Ulamog, the Defiler — Commander art

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Ulamog, the Defiler Commander Deck

by wild_whale100 cards

Mono-colorless Eldrazi ramp. A dense suite of mana rocks, mana creatures, colorless lands and cost reducers accelerates into a curve of 7-to-13 mana Eldrazi titans, many of which carry cast triggers, annihilator or exile effects. Ulamog, the Defiler caps the curve: casting it exiles half an opponent's library, and it enters with counters equal to the greatest mana value in exile, so it gets an enormous annihilator that the deck's own big exiled cards and exile effects feed. Repeatable card advantage and flash enablers keep the threats coming, and alternate ways to deploy Ulamog cheat around its ten-mana cost. How it wins: It resolves huge Eldrazi and attacks with stacked annihilator, permanent exile and haste until opponents' boards collapse, with Ulamog and its cousins also milling or exiling libraries. Key roles: - Colorless ramp engine: Fast artifacts, mana creatures and colorless-only lands produce outsized mana, and a doubling effect turns every colorless tap into more, reaching ten-plus mana in a few turns. (Forsaken Monument, Mana Vault, Ancient Tomb) - Cost reduction for big colorless spells: Stacking discounts for colorless, Eldrazi, historic or high-mana-value spells shaves several mana off each titan, Ulamog, the Defiler included. (Ugin, the Ineffable, Eye of Ugin, It That Heralds the End) - Annihilator and exile beatdown: A wall of attackers forces repeated sacrifices or exiles, and one steals the sacrificed permanents. Ulamog, the Defiler's variable annihilator scales this to lethal levels. (Pathrazer of Ulamog, It That Betrays, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth) - Cast-trigger value titans: Many Eldrazi do their work the moment they are cast, so they pay off even if answered, through mass card draw, removal, reanimation, stolen creatures or extra bodies. (Kozilek, the Great Distortion, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Emrakul, the World Anew) - Haste, flash and alternate deployment: Haste sources make titans attack immediately, and flash enablers let them land at instant speed. A combat-damage trigger can cast Ulamog, the Defiler free from the command zone, while top-of-library casting adds extra threats. (Geode Golem, Lightning Greaves, Skittering Cicada) - Artifact card-advantage and colorless spell payoffs: Draw engines and artifact recursion refuel the hand. Payoffs reward each colorless spell cast with spawn tokens, life or growth, which smooths the path to the top end. (The One Ring, Mystic Forge, Glaring Fleshraker)

Twat decklist

  • It That Heralds the End
  • Breaker of Creation
  • Oblivion Sower
  • Kozilek's Channeler
  • It That Betrays
  • Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • Kozilek, the Great Distortion
  • Emrakul, the Promised End
  • Emrakul, the World Anew
  • Artisan of Kozilek
  • Bane of Bala Ged
  • Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • Sire of Seven Deaths
  • Desolation Twin
  • Ulamog's Crusher
  • Endbringer
  • Geode Golem
  • Palladium Myr
  • Metalworker
  • Warden of Geometries
  • Eldrazi Mimic
  • Glaring Fleshraker
  • Skittering Cicada
  • Crashing Drawbridge
  • Sol Ring
  • Mana Vault
  • The One Ring
  • Mind Stone
  • Thought Vessel
  • Worn Powerstone
  • Thran Dynamo
  • Hedron Archive
  • Everflowing Chalice
  • Forsaken Monument
  • Urza's Incubator
  • Expedition Map
  • Lightning Greaves
  • Swiftfoot Boots
  • Skullclamp
  • Wayfarer's Bauble
  • Mystic Forge
  • Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • The Mightstone and Weakstone
  • Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
  • Jhoira's Familiar
  • Mycosynth Golem
  • Sculpting Steel
  • Unwinding Clock
  • Trading Post
  • All Is Dust
  • Warping Wail
  • Spatial Contortion
  • Introduction to Annihilation
  • Titan's Presence
  • Not of This World
  • Kozilek's Command
  • Scour from Existence
  • Ugin, the Ineffable
  • Karn, Legacy Reforged
  • Karn, Scion of Urza
  • Eldrazi Temple
  • Eye of Ugin
  • Urza's Saga
  • Urza's Cave
  • Inventors' Fair
  • War Room
  • Blast Zone
  • Strip Mine
  • Wasteland
  • Demolition Field
  • Ancient Tomb
  • Crystal Vein
  • Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
  • Temple of the False God
  • Scavenger Grounds
  • Buried Ruin
  • 21× Wastes
  • Meteor Golem
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