Strategy:
My first iteration of Rafiq of the Many was very aggressive. It included a large number of creatures that would pump and protect Rafiq, allowing him to eliminate an opponent in one swing. Unfortunately, creature control is the main vulnerability of Rafiq, and committing more creatures to the board made that weakness even more of a handicap. With each pass, more of the creatures were cut for card advantage and board control of my own. Now the deck plays much more like a control deck, though Rafiq can and still does end games at a moment's notice.
My first iteration of Rafiq of the Many was very aggressive. It included a large number of creatures that would pump and protect Rafiq, allowing him to eliminate an opponent in one swing. Unfortunately, creature control is the main vulnerability of Rafiq, and committing more creatures to the board made that weakness even more of a handicap. With each pass, more of the creatures were cut for card advantage and board control of my own. Now the deck plays much more like a control deck, though Rafiq can and still does end games at a moment's notice.
The Deck:
1 Rafiq of the Many [ALA]Foil
Creature Spells:
1 Angel of the Dire Hour [C14]
1 Consecrated Sphinx [MBS]Foil
1 Dragonlord Ojutai [DTK]Foil
1 Medomai the Ageless [THS]Foil
1 Myojin of Cleansing Fire [CHK]Foil
1 Novablast Wurm [WWK]Foil
1 Stoneforge Mystic [WWK]Foil
1 Stonehewer Giant [MOR]Foil
1 Sunblast Angel [SOM]Foil
Planeswalkers:
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant [ALA]Foil
1 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets [SOI]Foil
1 Karn Liberated [NPH]Foil
1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer [C14]
1 Narset Transcendent [DTK]Foil
1 Tamiyo, Field Researcher [EMN]Foil
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon [FRF]Foil
Non-Creature Spells:
1 Argentum Armor [SOM]Foil
1 Azorius Signet [DIS]Foil
1 Batterskull [NPH]Foil
1 Cyclonic Rift [RTR]Foil
1 Day of Judgment [ZEN]Foil
1 Descend upon the Sinful [SOI]Foil
1 Final Judgment [BOK]Foil
1 Finest Hour [ARB]Foil
1 Fumigate [KLD]Foil
1 Future Sight [ONS]Foil
1 Hallowed Burial [EVE]Foil
1 Mana Crypt [Judge]Foil
1 Marble Diamond [7ED]Foil
1 Mind Spring [MOR]Foil
1 Moss Diamond [7ED]Foil
1 Mystic Confluence [Judge]Foil
1 Path to Exile [CON]Foil
1 Phyrexian Rebirth [MBS]Foil
1 Relic of Progenitus [ALA]Foil
1 Rest in Peace [RTR]Foil
1 Return to Dust [TSP]Foil
1 Rhystic Study [PCY]Foil
1 Rout [CNS]Foil
1 Selesnya Signet [RAV]Foil
1 Simic Signet [DIS]Foil
1 Sky Diamond [7ED]Foil
1 Sol Ring [Judge]Foil
1 Sphinx's Revelation [RTR]Foil
1 Stroke of Genius [Judge]Foil
1 Supreme Verdict [RTR]Foil
1 Sword of Body and Mind [SOM]Foil
1 Sword of Feast and Famine [MBS]Foil
1 Sword of Fire and Ice [Judge]Foil
1 Sword of Light and Shadow [Judge]Foil
1 Sword of War and Peace [NPH]Foil
1 Swords to Plowshares [Judge]Foil
1 Sylvan Reclamation [C16]
1 Talisman of Progress [MRD]Foil
1 Talisman of Unity [MRD]Foil
1 Terminus [AVR]Foil
1 Umezawa's Jitte [Promo]Foil
1 Wargate [ARB]Foil
1 Wrath of God [7ED]Foil
1 Adarkar Wastes [7ED]Foil
1 Bant Panorama [ALA]Foil
1 Breeding Pool [DIS]Foil
1 Brushland [7ED]Foil
1 Canopy Vista [BFZ]Foil
1 Command Tower [Judge]Foil
1 Dust Bowl [MMQ]Foil
1 Flooded Grove [EVE]Foil
1 Flooded Strand [ONS]Foil
1 Forest [UNH]Foil
1 Glacial Fortress [M10]Foil
1 Hallowed Fountain [DIS]Foil
1 Hinterland Harbor [ISD]Foil
1 Island [UNH]Foil
1 Island [UNH]Foil
1 Island [UNH]Foil
1 Island [UNH]Foil
1 Krosan Verge [JUD]Foil
1 Misty Rainforest [ZEN]Foil
1 Mystic Gate [SHM]Foil
1 Opal Palace [C13]
1 Plains [UNH]Foil
1 Plains [UNH]Foil
1 Plains [UNH]Foil
1 Plains [UNH]Foil
1 Prairie Stream [BFZ]Foil
1 Savannah [REV]
1 Seaside Citadel [ALA]Foil
1 Strip Mine [FTV]Foil
1 Sunpetal Grove [M10]Foil
1 Temple Garden [RAV]Foil
1 Temple of Enlightenment [BNG]Foil
1 Temple of Mystery [THS]Foil
1 Temple of Plenty [BNG]Foil
1 Tropical Island [REV]
1 Tundra [REV]
1 Wasteland [MPR]Foil
1 Windswept Heath [ONS]Foil
1 Wooded Bastion [SHM]Foil
1 Yavimaya Coast [APC]Foil
EDH - Ghave, Guru of Spores
EDH - Rafiq of the Many
EDH - Roon of the Hidden Realm
EDH - Ghave, Guru of Spores
EDH - Rafiq of the Many
EDH - Roon of the Hidden Realm
EDH - Ghave, Guru of Spores
EDH - Rafiq of the Many
EDH - Roon of the Hidden Realm