Ever since commander 2017 was announced i have been on a Tribal kick (well more than usual anyways) and I have always wanted to try something with Mefolks and Rival's gave me the perfect commander for what I wanted. So I threw this together on the weekend when I had some free time and when I have more time to test I will see if I will add it to my commander rotation. In the meantime take a look and let me know what you think.
Main theme is of course Merfolk but there are two very minor themes, one being +1/+1 counters and the last one revolves around Lullmage Mentor with a back up of counter spells.
You say you threw this together this past weekend like you brewed it, but your list is a near carbon copy of Jimmy Wong's from the Game Knights episode, with very few changes. Some of the card choices in his list were a bit odd that you've kept here, so it's definitely no mere coincidence. At least credit him in your post and don't act like it's your original idea - it's disrespectful to him. As a writer and artist, I take casual plagiarism pretty seriously.
In case the OP is changed/edited, the original list is in the spoiler and a link to Jimmy Wong's list is below above the spoiler, here:
[quote from="MaelstromX »" url="http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/commander-edh/multiplayer-commander-decklists/788498-kumena-tyrant-of-the-seas-wip?comment=1"]Ever since commander 2017 was announced i have been on a Tribal kick (well more than usual anyways) and I have always wanted to try something with Mefolks and Rival's gave me the perfect commander for what I wanted. So I threw this together on the weekend when I had some free time and when I have more time to test I will see if I will add it to my commander rotation. In the meantime take a look and let me know what you think.
Main theme is of course Merfolk but there are two very minor themes, one being +1/+1 counters and the last one revolves around Lullmage Mentor with a back up of counter spells.
I haven't seen his list nor have i seen that video yet and I most certainly do not take another persons list and act like its my own (I also take plagiarism very seriously). If i were to use somebodies list i would have either asked or mentioned the person's/sites/sources name like i have in the past. I do use EDHREC, Deckstats.net and Manabase Crafter to help will with finishing my decks.
My deck creation process starts on a pad of paper where i decide what commander i want to use and what direction I want go in and then i take a look at my collection of cards to see if anything sticks out (for reference sake they were Empress Galina, Fathom Mage, Lullmage Mentor, Master Biomancer, and Path of Discovery). Once that done I make a sort list of cards that i think work with the cards in my collection. I then I go to edhrec and manabase crafter to help me fill some holes where they were needed keeping in mind my budget (if i were to actually build it). I then take all my notes put them together to get what you see.
Its merely a coincidence that the decks are similar. If you wish for me to tell you why certain cards where chosen i'd be happy to point out why.
1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
//Creatures: (28)
1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 Deeproot Elite
1 Empress Galina
1 Enclave Cryptologist
1 Eternal Witness
1 Fathom Mage
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Herald of Secret Streams
1 Jadelight Ranger
1 Kiora's Follower
1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
1 Lord of Atlantis
1 Lullmage Mentor
1 Master Biomancer
1 Master of the Pearl Trident
1 Merfolk Sovereign
1 Merrow Reejerey
1 Metallic Mimic
1 Prime Speaker Zegana
1 Sage of Fables
1 Seafloor Oracle
1 Seahunter
1 Surgespanner
1 Stonybrook Banneret
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1 Thrasios, Triton Hero
1 Tishana, Voice of Thunder
1 Vorel of the Hull Clade
1 Bident of Thassa
1 Herald's Horn
1 Lifecrafter's Bestiary
1 Mana Vault
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Vanquisher's Banner
//Enchantments: (9)
1 Cryptolith Rite
1 Deeproot Waters
1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc
1 Hadana's Climb
1 Hardened Scales
1 Kindred Discovery
1 Merrow Commerce
1 Path of Discovery
1 Sylvan Library
//Spells: (19)
1 Arcane Denial
1 Beast Within
1 Counterspell
1 Cultivate
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Disallow
1 Distant Melody
1 Harvest Season
1 Heroic Intervention
1 Inspiring Call
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Krosan Grip
1 Mana Drain
1 Plasm Capture
1 Rite of Replication
1 Swan Song
1 Triumph of the Hordes
1 Voidslime
1 Worldly Tutor
10 Island
7 Forest
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Botanical Sanctum
1 Breeding Pool
1 Command Beacon
1 Command Tower
1 Flooded Grove
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mosswort Bridge
1 Novijen, Heart of Progress
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Strip Mine
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Temple of the False God
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Yavimaya Hollow
Main theme is of course Merfolk but there are two very minor themes, one being +1/+1 counters and the last one revolves around Lullmage Mentor with a back up of counter spells.
