In Soviet Russia, Snake Step On YOU by bane1138

Format: Commander

Commander: Seshiro the Anointed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-green Snake tribal swarm strategy commanded by Seshiro the Anointed. It accelerates early with efficient mana ramp like Sol Ring, Lotus Cobra, Fanatic of Rhonas, and Exploration while establishing a wide board of low-cost Snakes such as Marsh Boa, Mire Boa, and Hexdrinker. Once Seshiro the Anointed enters the battlefield on turn 4 or 5, it pumps all Snakes by +2/+2 and turns every unblocked attack into massive card draw. The deck pairs swampwalk creatures with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth to guarantee combat connections across the table. Defensive fog spells including Constant Mists, Moment's Peace, and Obscuring Haze protect life totals against opposing counterattacks. Massive mana engines like Gaea's Cradle, Three Tree City, and Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro fuel decisive finishers including Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, and Finale of Devastation to close out the game by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anaconda
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Biorhythm
  • 1 Blessed Respite
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Castle Garenbrig
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Constant Mists
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flare of Cultivation
  • 1 Fog
  • 26 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hexdrinker
  • 1 Hooded Hydra
  • 1 Kashi-Tribe Elite
  • 1 Kindred Summons
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Krosan Constrictor
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Marsh Boa
  • 1 Matsu-Tribe Sniper
  • 1 Mire Boa
  • 1 Moment's Peace
  • 1 Naga Vitalist
  • 1 Noose Constrictor
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Obscuring Haze
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Ohran Viper
  • 1 Orochi Sustainer
  • 1 Patron of the Orochi
  • 1 Pause for Reflection
  • 1 Rampaging Aetherhood
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 River Boa
  • 1 Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro
  • 1 Sakiko, Mother of Summer
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Scout
  • 1 Seshiro the Anointed
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Shizuko, Caller of Autumn
  • 1 Skullwinder
  • 1 Snag
  • 1 Snake Basket
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sosuke's Summons
  • 1 Sosuke, Son of Seshiro
  • 1 Spellbook
  • 1 Spore Cloud
  • 1 Stonecoil Serpent
  • 1 Tangle
  • 1 Tangle Asp
  • 1 The Great Aurora
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tower Winder
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vizier of the Menagerie
  • 1 Winding Canyons
  • 1 Zendikar Resurgent