The problem with this Commander is that his mechanic is Punisher. It gives your opponent the option of what happens per trigger, and you will never get the option that best suits you.
So, I just built this deck as well because I think I finally found a deck that will synergies with what I like to play. So far its done fairly well - beat a Thraximundar deck that mostly recently won a tournament in our area 3-1, which was nice. It punishes decks with kill spells so hard.
Also, just a side note, Geralf's Messenger is insane in this deck, and gives you soooooo much advantage with Athreos. Also 3 devotion!
@Sniper_Mayer I have found Bloodghast to be lack luster. They will always let him go to hand if you have Athreos out and his landfall ability is practically useless in this deck.
I'm really excited about Athreos; W/B is one of my favorite color pairs and he seems poised to make big waves in standard (and maybe commander!). I have some thoughts/suggestions for this deck:
Cards I don't like Wrath of God / Damnation: While I understand the synergy with Athreos, it doesn't seem to fit the theme of the deck very well. Athreos pushes me to be aggressive, making their choice of life vs. creature removal actually matter. If you are in a game state where you need to wipe you opponents board, they are probably just paying the life anyways. Also, with the amount of spot removal W/B has I don't think you need more than 1 or 2 board wipes.
Dystopia: You're playing white... I can't see this being useful at all. Normally Mono-B plays this cuz it can't remove white enchantments, but once again you're playing white. If you want a tax effect, something like Braids, Cabal Minion seems much better.
Nether Traitor: While BB to devotion is ok, I don't think this card does much. If Athreos is pushing me to be aggressive, this guy doesn't satisfy that role well as just a 1/1, even if he can reanimate (and nobody is paying life for this).
Cards I do like Obzedat, Ghost Council: I don;t think playing a bad card to just get extra devotion is a smart plan. However, when you can play a good card that gives a lot of devotion I get pretty excited, and I think Ghost-Dad definitely qualifies there. He's a +4 devotion that can also be a pain for your opponents to kill. He also provides a better target for any reanimation spells and basically wins you the game if you can Armageddon or Cataclysm.
Champion of the Parish: I think W/B gets you to play a lot of strong humans naturally, and I enjoy powerful one drops in this kind of deck. You're already playing 15 humans, and there's more great ones you could add too (Braids, Soldier of the Pantheon, etc.).
Dystopia is a good card, but not when you are playing white.
I would run mirran crusader before phyrexian crusader. Infect doesn't synergise with anything in your deck. They could just pay the 3 life after he dies because he technically didn't do any damage.
Also keep in mind that tokens aren't as powerful as non-tokens since they can't go back to your hand. I would probably load this deck with lots of strong white weenies as well as undercosted black stuff - like desecration demon. Imagine casting a proclamation of rebirth after your opponent just spent 9 life to get rid of your 3 little dudes.
@Lexie9894
Undying creatures are actually genius. They have to pay 3 life to make the undying trigger, or it just goes back to your hand (free card advantage). Then they'd have to pay another 3 life to make him die for real the second time. You could force the undying to trigger if you want by stacking the triggers accordingly as well.
EDIT:
Manlands might be a good choice. I am not 100% sure if they trigger your commander, but I think they do. If someone exiles a creature in response to the trigger, do they still have to pay 3 life?
EDIT2:
So I looked in the rulings section. If they exile it in response, they don't have to pay life. Looks like the undying stuff can still work, though. Geralf's messenger definitely seems strong. Still unsure of how it works with manlands. My guess is that it does work, but I'd like a concrete answer. I'll probably ask in the rulings section.
@SAUS9001 From my understanding, manlands will still trigger it and your opponent will have to pay 3 life to let it go to the graveyard or it will go to your hand. It's kind of like if you give a manland persist, it still gets its persist trigger.
@SAUS9001 From my understanding, manlands will still trigger it and your opponent will have to pay 3 life to let it go to the graveyard or it will go to your hand. It's kind of like if you give a manland persist, it still gets its persist trigger.
Sweet! Thanks. I think that makes manlands worth it.
Ya, the coloured ones are not very good in these colours. I think blinkmoth nexus deserves a try, though. Probably not inkmoth nexus, though, because poison doesn't really help with the game plan too much.
@Lexie9894: Glad that you're testing this deck. Care to see the list?
