[EDH] Maralen of the Mornsong

[Buckjunt]

This is my combo version of the deck. I use quick mana excel to get my commander, Maralen of the Mornsong out asap. My first tutor is for Ad Nauseam , which i will also attempt to play asap. Given that outside of Ad Nauseam itself, not a single card in the deck costs more than 2 mana (except yawgmoth's will), and the fact that Commander starts you at 40 life, you can now draw an absurd amount of cards until you eventually draw Sickening Dreams , protect yourself with either Gacial Chasm or Dark Sphere, and win. Average win is turn 3, though turn 2 happens about a quarter of the time, and I have managed around a half dozen turn 1 wins since i built this over a year ago, playing it only in tournaments. The converted mana cost of the the entire deck, not including as nauseam, is 32, so i can even take a few hits and still combo.


Commander: Maralen of the Mornsong

Land:55
17 Swamp
16 Snow-Covered Swamp
Ancient Tomb
Barren Moor
Blasted Landscape
Blinkmoth Nexus
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Cavern of Souls
City of Traitors
Crystal Vein
Darksteel Citadel
Gemstone Caverns
Glacial Chasm
Inkmoth Nexus
Lake of the Dead
Mishra's Factory
Mutavault
Phyrexian Tower
Polluted Mire
Reliquary Tower
Strip Mine
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Vault of Whispers
Wasteland

Creature: 7
Blood Pet
Memnite
Ornithopter
Phyrexian Marauder
Phyrexian Walker
Shield Sphere
Shifting Wall

Instant: 9
Ad Nauseam
Cabal Ritual
Culling the Weak
Dark Ritual
Imp's Mischief
Rain of Filth
Sacrifice
Slaughter Pact
Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery: 7
Bubbling Muck
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Intent
Exsanguinate
Imperial Seal
Sickening Dreams
Yawgmoth's Will

Artifact: 21
Chrome Mox
Claws of Gix
Dark Sphere
Elixir of Immortality
Everflowing Chalice
Feldon's Cane
Grim Monolith
Jeweled Amulet
Library of Leng
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
Mana Vault
Mox Diamond
Mox Opal
Sol Ring
Spellbook
Thran Foundry
Tormod's Crypt
Zuran Orb

[MWR]

The usual question: how do you ever tutor with your general? Your opponent tutors first, likely for removal...

[Buckjunt]

If you know it's coming, yes. Most games, my opponent(s) just set up their game plan. And if not with her, I do run tutors. Also, the amount of spot removal in edh is laughable