So I'm fairly new to posting in the forums, been coming to this site for a long time though, and decided to share my current EDH deck. When I saw Yisan in the spoiler, I knew I was going to want to build around him, plus it allowed me to say "finally a deck where I won't feel the need to throw in Survival of the Fittest/Birthing Pod." Granted Yisan isn't as powerful as Survival, but I have enjoyed this deck greatly. There's still a few tweak I wouldn't mind making, Loaming Shaman has never hit so far, and if I had a Vigor I would put it in over Triskelion, though Triskelion has actually done quite a bit of work so far. So, let me know what you think.
I think you still want Birthing Pod right? It still has lots of value. Plus maybe add more ramp so you can activate Yisan and still play spells. 33 lands also seems a little light. Love this idea!
Quirion Ranger is a great 1 drop to find. I also like to play all the 1 mana dorks. They Make Turn 2 Yisan happen and can be tutored for his 1 drop. Elvish Lyrist and Elvish Scrapper (and their functional reprints) also make for some decent utility.
If only Yisan's ability read "equal to or less than the number of verse counters", he would be absolutely amazing. Even if they were +1/+1 counters rather than verse counters, he would have a lot more potential to manipulate.
Where's nylea god of the hunt? Setting it up with predator ooze seems broken. Also; SWARMYARD!
Wirewood symbiote, hornet queen, broodharch nantuko, hornet's nest, saber ants are all nice targets for it. My yisan list also runs invasive species for value.
Have you considered Hibernation's End? It does force you to pay the mana each turn, but it seems very on-theme for the deck and you've got the CMC chain of creatures already built-in.
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1 Brown Ouphe
1 Copperhorn Scout
1 Essence Warden
1 Quirion Ranger
1 Scute Mob
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
1 Wirewood Symbiote
2 Broodhatch Nantuko
2 Deadly Recluse
2 Elvish Visionary
2 Magus of the Library
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Scavenging Ooze
2 Scryb Ranger
2 Wall of Roots
3 Dosan the Falling Leaf
3 Eternal Witness
3 Hornet Nest
3 Loaming Shaman
3 Predator Ooze
3 Reclamation Sage
3 Wood Elves
4 Liege of the Hollows
4 Nylea's Disciple
4 Oracle of Mul daya
4 Saber Ants
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Spike Weaver
4 Willow Satyr
5 Acidic Slime
5 Deranged Hermit
5 Haze Frog
5 Kaysa
5 Seedborn Muse
6 Duplicant
6 Soul of New Phyrexia
6 Triskelion
7 Avenger of Zendikar
7 Hornet Queen
7 Krosan Tusker
7 Regal Force
8 Craterhoof Behemoth
8 Woodfall Primus
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
Artifacts
0 Mana Crypt
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Magewright's Stone
3 Thousand-Year Elixir
Enchantments
2 Lignify
2 Sylvan Library
Instants
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Deglamer
2 Wrap in Vigor
3 Beast Within
3 Chord of Calling
3 Krosan Grip
Sorceries
1 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Regrowth
4 Harmonize
4 Natural Order
5 Overrun
7 Tooth and Nail
Lands
1 High Market
1 Dryad Arbor
31 Forest
Quirion Ranger is a great 1 drop to find. I also like to play all the 1 mana dorks. They Make Turn 2 Yisan happen and can be tutored for his 1 drop. Elvish Lyrist and Elvish Scrapper (and their functional reprints) also make for some decent utility.
Courser of Kruphix also has nice synergy.
Wirewood symbiote, hornet queen, broodharch nantuko, hornet's nest, saber ants are all nice targets for it. My yisan list also runs invasive species for value.