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Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle · GU · 100 cards · 39 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 39Instants 14Sorceries 4Enchantments 2Planeswalkers 1Lands 39
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Strategy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it. The list holds 13 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 6 board wipes and 10 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 4.72.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Kiora's Follower and the rest of the 13 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Counterspell is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Stormsurge Kraken keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Whelming Wave for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 6 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 4.72 average mana value the top end is genuinely expensive - land drops matter.
Win conditions: Wins through the commander and the strongest threats the colours offer, backed by real interaction.
- Whelming Wave - Board wipe
- Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep - Board wipe
- Stormsurge Kraken - Card draw
- Scourge of Fleets - Board wipe
- Kiora's Follower - Ramp
- Tromokratis - Core to the plan
- Serpent of Yawning Depths - Core to the plan
- Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner - Ramp
~$363.30
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Legendary Creature — Kraken
Arixmethes enters tapped with five slumber counters on it.
As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.
{T}: Add {G}{U}.
Creatures (39)
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
Legendary Creature — Leviathan
$0.35
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
When Slinn Voda enters, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Stormsurge Kraken
Creature — Kraken
$0.55
Hexproof
Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may draw two cards."
Scourge of Fleets
Creature — Kraken
$0.46
When this creature enters, return each creature your opponents control with toughness X or less to its owner's hand, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Tromokratis
Legendary Creature — Kraken
$0.19
Tromokratis has hexproof unless it's attacking or blocking.
Tromokratis can't be blocked unless all creatures defending player controls block it. (If any creature that player controls doesn't block this creature, it can't be blocked.)
Serpent of Yawning Depths
Enchantment Creature — Serpent
$8.97
Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents you control can't be blocked except by Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
$2.48
Vigilance, ward {3}
Whenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent spell from your hand, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value less than X from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Legendary Creature — Serpent
$11.29
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card.
Hullbreaker Horror
Creature — Kraken Horror
$5.72
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one —
• Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Druid
$0.19
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Spawning Kraken
Creature — Kraken
$13.83
Whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent you control deals combat damage to a player, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.
Koma, World-Eater
Legendary Creature — Serpent
$0.61
This spell can't be countered.
Trample, ward {4}
Whenever Koma deals combat damage to a player, create four 3/3 blue Serpent creature tokens named Koma's Coil.
Prime Speaker Zegana
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
$0.19
Prime Speaker Zegana enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among other creatures you control.
When Prime Speaker Zegana enters, draw cards equal to its power.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
$8.64
This spell can't be countered.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Archetype of Imagination
Enchantment Creature — Human Wizard
$0.57
Creatures you control have flying.
Creatures your opponents control lose flying and can't have or gain flying.
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Creature — Snake Shaman
$0.34
Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Simic Sky Swallower
Creature — Leviathan
$0.2
Flying, trample
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Starwinder
Creature — Leviathan
$1.03
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw that many cards.
Warp {2}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Nadir Kraken
Creature — Kraken
$0.32
Whenever you draw a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
Legendary Creature — Salamander Serpent
$1.29
Whenever Xolatoyac enters or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. That land is an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it.
At the beginning of your end step, untap each permanent you control with a counter on it.
Shipbreaker Kraken
Creature — Kraken
$0.22
{6}{U}{U}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, tap up to four target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps for as long as you control this creature.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Legendary Creature — Bear
$2.84
Creature spells you cast with power 4 or greater cost {2} less to cast.
Whenever Goreclaw attacks, each creature you control with power 4 or greater gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Legendary Creature — Kraken
$0.27
When Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Charix, the Raging Isle
Legendary Creature — Leviathan Crab
$0.41
Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost {2} more to cast.
{3}: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
Legendary Creature — Leviathan Avatar
$0.34
Flying, trample
As Sin enters, remove all counters from any number of artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. Sin enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is twice the number of counters removed this way.
When Sin dies, put its counters on target creature you control, then shuffle this card into its owner's library.
Monstrosity of the Lake
Legendary Creature — Kraken
$0.42
When Monstrosity of the Lake enters, you may pay {5}. If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Murkfiend Liege
Creature — Horror
$2.16
Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.
Untap all green and/or blue creatures you control during each other player's untap step.
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
Legendary Creature — Serpent
$1.43
Flash
Ward—Waterbend {4}. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}. They can tap their artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw two cards.
Thassa, God of the Sea
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
$4.01
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to blue is less than five, Thassa isn't a creature. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.
{1}{U}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn.
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
Legendary Creature — Snake Druid
$0.31
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.)
Spells you cast with mana value 6 or greater have cascade.
Coiling Oracle
Creature — Snake Elf Druid
$0.16
When this creature enters, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.
Reef Worm
Creature — Worm
$0.26
When this creature dies, create a 3/3 blue Fish creature token with "When this token dies, create a 6/6 blue Whale creature token with 'When this token dies, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.'"
Hydroid Krasis
Creature — Jellyfish Hydra Beast
$0.29
When you cast this spell, you gain half X life and draw half X cards. Round down each time.
Flying, trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Fierce Empath
Creature — Elf
$0.13
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Reclamation Sage
Creature — Elf Shaman
$0.19
When this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Instants (14)
Growth Spiral
Instant
$0.28
Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Cyclonic Rift
Instant
$30.27
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Fierce Guardianship
Instant
$63.56
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Beast Within
Instant
$0.61
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Pongify
Instant
$2
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Brainstorm
Instant
$1.27
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Rapid Hybridization
Instant
$0.81
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Instant
$3.01
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
High Tide
Instant
$0.81
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.
Swan Song
Instant
$9.85
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Opt
Instant
$0.16
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
Nature's Claim
Instant
$0.57
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.
Sorceries (4)
Whelming Wave
Sorcery
$0.83
Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Rampant Growth
Sorcery
$0.41
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cultivate
Sorcery
$0.36
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Farseek
Sorcery
$0.46
Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Enchantments (2)
Garruk's Uprising
Enchantment
$0.51
When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Rhystic Study
Enchantment
$67.53
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.
Planeswalkers (1)
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
$0.47
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
−1: Untap target permanent.
Lands (39)
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Mosswort Bridge
Land
$0.3
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
{G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Dark Depths
Legendary Snow Land
$2.4
Dark Depths enters with ten ice counters on it.
{3}: Remove an ice counter from Dark Depths.
When Dark Depths has no ice counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.
Thespian's Stage
Land
$0.43
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.
Boseiju, Who Endures
Legendary Land
$48.29
{T}: Add {G}.
Channel — {1}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Alchemist's Refuge
Land
$0.4
{T}: Add {C}.
{G}{U}, {T}: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Legendary Land
$17.03
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1.11
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Otawara, Soaring City
Legendary Land
$26.49
{T}: Add {U}.
Channel — {3}{U}, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Lumbering Falls
Land
$0.21
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G} or {U}.
{2}{G}{U}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/3 green and blue Elemental creature with hexproof. It's still a land.
Basic lands: 9 Forest 18 Island
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