I don't know if I'll actually make this deck because it's a little silly, but I did pre-order a brimaz so I figured it'd be fun to have him in his own list instead of just another weenie in my derevi deck.
So I tested by google-fu to find every anthem effect I could to make his kitty cats HUGE.
EDH: B Chainer, Dementia Master B | UG Edric, Spymaster of Trest UG | WRG Marath, Will of the Wild WRG | UBR Marchesa, the Black Rose UBR | UBG Tasigur, the Golden Fang UBG
Modern: WBG Abzan Company WBG | UBR Grixis Delver and/or Twin UBR | U Merfolk U
WBG Anafenza, the Foremost WBG WUR Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR
WUBRG Horde of Notions WUBRG WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon WUBRG URG Maelstrom Wanderer URG UBG Damia, Sage of Stone UBG WUG Roon of the Hidden Realm WUG WUG Rafiq of the Many WUG WUG Deveri, Empyrial Tactician WUG BRG Prossh, Skyraider of Kher BRG WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain WBG UBR Nekusar, the Mind Razer UBR WBR Kaalia of the Vast WBR UG Prime Speaker Zegana UG UG Edric, Spymaster of Trest UG WB Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter WB WU Grand Arbiter Augustin IV WU
-day of destiny: i only have a handful of legends, and they're not who i want to pump.
-caged sun: the mana boost probably isn't necessary and 6 mana is a lot.
-tithe: it's a good card, probably it should go in.
-terrain generator: I don't see it ramping me where i need it (mostly from 1 to 3 is where I want to go).
I made a few more tweaks to the build to include winter orb and hokori because I'm a gigantic dick.
Anyway I tried it out and it sort of rocked the socks. Played 5 games and lost once. I won most games off the back of either mass LD or lockdown with winter orb - the most ridiculous was when no one noticed I was about to ultimate elspeth 1.0, so I did, and promptly followed it with a ravages. Also got 2 great plays off flashed-in dictate of heliod.
Aggro stupid beats aren't really my thing generally, nor is mono-white, but this deck is rock solid. If you don't deal with it, and it has a decent board and drops a nasty piece of land control, you'll be dead before you can recover. Brimaz is a lot like having a pw for a commander - he gives you increasing board presence if you can keep your opponents away from him.
Eh, none of those really tickled my fancy. Pianna isn't a soldier and isn't a very impressive anthem since he has summoning sickness. Angelic voices is just a really weak anthem compared to a lot of others, (and hilariously my opponents can screw it up with forbidden orchard). Jihad is decent (and this is probably the only deck I'd really consider it in) but besides the risk that no one will have reliable colored permanents, the WWW makes it actually pretty hard to cast for this deck since I have so many colorless utility lands (the decklist here omits quite a few of them I think). I might cut those back a bit, but still, it doesn't blow me away or anything. For the same reason, charge across the araba looks pretty sketchy since it will probably just be a non-trampling overrun at best. It'll probably make the cut in my Oyobi, who split the heavens deck, though
So I tested by google-fu to find every anthem effect I could to make his kitty cats HUGE.
So, here we go.
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
Anthems (29):
1 Angel of Jubilation
1 elspeth, sun's champion
1 elesh norn, grand cenobite
1 Daru Warchief
1 eldrazi monument
1 gerrard's battle cry
1 glorious anthem
1 goldnight commander
1 honor of the pure
1 Leonin sun standard
1 marshal's anthem
1 Path of bravery
1 soltari champion
1 dictate of heliod
1 spear of heliod
1 field marshal
1 archangel of thune
1 ajani goldmane
1 cathars' crusade
1 celestial ancient
1 mikeaus, the lunarch
1 celestial crusader
1 Crovax, Ascendant Hero
1 Crusade
1 Divine Sacrament
1 Konda's Banner
1 Mirror Entity
1 Shared Triumph
1 captain of the watch
1 Crescendo of war
1 frontline medic
1 akroma's memorial
1 true conviction
1 catapult master
1 catapult squad
1 hero of bladehold
1 signal pest
1 accorder paladin
1 victory's herald
1 Requiem angel
1 Mentor of the meek
1 slate of ancestry
1 knight-captain of eos
1 Odric, Master Tactician
Ok fine we'll throw in some equipment (5)
1 skullclamp
1 lightning greaves
1 swiftfoot boots
1 sword of fire and ice
1 Sword of light and shadow
Oh what the heck, maybe a little removal (11)
1 Austere Command
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
1 Return to Dust
1 Banishing Stroke
1 Oblation
1 Unexpectedly absent
1 CATastrophe (GET IT?!?!?)
1 armageddon
1 ravages of war
1 martial coup
1 Chrome Mox
1 Jeweled Amulet
1 Mana Crypt
1 mana vault
1 sol ring
1 mox diamond
1 Weathered wayfarer
1 pearl medallion
Land (32)
1 cavern of souls
1 emeria, the sky ruin
1 high market
1 homeward path
1 kor haven
1 miren, the moaning well
1 thawing glaciers
25 plains
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Do you need more wraths so that your post-wrath creatures are more-likely-than-not more monstrous than your opponents'?
