Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (Commander) - Budget Sea Creatures

Mike Carrozza
Apr 1, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - To Approach or to Hoof?
This week on Am I the Bolas?, we're talking alternate win conditions. Are they a cheap out, or do they represent careful planning?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Studious First-Year
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Planar Engineering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scourge of Fleets
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
92%synergy
Whelming Wave
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
78%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
78%synergy
Trench Behemoth
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
75%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
75%synergy
Tromokratis
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
73%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Simic Sky Swallower
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
68%synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Simic Charm
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Kodama's Reach
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Growth Spiral
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Explore
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
58%synergy
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Coiling Oracle
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Urban Evolution
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Koma, World-Eater
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Reclamation Sage
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Eternal Witness
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Yavimaya Elder
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Nadir Kraken
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Mulldrifter
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Sharktocrab
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Glacier Godmaw
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Terastodon
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Sporemound
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Spawning Kraken
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Grappling Kraken
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Acidic Slime
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Fathom Mage
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Kraken of the Straits
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Famished Worldsire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Starwinder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Peel from Reality
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Into the Roil
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Cancel
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Eureka Moment
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Broken Wings
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Engulf the Shore
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Unagi's Spray
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gift of the Viper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-21%synergy
Deprive
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Gush
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Voyage's End
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Biomass Mutation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Fervent Denial
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Regress
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Deliberate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Plasm Capture
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Spell Snare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Commencement of Festivities
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bite Down
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Dispel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Repulse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Capsize
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wildwood Rebirth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Revelation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Spitting Image
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Harmonize
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Compulsive Research
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Sylvan Awakening
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Results
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Displacement Wave
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Reunion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Inundate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Walk the Aeons
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Pull from the Deep
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Atraxa's Fall
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ranger's Path
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Circuitous Route
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Fork in the Road
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reclaiming Vines
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Rude Awakening
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rabid Bite
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Animist's Awakening
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Golden Ratio
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Broken Bond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Restock
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Train of Thought
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Sleep
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Prey Upon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Seer's Sundial
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
In Search of Greatness
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Abundance
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Blossombind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Waterknot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ground Seal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Siege
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Frogify
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Paradise
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Earth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hydra's Growth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Zephyr Charge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Skygames
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Omniscience
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Energy Flux
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Levitation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spreading Seas
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Court of Bounty
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Invasion of Zendikar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Invasion of Segovia
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, Master of the Depths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Vivien Reid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Coral Atoll
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Jungle Basin
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Memorial to Genius
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Thicket
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Depths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Hashep Oasis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-35%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Weather Maker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Thornwood Falls
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Blighted Woodland
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Woodland Stream
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Simic Guildgate
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Vivid Creek
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Vivid Grove
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-39%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-36%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Unknown Shores
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Lush Oasis
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Lakeside Shack
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-42%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Islet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-12%synergy