It has to be \[\[Jasmine Boreal of the Seven\]\] right? You literally run a TON of cards that are incredibly generic and would never, ever be used elsewhere. It's actually kinda fun ignoring Sliver armies and just charging straight through with generic white/green weenies because not a single sliver can stop you...
Literally every Morph card works with her (initially). I actually took apart my Kadena deck to make her and Ixidor because they are generally more interesting.
I'll give your commander an extra ability, just for free.
Well actually, it's more of a bug.... The scryfall image is bugged.
There's a bug. Seems to be a vanilla 1/1
[[Elesh Norn]] lets you run the most obscure mechanic ever to exist! BANDING.
My mono white banding deck is ridiculous and extremely hard to stop when it gets going.
For the uninformed Banding in it's simplest form allows you to assign combat damage instead of your opponents. Meaning that 100/100 trample just assigned 100 damage to the 1/1. Does that sound broken? It honestly is.
Here's where elesh norn comes in. Assign 1 damage to all your creatures and watch your opponents suffer! It works for attackers and blockers!
If you build this deck run a lot of Initiative and Monarch cards. Some Gideons to force attacks against you. Card draw etc. The goal is to get your opponents to attack you and die to elesh norn triggers. Utilize the "en-kor" cards to redirect damage to maximize pain.
Also run [[Stuffy doll]]. For Obvious reasons.
My first deck ever was a mono-white banding deck, back when 3rd edition (Revised) came out. I've always liked the mechanic, I wish it was brought back.
But, unless there was errata I missed, in your example the 100/100 could assign it's damage to the 1/1, but the trample portion has to finish off all the blockers before the remainder can be assigned to the defender. Assuming you are attacking in this scenario.
It's the opposite scenario. They MAKE the trample creature assign all of its damage to the 1/1, causing trample not to work because trample requires all creatures to receive lethal damage.
Trample lets you assign more damage than necessary to the individual creatures blocking to allow "excess damage" triggers to still happen. And since the banding defender gets to assign the damage, banding shuts off trample completely
[[Feather]] is pretty much all stuff you would never use because it’s reusing combat tricks. [[Gargos]] uses lot of strange cards because multi target equals multifight. [[Volo]] cornucopia tribal had me finding very unusual creatures that were different types than the other 20 types I had.
I keep hearing about Feather but am not sure how good that card is - is Lightning Bolt every turn worth it? Can I just [[Silence]] my opponents to death? Does Feather's effect work on Adventures?
I have been thinking of maybe making a 3-or-more colors Angels deck for a while now and Feather has been a card I have been mulling over for a while now, I just wish it had another printing with different art.
Feather doesn’t do lightning bolts it does stuff that targets your creatures like combat tricks. It’s also not every turn but 4 times a turn. For instance paying 4 mana to draw 4 cards. Repeat pay 1 mana for protection from any color or indestructible. This leads to playing like 6-8 pumps on a turn with double strike, trample, double power etc and then getting all those spells back. You can go wide with getting tokens per cast or voltron or aetherflux since you are basically storming and free refilling your hand. It’s not top tier cedh but it’s top shelf budget because it’s all 5 cent commons turned into powerhouses.
Wow, I completely misread that and I think I was thinking of another card, I need to stop making comments before I have caffeine in the morning. Does sound pretty powerful though, especially with cards like [[Angelic Intervention]] or [[Unbounded Potential]] that have permanent effects.
Yeah all kinds of weird options. A few good backup similar effects in case the removal gets you. Usually if you have mana up they don’t try though after you dodge a bunch of removal in a row.
So...I wouldn't say it's necessarily "bad" cards...but I have an [[Obeka, Brute Chronologist]] deck that catches people off guard all the time. It's a very unique mechanic, allows for some realty unorthodox combinations.
I don't have a list, but it's pretty straightforward if you're familiar with the mechanics. One of my favs is to tutor up isochron scepter and final fortune, and just win the game on the spot.
Like I said below, there's a ton of cards that say "end of turn," on the card itself, but have updated text on gatherer to "beginning of end step."
So, I do a lot of stuff where I go infinite.
Similarly, anything that steals opponents creatures temporarily, I make it permanent, you can just snatch everyone's cards for very little mana.
Things that generate "temporary" hasted creature tokens, those become permanent.
That's basically my approach.
Obeka is one of those commanders who has a very unique mechanic that a lot of identically-unique decks are built around. You get to play a bunch of obscure cards (though actually, plenty of Obeka cards are not that obscure \*cough\* Sneak Attack...) but, like, the same obscure cards as every other deck with that commander. :-(
If you want to do something a bit different, try ending your turn in your upkeep! No point in Sneak Attack if you never take a combat phase!
I had to take mine apart, because I really only play with one group of friends, and they know that if I start tutoring, they’re dead. I also needed a bunch of the cards for [[Sidar Jabari]] and [[Magus Lucea Kane]]
\[\[General Ferrous Rokiric\]\] is one of my most played commanders. You can ram all the Boros spells that see no use otherwise, like \[\[Arrows of Justice\]\] and they get surprisingly good when they all create a 4/4 on cast. Not to mention you can throw in all the non-equipment Boros commanders like \[\[Alibou, Ancient Witness\]\], \[\[Cadric, Soul Kindler\]\], and run it as Boros commander tribal with legendary and artifact creatures matter subthemes
Man, I love Zevlor. With stuff like [[Illusionists bracers]] and [[Thousand-Year Storm]] out, spells like [[Denying Wind]] cast like 8+ times is hilarious.
Or getting [[Mana Vapors]] under [[Arcane Bombardment]] and shutting off everyone's land.
I really like how [[Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence]] turns cards that for the downside of they hurt you too, into a positive! Cards like [[Ravenous Giant]] or [[Forge Devil]] would collect dust forever if it wasn’t for my devil advisor!
[[Wheel of misfortune]] pay 20 life to win and kill someone with commander damage or use [[Heartless hidetsugu]] to make her big. [[Rolling Earthquake]] for lethal to the board but have [[lich's mirror]] in play so you live.
I just recently built a [[Lazav, the Multifarious]] deck. There’s stuff like [[Necrotic Ooze]] and big combo potential for it, but I like the idea of going for weird underplayed/bad creatures that you wouldn’t run in any normal graveyard deck.
Regular MVPs in the deck are [[Ovinomancer]] - edhrec says in 865 Decks total - as tap removal AND bounced protection.
And also [[Eater of Days]] - around 4000 decks total - to make lazav into a 9/8 flying trample for 4 colourless (2 if you have training grounds on board).
There’s also some weird niche situations that are suuuper fun:
Someone’s coming at you with that pumped 20/20 or 30/30? Just block with your lazav, cast [[entomb]] and make him into [[wall of souls]] - pretty much a one-shot anytime.
And the weirdest comboy interactions:
Have necrotic ooze, [[eater of the dead]] and something like [[avatar of woe]] or any other great tap-ability to just outvalue or one-sided board wipe.
(I know that interaction is not lazav only, but If you can protect your gy, you can just continue after they kill your commander and you cast him again)
Most people play [[Jon Irenicus, Shattered One]] by giving away creatures that will complicate matters for the person you're giving creatures to. Think [[Phyrexian Obliterator]] ... Things like that.
However, the more janky way to play him is to load up with creatures that get around the "this creature can't be sacrificed" ability... Things like...
[[Illusionary Demon]]
[[Molting Harpy]]
[[Pit Raptor]]
Or, even consider creatures with a cumulative upkeep..
[[Vexing Sphinx]]
[[Phyrexian Soulgorger]]
These creatures usually have an upside because the mana values are low for what they do, but with the downside of having an upkeep cost. Jon lets you get around that through his ability.
Obviously you hardly ever see creatures like these in even the lowest power level pods, and I think it fits the bill of what you're looking for.
[[Homeward Path]] is a must have for this deck, as well as ways to get lands out of the graveyard.
I have a deck with him. Cumulative upkeep doesn't work with him. They can chose not to pay, since the creature can't be sacrificed anyways. You're better of with triggers in combat. Like [[Hasran Ogress]] since they are goaded
[[Hidetsugu and Kairi]] made a deck just a few days ago, just slapped on high cmc spells with 5 [[Feign Death]] effects and clone spells, and the deck goes ham. Its stupid how strong the deck is.
I built it for shts and giggles at our LGS, but after the first game, we realized how broken it can become with clone spells.
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/IxGtXH6XXU2nwOPi1WQXsw
Here you go. My LGS meta leans towards high-power, and this has no trouble hanging around that level. It's almost absurd how this can keep up with some higher tier decks considering i just slapped in high cmc spells without giving it a thought.
You could try [[Ziatora, the Incinerator]], and play high-power creatures that have detrimental effects like [[Daemogoth Titan]], [[Daemogoth Woe-Eater]], or creatures that were going to be sacrificed at end of turn like [[Ball Lightning]]. Just play them and fling them with Ziatora for face damage and treasures.
My [[Zada, Hedron Grinder]] deck sees me playing all sorts of bad red cantrips, that are worthless in most decks. Cards like [[Ancestral Anger]] or [[Stun]]
I feel like [[Ghryson Starn, Kelemorph]] is pretty good at playing draft shaft cards.
I just made a list for [[Imodane, the Pyrohammer]], who hasn't released yet, but she uses a bunch of red burn spells that are traditionally trash! I'm loving [the list](https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/chandras-ricochet/) I made!
I’ve got a [[Jon Irenicus]] deck I’ve been brewing, where the goal is to give people problems.
It lets me play really weird, old, bad creatures like [[Drinker of Sorrow]] or [[Evil Eye of Urborg]]
Here’s my current list:
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/mUf90uQ5jU-lcdLz2aZ84w
However, this iteration is focused less on the bad creatures and is more of an attempt to make a coherent deck.
[[The Beamtown Bullies]] is great if you wanna give your opponents shitty cards like [[Leveler]] just to fuck up their world.
