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Commander precon · Secret Lair Drop · 2025 · led by Morophon, the Boundless

Main theme: Shapeshifter tribal · Synergy 3.0/5 (connected) · Bracket 4–5 · Morophon, the Boundless works with 41 of its cards

Upgrades at bracket 1–2

No Game Changers and no infinite combos: the level of an unchanged precon. Game Changers are cards on WotC's official list of cards that make a deck much stronger.It starts at bracket 4–5, so the first swap brings it down.

13 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 1–2.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 3.0 → 3.1 of 5, still connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.0 → 4.4 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on card advantage, still 7 short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

First, to reach bracket 1–2

  1. Take out Moritte of the Frost: With , Moritte of the Frost makes an infinite combo, which bracket 1–2 doesn't allow. Put in Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge: While you control Moritte of the Frost, Tovolar, Dire Overlord counts it and

Lands

  1. Take out Gilt-Leaf Palace: Gilt-Leaf Palace enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  2. Take out Wanderwine Hub: Wanderwine Hub enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  3. Take out Secluded Glen: Secluded Glen enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Kindred Summons: Kindred Summons is next on the report's cut list. Put in Valley Questcaller: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Valley Questcaller counts as card advantage. Valley Questcaller gives Moritte of the Frost bigger stats.
  2. Take out Double Down: Double Down is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Capricious Sliver: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Capricious Sliver counts as card advantage. Capricious Sliver gives Moritte of the Frost an extra ability.
  3. Take out Stick Together: Stick Together is next on the report's cut list. Works with 2 other cards: with 1 again and again, with 1 just once or in the background. Put in Haliya, Guided by Light: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Haliya, Guided by Light counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Nameless Inversion: Nameless Inversion is next on the report's cut list. Works with 11 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 3 just once or in the background. Put in Caesar, Legion's Emperor: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Caesar, Legion's Emperor counts as card advantage.

Interaction

  1. Take out Pongify: Pongify gives the opponent something back. Put in Rapid Hybridization: Rapid Hybridization is the same removal gives the opponent nothing back.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Bitterblossom: Bitterblossom works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Riku of Two Reflections works with 18 cards, 2 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Riku of Two Reflections: Moritte of the Frost can enter as a copy of Riku of Two Reflections
  2. Take out The Bears of Littjara: The Bears of Littjara works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme. Put in Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom: When a Cat enters thanks to Rin and Seri, Inseparable, Lunarch Veteran gains you 1 life
  3. Take out Atla Palani, Nest Tender: Atla Palani, Nest Tender works with 13 cards in this deck, 2 of them on its theme; Liliana the Repentant works with 25 cards, 2 of them on it. Put in Liliana the Repentant: When a Cat enters thanks to Rin and Seri, Inseparable, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

Upgrades at bracket 3

Up to three Game Changers, and no two-card infinite combo that costs 6 or less.

4 swaps, and after them the deck still fits bracket 3.

Lands

  1. Take out Gilt-Leaf Palace: Gilt-Leaf Palace enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  2. Take out Wanderwine Hub: Wanderwine Hub enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  3. Take out Secluded Glen: Secluded Glen enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

16 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 4–5.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 3.0 → 3.1 of 5, still connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.0 → 4.4 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on card advantage, still 7 short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Gilt-Leaf Palace: Gilt-Leaf Palace enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  2. Take out Wanderwine Hub: Wanderwine Hub enters tapped. Put in Hallowed Fountain: Hallowed Fountain never enters tapped and makes white or blue.
  3. Take out Secluded Glen: Secluded Glen enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Ramp

  1. Take out Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Kindred Summons: Kindred Summons is next on the report's cut list. Put in Valley Questcaller: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Valley Questcaller counts as card advantage. Valley Questcaller gives Moritte of the Frost bigger stats.
  2. Take out Double Down: Double Down is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Stick Together: Stick Together is next on the report's cut list. Works with 2 other cards: with 1 again and again, with 1 just once or in the background. Put in Capricious Sliver: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Capricious Sliver counts as card advantage. Capricious Sliver gives Moritte of the Frost an extra ability.
  4. Take out Nameless Inversion: Nameless Inversion is next on the report's cut list. Works with 11 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 3 just once or in the background. Put in Haliya, Guided by Light: Card advantage: you were 5 short; Haliya, Guided by Light counts as card advantage.
  5. Take out Distant Melody: Distant Melody is weaker card draw than Rhystic Study. Put in Rhystic Study: Rhystic Study is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Interaction

  1. Take out Pongify: Pongify gives the opponent something back. Put in Rapid Hybridization: Rapid Hybridization is the same removal gives the opponent nothing back.

