Mono Blue Landfall Commander Deck Tech | Field of the Dead Edition!
5This week Nathan showcases a spicy blue landfall brew for Commander that ramps an insane amount of lands onto the battlefield and features Field of the Dead as the primary wincon! This deck is mid-power casual (around a 6-7 on the power 10 scale) and is able to assemble a lethal board state by turn 9. The primary strengths of the deck are that it is hard to interact with due to so much development occurring by ramping out lands and its primary wincon, Field of the Dead, being more protected as a land itself. Conversely, the deck is weak to extremely fast aggro decks such as Edgar or Purphoros due to its low amount of blockers early in the game.
While landfall is a difficult archetype to brew in mono-blue, this deck tech overcomes the lack of efficient card options by leveraging other strengths within blue such as instant and sorcery synergies, theft, tempo plays (e.g. bounce wipes), and a couple non-loopable extra turn spells! This deck happens to be led by Baral Chief of Compliance because Nathan found that in playtesting, the deck wanted a ramp spell on turn 2. While Cosima God of the Voyage is the most popular commander to brew for a landfall deck within mono-blue, it turns out that Cosima is too slow to make an impact on the game's development plan and card draw can be sprinkled in through other means.
Link to goldfishing video: • Goldfishing My Mono Blue Landfall Com...
Link to deck on TappedOut: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mono-blue-landfall-barals-baby-bogeymen/
Link to deck on Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/FZdcsOl88EepqTquRNwGyg
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00:00:00 Intro & Game Plan
00:01:31 Commander Choice
00:02:50 Deck Stats
00:03:22 Price & Budget Options
00:04:43 Ramp
00:19:37 Tutors for Field of the Dead
00:24:10 Card Draw
00:28:30 Cantrips
00:31:46 Combat Finishers
00:33:00 Removal & Interaction
00:35:02 Board Wipes
00:38:10 Copy Field Triggers
00:39:59 Mana Base
00:46:40 Final Thoughts
Mono-blue Landfall is an unconventional yet intriguing archetype in Commander, blending blue's control and tempo strengths with the landfall mechanic typically associated with green and white. Historically, mono-blue has been more focused on card draw, counterspells, and manipulation of the battlefield through spells and artifacts. However, with the rise of cards like Roil Elemental and Sunder, blue gained access to powerful landfall effects that synergize with its traditional strengths.
The core of a mono-blue Landfall deck lies in utilizing blue’s ability to repeatedly play lands, often through effects like Trade Routes or Walking Atlas, to trigger potent landfall abilities. A key strategy is leveraging landfall triggers to control the board, often by stealing opponents' creatures with Roil Elemental or resetting their land base with Sunder.
Deckbuilding techniques revolve around maximizing the number of land drops per turn. This is achieved through cards like Scapeshift, Crucible of Worlds, and Azusa’s Many Journeys. Card draw is equally important to ensure a steady flow of lands; Mystic Sanctuary and Tolaria West are pivotal here. Balancing control elements with landfall synergies creates a unique and powerful mono-blue deck that can outmaneuver opponents in surprising ways.
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