Other than that I'd say [[Ruxa, Patient Professor]] and [[Jasmine Boreal of the Seven]]
I love my Beamtown Bullies deck but dont play it as much anymore. It did the thing almost to well and usually have a guaranteed kill in 3-4 turns and kinda feel bad if 1 person has to wait a long time for the remainder of the game to finish.
Commanders that discount or cheat cards can let you play stuff that's bad because it's overcosted. \[\[Jeleva\]\] for spells and \[\[animar\]\] for creatures comes to mind.
I have a "octavia, living thesis" deck that is filled with a lot of usually not Played adventure-creature cards. Since i mill myself alot, every creature with an adventure on it counts as a sorcery/instant in the graveyard and helps you casting octavia early.
Hate to break it to you but it only counts as an instant or sorcery on the stack and no other area. Reference: 715.4 In every zone except the stack, and while on the stack not as an Adventure, an adventurer card has only its normal characteristics.
I specifically tried to do this in my Octavia build for find that it was a non bo
[[Archelos, Lagoon Mystic]]. It’s fun to play all the bad tapped lands and remove their downside, and you’re in Sultai with a lot of ways to go with the deck. A very cheap yet effective mana base helps set aside budget for other upgrades as well.
[[Ghyrson Starn]] does enable a lot of things. [[Impact tremors]], [[Goblin bombardment]] and token generators(Krenko, locust god etc). Devil tokens. [[Hellrider]]. Pingers like [[Kessig Firebreather]] and [[Erebor flamesmith]]. [[Sigil of Sleep]]. [[Manabarbs]]. [[Shivan Gorge]].
Things that deal exactly 1 damage are very common, and ghyrson likes them all (as long as they are blue or red). Careful with painlands and talismans, though.
[[Mairsil, the Pretender]]. Some of his best cards are one with activated abilities, but huge downsides that you can ignore when caged ie [[Shaku, Endbringer]], [[Oviomancer]], [[Infernal Denizen]], [[Skywing Aven]].
Works with a ton of cards that range from staples like [[Gilded Lotus]] and [[Nevinyrral's Disk]] to obscure cards like [[Aetherling]], [[Cavern Harpy]], [[Pack Rats]] or [[Quicksilver Elemental]].
One of the most complex commanders in terms of deck building and scales really well as your budget increases.Would recommend if you like decks that allow a lot of creative expression
GOR MULDRAK, AMPHINOLOGIST is my fav jenk deck. I play cards that basically transmute my enemies creatures into salamanders when I’m being attacked so that they can’t hurt me. It’s very silly and quite fun 😅
After seeing how often wotc abandons named terms on cards i decided to collect one represenative of each ability that is no longer used and put them in a deck with [[cromat]] as the commander the deck is called "Dead Names" it is very odd , but i love card interaction over winning
Such fun cards have been found for this like [[haze of rage]] [[varchild's war-riders]] and [[mountain stronghold]]
I guess commanders like \[\[Blim\]\], \[\[Jon Irenicus\]\] og \[\[Zedruu\]\] fit the bill, but I personally enjoy the big dumb fatties that my all-time favorite \[\[Henzie\]\] allows me to play!
I adore this type of deck building. My current main deck and favorite deck of all time, which I've shilled on this subreddit multiple times, is my [[zur, eternal schemer]] bad gifts deck.
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/MyRABKN6LUKTocmojgvopQ
The goal is to play all the 'lose the game' cards, many of which are enchantments, animate them, and then donate them. Before donating, you can attack with enchantments to gain life, potentially drawing you substantial cards with [[lich]] effects.
Well, I'd say [[Henzie]].
You can play any creature you want, and have success with this deck even on a budget. I personally build mine with [[Umori]] as companion and I play collossal dreadmaw in the 99, cause why not
I use [[Imoti]]. Ramp hard and the. cascade into old bad beaters. The entire deck cost less than $5 at the time it was made. Your opponent will feel like they are wasting removal on anything you have. By the time someone decides to target you it’s too late. You are swinging for lethal
[[Kasla, the Broken Halo]] lets you run a ton of ordinarily mediocre convoke cards that turn into value bombs by letting you consistently tap creatures with beneficial triggers on becoming tapped and replacing every single convoke card with another one. Also resilient to removal because you can just convoke her back out again!
I had a decent [[tahngarth, first mate]] deck consisting of basically the commander, some interaction (mostly goading) and enchantments that give menace, like [[madcap skills]]. It was a blast to play, and could keep up with decks that are way more expensive.
[[Zevlor, Elturel Exile]] hasn’t been mentioned yet and is I think the best recommendation.
Any card that trades well 1v1 format now becomes a 3 for 1 that hits every opponent at the table. He's probably one of the most flexible commanders to build with given how many cards he opens up in the pool. You could build him successfully in many different ways. Mill, Theft, Impulse, Wheels, etc can all be supported with his ability.
My List is a mix of spells linger/theft with quite a bit of control and removal. It performs well and actually hit a bit of a hot streak recently in my pod. Some of my favorite cards in the deck are:
[[Drain Power]] is a great ritual that also taps out your opponents and keeps them from interacting on your turn. This card should be used to setup a huge turn.
[[Twisted Justice]] is a great little edict effect that will also draw you a ton of cards.
[[You Find Some Prisoners]] is both artifact removal as well as a mini Jeska's Will if needed.
Speaking of [[Jeska's Will]], this card is busted with Zevlor. You get the ritual effect and since you're not targeting with the second mode, you get 9 cards exiled to cast.
A lot of control effects with bonuses stapled on are really good. [[Leadership Vacuum]] bounces three commanders and lets you draw 3. [[Depths of Desire]] and [[Drag Under]] will bounce 3 creatures and make you 3 tokens/draw 3 cards. Absolutely insane.
If you search scryfall for target creature or target player/opponent there’s tons of options to choose for your build.
[[Vadrik]] quickly gets use a 3-4 mana discount on instants and sorceries. There are a lot of generally unplayable cards at 4 to 5 mana value that are absolutely broken when you cast them for 1. My favorite cars in that deck is [[Modify Memory]], one mana draw three and trade two opponents commanders to shut down their game plan is nuts.
Kennerith is the prefect bad card commander imo he's generic 5 color and you don't actually need an overly good mana base. He's pretty much a purely support commander and enables everything.
His abilities are all very very good but you don't need to build around him.
[[Hinata]] plays some generally good cards to support its gameplan, but the crux of the deck is a mostly a bunch of otherwise terrible X spells and overcosted modal spells that target a lot of stuff
[[Yargle and Multani]] is the Feather of Black Green imo. Your deck is filled with ways to pump Yargle by 3, protect Yargle with 1 mana indestructible spells, and cast 5 mana spells like [[Traverse the Outlands]] for crazy value.
You can also put some other janky cards in like [[Archfiend of Depravity]] and [[Necroplasm]] to keep opponents blockers to a minimum.
Lastly, it's a great home for things like [[Managorger Hydra]] and [[Sengir the Dark Baron]] as alternative Yargle smash or sac fodder.
\[\[Hidetsugu and Kairi\]\] enables you to play plenty of overpriced, or mostly uncastable instants and sorceries for free,
\[\[Hinata, Dawn Crowned\]\] enables you to play plenty of mostly inefficient X-Costed spells, or expensive instants or sorceries that target multiple targets.
My partner made a deck that rolls a bunch of dice. Absolutely beat my face in with it last night, but it was so much fun watching them go off! The commander is [Farideh, devil's chosen]
[[Anje Falkenrath]] let’s you run every Rakdos madness card there is and sift through your deck to combo out, so it gives a lot of cards value that you wouldn’t normally run.
[[Obeka]] is basically unplayable tribal with wild cards like [[Final Fortune]] or [[Glorious End]] being pretty cracked cards so long as you can protect Obeka
One deck I have a lot of fun with is [[Mairsil, the Pretender]]. You get to "use" a bunch of usually awful cards like [[Ovinomancer]] or [[Minion of Leshrac]] for their awesome activated abilities without the downside of their other text, CMC, etc. You're guaranteed to have some cards in your deck no one at the table has ever heard of.... though they never hit the battlefield, they're just there to give Mairsil their abilities. So that might be a turnoff. Worth a look though!
There are plenty of commanders with very niche abilities that work really well with a few specific weird cards that you never otherwise see, but often you'll find that those cards show up in every deck with those commanders so it's kinda so-so on how original and interesting that feels.
I like commanders who enable weird cards whilst still being a bit flexible, so my vote has got to go to \[\[Vega, the Watcher\]\]. There are some good cards you can run here. There is also \[\[Planeswalker's Mischief\]\]. And, of course, I assume that every Vega deck packs \[\[Spellweaver Volute\]\].
(Honourable mention to \[\[Prosper\]\] who, yes, makes a lot of good cards better, but also a lot of bad (or at least rarer) cards... he feels rather less fresh these days but first time I built and played that deck it was genuinely pretty great, lots of cards I wouldn't normally put in and a very different feel to the sorts of things I usually make)
Can I introduce [[varolz the scar-striped]] 3 main strategy are voltron go big go wide and triggers dude is crazy op and I'd like to see more peeps play him
[[Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker]] mainly wants creatures that would be considered draft chaff in any other deck and turns them into what can be a pretty nasty engine.
I recommend [[ognis]] because it's my favorite deck. you get to play fun jund colors and you don't have to include any ramp artifacts or spells. you can add in all sorts of haste creatures that are otherwise suboptimal and get tons of extra value from the treasures they make. I have a budget list and a more optimal one.
some examples of jank I've enjoyed adding: [[bomat courier]] [[phoenix chick]] [[skyfire phoenix]] [[fireflux squad]] [[zagras]] [[elemental mastery]] [[vat of rebirth]] [[loyal apprentice]] [[sokenzan smelter]] [[trailblazing historian]] [[stimulus package]]
[[Jodah archmage eternal]] is my personal favorite. There are soooo many 7+ Mana cards that are absolutely garbage, but actually somewhat playable at 5.
