In making up the primary list, I used a combination of criteria
Prerelease events: July 1617, 2016 Launch Weekend: July 2224, 2016 Game Day: August 1314, 2016 The Eldritch Moon set becomes legal for sanctioned Constructed play on its official release date: Friday, July 22, 2016
The Zoo "The Zoo" Commander (0) Creatures (60) 1 Anaconda 1 Ancient Silverback 1 Arctic Wolves 1 Bayou Dragonfly 1 Bear Cub 1 Boa Constrictor 1 Bull Elephant 1 Bull Hippo 1 Charging Rhino 1 Crash of Rhinos 1 Crashing Boars 1 Deadly Insect 1 Emerald Dragonfly 1 Gang of Elk 1 Gibbering Hyenas 1 Grizzly Bears 1 Hunting Cheetah 1 Hunting Moa 1 Jungle Lion 1 Karoo Meerkat 1 King Cheetah 1 Locust Swarm 1 Lone Wolf 1 Lurking Crocodile 1 Lynx 1 Marsh Boa 1 Marsh Viper 1 Mire Boa 1 Mongrel Pack 1 Nimble Mongoose 1 Pouncing Jaguar 1 Pride of Lions 1 Pygmy Razorback 1 Rabid Wolverines 1 River Boa 1 Rogue Elephant 1 Silverback Ape 1 Slashing Tiger 1 Southern Elephant 1 Springing Tiger 1 Stalking Tiger 1 Stampeding Rhino 1 Stampeding Serow 1 Stampeding Wildebeests 1 Tarpan 1 Timber Wolves 1 Trained Cheetah 1 Trained Jackal 1 Tree Monkey 1 Warthog 1 Whippoorwill 1 Wild Dogs 1 Wild Elephant 1 Wild Mammoth 1 Wild Mongrel 1 Wild Ox 1 Wolf Pack 1 Wolverine Pack 1 Woolly Mammoths 1 Zoologist Spells (2) 1 Commune with Nature 1 Game Preserve Lands (37) 37 Forest The only three non-Forests or non-zoo-themed creatures in the deck are the Zoologist, Game Preserve, and Commune with Nature
P/T Number 60 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Historic, Legacy, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (6/6/2025) "Commander ninjutsu [cost]" means "[Cost], Reveal this card from your hand or from the command zone, Return an unblocked attacking creature you control to its owner's hand: Put this card onto the battlefield tapped and attacking." (6/6/2025) Commander ninjutsu is a variant of ninjutsu that can be activated from the command zone as well as from your hand
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This does very little early, it is a useless proactive tool as well
