Average Deck for Meloku the Clouded Mirror - Lands Matter

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Alex Wicker
Sep 18, 2025
When Do Lands Become More Than a Mana Base?
Do lands make the deck? Or do lands affect what Bracket your Commander deck plays at? Let's discuss, in this edition of Commander Philosophy.
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Singleton Shmingleton - Skyshroud Ranger
Jesse builds a Simic Landfall deck with stax, Moonfolk and some surprisingly powerful mana dorks.
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Average Decklist

Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
Burnished Hart
Burnished Hart
Cosima, God of the Voyage
Cosima, God of the Voyage
Hedron Crab
Hedron Crab
Junk Winder
Junk Winder
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Lord of the Unreal
Lord of the Unreal
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Patron of the Moon
Patron of the Moon
Roil Elemental
Roil Elemental
Ruin Crab
Ruin Crab
Scaretiller
Scaretiller
Soratami Rainshaper
Soratami Rainshaper
Soratami Savant
Soratami Savant
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
Tideforce Elemental
Tideforce Elemental
Tiller Engine
Tiller Engine
Uyo, Silent Prophet
Uyo, Silent Prophet
Walking Atlas
Walking Atlas
Wonderscape Sage
Wonderscape Sage
Instants (13)
Archmage's Charm
Archmage's Charm
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Counterspell
Counterspell
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Foil
Foil
High Tide
High Tide
Muddle the Mixture
Muddle the Mixture
Narset's Reversal
Narset's Reversal
Pongify
Pongify
Rapid Hybridization
Rapid Hybridization
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Sink into Stupor
Sink into Stupor
Swan Song
Swan Song
Sorceries (5)
Curse of the Swine
Curse of the Swine
Sea Gate Restoration
Sea Gate Restoration
Secret of Bloodbending
Secret of Bloodbending
Spectral Deluge
Spectral Deluge
Walk the Aeons
Walk the Aeons
Artifacts (15)
Amulet of Vigor
Amulet of Vigor
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Crucible of Worlds
Crucible of Worlds
Expedition Map
Expedition Map
Ghirapur Orrery
Ghirapur Orrery
Midnight Clock
Midnight Clock
Sapphire Medallion
Sapphire Medallion
Seer's Sundial
Seer's Sundial
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Surveyor's Scope
Surveyor's Scope
Sword of the Animist
Sword of the Animist
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Throne of Eldraine
Throne of Eldraine
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Enchantments (7)
Favorable Winds
Favorable Winds
Gravitational Shift
Gravitational Shift
Imprisoned in the Moon
Imprisoned in the Moon
Intruder Alarm
Intruder Alarm
Kindred Discovery
Kindred Discovery
Retreat to Coralhelm
Retreat to Coralhelm
Trade Routes
Trade Routes
Lands (17)
Field of the Dead
Field of the Dead
Halimar Depths
Halimar Depths
Horizon of Progress
Horizon of Progress
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Mystic Sanctuary
Mystic Sanctuary
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Riptide Laboratory
Riptide Laboratory
Sunscorched Desert
Sunscorched Desert
Talon Gates of Madara
Talon Gates of Madara
Terrain Generator
Terrain Generator
Tolaria West
Tolaria West
Urza's Cave
Urza's Cave
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga
Vibrant Cityscape
Vibrant Cityscape
Basics (2)
Island
16 Islands
Snow-Covered Island
6 Snow-Covered Islands