Board wipes

  1. Take out Kindred Dominance: Kindred Dominance is weaker board wipe than Cyclonic Rift. Put in Cyclonic Rift: Cyclonic Rift is board wipe too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Tendershoot Dryad: Tendershoot Dryad works with 24 cards in this deck, 22 of them on its theme; Caesar, Legion's Emperor works with 18 cards, 2 of them on it. Put in Caesar, Legion's Emperor: Rin and Seri, Inseparable makes the tokens Caesar, Legion's Emperor counts, so Caesar, Legion's Emperor deals more damage
  2. Take out Bitterblossom: Bitterblossom works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Riku of Two Reflections works with 18 cards, 2 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Riku of Two Reflections: Moritte of the Frost can enter as a copy of Riku of Two Reflections
  3. Take out The Bears of Littjara: The Bears of Littjara works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme. Put in Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom: When a Cat enters thanks to Rin and Seri, Inseparable, Lunarch Veteran gains you 1 life
  4. Take out Atla Palani, Nest Tender: Atla Palani, Nest Tender works with 13 cards in this deck, 2 of them on its theme; Liliana the Repentant works with 25 cards, 2 of them on it. Put in Liliana the Repentant: When a Cat enters thanks to Rin and Seri, Inseparable, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: interaction 5 of 12, card advantage 9 of 14.

The decklist

Creatures

Amoeboid Changeling · Atla Palani, Nest Tender · Avenger of Zendikar · Bloodline Pretender · Brenard, Ginger Sculptor · Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher · Chameleon Colossus · Cloudshredder Sliver · Feline Sovereign · Fire-Belly Changeling · Gemhide Sliver · Graveshifter · Guardian Gladewalker · Harabaz Druid · Harper Recruiter · Impostor of the Sixth Pride · Kinsbaile Cavalier · Kirri, Talented Sprout · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Manaweft Sliver · Masked Vandal · Mirror Entity · Moritte of the Frost · Mothdust Changeling · Realmwalker · Rin and Seri, Inseparable · Risen Reef · Rukarumel, Biologist · Shapesharer · Skeletal Changeling · Sophia, Dogged Detective · Taurean Mauler · Tazri, Beacon of Unity · Tendershoot Dryad · Universal Automaton · Unsettled Mariner

Instants and sorceries

Arcane Denial · Beast Within · Crib Swap · Cultivate · Distant Melody · Farseek · Kindred Dominance · Kindred Summons · Kodama's Reach · Nameless Inversion · Pongify · Raise the Palisade · Shields of Velis Vel · Spoils of Adventure · Stick Together

Artifacts and enchantments

Arcane Adaptation · Arcane Signet · Bitterblossom · Black Market Connections · Coat of Arms · Double Down · Kindred Discovery · Maskwood Nexus · Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree · Sol Ring · The Bears of Littjara

Lands

Adarkar Wastes · Ancient Amphitheater · Arcane Sanctum · Brushland · Command Tower · Darkwater Catacombs · Exotic Orchard · Fabled Passage · 3 Forest · Frontier Bivouac · Gilt-Leaf Palace · 3 Island · Jungle Shrine · Karplusan Forest · Llanowar Wastes · Mossfire Valley · 2 Mountain · Murmuring Bosk · Mutavault · Opulent Palace · Overflowing Basin · Path of Ancestry · 3 Plains · Seaside Citadel · Secluded Glen · Sungrass Prairie · Swamp · The World Tree · Wanderwine Hub · Yavimaya Coast

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