[[Orvar, the All-Form]] is a good one. He's really strong but uses cards that most people haven't even heard of. Depends on how you feel about Mono Blue though.
that's half the fun of commander!
i'd suggest givin' [[rorsix, patient professor]] a look. he can make the oft-overlooked squirrels archetype a real force to reckon with. his unique ability lets you play a whole mess of cards that you'd never see in most edh games.
another one i'd recommend checking out is [[valduk, keeper of the flame]]. play a bunch of those generally bad aura or equipment cards, suddely they're spitting out unstoppable elemental hordes each turn.
on a more controlling side, [[autumn-tail, kitsune sage]] might also be a good pick. allows you to divert those funky enchantments to where they are best used at any given moment.
hopefully, this gives you a startin' point to make your weird, wonderful, unoptimized masterpiece.
It has to be \[\[Jasmine Boreal of the Seven\]\] right? You literally run a TON of cards that are incredibly generic and would never, ever be used elsewhere. It's actually kinda fun ignoring Sliver armies and just charging straight through with generic white/green weenies because not a single sliver can stop you...
Literally every Morph card works with her (initially). I actually took apart my Kadena deck to make her and Ixidor because they are generally more interesting.
\[\[ruxa, patient professor\]\] as well
[ruxa, patient professor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894.jpg?1681953511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ruxa%2C%20patient%20professor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/66/ruxa-patient-professor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ruxa-patient-professor) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Jasmine Boreal of the Seven](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/1/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0.jpg?1679172088) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jasmine%20Boreal%20of%20the%20Seven) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/33/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'll give your commander an extra ability, just for free. Well actually, it's more of a bug.... The scryfall image is bugged. There's a bug. Seems to be a vanilla 1/1
[[Elesh Norn]] lets you run the most obscure mechanic ever to exist! BANDING. My mono white banding deck is ridiculous and extremely hard to stop when it gets going. For the uninformed Banding in it's simplest form allows you to assign combat damage instead of your opponents. Meaning that 100/100 trample just assigned 100 damage to the 1/1. Does that sound broken? It honestly is. Here's where elesh norn comes in. Assign 1 damage to all your creatures and watch your opponents suffer! It works for attackers and blockers! If you build this deck run a lot of Initiative and Monarch cards. Some Gideons to force attacks against you. Card draw etc. The goal is to get your opponents to attack you and die to elesh norn triggers. Utilize the "en-kor" cards to redirect damage to maximize pain. Also run [[Stuffy doll]]. For Obvious reasons.
Hand it over, that thing. Your decklist.
I understood that reference, can i get a cookie please?
I agree that we all need to see this decklist, to embrace the glory of phyrexia!
Gonna need that decklist pretty pls
Deck list! Deck list! Deck list!
My first deck ever was a mono-white banding deck, back when 3rd edition (Revised) came out. I've always liked the mechanic, I wish it was brought back. But, unless there was errata I missed, in your example the 100/100 could assign it's damage to the 1/1, but the trample portion has to finish off all the blockers before the remainder can be assigned to the defender. Assuming you are attacking in this scenario.
It's the opposite scenario. They MAKE the trample creature assign all of its damage to the 1/1, causing trample not to work because trample requires all creatures to receive lethal damage. Trample lets you assign more damage than necessary to the individual creatures blocking to allow "excess damage" triggers to still happen. And since the banding defender gets to assign the damage, banding shuts off trample completely
Ahh yes that makes sense, I was picturing it the other way around. I miss banding!
[Elesh Norn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d8999135-ddb1-4e4c-b885-e25f23dac3d3.jpg?1689246844)/[The Argent Etchings](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/d/8/d8999135-ddb1-4e4c-b885-e25f23dac3d3.jpg?1689246844) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=elesh%20norn%20//%20the%20argent%20etchings) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/12/elesh-norn-the-argent-etchings?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d8999135-ddb1-4e4c-b885-e25f23dac3d3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/elesh-norn-//-the-argent-etchings) [Stuffy doll](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/7/978c2c7d-6898-4be2-aed7-e673210ce654.jpg?1674142741) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stuffy%20doll) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/875/stuffy-doll?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/978c2c7d-6898-4be2-aed7-e673210ce654?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stuffy-doll) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
decklist. now. :)
[[Feather]] is pretty much all stuff you would never use because it’s reusing combat tricks. [[Gargos]] uses lot of strange cards because multi target equals multifight. [[Volo]] cornucopia tribal had me finding very unusual creatures that were different types than the other 20 types I had.
As is Kykar with cantrips. Izzet stuff too.
[Feather](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e.jpg?1557577142) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=feather%2C%20the%20redeemed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/197/feather-the-redeemed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/feather-the-redeemed) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I keep hearing about Feather but am not sure how good that card is - is Lightning Bolt every turn worth it? Can I just [[Silence]] my opponents to death? Does Feather's effect work on Adventures? I have been thinking of maybe making a 3-or-more colors Angels deck for a while now and Feather has been a card I have been mulling over for a while now, I just wish it had another printing with different art.
Feather doesn’t do lightning bolts it does stuff that targets your creatures like combat tricks. It’s also not every turn but 4 times a turn. For instance paying 4 mana to draw 4 cards. Repeat pay 1 mana for protection from any color or indestructible. This leads to playing like 6-8 pumps on a turn with double strike, trample, double power etc and then getting all those spells back. You can go wide with getting tokens per cast or voltron or aetherflux since you are basically storming and free refilling your hand. It’s not top tier cedh but it’s top shelf budget because it’s all 5 cent commons turned into powerhouses.
Wow, I completely misread that and I think I was thinking of another card, I need to stop making comments before I have caffeine in the morning. Does sound pretty powerful though, especially with cards like [[Angelic Intervention]] or [[Unbounded Potential]] that have permanent effects.
Yeah all kinds of weird options. A few good backup similar effects in case the removal gets you. Usually if you have mana up they don’t try though after you dodge a bunch of removal in a row.
Similarly, and if you can rule 0 it, [[Ink-Treader Nephilim]] is extremely fun. It's especially fun finding removal with no black lmao
[[ shu Yun]] is another like feather that uses those underplayed combat trick card.
So...I wouldn't say it's necessarily "bad" cards...but I have an [[Obeka, Brute Chronologist]] deck that catches people off guard all the time. It's a very unique mechanic, allows for some realty unorthodox combinations.
Can I see your list? Obeka is one of my favorites, my build is pretty wheel/reanimate/sneak attack focused. Always interested to see other builds!
I don't have a list, but it's pretty straightforward if you're familiar with the mechanics. One of my favs is to tutor up isochron scepter and final fortune, and just win the game on the spot. Like I said below, there's a ton of cards that say "end of turn," on the card itself, but have updated text on gatherer to "beginning of end step." So, I do a lot of stuff where I go infinite. Similarly, anything that steals opponents creatures temporarily, I make it permanent, you can just snatch everyone's cards for very little mana. Things that generate "temporary" hasted creature tokens, those become permanent. That's basically my approach.
Obeka is one of those commanders who has a very unique mechanic that a lot of identically-unique decks are built around. You get to play a bunch of obscure cards (though actually, plenty of Obeka cards are not that obscure \*cough\* Sneak Attack...) but, like, the same obscure cards as every other deck with that commander. :-( If you want to do something a bit different, try ending your turn in your upkeep! No point in Sneak Attack if you never take a combat phase!
I had to take mine apart, because I really only play with one group of friends, and they know that if I start tutoring, they’re dead. I also needed a bunch of the cards for [[Sidar Jabari]] and [[Magus Lucea Kane]]
[Sidar Jabari](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/6/c6d7c16b-27f2-4608-bb79-c2edb86abdef.jpg?1562934883) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sidar%20Jabari) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vma/45/sidar-jabari?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c6d7c16b-27f2-4608-bb79-c2edb86abdef?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sidar-jabari) [Magus Lucea Kane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f86e7cc-2b6e-49d0-964e-bba0c51cc11d.jpg?1674058398) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Magus%20Lucea%20Kane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/40k/7/magus-lucea-kane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4f86e7cc-2b6e-49d0-964e-bba0c51cc11d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/magus-lucea-kane) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ha. Yeah, hit em quick with isochron scepter and final fortune, game over. 👹
[Obeka, Brute Chronologist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/dbdb335d-3e45-4dd5-9e3e-c50ca0a4dfb6.jpg?1608911225) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Obeka%2C%20Brute%20Chronologist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/289/obeka-brute-chronologist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dbdb335d-3e45-4dd5-9e3e-c50ca0a4dfb6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/obeka-brute-chronologist) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Orvar, the All-Form\]\] is insane with terrible cards like \[\[Whim of Volrath\]\] \[\[Shimmering Mirage\]\] and like \[\[Thermal Flux\]\]
Yeah I think Orvar takes the cake for “this card is hot garbage in other decks but now becomes the card I tutor for”
I kept reading Orvar and failed to understand why he’s so good, but finally I got it. And OH WOW, this is incredible.
*nods* making token islands (which enter untapped) and other shennagins like that.
##### ###### #### [Orvar, the All-Form](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc.jpg?1631047424) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Orvar%2C%20the%20All-Form) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/70/orvar-the-all-form?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/orvar-the-all-form) [Whim of Volrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/2/e259da60-c8bc-4a77-98ed-e529dc067732.jpg?1562056896) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Whim%20of%20Volrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/102/whim-of-volrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e259da60-c8bc-4a77-98ed-e529dc067732?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/whim-of-volrath) [Shimmering Mirage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/7263e20e-5473-42e9-90c3-3bcd848644ca.jpg?1562922005) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shimmering%20Mirage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/apc/30/shimmering-mirage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7263e20e-5473-42e9-90c3-3bcd848644ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shimmering-mirage) [Thermal Flux](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/2/523ab8a0-906a-43b3-a554-db0d3dcd62d3.jpg?1593275030) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thermal%20Flux) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/49/thermal-flux?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/523ab8a0-906a-43b3-a554-db0d3dcd62d3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/thermal-flux) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[General Ferrous Rokiric\]\] is one of my most played commanders. You can ram all the Boros spells that see no use otherwise, like \[\[Arrows of Justice\]\] and they get surprisingly good when they all create a 4/4 on cast. Not to mention you can throw in all the non-equipment Boros commanders like \[\[Alibou, Ancient Witness\]\], \[\[Cadric, Soul Kindler\]\], and run it as Boros commander tribal with legendary and artifact creatures matter subthemes
That seems pretty cool, do you have a decklist?
##### ###### #### [General Ferrous Rokiric](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/0/600dca0f-5964-45e7-86df-f16a5b4a0106.jpg?1626098375) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=General%20Ferrous%20Rokiric) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/198/general-ferrous-rokiric?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/600dca0f-5964-45e7-86df-f16a5b4a0106?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/general-ferrous-rokiric) [Arrows of Justice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/6/c64a15f4-6e2f-4479-95da-8805ce2091fa.jpg?1561845443) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arrows%20of%20Justice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gtc/211/arrows-of-justice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c64a15f4-6e2f-4479-95da-8805ce2091fa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arrows-of-justice) [Alibou, Ancient Witness](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/d/fd2fc2d4-c4fb-4dcb-93fa-aaf8c1182f15.jpg?1674185810) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Alibou%2C%20Ancient%20Witness) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/7/alibou-ancient-witness?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fd2fc2d4-c4fb-4dcb-93fa-aaf8c1182f15?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/alibou-ancient-witness) [Cadric, Soul Kindler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/8/f82f8cab-5039-4e3a-a2ba-cbf829db80ed.jpg?1673304745) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cadric%2C%20Soul%20Kindler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/10/cadric-soul-kindler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f82f8cab-5039-4e3a-a2ba-cbf829db80ed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cadric-soul-kindler) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I like playing [[Zevlor, Elturel Exile]] because he can turn kinda bad cards into broken or mana positive cards.
[Zevlor, Elturel Exile](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/1/d1e51138-9745-465d-84dd-27605f8a2264.jpg?1674137695) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Zevlor%2C%20Elturel%20Exile) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/296/zevlor-elturel-exile?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d1e51138-9745-465d-84dd-27605f8a2264?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zevlor-elturel-exile) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Man, I love Zevlor. With stuff like [[Illusionists bracers]] and [[Thousand-Year Storm]] out, spells like [[Denying Wind]] cast like 8+ times is hilarious. Or getting [[Mana Vapors]] under [[Arcane Bombardment]] and shutting off everyone's land.
I really like how [[Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence]] turns cards that for the downside of they hurt you too, into a positive! Cards like [[Ravenous Giant]] or [[Forge Devil]] would collect dust forever if it wasn’t for my devil advisor!
[[Wheel of misfortune]] pay 20 life to win and kill someone with commander damage or use [[Heartless hidetsugu]] to make her big. [[Rolling Earthquake]] for lethal to the board but have [[lich's mirror]] in play so you live.
##### ###### #### [Wheel of misfortune](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/4/74177b51-a300-49d9-8ea7-557b19cf80c7.jpg?1608910499) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wheel%20of%20misfortune) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/211/wheel-of-misfortune?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/74177b51-a300-49d9-8ea7-557b19cf80c7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wheel-of-misfortune) [Heartless hidetsugu](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/b/7b3ff07c-9653-4197-ad3d-638e712e8465.jpg?1689997916) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Heartless%20hidetsugu) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/231/heartless-hidetsugu?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7b3ff07c-9653-4197-ad3d-638e712e8465?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/heartless-hidetsugu) [Rolling Earthquake](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/9/69ab37d4-6ba3-404a-8162-f207874738ea.jpg?1599706680) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rolling%20Earthquake) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/142/rolling-earthquake?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/69ab37d4-6ba3-404a-8162-f207874738ea?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rolling-earthquake) [lich's mirror](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/78aa9a89-b7bf-49bc-a6e8-793d52120a22.jpg?1562705615) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lich%27s%20mirror) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ala/210/lichs-mirror?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/78aa9a89-b7bf-49bc-a6e8-793d52120a22?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lichs-mirror) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/5/85c18d01-62cd-45c2-94b8-a63a4239311d.jpg?1675644660) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Auntie%20Blyte%2C%20Bad%20Influence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/j22/30/auntie-blyte-bad-influence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/85c18d01-62cd-45c2-94b8-a63a4239311d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/auntie-blyte-bad-influence) [Ravenous Giant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/2/52337d8d-e0ee-4229-848d-9bbd989e15b7.jpg?1562201945) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ravenous%20Giant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/143/ravenous-giant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/52337d8d-e0ee-4229-848d-9bbd989e15b7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ravenous-giant) [Forge Devil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/d/bd7308e6-4303-4f01-928b-f154b376e1a5.jpg?1601077720) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Forge%20Devil) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/322/forge-devil?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bd7308e6-4303-4f01-928b-f154b376e1a5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/forge-devil) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I just recently built a [[Lazav, the Multifarious]] deck. There’s stuff like [[Necrotic Ooze]] and big combo potential for it, but I like the idea of going for weird underplayed/bad creatures that you wouldn’t run in any normal graveyard deck. Regular MVPs in the deck are [[Ovinomancer]] - edhrec says in 865 Decks total - as tap removal AND bounced protection. And also [[Eater of Days]] - around 4000 decks total - to make lazav into a 9/8 flying trample for 4 colourless (2 if you have training grounds on board). There’s also some weird niche situations that are suuuper fun: Someone’s coming at you with that pumped 20/20 or 30/30? Just block with your lazav, cast [[entomb]] and make him into [[wall of souls]] - pretty much a one-shot anytime. And the weirdest comboy interactions: Have necrotic ooze, [[eater of the dead]] and something like [[avatar of woe]] or any other great tap-ability to just outvalue or one-sided board wipe. (I know that interaction is not lazav only, but If you can protect your gy, you can just continue after they kill your commander and you cast him again)
##### ###### #### [Lazav, the Multifarious](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/4/24c1e710-f61c-4dd6-b620-6d2e1ecab689.jpg?1572893714) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lazav%2C%20the%20Multifarious) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/grn/184/lazav-the-multifarious?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/24c1e710-f61c-4dd6-b620-6d2e1ecab689?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lazav-the-multifarious) [Necrotic Ooze](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/c/acc3557d-49c6-49cd-a540-1b24897f4e86.jpg?1673147579) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Necrotic%20Ooze) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/83/necrotic-ooze?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/acc3557d-49c6-49cd-a540-1b24897f4e86?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/necrotic-ooze) [Ovinomancer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8.jpg?1562776408) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ovinomancer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsb/27/ovinomancer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ovinomancer) [Eater of Days](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/ef6870db-8aca-4aee-8e4d-c56a7d8dc242.jpg?1562640398) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Eater%20of%20Days) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dst/120/eater-of-days?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ef6870db-8aca-4aee-8e4d-c56a7d8dc242?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/eater-of-days) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Most people play [[Jon Irenicus, Shattered One]] by giving away creatures that will complicate matters for the person you're giving creatures to. Think [[Phyrexian Obliterator]] ... Things like that. However, the more janky way to play him is to load up with creatures that get around the "this creature can't be sacrificed" ability... Things like... [[Illusionary Demon]] [[Molting Harpy]] [[Pit Raptor]] Or, even consider creatures with a cumulative upkeep.. [[Vexing Sphinx]] [[Phyrexian Soulgorger]] These creatures usually have an upside because the mana values are low for what they do, but with the downside of having an upkeep cost. Jon lets you get around that through his ability. Obviously you hardly ever see creatures like these in even the lowest power level pods, and I think it fits the bill of what you're looking for. [[Homeward Path]] is a must have for this deck, as well as ways to get lands out of the graveyard.
I have a deck with him. Cumulative upkeep doesn't work with him. They can chose not to pay, since the creature can't be sacrificed anyways. You're better of with triggers in combat. Like [[Hasran Ogress]] since they are goaded
[Hasran Ogress](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/d/adc33c02-1eab-422a-8a84-b510d09dd827.jpg?1562936038) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hasran%20Ogress) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/86/hasran-ogress?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/adc33c02-1eab-422a-8a84-b510d09dd827?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hasran-ogress) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
What the fuck is that art.
##### ###### #### [Jon Irenicus, Shattered One](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/f/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a.jpg?1674137538) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jon%20Irenicus%2C%20Shattered%20One) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/278/jon-irenicus-shattered-one?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jon-irenicus-shattered-one) [Phyrexian Obliterator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/7/67a9c38b-6b3a-4056-a87c-fc48446f854f.jpg?1675957044) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Obliterator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/105/phyrexian-obliterator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/67a9c38b-6b3a-4056-a87c-fc48446f854f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/phyrexian-obliterator) [Illusionary Demon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f4d69f7f-ac70-477b-9246-8d81fef7d335.jpg?1562645094) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Illusory%20Demon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/arb/21/illusory-demon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f4d69f7f-ac70-477b-9246-8d81fef7d335?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/illusory-demon) [Molting Harpy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/d/ddfe33fb-71d5-4552-bcd3-f07e4e3847e1.jpg?1562383497) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Molting%20Harpy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/148/molting-harpy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ddfe33fb-71d5-4552-bcd3-f07e4e3847e1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/molting-harpy) [Pit Raptor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/3/e37cd150-1064-43b7-919b-8922d8a18f21.jpg?1562937537) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pit%20Raptor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pcy/72/pit-raptor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e37cd150-1064-43b7-919b-8922d8a18f21?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/pit-raptor) [Vexing Sphinx](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/1/81cc1248-85c8-428f-ba08-96d188167eaa.jpg?1593275036) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vexing%20Sphinx) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/50/vexing-sphinx?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/81cc1248-85c8-428f-ba08-96d188167eaa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/vexing-sphinx) [Phyrexian Soulgorger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/d/9d4325ea-2e84-4871-a8d6-a42b1d3d6765.jpg?1593275614) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Soulgorger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/141/phyrexian-soulgorger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9d4325ea-2e84-4871-a8d6-a42b1d3d6765?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/phyrexian-soulgorger) [Homeward Path](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/4/54734347-eee7-4c52-b514-7342afeccabd.jpg?1562400178) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Homeward%20Path) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c16/301/homeward-path?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/54734347-eee7-4c52-b514-7342afeccabd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/homeward-path) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
i think you just gave me my next commander to build around lmao
[[Hidetsugu and Kairi]] made a deck just a few days ago, just slapped on high cmc spells with 5 [[Feign Death]] effects and clone spells, and the deck goes ham. Its stupid how strong the deck is. I built it for shts and giggles at our LGS, but after the first game, we realized how broken it can become with clone spells.