I've just remade this deck from last night and want to post this deck before heading to work. Going to test this baby online when I get back from work.
I've talked to some people online and discussed its strength and weakness. So far, we found out that if we prolonged our game, our opponent will catch up. Case in point, when ipze's version played against Prossh, he can't keep up with a reviving a simple Thragtusk.
Another version I've watch is Balrog's match with Jhoira and Oloro. Oloro match has a positive result whereas the Suspend Queen is a bit of a headache.
@Clucky: The reason why I run those Wrath is that sooner or later our opponent will drop something big or many. And having a bit low hitter might be a problem for me. If the results isn't favorable, I'll just drop them.
And yeah, I dropped Dystopia from my list last night because my selftest conclude that I Athreos as my only white source... or O-Ring which is kind of a problem. Braids is there immediately after I post my previous version. I don't have a lot of Humans in my current version... I added him along with Braids but it didn't helped because of dropping zombies and such.
I already have some of the cards that you've suggested.
SAUS9001:I always forget that Mirran Crusader is a good card... for somer reason, P. Crusader is what I remember lol.
Yeah, manlands are really really good for aggro version!!! Testing-wise from last night, it's decent for combat. I just have to skip the tapped manlands.
Here is my current list - So far I've seen good results with the few games I've played. Hopefully I'll be playing some more games soon. I'm reallllllllly hopeful for him.
I haven't had the chance to cast either of them yet, actually. I haven't drawn them in any of my games... awk. So still more testing and I'll get back to yo uon that.
I might want to slot in Nevermore, but the deck seems to be able to deal with a lot of threats/problems. /shrug
I was talking to Balrog earlier. He has games with Ephara and Griselbrand... One thing, he both lost. He can't keep up with the ramp and Brand is armed with removal and kept paying the Athreos. Just you know, he's using 30+ cheap aggro build with 40 lands. Among them is Accorder Paladin, couple of exalted b/w procolored knights. I suggest adding Demon Tutor and Nevermore... He told me that they're not good in his deck until he faced the Demon. Heck, I even joked about adding Cataclysm since in a good run, he either pay 3 or faced an army of weenies the following turn. As for Ephara, he get mana crewed... 40 land deck (the list he gave me has 39 lands in int) and he get manascrewed.
Going to test my deck later tonight to see what's wrong with my build.
Bit of an update since my last Athreos post.
1 Athreos, God of Passage
Creatures:30
1
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
2
1 Corrupt Court Official
1 Dark Confidant
1 Gatekeeper of Malakir
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Precinct Captain
1 Ravenous Rats
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Flickerwisp
1 Geralf's Messenger
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Mirran Crusader
1 Necrotic Sliver
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Sin Collector
4
1 Braids, Cabal Minion
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
5
1 Karmic Guide
1 Phyrexian Delver
1 Reveillark
1 Armageddon
1 Castigate
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Night's Whisper
1 Ravages of War
1 Read the Bones
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Thoughtseize
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Vindicate
1 Wrath of God
Instants:5
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Go for the Throat
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
Enchantmnets:6
1 Bitterblossom
1 Land Tax
1 Nevermore
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Parallax Wave
1 Phyrexian Arena
Artifacts:3
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Planeswalkers:2
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
4 Snow-Covered Plains
8 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Godless Shrine
1 Scrubland
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Flooded Strand
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Windswept Heath
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Caves of Koilos
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Fetid Heath
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Tainted Field
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Mutavault
1 High Market
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Wasteland
Some creature cards that I want to include
Couple of draw cards
Some removal
1 Athreos, God of Passage
Creatures:31
1
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
2
1 Azorius Arrester
1 Cartel Aristocrat
1 Corrupt Court Official
1 Dark Confidant
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Ravenous Rats
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 War Priest of Thune
3
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Gatekeeper of Malakir
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Necrotic Sliver
1 Ophiomancer
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Sin Collector
1 Stonecloaker
4
1 Braids, Cabal Minion
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Entomber Exarch
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Slum Reaper
5
1 Karmic Guide
1 Phyrexian Delver
1 Reveillark
1 Castigate
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Night's Whisper
1 Read the Bones
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Thoughtseize
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Vindicate
1 Wrath of God
Instants:6
1 Dismember
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Go for the Throat
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
Enchantments:6
1 Bitterblossom
1 Land Tax
1 Nevermore
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Recurring Nightmare
Artifacts:
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Planeswalkers:2
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
4 Snow-Covered Plains
