Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Kotis, the Fangkeeper?

The Top 10 Most Played Sultai Cards in Commander

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mimeoplasm|sld|1773" href="#" target="_blank">The Mimeoplasm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/leossart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leonardo Santanna</a></em></p>
<p>Hello, and welcome back to <em>Beyond the Multiverse</em>! We're heading back in time to another <em>Secret Lair</em> Drop. This time, however, is a first in our series: we're covering a reskinned commander. Moreover, it's a commander that's nostalgic to me, dating back to the original precons. It's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mimeoplasm" href="#" target="_blank">The Mimeoplasm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, reskinned as Slimer, Voracious Apparation.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Mimeoplasm|sld|1773"></div></div>
<p>With that said, let's get into it.</p>
<h2>A New Disturbance</h2>
<p>Lore-wise, there isn't much to Slimer. He's a gluttonous ghost that wreaks havoc in kitchens everywhere while the Ghostbusters try to capture him. He's encountered within each adventure, but typically doesn't end up being the big villain.</p>
<p>How does all this relate to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mimeoplasm" href="#" target="_blank">The Mimeoplasm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>? My guess is that, since the dead it devoured advanced its form, something similar could be said about the food Slimer eats. Or, perhaps, they both have insatiable appetites.</p>
<p>Fortunately, like I said earlier, The Mimeoplasm's (henceforth known as Slimer until the end) been around for a long time. Crucially, the main strategy is to fill your graveyard (or everyone's), then exile them to create our own monstrosity.</p>
<p>I always like it when we can actually "create" our creatures because it lets our imaginations run wild. That said, this only applies to Slimer himself this time.</p>
<h2>A Ghastly Banquet</h2>
<p>There's a myriad of creatures we can use with Slimer and, for this section, we're covering cards we should exile for the +1/+1 counters.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lunar Hatchling"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Shard of the Nightbringer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Yargle and Multani|sld|872"></div></div>
<p>Firstly, the landcyclers, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lunar Hatchling" href="#" target="_blank">Lunar Hatchling</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are great targets. We can discard them to get a land, and they can be exiled later on for Slimer.</p>
<p>Secondly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lumbering Megasloth" href="#" target="_blank">Lumbering Megasloth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> yields a hefty eight counters to be working with. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shard of the Nightbringer" href="#" target="_blank">Shard of the Nightbringer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Woodfall Primus" href="#" target="_blank">Woodfall Primus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are heavy on colored mana, but not stats. On the other hand, we can reanimate the latter to blow up a troublesome permanent.</p>
<p>But what if we wanted to go bigger? In addition to what I said above, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hierophant Bio-Titan" href="#" target="_blank">Hierophant Bio-Titan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> boasts big numbers, but is also a good choice with those keywords. Further, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death&#039;s Shadow|sch|40" href="#" target="_blank">Death&#039;s Shadow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a classic choice that's bigger than the Bio-Titan itself.</p>
<p>That said, the biggest of these is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yargle and Multani|sld|872" href="#" target="_blank">Yargle and Multani</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It's a vanilla creature with a whopping 18 power. On the right creature, you can instantly eliminate someone with commander damage (or infect, if you're a monster. A bit more on that later).</p>
<p>Another good choice is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Diamond Weapon" href="#" target="_blank">Diamond Weapon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It's cheaper with a well-stocked graveyard, is immune to combat damage, and hits like a truck. Too bad it doesn't have trample.</p>
<p>Push comes to shove, some of the above mentioned options make for some good reanimation targets, which is something I'll get to momentarily. While some of these cards make good choices for Slimer to copy, there's always even better choices.</p>
<h2>Quality Food</h2>
<p>This next section covers the creatures that are worth copying with Slimer.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Warring Triad"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tifa Lockhart"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Shard of the Void Dragon"></div></div>
<p>Firstly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Warring Triad" href="#" target="_blank">The Warring Triad</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> becomes a brutal beater under Slimer, especially when paired with a creature with colossal stats. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hexmark Destroyer" href="#" target="_blank">Hexmark Destroyer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes it so that Slimer becomes very difficult to block unless our opponents have a lot of tokens.</p>
