo\nFormer Podcaster (Elder Dragon Statesmen) with the Late, Great Sheldon Menery\n"}]}