Legendary Creature — Snake Druid

Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty

Mana value5EDHREC#2,465

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The Commander

Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Spells you cast with mana value 6 or greater have cascade.

Guide

Gameplan

Imoti turns every big spell into a two-for-one by granting cascade to anything costing 6 or more, so you ramp hard early and then chain massive spells that each generate free value. The deck floods the board with huge creatures and explosive spells, snowballing card and mana advantage until you bury the table in threats.

Strengths

Cascade on 6+ MV spells means built-in card advantage and free spells with every big play
Simic ramp lets you cast multiple high-cost bombs ahead of curve
Resilient value engine that recovers quickly from board wipes
Casual-friendly, flexible build supporting many top-end packages

Weaknesses

Cascade is random, so consistency suffers without enough hits
Relies on expensive spells, making it clunky on slow draws or under heavy taxes
No built-in interaction or protection in the command zone
Vulnerable to stax pieces that tax or restrict casting (Drannith Magistrate, Grand Arbiter)

Key Cards

Apex Devastator — Quadruple cascade plus Imoti's cascade gives an absurd five free spells in one cast.
Maelstrom Wanderer — Double cascade haste enabler that also gives your whole team haste to immediately swing.
Etali, Primal Conqueror — Massive 6+ MV bomb that cascades and snowballs mana when it attacks, often ending games.
Cultivate — Cheap ramp and fixing that powers out your expensive cascade spells reliably.
Kogla and Yidaro — Cascade-friendly top-end that also offers removal and recursion.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the curve so most expensive spells hit reliably on cascade and avoid clogging with too many lands at the top end. Add fast ramp (Sol Ring, Three Visits, Nature's Lore, Cabal Coffers effects) and protection like Heroic Intervention and Lightning Greaves, then include a true closer such as Craterhoof Behemoth or a Torment of Hailfire to convert value into wins. Consider Worldspine Wurm or Apex Devastator as cascade anchors and counterspells to protect your key turns.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Overwhelming board of cascaded bombs and large creatures swinging in
▸Casting Apex Devastator or Maelstrom Wanderer chains into game-ending value
▸X-spell finishers like Torment of Hailfire or Genesis Wave
▸Etali/Craterhoof-style alpha strikes after ramping into massive top-end

Archetypes

Big Mana Ramp — Imoti rewards loading up on expensive spells that ramp into more expensive spells.
Cascade Value/Chaos — Granting cascade to all 6+ MV spells turns the deck into a free-spell value engine.
Spellslinger Combo — Cascade into game-ending X-spells or storm-style payoffs for explosive turns.
Superfriends/Bombs — High-mana planeswalkers and finishers all gain cascade, generating relentless advantage.