7 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Godless Shrine
1 Scrubland
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Flooded Strand
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Windswept Heath
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Caves of Koilos
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Fetid Heath
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Tainted Field
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 High Market
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Wasteland
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Mutavault
1 Athreos, God of Passage
Creatures:26
1
1 Gravecrawler
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
2
1 Cartel Aristocrat
1 Dark Confidant
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Nether Traitor
1 Pain Seer
1 Precinct Captain
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 War Priest of Thune
3
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Hypnotic Specter
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Ophiomancer
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Sin Collector
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Mirri the Cursed
1 Ranger of Eos
5
1 Reveillark
Sorcery:13
1 Castigate
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Distress
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Reanimate
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Thoughtseize
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Vindicate
1 Wrath of God
Instants:6
1 Dismember
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Go for the Throat
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Bitterblossom
1 Curse of Shallow Graves
1 Dystopia
1 Grave Pact
1 Land Tax
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Recurring Nightmare
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Spear of Heliod
Artifacts:4
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Planeswalkers:3
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Gideon Jura
1 Liliana of the Veil
Lands:38
19 Snow-Covered Plains
19 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Athreos, God of Passage
Creatures:30
1
1 Gravecrawler
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
2
1 Blood Scrivener
1 Cartel Aristocrat
1 Dark Confidant
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Nether Traitor
1 Pain Seer
1 Precinct Captain
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 War Priest of Thune
3
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Glowrider
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Ophiomancer
1 Sin Collector
1 Angel of Jubilation
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Ranger of Eos
5
1 Deathbringer Liege
1 Mirri the Cursed
1 Reveillark
Sorcery:10
1 Castigate
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Distress
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Thoughtseize
1 Vindicate
1 Wrath of God
Insants:7
1 Dismember
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Go for the Throat
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Rootborn Defenses
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Bitterblossom
1 Curse of Shallow Graves
1 Grave Pact
1 Land Tax
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Spear of Heliod
Artifacts:5
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Tangle Wire
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Planeswalkers:2
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Liliana of the Veil
Lands:38
19 Snow-Covered Plains
19 Snow-Covered Swamp
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
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Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
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EDH Decks:
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Tajic, Blade of the Legion
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Ezuri, Renegade Leader 1v1
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher 1v1
Hythonia the Cruel
Trying to build:
Jenara, Asura of War
Designing a Custom Set:
Clash of the Cultures: 5 Wedges, 5 Cultures
Providing Artwork for:
Archester: Frontier of Steam
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Also, just a side note, Geralf's Messenger is insane in this deck, and gives you soooooo much advantage with Athreos. Also 3 devotion!
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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Cards I don't like
Wrath of God / Damnation: While I understand the synergy with Athreos, it doesn't seem to fit the theme of the deck very well. Athreos pushes me to be aggressive, making their choice of life vs. creature removal actually matter. If you are in a game state where you need to wipe you opponents board, they are probably just paying the life anyways. Also, with the amount of spot removal W/B has I don't think you need more than 1 or 2 board wipes.
Dystopia: You're playing white... I can't see this being useful at all. Normally Mono-B plays this cuz it can't remove white enchantments, but once again you're playing white. If you want a tax effect, something like Braids, Cabal Minion seems much better.
Nether Traitor: While BB to devotion is ok, I don't think this card does much. If Athreos is pushing me to be aggressive, this guy doesn't satisfy that role well as just a 1/1, even if he can reanimate (and nobody is paying life for this).
Cards I do like
Obzedat, Ghost Council: I don;t think playing a bad card to just get extra devotion is a smart plan. However, when you can play a good card that gives a lot of devotion I get pretty excited, and I think Ghost-Dad definitely qualifies there. He's a +4 devotion that can also be a pain for your opponents to kill. He also provides a better target for any reanimation spells and basically wins you the game if you can Armageddon or Cataclysm.
Champion of the Parish: I think W/B gets you to play a lot of strong humans naturally, and I enjoy powerful one drops in this kind of deck. You're already playing 15 humans, and there's more great ones you could add too (Braids, Soldier of the Pantheon, etc.).