<p>Secondly, the infamous <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jumbo Cactuar" href="#" target="_blank">Jumbo Cactuar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (which I'm going to center an article on some day) makes for a tempting choice. Just be advised that we have to give it trample or some other evasion.</p>
<p>On the other hand, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shard of the Void Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Shard of the Void Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> destroys a permanent on attack with the slight chance of it getting bigger. Moreover, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Polyraptor|sld|1391" href="#" target="_blank">Polyraptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes multiple copies of itself when it takes damage, making combat hard for our opponents. Just note that it doesn't become a copy of Slimer, nor does it inherit the +1/+1 counters.</p>
<p>Finally, having Slimer become a copy of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tifa Lockhart" href="#" target="_blank">Tifa Lockhart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is especially deadly. Slimer gains trample and the ability to double his power for the turn. These, on top of the counters he'll get, make him lethal very quickly.</p>
<p>Another option is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vashta Nerada" href="#" target="_blank">Vashta Nerada</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, ensuring that it'd be a huge, indestructible threat. It also has shadow, which renders it unblockable to make it even more terrifying. We can't block with Slimer if we do, but it's not like we were going to block with him anyway.</p>
<h2>Recycling Waste</h2>
<p>This list has a Reanimator slant to it as well to take advantage of all the creatures we'll hit. That said, this wouldn't be our first rodeo with Reanimator builds, so we have some repeat but good options here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reanimate|fic|282"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Beacon of Unrest|40k|194"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ardyn, the Usurper"></div></div>
<p>We have the ever-classic <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reanimate" href="#" target="_blank">Reanimate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which will bring back a big creature for a price. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beacon of Unrest" href="#" target="_blank">Beacon of Unrest</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> reanimates from any graveyard, but is more expensive to cast. In addition, it shuffles itself back in upon resolution, so it'll not always be available to cast.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dread Return" href="#" target="_blank">Dread Return</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, with the right board state, can be cast for its flashback cost. While he's not on the list, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ardyn, the Usurper" href="#" target="_blank">Ardyn, the Usurper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> slowly builds us an army of copied creatures while being graveyard hate.</p>
<p>In addition, we have ways to fill everyone's graveyard to make it all happen.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Water Crystal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rejoin the Fight"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Power Fist"></div></div>
<p>For one, we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Windfall|sld|1775" href="#" target="_blank">Windfall</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which is good to cast if our hand count is low, or we have creatures to discard. Both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Extract from Darkness|ltc|266" href="#" target="_blank">Extract from Darkness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Incarnation Technique|sld|1776" href="#" target="_blank">Incarnation Technique</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both mill and reanimate, giving us the best of both worlds. In addition, the newly minted <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rejoin the Fight" href="#" target="_blank">Rejoin the Fight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does this, too, but we get back multiple creatures.</p>
<p>From <em>Final Fantasy</em>, we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Water Crystal" href="#" target="_blank">The Water Crystal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which doesn't do much for us with reducing mana costs, but adding four cards to each instance of mill is huge. Its activated ability is also perfect if we have extra mana laying around.</p>
<p>Then there's <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Emet-Selch, Unsundered" href="#" target="_blank">Emet-Selch, Unsundered</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, who is very easy to transform, and lets us cast anything from our graveyard.</p>
<p>On the other hand, we have ways to further bolster Slimer. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Power Fist" href="#" target="_blank">Power Fist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives trample, and can potentially double his power. In a similar vein, the Finality half of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Find // Finality|pip|216" href="#" target="_blank">Find // Finality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives a small buff, then potentially wipes the board of everything else.</p>
<p>Also, any creature with the monstrosity ability will further buff Slimer for a cost.</p>
<h2>Exotic Foods</h2>
