Sean McKeown
@sifuabs.bsky.social
Life is an endless series of contextual ethics problems. Then you die.
And the top of the curve. Novablast Wurm is more cute than good, but I want to pull it off somewhere and this is the deck it fits in.
I notice another conspicuous absence, in that I thought this deck had a copy of Aftermath Analyst already. Well, that's another card I will have to find room for.
I notice another conspicuous absence, in that I thought this deck had a copy of Aftermath Analyst already. Well, that's another card I will have to find room for.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And the top of the curve. Novablast Wurm is more cute than good, but I want to pull it off somewhere and this is the deck it fits in.
I notice another conspicuous absence, in that I thought this deck had a copy of Aftermath Analyst already. Well, that's another card I will have to find room for.
I notice another conspicuous absence, in that I thought this deck had a copy of Aftermath Analyst already. Well, that's another card I will have to find room for.
Fives and sixes. Another common theme is 0/0 creatures since those are very large with Nethroi's Mutate trigger, but I had previously gone too far in that direction (see: Phantom Nishoba) and most of them aren't there for recursion this way.
They are for feeding to the Gitrog Monster.
They are for feeding to the Gitrog Monster.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Fives and sixes. Another common theme is 0/0 creatures since those are very large with Nethroi's Mutate trigger, but I had previously gone too far in that direction (see: Phantom Nishoba) and most of them aren't there for recursion this way.
They are for feeding to the Gitrog Monster.
They are for feeding to the Gitrog Monster.
Three- and four-drops. Icetill Explorer is the most recent addition but I am actually more excited for the Baloth Prime from the same set, since I sacrifice lands often and can get a lot of tokens that way.
Some choices made off of "if I draw Survival of the Fittest...", thus: Big Game Hunter.
Some choices made off of "if I draw Survival of the Fittest...", thus: Big Game Hunter.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Three- and four-drops. Icetill Explorer is the most recent addition but I am actually more excited for the Baloth Prime from the same set, since I sacrifice lands often and can get a lot of tokens that way.
Some choices made off of "if I draw Survival of the Fittest...", thus: Big Game Hunter.
Some choices made off of "if I draw Survival of the Fittest...", thus: Big Game Hunter.
The one- and two-drops. Land searchers are a major element here and so you will see a lot of them, like this Elvish Reclaimer that I only found when I went looking for more Knight/Wight of the Reliquary effects.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The one- and two-drops. Land searchers are a major element here and so you will see a lot of them, like this Elvish Reclaimer that I only found when I went looking for more Knight/Wight of the Reliquary effects.
I at least remembered to add Demonic Tutor this time. (I forgot it in the first draft.)
I prefer my sweeper spells to be one-sided, and nothing is more one-sided than Everything Comes To Dust.
And as noted, this is my Life from the Loam deck, though it's a fairly recent addition.
I prefer my sweeper spells to be one-sided, and nothing is more one-sided than Everything Comes To Dust.
And as noted, this is my Life from the Loam deck, though it's a fairly recent addition.
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I at least remembered to add Demonic Tutor this time. (I forgot it in the first draft.)
I prefer my sweeper spells to be one-sided, and nothing is more one-sided than Everything Comes To Dust.
And as noted, this is my Life from the Loam deck, though it's a fairly recent addition.
I prefer my sweeper spells to be one-sided, and nothing is more one-sided than Everything Comes To Dust.
And as noted, this is my Life from the Loam deck, though it's a fairly recent addition.
Artifacts, enchantments, instants nd sorceries are all pretty light... because the deck is creature-heavy, and uses a good number you can play at instant speed instead of regular instants.
Considering my Commander has graveyard recursion, I would generally rather get those effects off of creatures.
Considering my Commander has graveyard recursion, I would generally rather get those effects off of creatures.
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Artifacts, enchantments, instants nd sorceries are all pretty light... because the deck is creature-heavy, and uses a good number you can play at instant speed instead of regular instants.
Considering my Commander has graveyard recursion, I would generally rather get those effects off of creatures.
Considering my Commander has graveyard recursion, I would generally rather get those effects off of creatures.
The artifacts and enchantments. I note something that is absent, All-Fates Scroll, that I thought I had added already but I guess not. It literally says "draw cards equal to the number of lands you control" for me, and I keep meaning to put one in. (Also surprised Urza's Cave wasn't in there.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The artifacts and enchantments. I note something that is absent, All-Fates Scroll, that I thought I had added already but I guess not. It literally says "draw cards equal to the number of lands you control" for me, and I keep meaning to put one in. (Also surprised Urza's Cave wasn't in there.)
The rest of the lands - again, a lot of the utility is that I will be able to hunt them up at Instant speed, so stuff like Sejiri Steppe is going to be much better than it looks thanks to classic Knight of the Reliquary tricks.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The rest of the lands - again, a lot of the utility is that I will be able to hunt them up at Instant speed, so stuff like Sejiri Steppe is going to be much better than it looks thanks to classic Knight of the Reliquary tricks.
Some more nonbasics, the fetchlands and utility lands. Some choices will look weird because they are meant to go with the various land-fetchers, each of whom has a different answer to "which land most profitably goes with them as the first one they search up?"
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Some more nonbasics, the fetchlands and utility lands. Some choices will look weird because they are meant to go with the various land-fetchers, each of whom has a different answer to "which land most profitably goes with them as the first one they search up?"
The lands with a basic land type. The Snow lands are because every land has a different name, which basically advertises that yes, Field of the Dead is somewhere in here.
The random Cycling lands also foretell things to come (namely Life from the Loam).
The random Cycling lands also foretell things to come (namely Life from the Loam).
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The lands with a basic land type. The Snow lands are because every land has a different name, which basically advertises that yes, Field of the Dead is somewhere in here.