Phyrexian Arena / Dark Tutelage: Card advantage engines are pretty good whether you're playing aggro or not.
I would run mirran crusader before phyrexian crusader. Infect doesn't synergise with anything in your deck. They could just pay the 3 life after he dies because he technically didn't do any damage.
Also keep in mind that tokens aren't as powerful as non-tokens since they can't go back to your hand. I would probably load this deck with lots of strong white weenies as well as undercosted black stuff - like desecration demon. Imagine casting a proclamation of rebirth after your opponent just spent 9 life to get rid of your 3 little dudes.
@Lexie9894
Undying creatures are actually genius. They have to pay 3 life to make the undying trigger, or it just goes back to your hand (free card advantage). Then they'd have to pay another 3 life to make him die for real the second time. You could force the undying to trigger if you want by stacking the triggers accordingly as well.
EDIT:
Manlands might be a good choice. I am not 100% sure if they trigger your commander, but I think they do. If someone exiles a creature in response to the trigger, do they still have to pay 3 life?
EDIT2:
So I looked in the rulings section. If they exile it in response, they don't have to pay life. Looks like the undying stuff can still work, though. Geralf's messenger definitely seems strong. Still unsure of how it works with manlands. My guess is that it does work, but I'd like a concrete answer. I'll probably ask in the rulings section.
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Duel Commander
WR Tajic, Wrath of the Manlands RW
BGW Doran Destruction WGB
Commander
GUB Mimeoplasm, Screw Politics BUG
BR Mogis, God of Slaughter RB
RGW Marath, Ramp and Removal WGR
WUBRG Karona, Jank God GRBUW
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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Sweet! Thanks. I think that makes manlands worth it.
BBB Two Hundred Zombies BBB
Duel Commander
WR Tajic, Wrath of the Manlands RW
BGW Doran Destruction WGB
Commander
GUB Mimeoplasm, Screw Politics BUG
BR Mogis, God of Slaughter RB
RGW Marath, Ramp and Removal WGR
WUBRG Karona, Jank God GRBUW
No problem! that being said, I think Mutavault and Mishra's Factory are the only ones that are worth it. the black one, Spawning Pool, isn't really that good imo, Forbidding Watchtower is... meh, and there is no BW one.
Anyway, just my opinion.
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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Ya, the coloured ones are not very good in these colours. I think blinkmoth nexus deserves a try, though. Probably not inkmoth nexus, though, because poison doesn't really help with the game plan too much.
BBB Two Hundred Zombies BBB
Duel Commander
WR Tajic, Wrath of the Manlands RW
BGW Doran Destruction WGB
Commander
GUB Mimeoplasm, Screw Politics BUG
BR Mogis, God of Slaughter RB
RGW Marath, Ramp and Removal WGR
WUBRG Karona, Jank God GRBUW
1 Athreos, God of Passage
Creatures:31
1
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
2
1 Azorius Arrester
1 Cartel Aristocrat
1 Corrupt Court Official
1 Dark Confidant
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Ravenous Rats
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 War Priest of Thune
3
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Gatekeeper of Malakir
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Necrotic Sliver
1 Ophiomancer
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Sin Collector
1 Stonecloaker
4
1 Braids, Cabal Minion
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Entomber Exarch
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Slum Reaper
5
1 Karmic Guide
1 Phyrexian Delver
1 Reveillark
1 Castigate
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Night's Whisper
1 Read the Bones
1 Steelshaper's Gift
1 Thoughtseize
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Vindicate
1 Wrath of God
Instants:6
1 Dismember
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Go for the Throat
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
Enchantments:6
1 Bitterblossom
1 Land Tax
1 Nevermore
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Recurring Nightmare
Artifacts:
1 Skullclamp
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Planeswalkers:2
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
4 Snow-Covered Plains
7 Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Godless Shrine
1 Scrubland
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Flooded Strand
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Windswept Heath
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Caves of Koilos
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Fetid Heath
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Tainted Field
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 High Market
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Wasteland
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Mutavault
Cards that i've missed
@Lexie9894: Glad that you're testing this deck. Care to see the list?
I've just remade this deck from last night and want to post this deck before heading to work. Going to test this baby online when I get back from work.