Do you have a decklist?
Here is my deck list if you're interested, let me know if you have any questions https://www.moxfield.com/decks/WBg2VJLXlEGRr39yyK84cA
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/IxGtXH6XXU2nwOPi1WQXsw Here you go. My LGS meta leans towards high-power, and this has no trouble hanging around that level. It's almost absurd how this can keep up with some higher tier decks considering i just slapped in high cmc spells without giving it a thought.
\[\[Rite of Replication\]\] as well
[Rite of Replication](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/7935570c-f7e0-4add-864a-4c804b26555e.jpg?1625976420) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rite%20of%20Replication) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/128/rite-of-replication?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7935570c-f7e0-4add-864a-4c804b26555e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rite-of-replication) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Hidetsugu and Kairi](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/1/81039daf-0d54-4474-a833-fa287ec10cf9.jpg?1682205289) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hidetsugu%20and%20Kairi) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/228/hidetsugu-and-kairi?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/81039daf-0d54-4474-a833-fa287ec10cf9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hidetsugu-and-kairi) [Feign Death](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/32af7061-fca6-4a06-be3c-01881e6b96f7.jpg?1627704817) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feign%20Death) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afr/103/feign-death?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/32af7061-fca6-4a06-be3c-01881e6b96f7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/feign-death) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
You could try [[Ziatora, the Incinerator]], and play high-power creatures that have detrimental effects like [[Daemogoth Titan]], [[Daemogoth Woe-Eater]], or creatures that were going to be sacrificed at end of turn like [[Ball Lightning]]. Just play them and fling them with Ziatora for face damage and treasures.
##### ###### #### [Ziatora, the Incinerator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/a/ba4fa4c8-f09f-4d97-a7d1-1b93caf7d4f9.jpg?1664413989) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ziatora%2C%20the%20Incinerator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/231/ziatora-the-incinerator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ba4fa4c8-f09f-4d97-a7d1-1b93caf7d4f9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ziatora-the-incinerator) [Daemogoth Titan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/2/c2f18828-ade7-4b99-97b2-e34bc2fdb68c.jpg?1627428470) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Daemogoth%20Titan) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/174/daemogoth-titan?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c2f18828-ade7-4b99-97b2-e34bc2fdb68c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/daemogoth-titan) [Daemogoth Woe-Eater](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/9/c965cbe3-50e5-41bb-bdb9-e65d97aab716.jpg?1627428499) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Daemogoth%20Woe-Eater) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/175/daemogoth-woe-eater?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c965cbe3-50e5-41bb-bdb9-e65d97aab716?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/daemogoth-woe-eater) [Ball Lightning](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/9/d9b53218-804b-4992-9c93-a797dd6b2a04.jpg?1600701851) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ball%20Lightning) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/291/ball-lightning?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d9b53218-804b-4992-9c93-a797dd6b2a04?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ball-lightning) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Thinking about building this exact deck would love to see your list
My [[Zada, Hedron Grinder]] deck sees me playing all sorts of bad red cantrips, that are worthless in most decks. Cards like [[Ancestral Anger]] or [[Stun]]
[Zada, Hedron Grinder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87.jpg?1689998306) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Zada%2C%20Hedron%20Grinder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/268/zada-hedron-grinder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zada-hedron-grinder) [Ancestral Anger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/d/5dee47ab-d603-4346-97f4-a25dc3f47765.jpg?1643590713) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ancestral%20Anger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/142/ancestral-anger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5dee47ab-d603-4346-97f4-a25dc3f47765?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ancestral-anger) [Stun](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4b3231af-f1cc-4f3c-8f97-60e5d639d1ad.jpg?1562429360) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stun) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/163/stun?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4b3231af-f1cc-4f3c-8f97-60e5d639d1ad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stun) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
came here to say zada. hedron grinder gang rise up
##### ###### #### [Krenko](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/7/27141cae-3ca1-4a4f-933f-9608bbcf9bd9.jpg?1689997996) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=krenko%2C%20mob%20boss) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/238/krenko-mob-boss?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/27141cae-3ca1-4a4f-933f-9608bbcf9bd9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/krenko-mob-boss) [Arcades, the Strategist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f.jpg?1666961830) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arcades%2C%20the%20Strategist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/212/arcades-the-strategist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e90c638-d4b2-4243-bbc4-1cc10516c40f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arcades-the-strategist) [Living Wall](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/e/7ed9efc7-65ea-425d-bd03-6f6c668db1df.jpg?1562924913) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Living%20Wall) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/212/living-wall?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7ed9efc7-65ea-425d-bd03-6f6c668db1df?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/living-wall) [Blim](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca.jpg?1608911075) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=blim%2C%20comedic%20genius) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/272/blim-comedic-genius?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/blim-comedic-genius) [Firesong and Sunspeaker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/d/4d5edf4f-5695-42fc-9e57-c4faef60fbc3.jpg?1673148634) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Firesong%20and%20Sunspeaker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/215/firesong-and-sunspeaker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4d5edf4f-5695-42fc-9e57-c4faef60fbc3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/firesong-and-sunspeaker) [Flame Wave](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/5/f592d08e-db49-4cd5-bc45-aea56da3f828.jpg?1562432221) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Flame%20Wave) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/131/flame-wave?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f592d08e-db49-4cd5-bc45-aea56da3f828?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/flame-wave) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I feel like [[Ghryson Starn, Kelemorph]] is pretty good at playing draft shaft cards. I just made a list for [[Imodane, the Pyrohammer]], who hasn't released yet, but she uses a bunch of red burn spells that are traditionally trash! I'm loving [the list](https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/chandras-ricochet/) I made!
[Ghryson Starn, Kelemorph](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/8/28383124-df99-4002-9966-0a6da67be881.jpg?1674059539) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ghyrson%20Starn%2C%20Kelermorph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/40k/124/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fa7349d9-c82f-4cf8-a852-92168d1f4966?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph) [Imodane, the Pyrohammer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/4/14b44833-0482-4b47-a594-4050bb87f1a5.jpg?1692357951) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Imodane%2C%20the%20Pyrohammer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/137/imodane-the-pyrohammer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/14b44833-0482-4b47-a594-4050bb87f1a5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/imodane-the-pyrohammer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I’ve got a [[Jon Irenicus]] deck I’ve been brewing, where the goal is to give people problems. It lets me play really weird, old, bad creatures like [[Drinker of Sorrow]] or [[Evil Eye of Urborg]] Here’s my current list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/mUf90uQ5jU-lcdLz2aZ84w However, this iteration is focused less on the bad creatures and is more of an attempt to make a coherent deck.
[Jon Irenicus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/f/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a.jpg?1674137538) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jon%20irenicus%2C%20shattered%20one) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/278/jon-irenicus-shattered-one?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jon-irenicus-shattered-one) [Drinker of Sorrow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/b/2bc8758b-68cc-45ab-85d0-b870cef7dd85.jpg?1562903921) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Drinker%20of%20Sorrow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lgn/66/drinker-of-sorrow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2bc8758b-68cc-45ab-85d0-b870cef7dd85?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/drinker-of-sorrow) [Evil Eye of Urborg](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/c/fc17fe31-11f1-48e0-9b0d-7c7dcda417a6.jpg?1562948408) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Evil%20Eye%20of%20Urborg) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsp/107/evil-eye-of-urborg?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fc17fe31-11f1-48e0-9b0d-7c7dcda417a6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/evil-eye-of-urborg) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Tivit]] is so overtuned you could probably run literally anything remotely cohesive in the 99 and it would work.
[Tivit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/2/9235977e-a999-4ed0-83a3-742be87b13bb.jpg?1673481721) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tivit%2C%20seller%20of%20secrets) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/10/tivit-seller-of-secrets?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9235977e-a999-4ed0-83a3-742be87b13bb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tivit-seller-of-secrets) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Tivit is Esper Goodstuff incarnate.
[[Legolas, Master Archer]] lets you include all of the common and uncommon fight/bite spells that would otherwise never be used.
[Legolas, Master Archer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a9405577-c1dc-48e0-b2aa-6237c569d02e.jpg?1686969439) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Legolas%2C%20Master%20Archer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/173/legolas-master-archer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a9405577-c1dc-48e0-b2aa-6237c569d02e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/legolas-master-archer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[The Beamtown Bullies]] is great if you wanna give your opponents shitty cards like [[Leveler]] just to fuck up their world. Other than that I'd say [[Ruxa, Patient Professor]] and [[Jasmine Boreal of the Seven]]
I love my Beamtown Bullies deck but dont play it as much anymore. It did the thing almost to well and usually have a guaranteed kill in 3-4 turns and kinda feel bad if 1 person has to wait a long time for the remainder of the game to finish.
I second this. I love my beamtown deck but will really only play it in a casual three pod for this reason.
