etali cedh 1st place by Mrwarden1995

Format: Commander

Commander: Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a turbo-value Gruul deck helmed by Etali, Primal Conqueror that blends explosive fast mana, high-density rituals, and a web of interchangeable combos to win through either infinite loops or a cascade of free spells. The primary plan is to accelerate Etali into play as early as turn 2-3, then use its ETB to exile nonland cards from each opponent's library and cast them for free-effectively turning the opponent's own cards into a win condition. The deck also has a fully independent combo layer (Food Chain + Squee, the Immortal, Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame, Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond) that can win without the commander ever being cast. The back face, Etali, Primal Sickness, offers a poison-counter alternative but is rarely needed. The result is a blistering turn-4-5 deck that is resilient to disruption because its combos live entirely in the 99.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chandra, Flameshaper
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commercial District
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delayed Blast Fireball
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Desperate Ritual
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Eldrazi Confluence
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Elessar, the Elfstone
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Emerald Charm
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Evendo Brushrazer
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Food Chain
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Geosurge
  • 1 Glittering Caves of Aglarond
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grove of the Burnwillows
  • 1 Guttural Response
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Hellkite Courser
  • 1 Hunting Velociraptor
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Infernal Plunge
  • 1 Jaxis, the Troublemaker
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 La abundancia de Yucahú
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Manamorphose
  • 1 Metamorphosis
  • 1 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Open the Omenpaths
  • 1 Orcish Lumberjack
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Pyrokinesis
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Reckless Barbarian
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Search for the Frozen Esper
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Squee, the Immortal
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tinder Wall
  • 1 Treasonous Ogre
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 _____ Goblin