Decklist: Maelstrom Wanderer Cascade in Commander Maelstrom Wanderer | Illustration by Victor Adame Minguez Commander (1) Creatures (32) Acidic Slime Apex Altisaur Apex Devastator Averna, the Chaos Bloom Birds of Paradise Bloodbraid Challenger Consecrated Sphinx Drakuseth, Maw of Flames Etali, Primal Conqueror Hullbreaker Horror Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty Kodama of the East Tree Nezahal, Primal Tide Nyxbloom Ancient Sakashima's Protege Sakura-Tribe Elder Scholar of the Lost Trove Selvala, Heart of the Wilds Shaman of Forgotten Ways Shardless Agent Solemn Simulacrum Somberwald Sage Sphinx of the Final Word Sphinx of the Second Sun Sweet-Gum Recluse Sylvan Caryatid Temur Battlecrier Terastodon Thryx, the Sudden Storm Trumpeting Carnosaur Vexing Shusher Wood Elves Instants (8) Brainstorm Chaos Warp Cyclonic Rift Mana Drain Mystical Tutor Natural Reclamation Release to the Wind Worldly Tutor Sorceries (8) Blasphemous Act Bring to Light Cultivate Dire-Strain Rampage Gaea's Blessing Genesis Ultimatum Kodama's Reach Nature's Lore Enchantments (5) Abundance Garruk's Uprising Monstrous Vortex Sylvan Library Warstorm Surge Artifacts (8) Arcane Signet Chromatic Lantern Crystal Shard Gruul Signet Scroll Rack Simic Signet Sol Ring Thran Dynamo Lands (38) Bountiful Landscape Breeding Pool Cascade Bluffs Command Tower Exotic Orchard Fire-Lit Thicket Flooded Grove Forest x4 Hinterland Harbor Island x3 Karplusan Forest Ketria Triome Maze of Ith Misty Rainforest Mountain x4 Mystic Sanctuary Reflecting Pool Rejuvenating Springs Reliquary Tower Rootbound Crag Scalding Tarn Shivan Reef Spire Garden Steam Vents Stomping Ground Sulfur Falls Training Center Wooded Foothills Yavimaya Coast Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth I see Maelstrom Wanderer as one of the most fun and beginner-friendly commanders in all of Magic
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Oswald, The Lucky Rabbit has too much potential value for an item deck to be ignored
Its front side slows down snow lands and big noncreature spells, while Valkmira, Protector's Shield punishes damage-dealing effects and keeps your stuff safe unless opponents pay extra
Minthara also creates experience when you sacrifice Eldrazi, and can provide a nice board pump to boot
The relationship dates back to when they labored side by side under Sultai rule