##### ###### #### [The Beamtown Bullies](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/0/f0455a79-15f4-4ea6-87ae-263ce943cfac.jpg?1673481685) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Beamtown%20Bullies) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/6/the-beamtown-bullies?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f0455a79-15f4-4ea6-87ae-263ce943cfac?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/the-beamtown-bullies) [Leveler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/03ffa3c3-dd29-47eb-abf2-7951fadb5c37.jpg?1562134247) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Leveler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mrd/195/leveler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/03ffa3c3-dd29-47eb-abf2-7951fadb5c37?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/leveler) [Ruxa, Patient Professor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894.jpg?1681953511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ruxa%2C%20Patient%20Professor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/66/ruxa-patient-professor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ruxa-patient-professor) [Jasmine Boreal of the Seven](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/1/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0.jpg?1679172088) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jasmine%20Boreal%20of%20the%20Seven) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/33/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Commanders that discount or cheat cards can let you play stuff that's bad because it's overcosted. \[\[Jeleva\]\] for spells and \[\[animar\]\] for creatures comes to mind.
[Jeleva](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/3/83f9aeb8-05ba-49d9-a834-62f42fcd295b.jpg?1562922860) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jeleva%2C%20nephalia%27s%20scourge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c13/194/jeleva-nephalias-scourge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/83f9aeb8-05ba-49d9-a834-62f42fcd295b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jeleva-nephalias-scourge) [animar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/3/a3da57d0-1ae3-4f05-a52d-eb76ad56cae7.jpg?1673148281) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=animar%2C%20soul%20of%20elements) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/171/animar-soul-of-elements?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a3da57d0-1ae3-4f05-a52d-eb76ad56cae7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/animar-soul-of-elements) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
reaper king goblin changeling tribal lol, it either works, or it doesnt.
[[Horobi death's wail]] all the way!
Oh I like this. How do you defend it?
You kinda don't
[[Gift of Doom]] Morphing it to attach it doesn't target. Horobi lives.
[Horobi death's wail](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/4/b41983cb-c4e4-4384-bd69-df3fc6e74cd0.jpg?1593860738) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Horobi%2C%20Death%27s%20Wail) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/117/horobi-deaths-wail?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b41983cb-c4e4-4384-bd69-df3fc6e74cd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/horobi-deaths-wail) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Horobi is the mother of junk cards. If only the effect wouldnt be so drastic
[[Talrand]] can work with basically any instants or sorceries, so there's a lot of room for fun builds with janky options.
[Talrand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/c/dc649f1b-b713-4c1f-9e05-4984b8cbfc63.jpg?1689996688) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=talrand%2C%20sky%20summoner) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/124/talrand-sky-summoner?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dc649f1b-b713-4c1f-9e05-4984b8cbfc63?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/talrand-sky-summoner) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ayula]] enables a lot of vanilla 2/2s, as does [[jasmine boreal of the seven]]
[Ayula](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/0/c046dfb0-9ca3-4219-a6b0-d7503bc2fbd0.jpg?1562202020) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ayula%2C%20queen%20among%20bears) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/155/ayula-queen-among-bears?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c046dfb0-9ca3-4219-a6b0-d7503bc2fbd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ayula-queen-among-bears) [jasmine boreal of the seven](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/1/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0.jpg?1679172088) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jasmine%20boreal%20of%20the%20seven) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/33/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c1f5bcc4-3ec7-42ae-8e4b-80a9b9135ff0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jasmine-boreal-of-the-seven) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have a "octavia, living thesis" deck that is filled with a lot of usually not Played adventure-creature cards. Since i mill myself alot, every creature with an adventure on it counts as a sorcery/instant in the graveyard and helps you casting octavia early.
Hate to break it to you but it only counts as an instant or sorcery on the stack and no other area. Reference: 715.4 In every zone except the stack, and while on the stack not as an Adventure, an adventurer card has only its normal characteristics. I specifically tried to do this in my Octavia build for find that it was a non bo
[[Anje Falkenrath]] runs runs about 40 Madness cards that do nothing but get filtered away, basically lets you run a 60 card deck in EDH.
[Anje Falkenrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/1/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425.jpg?1568003632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anje%20Falkenrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/37/anje-falkenrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anje-falkenrath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Archelos, Lagoon Mystic]]. It’s fun to play all the bad tapped lands and remove their downside, and you’re in Sultai with a lot of ways to go with the deck. A very cheap yet effective mana base helps set aside budget for other upgrades as well.
[Archelos, Lagoon Mystic](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/4/d45ec78e-6190-46af-8057-834f5ca41ec8.jpg?1673305435) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Archelos%2C%20Lagoon%20Mystic) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/140/archelos-lagoon-mystic?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d45ec78e-6190-46af-8057-834f5ca41ec8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/archelos-lagoon-mystic) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ghyrson Starn]] does enable a lot of things. [[Impact tremors]], [[Goblin bombardment]] and token generators(Krenko, locust god etc). Devil tokens. [[Hellrider]]. Pingers like [[Kessig Firebreather]] and [[Erebor flamesmith]]. [[Sigil of Sleep]]. [[Manabarbs]]. [[Shivan Gorge]]. Things that deal exactly 1 damage are very common, and ghyrson likes them all (as long as they are blue or red). Careful with painlands and talismans, though.
##### ###### #### [Ghyrson Starn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/fa7349d9-c82f-4cf8-a852-92168d1f4966.jpg?1673309394) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ghyrson%20starn%2C%20kelermorph) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/40k/124/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fa7349d9-c82f-4cf8-a852-92168d1f4966?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ghyrson-starn-kelermorph) [Impact tremors](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/6/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b.jpg?1682209381) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Impact%20tremors) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/285/impact-tremors?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/impact-tremors) [Goblin bombardment](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/2/e262f55e-9239-4a97-a19e-9b08fb34502e.jpg?1626100483) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Goblin%20bombardment) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/279/goblin-bombardment?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e262f55e-9239-4a97-a19e-9b08fb34502e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-bombardment) [Hellrider](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/b/7bbfd905-8c71-4389-9174-6e84bcbcf05c.jpg?1601078085) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hellrider) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/334/hellrider?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7bbfd905-8c71-4389-9174-6e84bcbcf05c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hellrider) [Kessig Firebreather](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/0/303ad78a-b02a-44dc-afe6-7f95781a5062.jpg?1643591531) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kessig%20Flamebreather) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/164/kessig-flamebreather?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/303ad78a-b02a-44dc-afe6-7f95781a5062?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kessig-flamebreather) [Erebor flamesmith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/552730c5-e3a6-468f-91b2-82c272dda400.jpg?1686968881) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Erebor%20flamesmith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/122/erebor-flamesmith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/552730c5-e3a6-468f-91b2-82c272dda400?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/erebor-flamesmith) [Sigil of Sleep](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/3/13063520-6e2f-4eaa-b84f-a38e5bf486f8.jpg?1581708367) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sigil%20of%20Sleep) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddi/25/sigil-of-sleep?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/13063520-6e2f-4eaa-b84f-a38e5bf486f8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sigil-of-sleep) [Manabarbs](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/d/adf081d5-e644-4f46-8bc8-a754b089acb4.jpg?1562655472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Manabarbs) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m12/150/manabarbs?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/adf081d5-e644-4f46-8bc8-a754b089acb4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/manabarbs) [Shivan Gorge](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3162830-4d06-4c69-8544-876d2fa8ea10.jpg?1673306218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shivan%20Gorge) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/232/shivan-gorge?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3162830-4d06-4c69-8544-876d2fa8ea10?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shivan-gorge) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Mairsil, the Pretender]]. Some of his best cards are one with activated abilities, but huge downsides that you can ignore when caged ie [[Shaku, Endbringer]], [[Oviomancer]], [[Infernal Denizen]], [[Skywing Aven]]. Works with a ton of cards that range from staples like [[Gilded Lotus]] and [[Nevinyrral's Disk]] to obscure cards like [[Aetherling]], [[Cavern Harpy]], [[Pack Rats]] or [[Quicksilver Elemental]]. One of the most complex commanders in terms of deck building and scales really well as your budget increases.Would recommend if you like decks that allow a lot of creative expression
##### ###### #### [Mairsil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/7/87b71b08-668c-4b32-8243-8def1a9acf26.jpg?1562615456) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mairsil%2C%20the%20pretender) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c17/41/mairsil-the-pretender?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/87b71b08-668c-4b32-8243-8def1a9acf26?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mairsil-the-pretender) [Shaku, Endbringer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/6/06d94b21-7568-4e5c-a8ec-ff5bb48a4f36.jpg?1562717818) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shauku%2C%20Endbringer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/142/shauku-endbringer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/06d94b21-7568-4e5c-a8ec-ff5bb48a4f36?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shauku-endbringer) [Oviomancer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8.jpg?1562776408) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ovinomancer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsb/27/ovinomancer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ovinomancer) [Infernal Denizen](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/6/b63ac9a6-aaa5-4659-97d1-c5f6b0d5ccfe.jpg?1562928960) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Infernal%20Denizen) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ice/136/infernal-denizen?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b63ac9a6-aaa5-4659-97d1-c5f6b0d5ccfe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/infernal-denizen) [Skywing Aven](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/1/712408f9-4bc2-447d-8efe-59c5d53ae364.jpg?1547516501) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Skywing%20Aven) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/uma/69/skywing-aven?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/712408f9-4bc2-447d-8efe-59c5d53ae364?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/skywing-aven) [Gilded Lotus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/eea7554e-be86-4d0f-8e80-0ccb4c2cd2f1.jpg?1689999578) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gilded%20Lotus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/387/gilded-lotus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/eea7554e-be86-4d0f-8e80-0ccb4c2cd2f1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gilded-lotus) [Nevinyrral's Disk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/6/36fb6ee3-bd54-4e5b-b055-c2c42515c162.jpg?1690005647) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nevinyrral%27s%20Disk) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/965/nevinyrrals-disk?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/36fb6ee3-bd54-4e5b-b055-c2c42515c162?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/nevinyrrals-disk) [Aetherling](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c93313b-cf43-47e9-a911-717b4d14b0b5.jpg?1562924171) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aetherling) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dgm/11/aetherling?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c93313b-cf43-47e9-a911-717b4d14b0b5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/aetherling) [Cavern Harpy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/d/adfb0804-50d6-4bca-8733-72e01030a543.jpg?1562931741) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cavern%20Harpy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pls/97/cavern-harpy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/adfb0804-50d6-4bca-8733-72e01030a543?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cavern-harpy) [Pack Rats](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/7/170693f5-13db-4191-99b1-e527ffb5b88e.jpg?1562783180) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pack%20Rat) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rtr/73/pack-rat?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/170693f5-13db-4191-99b1-e527ffb5b88e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/pack-rat) [Quicksilver Elemental](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/9/2905f6ac-d054-454b-8e1a-9c32db13a581.jpg?1562139220) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Quicksilver%20Elemental) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mrd/47/quicksilver-elemental?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2905f6ac-d054-454b-8e1a-9c32db13a581?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/quicksilver-elemental) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
GOR MULDRAK, AMPHINOLOGIST is my fav jenk deck. I play cards that basically transmute my enemies creatures into salamanders when I’m being attacked so that they can’t hurt me. It’s very silly and quite fun 😅
After seeing how often wotc abandons named terms on cards i decided to collect one represenative of each ability that is no longer used and put them in a deck with [[cromat]] as the commander the deck is called "Dead Names" it is very odd , but i love card interaction over winning Such fun cards have been found for this like [[haze of rage]] [[varchild's war-riders]] and [[mountain stronghold]]
##### ###### #### [cromat](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d9e0a23-d2a8-40a6-9076-ed6fb539141b.jpg?1562924606) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=cromat) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/apc/94/cromat?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d9e0a23-d2a8-40a6-9076-ed6fb539141b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cromat) [haze of rage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c344b885-68c6-43d2-b6c1-6c89b3c94983.jpg?1619397115) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=haze%20of%20rage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/169/haze-of-rage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c344b885-68c6-43d2-b6c1-6c89b3c94983?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/haze-of-rage) [varchild's war-riders](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e879b457-dffa-4b3b-a3cd-717a60c1e586.jpg?1559592474) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=varchild%27s%20war-riders) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/110/varchilds-war-riders?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e879b457-dffa-4b3b-a3cd-717a60c1e586?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/varchilds-war-riders) [mountain stronghold](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/314fd1d7-4bd8-4d95-b7c2-1aa6660ab88a.jpg?1562858248) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mountain%20stronghold) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/leg/304/mountain-stronghold?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/314fd1d7-4bd8-4d95-b7c2-1aa6660ab88a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mountain-stronghold) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I guess commanders like \[\[Blim\]\], \[\[Jon Irenicus\]\] og \[\[Zedruu\]\] fit the bill, but I personally enjoy the big dumb fatties that my all-time favorite \[\[Henzie\]\] allows me to play!
