Kyodai gates by Camphor

Format: Commander

Commander: Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa is a five-color enabler rather than an engine: it grants WUBRG access and a one-shot indestructibility shield. The primary plan is Maze's End-play as many differently named Gates as possible, use land tutors and landfall ramp to reach ten Gates, then activate Maze's End to win. Nine-Fingers Keene is the hidden commander, turning a single combat hit into extra Gates and a huge draw once nine Gates are out. Secondary wins are combat via Gatebreaker Ram, Gate Colossus, Avenger of Zendikar, the two Hydras, and +1/+1 counters, plus Omnath's landfall burn. Guild Summit, Tatyova, Aesi, and Omnath keep the land plan fed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
  • 1 Amulet of Vigor
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Basilisk Gate
  • 1 Black Dragon Gate
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Burgeoning
  • 1 Circuitous Route
  • 1 Citadel Gate
  • 1 Cliffgate
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Garenbrig
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 District Guide
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eureka Moment
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Experimental Augury
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Gate Colossus
  • 1 Gatebreaker Ram
  • 1 Gatecreeper Vine
  • 1 Gates Ablaze
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 1 Gateway Sneak
  • 1 Glaive of the Guildpact
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Gond Gate
  • 1 Greenside Watcher
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Guild Summit
  • 1 Heap Gate
  • 1 Icetill Explorer
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Kalonian Hydra
  • 1 Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Manor Gate
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 1 Mightform Harmonizer
  • 1 Mossborn Hydra
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Navigation Orb
  • 1 Nine-Fingers Keene
  • 1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
  • 1 Open the Gates
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Ouroboroid
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patrolling Peacemaker
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Planar Genesis
  • 1 Planar Nexus
  • 1 Plaza of Harmony
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Sage of the Maze
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Scout
  • 1 Sazh's Chocobo
  • 1 Sea Gate
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spelunking
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Scrying
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Tempt with Discovery
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Millennium Calendar
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thran Portal
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vesuva