
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar / Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Piloted by Gary The Snail ยท #2 of 32 at Guardian Games PDX CEDH Halloween (October 31, 2026) ยท record 2-1-2
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar / Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator cEDH stats
Win conditions: Underworld Breach + Brain Freeze, Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond, Niv-Mizzet + Curiosity (detected from the list)
How it plays & wins
This is a blue-red storm and turbo shell led by the Kediss and Malcolm partner pair. It leans on fast mana like Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Ancient Tomb, Lion's Eye Diamond and a pile of Moxen, plus free interaction such as Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, Pact of Negation and Force of Negation. Tutors and card selection like Gifts Ungiven, Intuition, Gamble, Imperial Recruiter and Timetwister (alongside Wheel of Fortune) help assemble a win while counterspells cover the turn. Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora and The One Ring give it some grindy backup.
The most direct finish is Underworld Breach with Lion's Eye Diamond or Brain Freeze, building a big storm count and milling out a table. A second route is Niv-Mizzet, Parun with Curiosity, which I'm confident loops draws and damage. The list has plenty of other threats, but I can't confidently pin down further combos from it alone.
Analysis written with AI assistance based on this decklist.
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Creatures (20)
- Consecrated Sphinx ๐ถ๏ธ
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer ๐ถ๏ธ
- Imperial Recruiter ๐ถ๏ธ
- Ingenious Artillerist ๐ถ๏ธ
- Kitesail Larcenist ๐ถ๏ธ
- Knuckles the Echidna ๐ถ๏ธ
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw ๐ถ๏ธ
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun ๐ถ๏ธ
- Phyrexian Metamorph ๐ถ๏ธ
- Professional Face-Breaker ๐ถ๏ธ
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Reckless Fireweaver ๐ถ๏ธ
- Roaming Throne ๐ถ๏ธ
- Shao Jun ๐ถ๏ธ
- Simian Spirit Guide
- Siren Stormtamer ๐ถ๏ธ
- Spectral Sailor ๐ถ๏ธ
- Spellskite ๐ถ๏ธ
- Tandem Lookout ๐ถ๏ธ
- Weftstalker Ardent ๐ถ๏ธ
Instants (21)
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Brain Freeze
- Cyclonic Rift ๐ถ๏ธ
- Deflecting Swat
- Fierce Guardianship
- Final Fortune
- Flare of Duplication
- Flusterstorm
- Force of Negation
- Force of Will
- Gifts Ungiven ๐ถ๏ธ
- Intuition ๐ถ๏ธ
- March of Swirling Mist ๐ถ๏ธ
- Mental Misstep
- Mindbreak Trap
- Muddle the Mixture ๐ถ๏ธ
- Pact of Negation
- Pyroblast
- Red Elemental Blast
- Snap ๐ถ๏ธ
- Swan Song
Sorceries (6)
- Blasphemous Act ๐ถ๏ธ
- Gamble
- Jeska's Will
- Rite of Flame
- Timetwister ๐ถ๏ธ
- Wheel of Fortune ๐ถ๏ธ
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (7)
- Copy Enchantment ๐ถ๏ธ
- Curiosity ๐ถ๏ธ
- Leyline of Transformation ๐ถ๏ธ
- Mystic Remora
- Ophidian Eye ๐ถ๏ธ
- Rhystic Study
- Underworld Breach
Planeswalkers (1)
- Tezzeret the Seeker ๐ถ๏ธ
Lands (23)
- Ancient Tomb
- Arena of Glory
- Arid Mesa
- Bloodstained Mire
- Cavern of Souls
- City of Brass
- City of Traitors
- Command Tower
- Fiery Islet
- Flooded Strand
- Gemstone Caverns
- Mana Confluence
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Misty Rainforest
- Otawara, Soaring City
- Polluted Delta
- Prismatic Vista
- Scalding Tarn
- Snow-Covered Island
- Steam Vents
- Thundering Falls
- Training Center
- Volcanic Island
Other (10)
- Artificial Evolution ๐ถ๏ธ
- Blades of Velis Vel ๐ถ๏ธ
- Glamer Gifter ๐ถ๏ธ
- HYDRA Assault Robot ๐ถ๏ธ
- Saprazzan Skerry ๐ถ๏ธ
- Sea Gate Restoration ๐ถ๏ธ
- Shatterskull Smashing ๐ถ๏ธ
- Snow-Covered Mountain ๐ถ๏ธ
- Trickery Charm ๐ถ๏ธ
- Wings of Velis Vel ๐ถ๏ธ
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