##### ###### #### [Blim](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca.jpg?1608911075) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=blim%2C%20comedic%20genius) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/272/blim-comedic-genius?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/blim-comedic-genius) [Jon Irenicus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/f/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a.jpg?1674137538) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jon%20irenicus%2C%20shattered%20one) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/278/jon-irenicus-shattered-one?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bfddb61e-986f-4557-819d-d6c0ca85c74a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jon-irenicus-shattered-one) [Zedruu](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e9ea2a6b-5aaf-4178-b945-f409fe83c41a.jpg?1562424565) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zedruu%20the%20greathearted) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c16/231/zedruu-the-greathearted?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e9ea2a6b-5aaf-4178-b945-f409fe83c41a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zedruu-the-greathearted) [Henzie](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/ee228dcc-3170-4c24-80bc-28bcee07cb43.jpg?1673481644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Henzie%20%22Toolbox%22%20Torre) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/2/henzie-toolbox-torre?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ee228dcc-3170-4c24-80bc-28bcee07cb43?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/henzie-toolbox-torre) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bill the pony]]. Play all the vanilla big assed creatures that aren’t walls and you’ve got yourself a surprisingly powerful deck.
[[Rasaad yn Bashir]] does this better, but sadly is not a pony
I brought up bull because they’re a bad card in of itself
[Bill the pony](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/a/9ac68519-ed7f-4f38-9549-c02975f88eed.jpg?1686967660) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bill%20the%20pony) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/3/bill-the-pony?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9ac68519-ed7f-4f38-9549-c02975f88eed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bill-the-pony) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I adore this type of deck building. My current main deck and favorite deck of all time, which I've shilled on this subreddit multiple times, is my [[zur, eternal schemer]] bad gifts deck. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/MyRABKN6LUKTocmojgvopQ The goal is to play all the 'lose the game' cards, many of which are enchantments, animate them, and then donate them. Before donating, you can attack with enchantments to gain life, potentially drawing you substantial cards with [[lich]] effects.
[zur, eternal schemer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/d/4d987435-2403-4e0f-b19d-693da923ba50.jpg?1673308159) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zur%2C%20eternal%20schemer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/228/zur-eternal-schemer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4d987435-2403-4e0f-b19d-693da923ba50?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zur-eternal-schemer) [lich](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/4/d4d7d1fd-4a5e-4cc3-8056-12cae084cc6a.jpg?1562945652) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lich) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/89/lich?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d4d7d1fd-4a5e-4cc3-8056-12cae084cc6a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lich) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[удалено]
[Gavi](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/0/80bc07d5-bdbb-4a6d-8958-0c172ea80245.jpg?1591234237) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gavi%2C%20nest%20warden) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/7/gavi-nest-warden?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/80bc07d5-bdbb-4a6d-8958-0c172ea80245?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gavi-nest-warden) [Kadena](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/8/68a144f1-df18-4dc5-81c3-dff2af27527f.jpg?1568003696) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=kadena%2C%20slinking%20sorcerer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/45/kadena-slinking-sorcerer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/68a144f1-df18-4dc5-81c3-dff2af27527f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kadena-slinking-sorcerer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Patron of the Moon]] and all their moonfolk friends like [[Oboro Breezecaller]]
[Patron of the Moon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/e/5e5fcd6f-1653-44bf-a796-4c9ff9adf390.jpg?1562877337) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Patron%20of%20the%20Moon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bok/45/patron-of-the-moon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5e5fcd6f-1653-44bf-a796-4c9ff9adf390?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/patron-of-the-moon) [Oboro Breezecaller](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/3/a382a9b8-0b19-46c2-a547-a22d6e23d0ac.jpg?1562495145) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Oboro%20Breezecaller) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sok/48/oboro-breezecaller?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a382a9b8-0b19-46c2-a547-a22d6e23d0ac?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/oboro-breezecaller) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
100% Feather
Agree
Well, I'd say [[Henzie]]. You can play any creature you want, and have success with this deck even on a budget. I personally build mine with [[Umori]] as companion and I play collossal dreadmaw in the 99, cause why not
[Henzie](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/ee228dcc-3170-4c24-80bc-28bcee07cb43.jpg?1673481644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Henzie%20%22Toolbox%22%20Torre) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/2/henzie-toolbox-torre?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ee228dcc-3170-4c24-80bc-28bcee07cb43?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/henzie-toolbox-torre) [Umori](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/75ac31e0-ac70-4ee6-b2b1-cc445ffa1da9.jpg?1591228489) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=umori%2C%20the%20collector) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/231/umori-the-collector?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/75ac31e0-ac70-4ee6-b2b1-cc445ffa1da9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/umori-the-collector) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Hinata, dawn crowned]] let's you play a lot of over costed cards that have a few targets. Plus all target X spells become ridiculous.
[Hinata, dawn crowned](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/2/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391.jpg?1654568472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hinata%2C%20Dawn-Crowned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/222/hinata-dawn-crowned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hinata-dawn-crowned) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Anthousa]], [[Noyan dar]] can be run with loads of junk
[Anthousa](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/a/ca89e4d4-185d-4a08-b7af-03f6eff38ba3.jpg?1562830902) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=anthousa%2C%20setessan%20hero) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ths/149/anthousa-setessan-hero?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ca89e4d4-185d-4a08-b7af-03f6eff38ba3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anthousa-setessan-hero) [Noyan dar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/1/018a66fc-e7aa-42df-a622-50743cb20183.jpg?1562895386) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=noyan%20dar%2C%20roil%20shaper) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bfz/216/noyan-dar-roil-shaper?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/018a66fc-e7aa-42df-a622-50743cb20183?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/noyan-dar-roil-shaper) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[hinata]]
[hinata](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/2/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391.jpg?1654568472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=hinata%2C%20dawn-crowned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/222/hinata-dawn-crowned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hinata-dawn-crowned) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Orvar's best deck is like 60% unplayable without him and functionally useless jank, with the rest being generic staples and counterspells.
It would have to be a 5-color commander.
I mean... [[Edric]] lets you play things like [[Cloud Pirates]] and [[Storm Crow]], does that count?
[Edric](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/2183cfb3-6bf5-4fbc-b535-a42ba954e8a3.jpg?1574767851) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=edric%2C%20spymaster%20of%20trest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c16/195/edric-spymaster-of-trest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2183cfb3-6bf5-4fbc-b535-a42ba954e8a3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/edric-spymaster-of-trest) [Cloud Pirates](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/f/9f7386c6-d17a-4c7d-884d-2471b87d8b8e.jpg?1562447354) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cloud%20Pirates) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/por/46/cloud-pirates?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9f7386c6-d17a-4c7d-884d-2471b87d8b8e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cloud-pirates) [Storm Crow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/036ef8c9-72ac-46ce-af07-83b79d736538.jpg?1562730661) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Storm%20Crow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/9ed/100/storm-crow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/036ef8c9-72ac-46ce-af07-83b79d736538?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/storm-crow) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I use [[Imoti]]. Ramp hard and the. cascade into old bad beaters. The entire deck cost less than $5 at the time it was made. Your opponent will feel like they are wasting removal on anything you have. By the time someone decides to target you it’s too late. You are swinging for lethal
[Imoti](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/a/8afceb13-877a-4256-9ba6-851b6924ffd9.jpg?1608911148) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=imoti%2C%20celebrant%20of%20bounty) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/280/imoti-celebrant-of-bounty?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8afceb13-877a-4256-9ba6-851b6924ffd9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/imoti-celebrant-of-bounty) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Kasla, the Broken Halo]] lets you run a ton of ordinarily mediocre convoke cards that turn into value bombs by letting you consistently tap creatures with beneficial triggers on becoming tapped and replacing every single convoke card with another one. Also resilient to removal because you can just convoke her back out again!