I've talked to some people online and discussed its strength and weakness. So far, we found out that if we prolonged our game, our opponent will catch up. Case in point, when ipze's version played against Prossh, he can't keep up with a reviving a simple Thragtusk.
Another version I've watch is Balrog's match with Jhoira and Oloro. Oloro match has a positive result whereas the Suspend Queen is a bit of a headache.
@Clucky: The reason why I run those Wrath is that sooner or later our opponent will drop something big or many. And having a bit low hitter might be a problem for me. If the results isn't favorable, I'll just drop them.
And yeah, I dropped Dystopia from my list last night because my selftest conclude that I Athreos as my only white source... or O-Ring which is kind of a problem. Braids is there immediately after I post my previous version. I don't have a lot of Humans in my current version... I added him along with Braids but it didn't helped because of dropping zombies and such.
I already have some of the cards that you've suggested.
SAUS9001:I always forget that Mirran Crusader is a good card... for somer reason, P. Crusader is what I remember lol.
Yeah, manlands are really really good for aggro version!!! Testing-wise from last night, it's decent for combat. I just have to skip the tapped manlands.
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URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
1 Mother of Runes
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Gravecrawler
2 Kataki, War's Wage
2 Pyrexian Revoker
2 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Tidehollow Sculler
2 Knight of the White Orchid
2 Grand Abolisher
2 Mesmeric Fiend
2 Spirit of the Labyrinth
2 Dark Confidant
3 Aven Mindcensor
3 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
3 Fleshbag Marauder
3 Geralf's Messenger
3 Mentor of the Meek
3 Sin Collector
3 Hypnotic Specter
3 Glowrider
4 Disciple of Bolas
4 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
4 Hero of Bladehold
4 Mirri the Cursed
5 Deathbringer Liege
5 Divinity of Pride
Enchantment (6):
1 Land Tax
2 Bitterblossom
2 Militia's Pride
2 Seal of Cleansing
3 Phyrexian Arena
3 Aura of Silence
1 Skullclamp
5 Norin's Annex
Instant (12):
1 Tithe
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Disenchant
2 Plunge into Darkness
2 Go for the Throat
2 Orzhov Charm
3 Dismember
3 Unmake
3 Hero's Downfall
3 Mortify
Sorcery (13):
1 Duress
1 Thoughtsieze
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Castigate
2 Demonic Tutor
2 Hymn to Tourach
2 Night's Whisper
3 Read the Bones
3 Toxic Deluge
3 Vindicate
3 Beseech the Queen
4 Damnation
4 Wrath of God
Planewalker (3):
3 Liliana of the Veil
4 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6 Sorin Markov
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Cabal Pit
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Caves of Koilos
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Dust Bowl
1 Fetid Heath
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Flooded Strand
1 Godless Shrine
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Marsh Flats
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Mutavault
6 Plains
1 Polluted Delta
1 Rishadan Port
1 Scrubland
6 Swamp
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Temple of Silence
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wasteland
1 Windswept Heath
I'll be editing here and there, but I am definitely liking where this deck is going.
EDIT: I was missing Phyrexian Revoker, not Accorder Paladin.
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
a card border extended by me, commissions are open.
What about Liege?
Nevermore is a really really good card against most general centric decks.
Forgot about Unmake and Hero's Downfall!!! Although I've seen Oust doing a fine job.
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
I might want to slot in Nevermore, but the deck seems to be able to deal with a lot of threats/problems. /shrug
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
a card border extended by me, commissions are open.
FYI... your creature count is 26...
so your deck is 98/99.
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Oops! Thanks for letting me know. I must have just forgot to type a creature.
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
a card border extended by me, commissions are open.
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
EDIT: I was missing Phyrexian Revoker, not Accorder Paladin.
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
a card border extended by me, commissions are open.
Going to test my deck later tonight to see what's wrong with my build.
Duel Commander
URG [Primer] Maelstrom Wanderer [Primer] URG
Duel Commander Current Projects:
RGWMarath, Will of the WildRGW
BRXMogis, God of SlaughterBRX
RWxIoras, God of VictoryRWx
WBxAthreos, God of PassageWBx
Created By: DarkNightCavalier
Also: Killing Wave seems like mega value!