Volo’s Clone Zoo by colorlessghost

Format: Commander

Commander: Volo, Guide to Monsters

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is built around Volo, Guide to Monsters, leveraging an eclectic mix of creature types to double every creature spell cast from hand. The early game focuses on deploying two-mana ramp spells like Arcane Signet and Maraleaf Pixie to resolve Volo ahead of curve on Turn 3 or 4. Once operational, the engine chains non-overlapping creature types—such as Workshop Warchief (Rhino Warrior), Amphin Mutineer (Salamander Pirate), and Consecrated Sphinx (Sphinx)—to rapidly flood the battlefield with high-value tokens. Clone effects like Spark Double and Phyrexian Metamorph bypass legendary rules and duplicate Volo's copying engine. The mid-to-late game converts this wide, tall presence into a decisive win through trample-granting overruns like Craterhoof Behemoth, Overwhelming Stampede, or Beastmaster Ascension. While vulnerable to mass removal and lacking heavy stax elements, the deck excels at creating overwhelming board states and punishing opponents who lack immediate answers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acidic Slime
  • 1 Amphin Mutineer
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Endurance
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Benthic Anomaly
  • 1 Biomass Mutation
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Broodguard Elite
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cuboid Colony
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deep-Sea Kraken
  • 1 Deepfathom Echo
  • 1 Dragon Wings
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Essence of the Wild
  • 1 Fae Flight
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flood of Tears
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Garruk, Caller of Beasts
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 15 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mirrorform
  • 1 Mirrorpool
  • 1 Murkfiend Liege
  • 1 Mystic Snake
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Phantasmal Image
  • 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1 Planar Genesis
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Rancor
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 1 Simic Charm
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Temptation
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spitting Image
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Starwinder
  • 1 Stonehoof Chieftain
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Timeless Witness
  • 1 Twinning Staff
  • 1 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
  • 1 Voidslime
  • 1 Volo, Guide to Monsters
  • 1 Workshop Warchief
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy