Please take a moment to review them and accept to continue. Since aggro is out of the question for a deck like MW in cEDH, you have to go combo. Casual After you have infinite mana, you can do stuff such as bouncing entire boards or taking infinite turns. Downsides of course are it doesnt stop oracle consult. I'm goldfishing my Maelstrom Wanderer deck as I type this, well not really as I type this but slightly before typing this. And thats the question in CEDH. Discord Server | Not only can you ramp into more land drops via Wood Elves and similar, but Food Chain actually enables you to cast Wanderer several times - upwards of 6 or 7 times - in a single turn, with just one or two creatures on the board. You may NOT enjoy playing Combo Wanderer if you: Actually enjoy the chaos brand of EDHLike winning with Commander damage or combat damage in generalWant to win the game on turn 2. Yidris rewards you for playing multiple spells in a turn, obviously from hand, and can quickly steamroll your opponents if given the chance to connect via combat damage. Suggestions. But very few meta's are like that. Out came the dragons, the Jokulhaups, the Avenger. etc. Feeds | $104. I grabbed up my copy of Surrak Dragonclaw and built the most Timmy deck one could think of. Being able to tutor out 2 creatures is wonderful. Current list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/R_83Q4nuj0GV-LzOFVy6uQ. Leyline of Anticipation - This was not actually on my radar until I came to cEDH for criticism. Specific tutors can find you what you need, but of course have RUGs peculiar little twists with them: Bring To Light, Foresight/Manipulate Fate, Gamble, Selective Memory, Impulse, Intuition, Long-Term Plans and Worldly Tutor all either search for specific types of cards, OR have the very strong possibility of screwing you over when theyre supposed to help you. Generally you should have enough answers and tutors to put together a general defense, and worse comes to worse, you always have Wanderer himself; a 7/5 can hold its own in combat most of the time, and all it takes is 3 hits. Its generally worth the investment, even tapping down on Mana Vault or Monolith, as the card advantage if it makes it around the table even once is worth it. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. The Enchantments: The enchantments each play a different role. RUG (Temur). I am looking for competitive "multiplayer" lists of Maelstrom wanderer. Essentially I use Maelstrom as a finisher rather than the focus. The odd ones out here though is Sensei's Divining Top, which is used to help manipulate what I will be cascading into and Crucible of Worlds, which I use to recover from wipes and to abuse Strip Mine. I will usually not drop Surge unless I have nothing else to do, because it telegraphs my game plan without an effective way to actually END the game. I recently made a Temur deck that I am disappointed in and I'm looking to change it up a bit. Solid tier 2. Have the token Dualcaster copy the original epiphany. You can now import it in the MTG Arena client. Manipulate Fate can tutor for Misthollow Griffin/Eternal Scourge, but nothing else. I see your deck while browsing Moxfield, interesting conception, dont u think about trying [[Lurking Predators]] in it? Nontheless i like your deck and concept and wish you good Luck with it, but it wont compete against "normal" cEDH decks. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. Complete Comment Tutorial! Repeat steps 3-4, with epiphany targeting opponents to draw cards until they draw their decks and loses. Duplicant: The standard creature-based exile your dude answer. DMCA requests | Were also not super concerned with our life total; because were not running black, we dont run any self-harm effects such as Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, etc; no life payments for us to drop our own life totals precipitously. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Terms of Use | Kiki Exarch can go off pretty consistently, since we can tutor for them easily, or for something else that can grab them like Eldritch Evolution. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/maelstrom-wanderer-combo-1/. Comment: Important! Infinite tokens. The only way were going to win is by digging for combo pieces and creative use of tutors. Gain control of - and untap - Birthing Pod, sacrificing the Archmage for Kiki-Jiki this time. To any Tier 2 competitive deck, Wanderer was a joke. Magic: the Gathering decks for Maelstrom Wanderer. In a true cEDH meta he's not great. So thats where I currently am. I feel I don't really have to explain this one, since most of you know what it does, but I will anyways. Date added: 3 weeks: Last updated: 1 week: Legality: This deck is Commander / EDH legal. Often it will have done its job already, and even 3 cards makes it more than worth the mana I spent to keep it up for a turn or so. He seems much slower than other combo decks. Ramp hard. Counterspells in Maelstrom Wanderer are often extremely effective, because who the hell runs counterspells in a Wanderer deck?? This looks like a cEDH deck. Treasonous Ogre - Life for mana? Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. This is why, for instance, Enigma Sphinx saw a fair amount of usage at first, followed in time by Etherium-Horn Sorcerer and Maelstrom Wanderer, the latter of which quickly vaulted in demand. Future tweaks to the decklist will be things like tightening up the mana base (seeing how low on lands I can actually go before impacting draws); improving the artifact mana base with things like Mana Crypt, and upping the amount of reactive spells like countermagic. Have an enjoyable 8-day Uniworld cruise down Rhine River through a few cities of Western Europe . That spell will resolve before you exile cards for the second cascade ability. Kalamax, the Golem Enabler (EDH / Commander). Feeds | Riku is expensive, has no protection, dies to a stiff breeze, and doesn't do anything until you cast something else. TappedOut.js Blog Widget. You typically cast Maelstrom 4-5 times, getting 8-10 spells for free. Tooth and Nail - Instant Win-Con. Best case scenario, I cascade into and draw 3 free cards and worst case, I have to wait a few turns. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. 47% of 17 decks +47% synergy. Dream Halls - Used to abuse Maelstrom Wanderer by ditching a card to cast him, and to combo off if I run out of lands. Recast maelstrom and sac him infinite times, 5) mass bounce spell + eternal witness or archaeomancer: bounce all nonland permanents every turn, 1) Palinchron + Riku of Two Reflections + 7 lands: infinite Palinchron tokens and infinite colored Started in Amsterdam, through Cologne, Blopenz, Rudenheim, Strasbourg and ended in Basel of Switzerland. Multiplayer You have helped me tune my deck and I wanted to share it with you in depth. The individual strengths of the cards and synergies between them do not put control or power into your hands besides a generic beatdown plan. Krosan Grip - a near uncounterable Naturalize is always nice, especially against cards that can win your opponents the game. This site is unaffiliated. Drop roadblocks to discourage people from attacking you with things like Lotus Cobra, Glen Elendra Archmage, Wood Elves, etc. Brainstorm - if you have cards in your hand that you don't have the mana to cast, you can simply put them on top and cascade into them. Check out the full decklist here:https://bit.ly/3a65Fh7 Looking to support me and have awesome merch?Click here: https://teespring.com . Shaman of Forgotten Ways - Biorhythm on a stick. Enablers: The single cards or strategies that can just auto-win the game. Like most of you, I think, I began playing Maelstrom Wanderer because I wanted to cast a lot of big, stupid creatures for free, and smash my opponents for as much combat damage to the face as possible. Terms of Use | Am Hof 12-18, 50667 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany +49 221 2613215 Website Menu. Selective Memory will also just grab excess lands or ramp spells at a certain point, making sure that all I can draw from that point on is gas or combo. Wood Elves, Farhaven Elf, Lotus Cobra, and Sakura-Tribe Elder all work towards that end as well, and gum up the battlefield with blockers in the mean time. I eventually plan on adding more like Temporal Mastery, Temporal Manipulation and the like, but for now, this is what I have to work with. This card is a bomb. So being able to selectively thin your deck is pretty powerful. I have been a [[Maelstrom wanderer]] player since his Planechase release and have seen an incredible amount of iterations of my deck. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. He's the definition of a kitchen table boogieman. Drop everything and anything you can to increase your mana count, because your decks singular purpose in life is to drop Wanderer and pray. Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. The difference is Sliver will just be stronger due to having B for tutors and W for Silence effects. Date added: 3 days: Last updated: 10 hours: Legality: This deck is Commander / EDH legal. TappedOut.js Blog Widget. Whereas with our list, we are actively looking for one, specific card; meaning most of the time, our intuition piles are something like Food Chain, Regrowth, and Noxious Revivaland the opponent will under no circumstances give us Food Chain. This monstrously big, unbelievably stupid powerful card would go on to pretty much encapsulate exactly how I like to play the game for the rest of my Magic career: play big, stupid creatures for as little mana as possible, damn the consequences. Maelstrom Wanderer As Commander As Card Average Deck Maelstrom Wanderer (Decklist) $15.99 $14.73 5.82 TIX 3445 decks (0.158%) Rank #168 Navigation By Theme By Budget All Cheap Expensive Links Moxfield MTGGoldfish MTGStocks Scryfall Average Type Distribution Gilded Drake: One of the more undervalued answers in blue, if you want my opinion. Intuition will always, without fail, end up with your tutored card in the graveyard, and youll have to work to get it out of there. For these reasons Im always on the lookout for better tutors, in particular cards that can search out Food Chain, among other cards. If you are a resident of California, you have the right under the CCPA to opt out of the sale of personal information to third parties. This annoying message will go away once you do. Reply . He seems much slower than other combo decks. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. So thats it! I'm not a huge fan of that tier list because it ranks commanders based on the commander itself. The faster we hit Food Chain, the more likely we are to win. Omniscience - One of the few cards I cannot cascade into, this card should appear pretty obvious. There's transmuting Drift of Phantasms and fetching it with Bring to Light. 1x Maelstrom Wanderer; 1x Orzhov Advokist; 1x Portal Mage; Instant (2) 1x Illusionist's Gambit; 1x Volt Charge; Land (11) . Early Game: Yes, were still going to ramp. . Maelstrom Wanderer is a unique creature because its base power and toughness aren't the only big things on it. Thanks! I dislike this combo the most, as it dies hard to a lot of pillowfort strategies and instant-speed removal. Purphoros, God of the Forge - Used to get around people that have pillow forted themselves with hexproof and the like, when combined with almost any of my combos, he will win me the game. Complete Comment Tutorial! 7) Dualcaster Mage + Sublime Epiphany: Infinite card draw for any player. Mid Game: Tutors and removal. my fault for not including that, Multiplayer. Either way, I'm happy. Generally speaking youre only going to hit turn 8 or so, anyway, so the life loss is negligible. 09-Oct -2022. You can now import it in the MTG Arena client. Contact | Nacatl War-Pride Maelstrom Wanderer: 5.83 tix Creatures (28) 1 Animar, Soul of Elements: 0.45 tix 1 Averna, the Chaos Bloom: 1.66 tix 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking: 0.26 tix 1 Eternal Witness: 0.11 tix 1 Flamekin Herald: 0.14 tix 1 Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea: 0.08 tix 1 Reclamation Sage: 0.03 tix 1 Shardless Agent: 0.02 tix 1 Somberwald Sage: 0.01 tix 1 Topiary Stomper . Future updates to my list may include ways to gift creatures to opponents with cards such as Forbidden Orchard, to maximize my ability to just go Oops, I win.Birthing Pod: An easy way to find any of the 4+ creatures you can combo off with, this will also directly just win you the game with Glen Elendra Archmage: Sacrifice the four-drop Archmage to find Zealous Conscripts; Archmage will persist back into play. Sac Farhaven Elf for RRRR.Cast Wanderer (from lands only), double cascade. Mystic Confluence - Worst case, I cascade into this, bounce some creatures or draw more cards. I kept the deck's CMC < 8 to ensure every cascade hits. Maelstrom Wanderer (Commander / EDH MTG Deck) This collection is out of date, you may click here to see the latest version Maelstrom Wanderer Commander / EDH* RUG (Temur) JarlBigJohnson Acidic Slime 1x 1x Apex Devastator 1x 1x Avenger of Zendikar 1x 1x Balefire Dragon 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x Open now : 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM. As such, we run a combination of tutor-based ramp and mana artifacts such as Sol Ring, Grim Monolith and the signets. February 15, 2017 by Joseph Schultz. Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. You certainly CAN, if you have nothing else to do or want to get in some combat damage.but were not going to be cascading into anything dumb. Maybe you find some inspiration and synergies. Going through cards like [[Kioras Follower]]->[[Pestermite]]->[[Fatestitcher]]->[[Zealous conscripts]]->Unearth Fatestitcher -> kiki Jiki But, Vannifar can make simpler plays like tutoring dockside by killing a bird. It doesnt draw the card or otherwise get it into your hand, but the fact that it puts a bunch of unnecessary cards on the bottom and gets you that much closer to an actual win con is totally worth it. I would leave out everything that costs more then the wanderer and include release to the winds, more artifact (fast) mana and palinchron for the dockside extortionist. Discord Server | The Planeswalkers: This is the section of the deck that initially started with about 10 cards, and has slowly dwindled down to 3 due to efficiency. + Sliver and Maelstrom, assuming built for cEDH, will play exactly the same. [[Vannifar]] has an infinite win line with maelstrom out and can get it from any creature on the battlefield. He wont do anything more than ping your opponents for 2-6 damage, but incremental damage is incremental damage. I put in all the usual cards youll see in every other Wanderer deck; Avenger of Zendikar; Rite of Replication; Jokulhaups, Apocalypse,all the other mass destruction spellsand of course dragons, because why not? A quick history of the me and the deck. Search Bar. We do this by utilizing the fair amount of destruction the deck packs with cards like Rec Sage, Hull Breach, Stomp and Howl, or Ancient Grudge - as well as counterspells. Wanderer does not have this weakness, and not only has multiple combos available to it, but the deck isnt reliant on 1 or 2 strategies to win the game. 1x Maelstrom Wanderer *f-etch* 1x Manaweft Sliver; 1x Megantic Sliver; 1x Necrotic Sliver; 1x Oracle of Mul Daya; . I also have a Thrasios/Tymna Medium Midrange as my second cEDH deck, to compete against normal cEDH decks . So honestly, I like your deck. Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger - Used to slow down opponents and ramp even faster. Playing two lands from the top of my library, wells that is just the cherry on top. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. [Maelstrom Wanderer]] deck that has a much higher win rate (in the 90%+ range).but because the deck only looks scary when it comes online, it garners less attention than Jhoira which always looks scary. Additionally, our land/artifact ramp comes into play untapped and ready to go, giving us greater ramping abilities, whereas mana dorks require a turn before theyre online. Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: Sidisi can arguably do what we do, only better; the reason for this is strictly due to the addition of black to her mana cost. RRUU in pool. Does it do what it's supposed to and able to keep it's engine going? The Maelstrom Wanderer is my personal favorite commander and he fits my preferred playstyle as well, so I wanted to do him justice. This site 2023 TappedOut.net, LLC I started playing Magic during my freshman year and I started EDH the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college. As such, we're letting you know that we've updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the new rule set forth by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Terms of Use | Notable card combinations: Misthollow Griffin + Food Chain > Infinite mana and cascades I play Maelstrom Wanderer, albeit a very untuned more budget version. And most of the time worse for your opponents than straight counterspells. Double cascade.Sac Wanderer for GGGGGGGGG. You may opt-out at any time. Cards . If I am getting cocky, I may use his +2, but that rarely happens. And though in my heart I consider myself a G/B player, I am not above recognizing a powerful general wherever it may be, so my EDH lists are pretty varied. If using DEN + Pali, you simple blink him and recast him from the command zone; if Food Chain, you exile it for mana, and again recast him from the command zone. DMCA requests | Yidris greatest asset is the addition of black in the commander cost; if Maelstrom Wanderer was exactly the same but had black in his cost, I truly believe this deck would be unstoppable. The only way this could be any better is if we had access to white for Academy Rector. Copied to clipboard. Attention! Long-Term Plans: Actually one of the best cards for Maelstrom Wanderer. Attention! Misthollow Griffin Youre not particularly ramping into anything - youre not trying to hit Wanderer mana as soon as possible - but the value it can give you if you start chaining dudes together is undeniable. All original content on this page is 2012-2023 MTGGoldfish, Inc. and may not be used or reproduced without consent. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. How can he hold against other competitive commanders? Under the effects of a rule of law effect (which is common) youll find people scrambling to find their answer. This annoying message will go away once you do. This will require TappedOut.js included in your blog. Share. r/EDH My modular . This site 2023 TappedOut.net, LLC Not to mention that this is some of the best draw in the game Will eventually be replaced with Scroll Rack. Tap Kiki to make a copy of Conscripts and go off. In RUG colors you don't have much tutor options for Food Chain. This becomes deadly to my opponents if I have any of the Splinter Twin/Food Chain/Palinchron combos out. Temur Sabertooth - He bounces Maelstrom Wanderer back to my hand to help me cascade some more, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre - besides being the only spell I cannot cascade into, he is mainly there as utility against decking myself or people who are trying to mill me (we have a player like that in my current meta) Eventually will be replaced with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth. For instance Lord of Tesserhorn is listed tier 5, but you could easily copy and paste a grixis storm list and be able to compete at tier 1/2. A well-timed Tormods Crypt, Leyline, or even a Bojuka Bog will stop the entire deck from not only functioning but removing all possible win conditions at the same time. Vexing Shusher - Can be used as a political tool, but mostly is used to make sure my stuff doesn't get countered. