Glimpse of Tomorrow: Codie Combo $80 budget

Commander / EDH Casual Combo Jank Primer Theme/Gimmick Tokens UBRG

LeonSpires

Creature (37)

• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Scalding Viper
• 1x Chatterfang, Squirrel General
• 1x Elvish Rejuvenator
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Lovestruck Beast
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Witty Roastmaster
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Dryad
• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Devouring Sugarmaw
• 1x Eyeless Watcher
• 1x Kozilek's Predator
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Timeless Witness
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Brood Monitor
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Stormkeld Vanguard
• 1x Wort, the Raidmother
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Chancellor of the Forge
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord

Land (37)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 12x Forest
• 1x Jund Panorama
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 11x Mountain
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Shire Terrace
• 1x Spire Garden
• 2x Swamp

Instant (6)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Artifact Mutation
• 1x Dual Strike
• 1x Galvanic Iteration
• 1x Teach by Example
• 1x Twinferno

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Glimpse of Tomorrow
• 1x Doublecast
• 1x Neoform
• 1x Warp World

Commander (1)

Artifact (9)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Resilience
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Monkey Cage

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Song of Freyalise
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Killer Service
• 1x Omen of the Hunt
• 1x Rising of the Day

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I am always looking to improve my list and welcome all constructive criticism, questions, and suggestions. $80 Budget is based on the cheapest non foil versions of each card. Budget was also calculated on 7/8/2023 and prices might fluctuate over time.

Deck History

Yes I know that I have made a permanent storm deck that uses a commander the shuts off the ability to play most of the cards in the deck. But hey it isn't called a glass canon for nothing.

Years ago I ran a janky Xira Arien Warp World combo deck. That deck revolved around casting Warp World over and over again until the deck had a very large field with haste and opponents didn't. This is possible because my Xira Arien deck ran very few non permanents and most of the permanents it ran created more permanents.

A lot of the elements from Xira Arien have carried over to this deck. However this deck is more consistent then Xira Arien. The reason for this is that Warp World is 8 CMC and one counter spell ruins our day. The way the deck used to be doesn't work anymore because of the increase in power level of commander.

Cue the lovable walking codex Codie. Codie lets us cheat a one sided Warp World, the newly printed Glimpse of Tomorrow, into play a lot quicker then it would take to hard cast Warp World.

From there if the combo doesn't whiff the deck can start looping Warp World to win the game.

What is the Combo?

1. Do not keep a hand without an instant or sorcery or a way to get an instant or sorcery.
2. Build up the permanent count and ramp the first 4 turn.
3. Cast Codie (make sure to be very aware that he cuts off casting permanents and thus most of the deck).
4. Activate Codie and cast an instant or sorcery.
5. Pseudo "Cascade" into Glimpse of Tomorrow.
6. Cast Glimpse of Tomorrow returning Codie to the command zone (make sure to start tracking the mana pool and tapping lands to maximize how much mana is produced).
7. This is where the combo line can go a lot of different ways depending on what you have in hand and what Glimpse of Tomorrow flips into play. Sometime what Glimpse of Tomorrow flips into play is enough to win without the next steps. However....
8. The next goal is to cast Warp World. Either tutor for it off of Wishclaw Talisman / Sidisi, Undead Vizier / Hoarding Broodlord or cast it if it is already in hand.
9. Return Warp World to hand using Ardent Elementalist / Eternal Witness / Skullwinder / Timeless Witness.
10. Keep recasting Warp World.
11. Once opponents have fewer permanents and Fires of Yavimaya / Rising of the Day is in play, swing for lethal.
12. Alternatively Witty Roastmaster / Mirkwood Bats can kill the table from creature / token ETB triggers. Goblin Bombardment can perform a similar function by sacrificing creature tokens.

How do we start the combo

The magic instant / sorcery CMC for how I have constructed this deck is 2. If a 2 CMC instant / sorcery spell is cast after activating Codie the only card it can hit is Glimpse of Tomorrow.

• Doublecast / Dual Strike / Teach by Example / Galvanic Iteration / Twinferno The best instants and sorceries to cast after activating Codie. If not interacted with there are two copies of Glimpse of Tomorrow digging deeper into the deck. Even if an opponent has a counterspell they can only stop one copy of Glimpse of Tomorrow.
• Artifact Mutation Worried about interaction to the combo / if Codie is the highest CMC artifact. Target Codie. If not target the biggest CMC artifact and create more permanents for the Glimpse of Tomorrow cast.
• Neoform Can be used to cheat in some of the big token engines this deck has or if worried about interaction to Glimpse of Tomorrow targets Codie to get Kozilek's Predator or Eyeless Watcher to be able to cast permanents again.
• Abrade Solid removal and in a pinch can target Codie.
• Dimir Infiltrator Transmute for any of the 2 CMC instants / sorceries (Transmute can still be activated with Codie in play).
• Lovestruck Beast / Scalding Viper / Devouring Sugarmaw / Stormkeld Vanguard These are permanents unless cast for the adventure cost. This is to keep the number of non-permanents in the deck low while also still being able to trigger off Codie to cast Glimpse of Tomorrow for free.

Impotent ETBs

Tutors

• Wishclaw Talisman Not quite an ETB tutor but it is still a permanent and will go into play with Glimpse of Tomorrow / Warp World. Giving it to an opponent doesn't matter as it gets shuffled back into this deck with Glimpse of Tomorrow / Warp World.
• Hoarding Broodlord
• Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Recursion and Recast

• Goblin Dark-Dwellers can cast Glimpse of Tomorrow or any 2 CMC instant / sorceries in our graveyard.
• Skullwinder This deck tries to win in one turn. Often it is irrelevant what an opponent gets back. That being said do not target an opponent with counterspells in graveyard.
• Ardent Elementalist
• Eternal Witness
• Timeless Witness

Mass token creation

• A lot of the permanents in this deck create more permanents either by making a few tokens or from tutoring and putting a land into play. This list is for the permanents that create a butt-load of tokens.
• Monkey Cage So this is a weird one. Not only does it trigger for your creatures it triggers for EVERY creature that ETBs and creates tokens for EVERY creature with CMC that enters (although it only sacs itself once lol). This can provide an insane amount of 2/2 ape tokens.
• Avenger of Zendikar / Omnath, Locus of Rage / Scute Swarm / Tireless Provisioner / Rampaging Baloths Cause landfall is a "fair" and "balanced" mechanic.
• Chancellor of the Forge Stack triggers so that this triggers last to create the max amount of 1/1 goblin tokens.
• Chatterfang, Squirrel General doubles the amount of tokens that enter and isn't $80 + unlike other cards *cough* Doubling Season *cough*

Upgrades for on a Bigger Budget

• Cut Mirkwood Bats Add Purphoros, God of the Forge
• Cut Goblin Bombardment Add Cryptolith Rite
• Cut Abrade Add Demonic Tutor
• Cut Swiftfoot Boots Add Lightning Greaves
• Cut Savage Lands Add Ziatora's Proving Ground
• Cut Forest Add Overgrown Tomb
• Cut Mountain Add Stomping Ground

Top Ranked	Achieved #114 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #82 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #8 position in Commander / EDH Jank 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	9 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.61
Tokens	2/2 G Token Creature Ape, Beast 4/4 G, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 5/5 RG, Food, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin Warrior 1/1 RG, Human 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Myr 1/1 C, Plant 0/1 G, Rhino Warrior 4/4 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G, Timeless Witness 4/4 B, Treasure
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