Bracket 3 · Our Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis decklist · Group Hug
Our Kynaios and Tiro list is four-color group hug with a sting. Everyone draws more cards and plays more lands, while pillow-fort enchantments keep attackers off you and punishers turn all that drawing into damage and Treasure for you.
The deck gives cards away with Howling Mine and Kami of the Crescent Moon, punishes them with Psychosis Crawler, Scrawling Crawler and Smothering Tithe, and wins with Laboratory Maniac, Triskaidekaphile or Approach of the Second Sun.
- Strategy
- Group Hug
- Bracket
- 3
- Avg. mana value
- 3.02
- Lands
- 38
01The Commander
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis is a four-mana 2/8. At the beginning of your end step, you draw a card. Each player may put a land from their hand onto the battlefield, and each opponent who didn't draws a card.
Everyone at the table gets something, so opponents are slow to attack you. You always draw and you always get a free land drop.
The 8 toughness blocks well, and the steady card flow lets you hold counterspells and pillow-fort pieces.
02How This Deck Wins
- 1
Give everyone cards
Howling Mine, Kami of the Crescent Moon, Dictate of Kruphix and Rites of Flourishing make everyone draw more.
- 2
Build the fort
Propaganda, Ghostly Prison, Windborn Muse and Sphere of Safety tax attacks so opponents fight each other.
- 3
Punish and win
Psychosis Crawler and Scrawling Crawler drain on draws. Laboratory Maniac, Triskaidekaphile and Approach of the Second Sun close it out.
03Deck at a Glance
Bracket 3 · Group Hug · 100 cards
Composition
- Commander1
- Creatures21
- Instants & sorceries20
- Artifacts & enchantments19
- Planeswalkers1
- Lands38
- Tokens8
Mana Curve
Color Split
symbols
- White 25%
- Blue 35%
- Red 10%
- Green 30%
By the Numbers
Cards by Role
04Group Draw
Extra cards for everyone, but you're the one built to use them.
Also in this role
05Punishers
Each extra card opponents draw costs them.
Also in this role
06Pillow Fort
Make attacking you too expensive.
Also in this role
07Win Conditions and Mana
Alternate wins that use your huge card count.
Also in this role
08Interaction
Counters and removal to keep the table honest.
Also in this role
09Combos and Key Interactions
Psychosis Crawler + Font of Mythos
Each of your extra draws pings each opponent.
Forced Fruition + Scrawling Crawler
Every opponent's spell draws seven, and each card costs them a life.
Laboratory Maniac + Minds Aglow
Draw your library with everyone's mana, then win with Laboratory Maniac.
10How to Play
Opening hand
Keep hands with three lands, a ramp spell and a pillow-fort piece or group draw. Kynaios on turn four is ideal.
Early gameturns 1-3
Ramp and set up Propaganda or Ghostly Prison so nobody attacks you.
Mid gameturns 4-7
Cast Kynaios and Tiro and add group draw like Howling Mine. Then add a punisher like Psychosis Crawler.
Late gameturn 8+
Win with Laboratory Maniac, Triskaidekaphile or Approach of the Second Sun while holding up Counterspell.
Tips
- Opponents who play a land from Kynaios don't draw. Most will take the card.
- Group draw also feeds Smothering Tithe and Xyris.
- Triskaidekaphile needs exactly thirteen cards, so count before your upkeep.
- Keep pillow fort up before giving cards away.
Common mistakes
- Giving cards away with no punisher or fort out.
- Helping an opponent who is close to winning.
- Overloading your own hand without Thought Vessel.
- Forgetting Forced Fruition can deck opponents fast.
Watch out for
- Combo decks that use your free cards.
- Enchantment removal on your fort.
- Opponents with their own Laboratory Maniac effects.
- Fliers that slip past your blockers.
11Bracket and Rule 0
Our list runs 2 Game Changers (Smothering Tithe, Teferi's Protection), within the Bracket 3 limit of three.
Our list includes alternate wins like Laboratory Maniac and Approach of the Second Sun, so tell your table.
12Full Decklist
Every card in our Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.
Commander
- 1Kynaios and Tiro of MeletisRGWU
Creatures (21)
- 1Birds of ParadiseG
- 1Veteran ExplorerG
- 1Humble Defector1R
- 1Kami of the Crescent MoonUU
- 1Kwain, Itinerant MeddlerWU
- 1Triskaidekaphile1U
- 1Dryad of the Ilysian Grove2G
- 1Edric, Spymaster of Trest1GU
- 1Gluntch, the Bestower1GW
- 1Heartwood Storyteller1GG
- 1Laboratory Maniac2U
- 1Scrawling Crawler3
- 1Selvala, Explorer Returned1GW
- 1Master of Ceremonies3W
- 1Ms. Bumbleflower1GWU
- 1The Second Doctor2WU
- 1Windborn Muse3W
- 1Psychosis Crawler5
- 1Tatyova, Benthic Druid3GU
- 1The Council of Four3WU
- 1Xyris, the Writhing Storm2GUR
Planeswalkers (1)
- 1Jace Beleren1UU
Instants (10)
- 1An Offer You Can't RefuseU
- 1Path to ExileW
- 1Swords to PlowsharesW
- 1Arcane Denial1U
- 1CounterspellUU
- 1Dawn's Truce1W
- 1Beast Within2G
- 1Chaos Warp2R
- 1Generous Gift2W
- 1Teferi's Protection2W
Sorceries (10)
- 1Collective VoyageG
- 1Minds AglowU
- 1Farseek1G
- 1Nature's Lore1G
- 1Three Visits1G
- 1Cultivate2G
- 1Kodama's Reach2G
- 1Tempt with Discovery3G
- 1Approach of the Second Sun6W
- 1Insurrection5RRR
Artifacts (8)
- 1Sol Ring1
- 1Arcane Signet2
- 1Folio of Fancies1U
- 1Howling Mine2
- 1Thought Vessel2
- 1Chromatic Lantern3
- 1Temple Bell3
- 1Font of Mythos4
Enchantments (11)
- 1Gleaming Splendor1W
- 1Dictate of Kruphix1UU
- 1Ghostly Prison2W
- 1Heartbeat of Spring2G
- 1Mana Flare2R
- 1Propaganda2U
- 1Rites of Flourishing2G
- 1Smothering Tithe3W
- 1Sphere of Safety4W
- 1Forced Fruition4UU
- 1Well of Ideas5U
Lands (38)
- 1Arid Mesa
- 1Breeding Pool
- 1Command Tower
- 1Exotic Orchard
- 1Flooded Strand
- 1Forbidden Orchard
- 4Forest
- 1Frontier Bivouac
- 1Hallowed Fountain
- 3Island
- 1Jetmir's Garden
- 1Ketria Triome
- 1Misty Rainforest
- 3Mountain
- 3Plains
- 1Raugrin Triome
- 1Rejuvenating Springs
- 1Reliquary Tower
- 1Sacred Foundry
- 1Scalding Tarn
- 1Seaside Citadel
- 1Spara's Headquarters
- 1Stardew Valley
- 1Steam Vents
- 1Stomping Ground
- 1Temple Garden
- 1Windswept Heath
- 1Wooded Foothills
- 1Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis Group Hug proxy deck
Kynaios and Tiro give everyone more, but you use it best. Hug the table, build the fort, and win on your terms.
Every card in this guide is shown exactly as it prints in the deck you get, sleeve-ready, with tokens.
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