The random Cycling lands also foretell things to come (namely Life from the Loam).
The random Cycling lands also foretell things to come (namely Life from the Loam).
Haven't updated this deck in over a year, so there are lots of changes - it is now surprisingly landfall themed, and some of the cuter +1/+1 counter themes from Cytoplast Root-Kin and Renegade Krasis have been cut as too cute and ineffective.
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Haven't updated this deck in over a year, so there are lots of changes - it is now surprisingly landfall themed, and some of the cuter +1/+1 counter themes from Cytoplast Root-Kin and Renegade Krasis have been cut as too cute and ineffective.
Put down the phone, monkey, it is naptime.
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Put down the phone, monkey, it is naptime.
A bad moon rises over Brooklyn.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A bad moon rises over Brooklyn.
I am legally trapped.
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am legally trapped.
Saw a rainbow over the Verrazano Bridge on my way home from work today.
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Saw a rainbow over the Verrazano Bridge on my way home from work today.
The top of the curve - it feels quite thin, and I could use more big haymakers to close the game out.
Not that I can remember ever losing a game where I cast this particular Etali.
Not that I can remember ever losing a game where I cast this particular Etali.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The top of the curve - it feels quite thin, and I could use more big haymakers to close the game out.
Not that I can remember ever losing a game where I cast this particular Etali.
Not that I can remember ever losing a game where I cast this particular Etali.
Threes and fours are where I seem to have bunched up here, I can afford the mana cost on more expensive cards so I should probably actually, y'know, add some - I have one 7 and then my Commander and that's it.
(I really love The Tarrasque, it's on my list of favorite cards not currently in a deck.)
(I really love The Tarrasque, it's on my list of favorite cards not currently in a deck.)
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Threes and fours are where I seem to have bunched up here, I can afford the mana cost on more expensive cards so I should probably actually, y'know, add some - I have one 7 and then my Commander and that's it.
(I really love The Tarrasque, it's on my list of favorite cards not currently in a deck.)
(I really love The Tarrasque, it's on my list of favorite cards not currently in a deck.)
The cheap drops. Just one one-drop, in that I like having a second copy of Sol Ring in my deck (Joraga Treespeaker), though Ulvenwald Tracker might also fit, plus a mix of utility creatures and mana ramp at two.
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The cheap drops. Just one one-drop, in that I like having a second copy of Sol Ring in my deck (Joraga Treespeaker), though Ulvenwald Tracker might also fit, plus a mix of utility creatures and mana ramp at two.
Artifacts and Enchantments. Some passive cars draw and bonus Trample effects in there, to keep things moving but also to help that 10/10 not get stopped by token chump blockers.
The Great Henge is, well, great.
The Great Henge is, well, great.
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Artifacts and Enchantments. Some passive cars draw and bonus Trample effects in there, to keep things moving but also to help that 10/10 not get stopped by token chump blockers.
The Great Henge is, well, great.
The Great Henge is, well, great.
The sorceries. Oversimplify is neat - a Wrath spell in U/G! - but doesn't really suit my needs, I prefer more asymmetrical removal so I crave something that hits their stuff while leaving mine alone.
This is my much-more-ramp'y deck, thus Cultivate and Kodama's Reach. Land count matters to Ureni.
This is my much-more-ramp'y deck, thus Cultivate and Kodama's Reach. Land count matters to Ureni.
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The sorceries. Oversimplify is neat - a Wrath spell in U/G! - but doesn't really suit my needs, I prefer more asymmetrical removal so I crave something that hits their stuff while leaving mine alone.
This is my much-more-ramp'y deck, thus Cultivate and Kodama's Reach. Land count matters to Ureni.
This is my much-more-ramp'y deck, thus Cultivate and Kodama's Reach. Land count matters to Ureni.
The instants. And on the list of things I would have assumed were in here but are not: Pongify and Rapid Hybridization.
Constant Mists tends to reappear in my controlling green decks because it is hard for most "normal" decks to beat, and this is geared at beating opponents playing at Level 3.
Constant Mists tends to reappear in my controlling green decks because it is hard for most "normal" decks to beat, and this is geared at beating opponents playing at Level 3.
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The instants. And on the list of things I would have assumed were in here but are not: Pongify and Rapid Hybridization.
Constant Mists tends to reappear in my controlling green decks because it is hard for most "normal" decks to beat, and this is geared at beating opponents playing at Level 3.
Constant Mists tends to reappear in my controlling green decks because it is hard for most "normal" decks to beat, and this is geared at beating opponents playing at Level 3.
The rest of the nonbasics. Posting this now reveals I forgot at least one I know I wanted - Myriad Landscape - but I already knew I would end up making a third draft of the deck at some point so I will pencil that in for later.
Whoopsie.
Whoopsie.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The rest of the nonbasics. Posting this now reveals I forgot at least one I know I wanted - Myriad Landscape - but I already knew I would end up making a third draft of the deck at some point so I will pencil that in for later.
Whoopsie.
Whoopsie.
Not much has changed with the manabase, save that I have biased it a bit from true three-color to U/G splashing R and the lands reflect that design choice, I have complete cycles of the best duals then only the U/G ones for other available dual land cycles, skipping the U/R and R/G versions.
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Not much has changed with the manabase, save that I have biased it a bit from true three-color to U/G splashing R and the lands reflect that design choice, I have complete cycles of the best duals then only the U/G ones for other available dual land cycles, skipping the U/R and R/G versions.
Another day, another Commander deck update - this one a second draft of my Temur deck, built around Ureni, the Song Unending, with a light Proliferate theme to increase synergy.
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Another day, another Commander deck update - this one a second draft of my Temur deck, built around Ureni, the Song Unending, with a light Proliferate theme to increase synergy.