<p>If you've kept up with my articles at this point, you know we're no strangers to covering Reanimator strategies in this series. I first covered it with the <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/celes-rune-knight-commander-deck-tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celes deck tech a while back</a>, even. However, this is Slimer we're working with, and we're losing two colors in exchange for the others. With that, we get new options.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lord of Extinction"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Mindskinner"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cruel Somnophage"></div></div>
<p>Firstly, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lord of Extinction" href="#" target="_blank">Lord of Extinction</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The "Boom Tube," as we elderly folk call it, is only as big as everyone's graveyards combined. This, in turn, will make Slimer colossal, a word that doesn't do it justice in this case. Pair it with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord" href="#" target="_blank">Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a way to win.</p>
<p>Similarly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Consuming Aberration" href="#" target="_blank">Consuming Aberration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is slightly smaller, but can also mill our opponents when we cast a spell. There's also the Lhurgoyfs (like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mortivore" href="#" target="_blank">Mortivore</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>), which don't get quite as big, but are options anyway.</p>
<p>Other options include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Titanoth Rex" href="#" target="_blank">Titanoth Rex</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> which is a colossal beast that can cycle itself. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cruel Somnophage" href="#" target="_blank">Cruel Somnophage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is essentially Mortivore, but can be cast for its adventure cost to mill someone.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghalta, Primal Hunger" href="#" target="_blank">Ghalta, Primal Hunger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mindskinner" href="#" target="_blank">The Mindskinner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> boast huge buffs and, in the case of the latter, can be an outright win condition. Make Slimer a copy of it with Lord of Extinction for the counters, and watch our opponents collectively groan.</p>
<p>Also, for you naughty, naughty gremlins out there, infect creatures like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blighted Agent" href="#" target="_blank">Blighted Agent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plague Stinger" href="#" target="_blank">Plague Stinger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ensure that Slimer kills in one hit, provided he's unblockable. The Agent provides this already, but there's other ways to do so.</p>
<h2>Slimer, Voracious Apparition/The Mimeoplasm Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-You Ooze, You Looze" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Mimeoplasm
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Alpha Deathclaw
*1 Balamb T-Rexaur
*1 Birds of Paradise
*1 Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
*1 Hexmark Destroyer
*1 Hierophant Bio-Titan
*1 Lumbering Megasloth
*1 Lunar Hatchling
*1 Polyraptor
*1 Sepulchral Primordial
*1 Shard of the Nightbringer
*1 Shard of the Void Dragon
*1 The Warring Triad
*1 Tifa Lockhart
*1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
*1 Wayward Swordtooth
*1 Woodfall Primus
*1 Yargle and Multani
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Aetherize
*1 Assassin&#039;s Trophy
*1 Beast Within
*1 Brainstorm
*1 Consider
*1 Contaminated Drink
*1 Deadly Rollick
*1 Dismember
*1 Entish Restoration
*1 Heroic Intervention
*1 Krosan Grip
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Power Fist
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Talisman of Curiosity
*1 Talisman of Dominance
*1 Talisman of Resilience
*1 The Water Crystal
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 Beacon of Unrest
*1 Buried Alive
*1 Careful Study
*1 Cultivate
*1 Deep Analysis
*1 Dread Return
*1 Extract from Darkness
*1 Farseek
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Find // Finality
*1 Harmonize
*1 Incarnation Technique
*1 Living Death
*1 Lórien Revealed
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Reanimate
*1 Rejoin the Fight
*1 Rise of the Dark Realms
*1 Toxic Deluge
*1 Windfall
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Greater Good
*1 Guardian Project
*1 Out of the Tombs
*1 Pernicious Deed
*1 Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Ash Barrens
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Choked Estuary
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Command Tower
*1 Dreamroot Cascade
*1 Drowned Catacomb
*1 Exotic Orchard
*6 Forest
*1 Hinterland Harbor
*6 Island
*1 Opulent Palace
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Shipwreck Marsh
*6 Swamp
*1 Temple of Malady
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Thriving Grove
*1 Thriving Isle
*1 Thriving Moor
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
*1 Woodland Cemetery
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Onto the Next Meal</h2>
<p>Going through <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mimeoplasm" href="#" target="_blank">The Mimeoplasm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> again, after all these years, was interesting. Some of the old guard stayed, while others were cut. Perhaps because they didn't pass the test of time. Going <em>Universes Beyond</em> only does stifle us a bit, but we remain undeterred. This case had a stronger reanimator sub-theme, yet the 'Plasm still remained as good as ever.</p>
<p>Join me next time as I either revert back to <em>Final Fantasy</em>, or ride along with a recent ruling that was announced.</p>


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