Clone Control by user9853655

Format: Commander

Commander: Esix, Fractal Bloom

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a Simic token-copy strategy commanded by Esix, Fractal Bloom. The game plan focuses on ramping during the first three turns to cast Esix on turn 5. On turn 6, the deck triggers token generation through entering creatures or landfall abilities, using Esix to replace those tokens with copies of the best creature on the battlefield. Generating multiple copies of cards like Avenger of Zendikar, Hornet Queen, or Deep Forest Hermit creates an overwhelming board presence that closes the game on turn 7 through combat. Alternatively, copying Biovisionary four times secures an immediate win at the end step. Standalone token doublers like Doubling Season and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters provide strong redundancy if the commander is removed. While the deck possesses explosive burst potential and potent card draw engines, it remains vulnerable to well-timed board sweepers and spot removal targeting Esix before token creation triggers resolve.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Awakening Zone
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Biomass Mutation
  • 1 Biomathematician
  • 1 Biovisionary
  • 1 Blighted Woodland
  • 1 Coiling Oracle
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deep Forest Hermit
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Esika's Chariot
  • 1 Esix, Fractal Bloom
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Ezuri's Predation
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 For the Common Good
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
  • 1 Guardian Augmenter
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hornet Queen
  • 1 Hydra Broodmaster
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Llanowar Reborn
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Lumbering Falls
  • 1 Master of Waves
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Moonlit Meditation
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Novijen, Heart of Progress
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Oversimplify
  • 1 Paradox Zone
  • 1 Parallel Evolution
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Perplexing Test
  • 1 Quandrix Campus
  • 1 Quandrix Cultivator
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Replication Technique
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Risen Reef
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Shared Summons
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spitting Image
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terastodon
  • 1 The Astonishing Ant-Man
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast