Ulamog, The Infinite Gyre

[Drbusta50]

has anyone tried to build a commander deck around {Ulamog, The Infinite Gyre} and if so can I have some ideas? What lands, spells, creatures to use. I'm new to commander

[cltrn81]

You are going to want lots of colorless mana ramp like {everflowing chalice}, {palladium myr}, {sol ring}, tron lands, etc.  Here is a good place to start http://edhrec.com/recommendations?q=Ulamog,%20the%20Infinite%20Gyre

[DimirOverlord1300]

Kozikek is better. Draw 4 is great

[Popper23345]

You are going to want lots of colorless mana ramp like {everflowing chalice}, {palladium myr}, {sol ring}, tron lands, etc.  Here is a good place to start http://edhrec.com/recommendations?q=Ulamog,%20the%20Infinite%20Gyre

And  {Opaline Unicorn}.. Can't forget le unicorn

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Remember you can't use Basics, only lands that produce colorless. That said, between land and rocks, it shouldn't be too hard

[Drbusta50]

Remember you can't use Basics, only lands that produce colorless. That said, between land and rocks, it shouldn't be too hard

But isn't there a rule that if something produce colored mana if it's not a color of your commander it produces colorless mana.  Or something to that effect.  Would that include basic lands?

[Codester1991]

Remember you can't use Basics, only lands that produce colorless. That said, between land and rocks, it shouldn't be too hard

But isn't there a rule that if something produce colored mana if it's not a color of your commander it produces colorless mana.  Or something to that effect.  Would that include basic lands?

I'm pretty certain that goes for things such as {prophetic prism} since the card is colorless it's playable and although it would produce any color it would have to be colorless. A card such as {Elvish mystic} being green and producing a green mana wouldn't be playable because it's initially a green card. Therefore lands that are out of flavor wouldn't be playable even basic lands.. But that's my understanding. And I do understand you know that elvish mystic would be illegal I was just using it as an example

[Drbusta50]

Thx. 

[InfinitiveDivinity]

That's the reason this deck is so expensive. You can't have any basics. Getting all the lands you need is pricey

Yep, my buddy built {Karn, Silver Golem} and when thumbing through his deck, the manabase was almost the most expensive part lol.

[InfinitiveDivinity]

That's the reason this deck is so expensive. You can't have any basics. Getting all the lands you need is pricey

Yep, my buddy built {Karn, Silver Golem} and when thumbing through his deck, the manabase was almost the most expensive part.

[Skyshadow731]

But wait dont basics technically count as colorless they just produce certain mana which in that deck would just make colorless

[Ekann1]

903.5d: A card with a basic land type may be included in a Commander deck only if each color of mana it could produce is included in the commander's color identity.
Example: {Wort, the Raidmother}'s color identity is red and green. A Wort Commander deck may include land cards with the basic land types Mountain and/or Forest. It can't include any land cards with the basic land types Plains, Island, or Swamp.

[Skyshadow731]

Ok

903.5d: A card with a basic land type may be included in a Commander deck only if each color of mana it could produce is included in the commander's color identity.
Example: {Wort, the Raidmother}'s color identity is red and green. A Wort Commander deck may include land cards with the basic land types Mountain and/or Forest. It can't include any land cards with the basic land types Plains, Island, or Swamp.

Ok thank you for that clarification.

[LinkCelestrial]

It's really dumb that they have the rule that you can't produce mana out of your color and you can't have lands that produce out of color. Don't need both rules.

[blackychan1]

{Command tower} produces off color. I think it is that Basic Lands have the text
Tap: to produce {w}/{u}/{b}/{r}/{g}
Implied, as it was written out in the old lands.