Many of the best also have a rather low casting cost, allowing them to hit the battlefield early and start generating value
Youre not trying to look threatening right off the batinstead, youre quietly building your gameplan, getting cost reducers or draw engines on the field, and laying the groundwork for a big swing later
Table of Contents show The Deck Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood | Illustration by Campbell White Commander (1) Creature (37) Benthic Biomancer Champions of the Shoal Cold-Eyed Selkie Coralhelm Commander Deeproot Elite Deeproot Historian Emperor Mihail II Empress Galina Evolution Sage Herald of Secret Streams Kiora, the Rising Tide Kiora's Follower Kopala, Warden of Waves Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca Lord of Atlantis Master of the Pearl Trident Merfolk Mistbinder Merfolk Sovereign Merrow Reejerey Metallic Mimic Mist Dancer Nicanzil, Current Conductor Prime Speaker Zegana Realmwalker Seafloor Oracle Singer of Swift Rivers Stonybrook Banneret Svyelun of Sea and Sky Tatyova, Benthic Druid Thassa, God of the Sea Thieving Skydiver Thrasios, Triton Hero Topography Tracker Tributary Instructor Vorel of the Hull Clade Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood Zegana, Utopian Speaker Instant (8) Beast Within Cyclonic Rift Harmonized Crescendo Inspiring Call Rapid Hybridization Return of the Wildspeaker Ripples of Potential Ruinous Intrusion Sorcery (5) Bygone Marvels Curse of the Swine Kodama's Reach Ravenform Wave Goodbye Enchantment (6) Branching Evolution Deeproot Waters Hardened Scales Kindred Discovery Reflections of Littjara Sylvan Library Artifact (7) Arcane Signet Commander's Sphere Mithril Coat Simic Signet Sol Ring Swiftfoot Boots The Ozolith Land (36) Alchemist's Refuge Breeding Pool Cavern of Souls Command Tower Dreamroot Cascade Eclipsed Realms Forest x7 Hinterland Harbor Island x11 Karn's Bastion Misty Rainforest Mosswort Bridge Path of Ancestry Rejuvenating Springs Reliquary Tower Secluded Courtyard Secret Tunnel Temple of Mystery Unclaimed Territory Vineglimmer Snarl This is a creature-heavy build that takes advantage of your commanders natural talents
Thats ridiculous, and the fact that you can also get a token if all else fails is a nice little bonus
The Wandering Rescuer Sadly, weve lost The Wandering Emperor, one of my favorite cards in past Standard, but heres The Wandering Rescuer
If you do, draw X cards, then you may put a permanent card with mana value X or less from your hand onto the battlefield, where X is the sacrificed creature's mana value
