From the many playable Slivers to cards like Capsize, Reckless Spite, Recycle, Apocalypse, Starke of Rath, Static Orb, Furnace of Rath, and many more
You can whip up all sorts of infinite combos with Kodama and a bounce land, with a notable one being Scute Swarm and Simic Growth Chamber
#18: Recurring Nightmare Weve already touched on a few Recurring Nightmare decks this month, but the biggest win for the card has got to be Brian Seldens 1998 World Championship list: Creatures (24) 1 Spike Weaver 1 Verdant Force 1 Tradewind Rider 4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Man-o'-War 2 Nekrataal 2 Uktabi Orangutan 2 Spike Feeder 2 Wall of Roots 1 Spirit of the Night 1 Orcish Settlers 1 Cloudchaser Eagle 1 Thrull Surgeon Lands (22) Spells (14) Sideboard While Recurring Nightmare is most often thought of as part of Survival of the Fittest strategies, it has also enjoyed a fair bit of success in B/G Rock decks, just using it for value and in combo decks seeking to loop it, with any number of creatures that effectively net you mana each time
Primal Genesis Primary Commander: Ghired, Conclave Elite Secondary Commanders: Atla Palani, Nest Tender and Marisi, Breaker of the Coil Tertiary Commander: Tahngarth, First Mate If youd rather attack with creatures than cast spells, than Primal Genesis is the deck for you
Staunch Crewmate doesnt carry the captains swagger and menacing aura, but it can consistently find you a pirate or tutor an artifact
It wasn't just that the Stone costs more mana total, it's that you have to work hard to keep the mana up to use Stone at any time
