Art by Chase Stone
Commander deckU
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Copy high-value creatures from Warhammer 40k and Doctor Who to construct a massive token army. Use Eluge to discount spells while controlling the board with efficient counterspells and exile removal.
Asked for“A deck with Eluge, the Shoreless Sea as the commander. I want cards that copy creatures, including Auton Soldier, and The Flood of Mars and Star Whale. The idea is that I want to make copies as much as possible. Other cards I would like are Sicarian Infiltrator, Genestealer Patriarch and Vanguard Suppressor. Basically, those creatures belong to the sets Doctor Who and Warhammer 40k. The idea is to create an army with copied creatures. I would need removal, in form of counterspells, and exiling permanents(to remove noncreature threats). I need a good card draw, but that is also cheap, and I need a few card draw engines. Please and thanks.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
1UUULegendary Creature — Elemental Fish
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
10
Sicarian Infiltrator
2UArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Requested 40k card with squad for draw and bodies
Vanguard Suppressor
3UCreature — Astartes Warrior
Requested 40k flying card-draw token creator
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
Great draw spell that makes a fantastic clone target
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Draw engine that triggers when token army hits
Removal
11
Curse of the Swine
XUUSorcery
Mass exile removal for noncreature/creature threats
Threats/Wincons
25
Auton Soldier
4UUArtifact Creature — Alien Soldier
Requested Doctor Who clone with Myriad
The Flood of Mars
2UUCreature — Alien Zombie Horror
Requested Doctor Who creature that turns opposing creatures into clones
Genestealer Patriarch
4UCreature — Tyranid
Requested 40k threat that infects and draws cards
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Versatile clone for creatures or artifacts
Spark Double
3UCreature — Illusion
Copies commanders or creatures without legend rule
Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry
3UCreature — Spirit // Enchantment — Aura
Clone creature that transforms into a copy aura
Rite of Replication
2UUSorcery
Kicked version creates five copies of any creature
Nanogene Conversion
3USorcery
Turns all your creatures into copies of your best threat
Blade of Selves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives equipped creature Myriad for token generation
Helm of the Host
4Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Repeatedly generates non-legendary clone tokens
Identity Thief
2UUCreature — Shapeshifter
Temporarily exiles and becomes a copy on attack
Vizier of Many Faces
2UUCreature — Shapeshifter Cleric
Clone with embalm for graveyard recurring
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Great ramp/draw target to copy repeatedly
Amphin Mutineer
3UCreature — Salamander Pirate
Exile removal body that can be copied
Cyberman Patrol
2Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Doctor Who card that gives cybermen afflicton
Master of Waves
3UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates a huge swarm of tokens when cloned
Utility
6
Ghostly Flicker
2UInstant
Protection spell that triggers enter-the-battlefield effects
