G/UEDHREC #9333

Kenessos, Priest of Thassa

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Cleric

If you would scry a number of cards, scry that many cards plus one instead. {3}{G/U}: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, you may put it on the bottom of your library.

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“Scry-fueled sea creature cheating with library manipulation.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Tokens swarm

ThemesRamp, Landfall, Tokens

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Kenessos is your gateway to cheating massive sea creatures onto the battlefield while digging through your deck with improved scrying. The deck leans into the scry synergies to stack your library and consistently hit your fatties, while the activated ability lets you cheat out Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents without paying their steep mana costs. You're essentially playing a toolbox creature ramp deck that cycles through your library quickly, finding answers and threats while your commander sits back untapping and filtering draws. Win by deploying enormous creatures ahead of schedule and attacking through with evasive sea monsters or just overwhelming board presence.

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Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip expensive Scry payoffs like Mystic Sanctuary; use cheap scry commons like Portent and Sleight of Hand alongside ramp like Cultivate instead of pricey mana rocks.