UB Grimgrin, Corpse-BornUB
WRG Marath, Will of the Wild GRW
RGOmnath, Locus of RageGR
WBTeysa, Orzhov ScionBW
URThe Locust GodRU
W(W/R)RAkiri, Line-SlingerW(W/R)R
In case the OP is changed/edited, the original list is in the spoiler and a link to Jimmy Wong's list is below above the spoiler, here:
This is the link they provided to his list: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jimmys-kumena-l-game-knights-14/
[quote from="MaelstromX »" url="http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/commander-edh/multiplayer-commander-decklists/788498-kumena-tyrant-of-the-seas-wip?comment=1"]Ever since commander 2017 was announced i have been on a Tribal kick (well more than usual anyways) and I have always wanted to try something with Mefolks and Rival's gave me the perfect commander for what I wanted. So I threw this together on the weekend when I had some free time and when I have more time to test I will see if I will add it to my commander rotation. In the meantime take a look and let me know what you think.
1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
//Creatures: (28)
1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 Deeproot Elite
1 Empress Galina
1 Enclave Cryptologist
1 Eternal Witness
1 Fathom Mage
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Herald of Secret Streams
1 Jadelight Ranger
1 Kiora's Follower
1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
1 Lord of Atlantis
1 Lullmage Mentor
1 Master Biomancer
1 Master of the Pearl Trident
1 Merfolk Sovereign
1 Merrow Reejerey
1 Metallic Mimic
1 Prime Speaker Zegana
1 Sage of Fables
1 Seafloor Oracle
1 Seahunter
1 Surgespanner
1 Stonybrook Banneret
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1 Thrasios, Triton Hero
1 Tishana, Voice of Thunder
1 Vorel of the Hull Clade
1 Bident of Thassa
1 Herald's Horn
1 Lifecrafter's Bestiary
1 Mana Vault
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Vanquisher's Banner
//Enchantments: (9)
1 Cryptolith Rite
1 Deeproot Waters
1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc
1 Hadana's Climb
1 Hardened Scales
1 Kindred Discovery
1 Merrow Commerce
1 Path of Discovery
1 Sylvan Library
//Spells: (19)
1 Arcane Denial
1 Beast Within
1 Counterspell
1 Cultivate
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Disallow
1 Distant Melody
1 Harvest Season
1 Heroic Intervention
1 Inspiring Call
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Krosan Grip
1 Mana Drain
1 Plasm Capture
1 Rite of Replication
1 Swan Song
1 Triumph of the Hordes
1 Voidslime
1 Worldly Tutor
10 Island
7 Forest
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Botanical Sanctum
1 Breeding Pool
1 Command Beacon
1 Command Tower
1 Flooded Grove
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mosswort Bridge
1 Novijen, Heart of Progress
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Strip Mine
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Temple of the False God
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Yavimaya Hollow
Main theme is of course Merfolk but there are two very minor themes, one being +1/+1 counters and the last one revolves around Lullmage Mentor with a back up of counter spells.
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Its merely a coincidence that the decks are similar. If you wish for me to tell you why certain cards where chosen i'd be happy to point out why.
UB Grimgrin, Corpse-BornUB
WRG Marath, Will of the Wild GRW
RGOmnath, Locus of RageGR
WBTeysa, Orzhov ScionBW
URThe Locust GodRU
W(W/R)RAkiri, Line-SlingerW(W/R)R