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker - This card is the most broken card in the deck, in my opinion. Same with any other aggressive creatures, such as Avenger of Zendikar; there is no secondary plan of winning through big cascades and attacking. The Artifacts: As you can see, the artifacts aren't a large chunk of the deck, and are mostly just the standard ramp package. Jodah, Archmage Eternal EdH deck. Ancestral Vision - This card was added since I didn't have another place to put it and I love the card, but since I have added it, it has only benefited me. The only downside is not having Jeleva which is typically your backup plan. Commander Showdown is a series that compares and contrast two similar commanders, analyzes differences in strategy and deck construction, and evaluates how those differences are represented by the data here on EDHREC. You dont particularly care how many times you can do this, as long as you can hit your combo pieces while doing it, because when you combo off, Wanderer becomes free and you can cascade through everything. Feeds | The reality is that paying 8 mana to play the slots isn't a reliable wincon. Zealous Conscripts - the final Splinter Twin piece I will talk about, this creature can also help me take entire board states, Now that I've given you a brief description of each card in the deck and what they do, here are the primary combos, Kiki-Conscripts: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts - This is the original combo I built the deck around, Infinite Mana: Palinchron + DEN or Food Chain + Misthollow Griffin/Kiki-Conscripts Combo - Helps me cascade through my deck or cast any spell I want. However, this is a flex slot. You can now import it in the MTG Arena client. TappedOut.js Blog Widget. The Problem with Wanderer is why you would prefer him over the First Sliver? Desperate for a land? Commander / EDH This site is unaffiliated. Infinite nonland permanent bounce, Cast Sublime Epiphany on any target choosing to have an opponent draw a card and clone a creature. If any of those additional cascades are additional creatures, you can continue on, exiling them for additional mana. Help | Consecrated Sphinx - This creature will paint a large target on your back and itself, but the value gained from it is well worth it. On the other hand, we also have tutors such as Manipulate Fate, which is perfect for our deck. 50 - 0 Rares. You can cast it on turn 2 and immediately pull out Misthollow/Scourge and 1 or 2 other cards (usually Selective Memory and/or Foresight), drawing a card, and making sure the second piece of your combo is safe and sound in Exile until youre ready for it. Commander / EDH* Azusa, Lost but Seeking - as I said on Exploration, I really like playing additional lands, and when that throws me several turns ahead of my opponents, I won't turn it down. If you can get one more mana from somewhere or if any of your creatures costed more than three or you had more than two creatures.continue on.So you get at least 3 double cascades, 6 spells, with just that. We lack any real tutors because we dont have black; we also lack strong removal because were not black or white. Im playing this deck for 5-6 years, it has gone through a lot of changes over time, I won 4 out of 5 semi-competitive tournaments in my area and looking here for maybe some ideas for improvement. The counterspell package in here is also geared towards Maelstrom himself and while using him for value, it would be terrible to lose him it. One of the strengths of Combo Wanderer is its ability to sit quietly, unassuming, stopping any majorly annoying plans from seeing fruition until you can pull the trigger on one of your own combos. Cast Dualcaster, copying epiphany to create a token of Dualcaster. Commander Showdown Yidris vs Maelstrom Wanderer. And I certainly wasnt going to win any games against the truly competitive decks. As long as you understand this Maelstrom is fun to play. Garruk Wildspeaker - Helps untap lands to cast more spells, provides blockers, and, if needed, can make Maelstrom Wanderer stronger with trample to hit even harder. Only because the Wanderer has two Cascade trigger? An aggressive powerhouse creature who is a three for one card thanks to its double cascade. Jace, the Mind Sculptor - Brainstorm. Goal of the deck is to cast general as fast as possible, and win at the spot with a few good cascades or trying to resolve food chain combo, or dockside + sabertooth combo for infinite mana and overcasting all spells in the library with your commander. Its for this reason I like cards like Hull Breach and Decimate, because it gives us the reach to hit multiple opponents simultaneously, shoring up some of the weakness of what is probably the second-worst color pairing (the first being red/white/black). This annoying message will go away once you do. Admin Regen Charts Download / Export / Embed Code. Combo Wanderer has two immediate weaknesses that come to mind: Fast combo/control: Zur, ANT Sidisi, Yisan, Tasigurthese decks can pretty much ignore what were doing as they either develop their own board, or just combo off without caring.

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