This week Nathan explores how to cheat creatures into play with Zimone Mystery Unraveler which is arguably the highest power face-down-matters commander that we've seen thus far. This deck has no relation to the Jump Scare precon deck first introduced in Duskmourn House of Horror. The deck's strategy leans heavily into landfall synergies with a +1/+1 counter subtheme to help pump creatures. The deck aims to assemble a lethal board state by turn 7-8.

Link to deck on TappedOut: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/zimon...
Link to deck on Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/TcHz2C...

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00:00:00 Intro and Commander Discussion
00:01:48 Price
00:03:04 Card Types
00:03:55 Mana Curve & Land Stats
00:06:03 Ramp
00:14:33 Draw & Card Advantage
00:19:47 Face-Down Makers
00:23:25 Overrun Finishers
00:29:13 Other Offensive
00:31:44 Protection
00:35:13 Removal & Interaction
00:41:23 Mana Base
00:45:38 Notable Exclusions
00:48:48 The End Step

The face-down archetype in Magic: The Gathering, particularly in the Commander format, stems from the mechanic known as morph, first introduced in Onslaught (2002). Morph allows players to cast creatures face-down for three generic mana, disguising them as 2/2 creatures until they are flipped up by paying their morph cost. This mechanic has seen its strongest synergies in green and blue, which offer a mix of mana ramp, card draw, and tricky interactions.

In green, cards like Den Protector and Hooded Hydra exemplify morph’s utility, where green’s mana generation allows for early face-down plays and surprise morph triggers. Blue adds layers of manipulation, with cards like Brine Elemental or Willbender, enabling control through disruption and counter-magic.

For deckbuilding, focus on low-cost morph creatures and synergies that capitalize on ramp (Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer is an excellent commander outside of the Simic colors) while adding cards like Mystic Confluence or Thousand Winds to disrupt opponents. Mix in blink effects like Cloudshift or Ghostly Flicker to repeatedly flip creatures for value, keeping your strategy flexible and unpredictable.

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