Wrexial, the Risen Deep - pt. 3
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Format: Commander
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Deck Date: Apr 12, 2026
Deck Primer / Description
Deck is Cthulhu-themed, and some cards are in here mostly for flavor (e.g. Trepanation Blade, Westvale Abbey, Basalt Monolith) with their functionality being secondary. The deck is technically Tier 3 because it has 3 gamechangers in it (Ancient Tomb, Glacial Chasm, Maze of Ith), but I would not say that this deck is extremely optimized. It doesn't run any counterspells.
You win by milling opponents or attacking them to death with Wrexial/other big beaters. The deck runs four board wipes (Whelming Wave, Aetherize, Thing In the Ice, and Nuclear Fallout) to help keep the board clear, and it has some targeted spot removal (Reality Shift, Pongify). I feel like it needs more spot removal, so if I had to make cuts it would probably be Ghoulcaller Bell and Elder Deep-Fiend; Feed the Swarm and Infernal Grasp would be the best replacements.
The deck's card advantage engines are Thief of Sanity, Windfall, Midnight Clock, Fact or Fiction, Whispering Madness, and Into the Story. Wrexial also counts but you have to hit someone with him first to cast something from their graveyard, which may prove difficult if they aren't playing any islands or swamps.
Whelming Wave notably does not affect Wrexial, Gyruda, Elder Deep-Fiend, or Awoken Horror. If Thing in the Ice flips into Awoken Horror, you will not affect Zellix, Consuming Aberration, Guiltfeeder, or Nemesis of Reason.
Combos:
- Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank + any source of mill (which includes Duskmantle itself if you have four mana available) == infinite mill and significant life loss. Players with life totals less than half of their library size are likely to lose the game immediately.
- Duskmantle Guildmage + Maddening Cacophony (kicked) == significant life loss. Players with life totals less than half of their library size are likely to lose the game immediately.
- Basalt Monolith + Mesmeric Orb == infinite self mill. If I added Thassa's Oracle or Laboratory Maniac this would be an instant win, but I don't have those and the deck focuses more on milling others at the table than yourself. I'd also have to figure out which creatures to cut, and I don't like playing creatures that make you an instant target - everyone knows about them.
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