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
Unfortunately I've only got 6 non-general soldiers so brass herald looks pretty overpriced for an adaptive automaton.
Personally I'm hoping this deck will be super aggro and not need wraths, but we'll see how it plays.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
EDIT: OPPS! Nevermind.... I found it. I thought it was alphabetical.
It also comes with a theme song that you should blast whenever you play it.
B Chainer, Dementia Master B | UG Edric, Spymaster of Trest UG | WRG Marath, Will of the Wild WRG | UBR Marchesa, the Black Rose UBR | UBG Tasigur, the Golden Fang UBG
Modern:
WBG Abzan Company WBG | UBR Grixis Delver and/or Twin UBR | U Merfolk U
WBG Anafenza, the Foremost WBG
WUR Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR
WUBRG Horde of Notions WUBRG
WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon WUBRG
URG Maelstrom Wanderer URG
UBG Damia, Sage of Stone UBG
WUG Roon of the Hidden Realm WUG
WUG Rafiq of the Many WUG
WUG Deveri, Empyrial Tactician WUG
BRG Prossh, Skyraider of Kher BRG
WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain WBG
UBR Nekusar, the Mind Razer UBR
WBR Kaalia of the Vast WBR
UG Prime Speaker Zegana UG
UG Edric, Spymaster of Trest UG
WB Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter WB
WU Grand Arbiter Augustin IV WU
-caged sun: the mana boost probably isn't necessary and 6 mana is a lot.
-tithe: it's a good card, probably it should go in.
-terrain generator: I don't see it ramping me where i need it (mostly from 1 to 3 is where I want to go).
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
obviously silver seraph has got to go, despite being a pet card of mine. replaced with the far superior dictate of heliod.
o-naginata isn't really blowing me away either, let's replace it with the splashier captain of the watch.
champion's helm and swiftfoot boots likewise, replacing it them the much nastier armageddon and ravages of war.
glory is cool but clunky. replaced with the not-clunky catastrophe.
dust bowl and strip mine both replaced with a plains - live and let live, that's my motto. Unless I'm armageddoning, then my motto is "kill 'em all".
lotus petal seems a little too aggro, let's replace it with a regular ol' plains too. go emeria (and a more reliable T2-3 brimaz)!
expedition map seems sorta meh here, replacing it with pearl medallion because it's awesome.
last one - adaptive automaton seems sorta sketchy - it's very killable and doesn't pump my non-soldiers. replaced with martial coup.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Anyway I tried it out and it sort of rocked the socks. Played 5 games and lost once. I won most games off the back of either mass LD or lockdown with winter orb - the most ridiculous was when no one noticed I was about to ultimate elspeth 1.0, so I did, and promptly followed it with a ravages. Also got 2 great plays off flashed-in dictate of heliod.
Aggro stupid beats aren't really my thing generally, nor is mono-white, but this deck is rock solid. If you don't deal with it, and it has a decent board and drops a nasty piece of land control, you'll be dead before you can recover. Brimaz is a lot like having a pw for a commander - he gives you increasing board presence if you can keep your opponents away from him.
So yeah, fun times. Would build again.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Angelic Voices
Jihad
And for when you just want the game to be over (one way or the other)
Charge Across the Araba
Eh, none of those really tickled my fancy. Pianna isn't a soldier and isn't a very impressive anthem since he has summoning sickness. Angelic voices is just a really weak anthem compared to a lot of others, (and hilariously my opponents can screw it up with forbidden orchard). Jihad is decent (and this is probably the only deck I'd really consider it in) but besides the risk that no one will have reliable colored permanents, the WWW makes it actually pretty hard to cast for this deck since I have so many colorless utility lands (the decklist here omits quite a few of them I think). I might cut those back a bit, but still, it doesn't blow me away or anything. For the same reason, charge across the araba looks pretty sketchy since it will probably just be a non-trampling overrun at best. It'll probably make the cut in my Oyobi, who split the heavens deck, though
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Coat of Arms
Like the simplicity of this deck. Going to start working on one myself to see how it plays. Thank you for the idea.
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