Desiderata
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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"Exponential growth is a wonderful thing, so why not aim for it for a mana curve? This deck, helmed by Jodah, the Unifier, seeks to meet the deckbuilding requirements for July's Deckbuilding Contest and go brrrr with each mana value being represented by its value squared. I also decided to make this a creature only pile, adding an extra source of ramp in the companion slot with Umori. A high land count makes sure we hit our drops consistently while fetch lands thin out so we hit more good stuff. The deck forgoes interaction and just wants to beat faces."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"1x1=1 - This slot has a few options, but overall isn't too impactful. I decided to go with Bruce Banner since it remains useful later in the game once Jodah is rolling and draws cards if we happen to get it early."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"2x2=4 - A little more competition at this mana value. I wanted to use all of these slots for ramp, but the boardwide protection from Hajar and Spectacular Spiderman are too good to pass up. We’re all-in on combat and keeping things on board is what will win us games."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"3x3=9 - Probably the hardest set of cards to whittle down. This slot is mostly filled with ramp with a couple more protection pieces. Apart from that, Reki will draw us some cards and Kellan the Kid adds extra value to Jodah triggers."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"4x4=16 - Here the value pieces start to shine. There are still some role players of ramp, draw, and protection but also more dynamic pieces. Cadric gives token copies of legendaries with haste that are still legendary thus benefitting from Jodah. Chainer lets you discard excess land to replay threats from the graveyard which regrettably don’t trigger Jodah’s ability but gives some recursive value. Eomer offers extra combat steps. Tannuk enables haste, lets you discount 4 and 5 drops, and then recast them later for more value. The Earth King thins out more basic land to get to the good stuff. Wydwen lets you play at instant speed and bounce it to recast."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"5x5=25 - The largest chunk of cards, thus the most varied. Several cards help us get through quicker or more easily by enabling haste and/or trample. Some highlights include Momir Vig so you can pick what Jodah hits. Gandalf the White doubles Jodah triggers. There is also a suite of Gods in this slot which can be fetched up with The World Tree for funzies."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","color":"#000000"},"insert":"The deck is slow to get going, has no game changers or combos, and isn’t looking to do anything too complicated putting it squarely in bracket 2."},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}
Commander
Jodah, the Unifier
Legendary creatures you control get +X/+X, where X is the number of legendary creatures you control.
Whenever you cast a legendary spell from your hand, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a legendary nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Whenever you cast a legendary spell from your hand, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a legendary nonland card with lesser mana value. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Commander
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2x2=4
2x2=4
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3x3=9
Kellan, the Kid
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue Faerie
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, choose target nonland permanent an opponent controls. Until your next turn, it can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, choose target nonland permanent an opponent controls. Until your next turn, it can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Angel
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Whenever another creature enters, its controller may draw a card if its power is greater than each other creature's power.
, : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
, : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Legendary Creature - Elf Scout
Sutina, Speaker of the Tajuru
When Sutina enters, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Whenever Sutina attacks, you may return a land you control to its owner's hand. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Whenever Sutina attacks, you may return a land you control to its owner's hand. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Legendary Creature - Elf Scout
3x3=9
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4x4=16
Alistair, the Brigadier
Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Whenever Alistair attacks, you may pay . If you do, creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of historic permanents you control.
Whenever Alistair attacks, you may pay . If you do, creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of historic permanents you control.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Cadric, Soul Kindler
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to tokens you control.
Whenever another nontoken legendary permanent you control enters, you may pay . If you do, create a token that's a copy of it. That token gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Whenever another nontoken legendary permanent you control enters, you may pay . If you do, create a token that's a copy of it. That token gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Dwarf
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Discard a card: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. Activate only once each turn.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Halana and Alena, Partners
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is Halana and Alena's power. That creature gains haste until end of turn.
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is Halana and Alena's power. That creature gains haste until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Ranger
Kolvori, God of Kinship
As long as you control three or more legendary creatures, Kolvori gets +4/+2 and has vigilance.
, : Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a legendary creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
, : Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a legendary creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - God
Ratadrabik of Urborg
Vigilance, ward
Other Zombies you control have vigilance.
Whenever another legendary creature you control dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it's a 2/2 black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.
Other Zombies you control have vigilance.
Whenever another legendary creature you control dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it's a 2/2 black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Zombie
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Other creatures you control have haste.
Artifact cards and red creature cards in your hand have warp . (You may cast a card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile that permanent at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Artifact cards and red creature cards in your hand have warp . (You may cast a card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile that permanent at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Legendary Creature - Kavu Pilot
The Earth King
When The Earth King enters, create a 4/4 green Bear creature token.
Whenever one or more creatures you control with power 4 or greater attack, search your library for up to that many basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Whenever one or more creatures you control with power 4 or greater attack, search your library for up to that many basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Legendary Creature - Human Ally Noble
4x4=16
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5x5=25
Alrund, God of the Cosmos
Alrund gets +1/+1 for each card in your hand and each foretold card you own in exile.
At the beginning of your end step, choose a card type, then reveal the top two cards of your library. Put all cards of the chosen type revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
At the beginning of your end step, choose a card type, then reveal the top two cards of your library. Put all cards of the chosen type revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Legendary Creature - God
Djeru and Hazoret
As long as you have one or fewer cards in hand, Djeru and Hazoret has vigilance and haste.
Whenever Djeru and Hazoret attacks, look at the top six cards of your library. You may exile a legendary creature card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Until end of turn, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Whenever Djeru and Hazoret attacks, look at the top six cards of your library. You may exile a legendary creature card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Until end of turn, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Human God
Drizzt Do'Urden
Double strike
When Drizzt enters, create Guenhwyvar, a legendary 4/1 green Cat creature token with trample.
Whenever a creature dies, if it had power greater than Drizzt's power, put a number of +1/+1 counters on Drizzt equal to the difference.
When Drizzt enters, create Guenhwyvar, a legendary 4/1 green Cat creature token with trample.
Whenever a creature dies, if it had power greater than Drizzt's power, put a number of +1/+1 counters on Drizzt equal to the difference.
Legendary Creature - Elf Ranger
Falcon, Winged Wonder
Flying
Avian Telepathy — When Falcon enters, create Redwing, a legendary 1/1 blue Bird Scout creature token with flying and "Whenever Redwing attacks, surveil 1." (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Avian Telepathy — When Falcon enters, create Redwing, a legendary 1/1 blue Bird Scout creature token with flying and "Whenever Redwing attacks, surveil 1." (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Legendary Creature - Human Hero
Gandalf the White
Flash
You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Avatar
God-Eternal Rhonas
Deathtouch
When God-Eternal Rhonas enters, double the power of each other creature you control until end of turn. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
When God-Eternal Rhonas dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
When God-Eternal Rhonas enters, double the power of each other creature you control until end of turn. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
When God-Eternal Rhonas dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Legendary Creature - Zombie God
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
Trample
Whenever Ilharg attacks, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Return that creature to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.
When Ilharg dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Whenever Ilharg attacks, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Return that creature to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.
When Ilharg dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Legendary Creature - Boar God
Ka-Zar of the Savage Land
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands from the top of your library.
When Ka-Zar enters, create Zabu, a legendary 2/2 green Cat creature token with "Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Zabu."
You may play lands from the top of your library.
When Ka-Zar enters, create Zabu, a legendary 2/2 green Cat creature token with "Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Zabu."
Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian Hero
Karametra, God of Harvests
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to green and white is less than seven, Karametra isn't a creature.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
As long as your devotion to green and white is less than seven, Karametra isn't a creature.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Whenever you attack, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, untap all attacking creatures. They gain first strike until end of turn. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Barbarian Tiefling
Kenrith, the Returned King
: All creatures gain trample and haste until end of turn.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
: Target player gains 5 life.
: Target player draws a card.
: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under its owner's control.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
: Target player gains 5 life.
: Target player draws a card.
: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under its owner's control.
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Keruga, the Macrosage
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with mana value 3 or greater and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for as a sorcery.)
When Keruga enters, draw a card for each other permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater.
When Keruga enters, draw a card for each other permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater.
Legendary Creature - Dinosaur Hippo
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Whenever you cast a green creature spell, you may search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Whenever you cast a blue creature spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put that card into your hand.
Whenever you cast a blue creature spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put that card into your hand.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Elf
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
Trample
Whenever Ojer Kaslem deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.
When Ojer Kaslem dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.
Whenever Ojer Kaslem deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.
When Ojer Kaslem dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.
Legendary Creature - God
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Other creatures you control have haste.
: You may put a red creature card or an artifact creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Other creatures you control have haste.
: You may put a red creature card or an artifact creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Tanazir Quandrix
Flying, trample
When Tanazir Quandrix enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
Whenever Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.
When Tanazir Quandrix enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
Whenever Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Xenagos, God of Revels
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red and green is less than seven, Xenagos isn't a creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains haste and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.
As long as your devotion to red and green is less than seven, Xenagos isn't a creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains haste and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
5x5=25
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Land
Land
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Sideboard
Umori, the Collector
Companion — Each nonland card in your starting deck shares a card type. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for as a sorcery.)
As Umori enters, choose a card type.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost less to cast.
As Umori enters, choose a card type.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost less to cast.
Legendary Creature - Ooze
Sideboard
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