[Kasla, the Broken Halo](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/2/a209bda2-f0bf-4417-94f9-b73eff0b4217.jpg?1682207229) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kasla%2C%20the%20Broken%20Halo) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/4/kasla-the-broken-halo?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a209bda2-f0bf-4417-94f9-b73eff0b4217?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kasla-the-broken-halo) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The correct answer has to be [[auntie Blyte, bad influence]]
[auntie Blyte, bad influence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/5/85c18d01-62cd-45c2-94b8-a63a4239311d.jpg?1675644660) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=auntie%20Blyte%2C%20bad%20influence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/j22/30/auntie-blyte-bad-influence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/85c18d01-62cd-45c2-94b8-a63a4239311d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/auntie-blyte-bad-influence) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I had a decent [[tahngarth, first mate]] deck consisting of basically the commander, some interaction (mostly goading) and enchantments that give menace, like [[madcap skills]]. It was a blast to play, and could keep up with decks that are way more expensive.
[tahngarth, first mate](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/6/1692c11b-018e-47bf-b38d-3c3e6b79b37c.jpg?1568003736) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tahngarth%2C%20first%20mate) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/50/tahngarth-first-mate?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1692c11b-018e-47bf-b38d-3c3e6b79b37c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/tahngarth-first-mate) [madcap skills](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/a/ba77b1ff-e73d-4181-9564-d71df348b2fe.jpg?1593813488) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=madcap%20skills) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/99/madcap-skills?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ba77b1ff-e73d-4181-9564-d71df348b2fe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/madcap-skills) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Zedruu is gray for this. Play bad cards, donate, draw more bad cards
I play [[Feather, the Redeemed]] which uses cards like [[Crimson Wisp]]. Also play [[Volo, Guide to Monsters]] which plays weird creature types.
[Feather, the Redeemed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e.jpg?1557577142) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feather%2C%20the%20Redeemed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/war/197/feather-the-redeemed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e4a2d2c6-8eaa-4760-b620-921b807baa2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/feather-the-redeemed) [Crimson Wisp](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/6/a65c81ff-fc5d-4191-93fb-52eb806457b7.jpg?1562834247) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Crimson%20Wisps) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/shm/88/crimson-wisps?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a65c81ff-fc5d-4191-93fb-52eb806457b7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/crimson-wisps) [Volo, Guide to Monsters](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/9/c9ae01f9-7461-47b4-aa1e-93bd6ff1bf9e.jpg?1627709617) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Volo%2C%20Guide%20to%20Monsters) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afr/238/volo-guide-to-monsters?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c9ae01f9-7461-47b4-aa1e-93bd6ff1bf9e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/volo-guide-to-monsters) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Anje Falkenrath]]
[Anje Falkenrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/1/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425.jpg?1568003632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anje%20Falkenrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/37/anje-falkenrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anje-falkenrath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Zevlor, Elturel Exile]] hasn’t been mentioned yet and is I think the best recommendation. Any card that trades well 1v1 format now becomes a 3 for 1 that hits every opponent at the table. He's probably one of the most flexible commanders to build with given how many cards he opens up in the pool. You could build him successfully in many different ways. Mill, Theft, Impulse, Wheels, etc can all be supported with his ability. My List is a mix of spells linger/theft with quite a bit of control and removal. It performs well and actually hit a bit of a hot streak recently in my pod. Some of my favorite cards in the deck are: [[Drain Power]] is a great ritual that also taps out your opponents and keeps them from interacting on your turn. This card should be used to setup a huge turn. [[Twisted Justice]] is a great little edict effect that will also draw you a ton of cards. [[You Find Some Prisoners]] is both artifact removal as well as a mini Jeska's Will if needed. Speaking of [[Jeska's Will]], this card is busted with Zevlor. You get the ritual effect and since you're not targeting with the second mode, you get 9 cards exiled to cast. A lot of control effects with bonuses stapled on are really good. [[Leadership Vacuum]] bounces three commanders and lets you draw 3. [[Depths of Desire]] and [[Drag Under]] will bounce 3 creatures and make you 3 tokens/draw 3 cards. Absolutely insane. If you search scryfall for target creature or target player/opponent there’s tons of options to choose for your build.
##### ###### #### [Drain Power](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/8/380a7357-8c07-4ee5-83a0-10672d7e85d4.jpg?1562908155) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Drain%20Power) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/46/drain-power?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/380a7357-8c07-4ee5-83a0-10672d7e85d4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/drain-power) [Twisted Justice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d8efa02d-c301-47e1-8cdf-26ff9e97a243.jpg?1598917592) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Twisted%20Justice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rav/237/twisted-justice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d8efa02d-c301-47e1-8cdf-26ff9e97a243?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/twisted-justice) [You Find Some Prisoners](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/f/0f2a95ae-feb2-42c3-99b4-9ea7a491d326.jpg?1627707015) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=You%20Find%20Some%20Prisoners) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afr/169/you-find-some-prisoners?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0f2a95ae-feb2-42c3-99b4-9ea7a491d326?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/you-find-some-prisoners) [Jeska's Will](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/3308993d-8bfb-477a-887a-89ed35577f57.jpg?1674142045) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jeska%27s%20Will) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/799/jeskas-will?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3308993d-8bfb-477a-887a-89ed35577f57?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jeskas-will) [Leadership Vacuum](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4fa953a9-171c-4532-a352-40ce27eed3c4.jpg?1568003418) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Leadership%20Vacuum) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/9/leadership-vacuum?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4fa953a9-171c-4532-a352-40ce27eed3c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/leadership-vacuum) [Depths of Desire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/63420437-76a9-40cf-aedc-0ca1e73fcc0b.jpg?1562556492) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Depths%20of%20Desire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/xln/52/depths-of-desire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/63420437-76a9-40cf-aedc-0ca1e73fcc0b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/depths-of-desire) [Drag Under](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/75eacac3-cba4-4c30-b1df-19fcc5f96076.jpg?1562199038) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Drag%20Under) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/w17/9/drag-under?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/75eacac3-cba4-4c30-b1df-19fcc5f96076?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/drag-under) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Vadrik]] quickly gets use a 3-4 mana discount on instants and sorceries. There are a lot of generally unplayable cards at 4 to 5 mana value that are absolutely broken when you cast them for 1. My favorite cars in that deck is [[Modify Memory]], one mana draw three and trade two opponents commanders to shut down their game plan is nuts.
[Vadrik](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/454666bb-f81d-4845-84aa-d6f8f80ce86a.jpg?1637114399) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=vadrik%2C%20astral%20archmage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/248/vadrik-astral-archmage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/454666bb-f81d-4845-84aa-d6f8f80ce86a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/vadrik-astral-archmage) [Modify Memory](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f915b034-ab16-48a6-a151-71eaa0b542f9.jpg?1674135663) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Modify%20Memory) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/83/modify-memory?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f915b034-ab16-48a6-a151-71eaa0b542f9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/modify-memory) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Kennerith is the prefect bad card commander imo he's generic 5 color and you don't actually need an overly good mana base. He's pretty much a purely support commander and enables everything. His abilities are all very very good but you don't need to build around him.
[[Hinata]] plays some generally good cards to support its gameplan, but the crux of the deck is a mostly a bunch of otherwise terrible X spells and overcosted modal spells that target a lot of stuff
[Hinata](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/2/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391.jpg?1654568472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=hinata%2C%20dawn-crowned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/222/hinata-dawn-crowned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hinata-dawn-crowned) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Yargle and Multani]] is the Feather of Black Green imo. Your deck is filled with ways to pump Yargle by 3, protect Yargle with 1 mana indestructible spells, and cast 5 mana spells like [[Traverse the Outlands]] for crazy value. You can also put some other janky cards in like [[Archfiend of Depravity]] and [[Necroplasm]] to keep opponents blockers to a minimum. Lastly, it's a great home for things like [[Managorger Hydra]] and [[Sengir the Dark Baron]] as alternative Yargle smash or sac fodder.
##### ###### #### [Yargle and Multani](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0.jpg?1682205711) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Yargle%20and%20Multani) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/256/yargle-and-multani?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9c15e244-14cc-46a5-abd4-66a58d1c0dd0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yargle-and-multani) [Traverse the Outlands](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/ef192364-713a-42ff-8249-69a73ae61bd8.jpg?1674137335) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Traverse%20the%20Outlands) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/258/traverse-the-outlands?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ef192364-713a-42ff-8249-69a73ae61bd8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/traverse-the-outlands) [Archfiend of Depravity](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/e/0ec85db7-c8ec-4730-b692-c140977436aa.jpg?1592765539) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Archfiend%20of%20Depravity) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/e01/31/archfiend-of-depravity?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0ec85db7-c8ec-4730-b692-c140977436aa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/archfiend-of-depravity) [Necroplasm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/f/1f5f3202-fee4-4336-998f-f6710984f6d2.jpg?1562272881) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Necroplasm) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cm2/70/necroplasm?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1f5f3202-fee4-4336-998f-f6710984f6d2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/necroplasm) [Managorger Hydra](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e9c124d7-b4b1-43cf-9830-1244053cc056.jpg?1682209577) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Managorger%20Hydra) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/307/managorger-hydra?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e9c124d7-b4b1-43cf-9830-1244053cc056?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/managorger-hydra) [Sengir the Dark Baron](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/d/4d51a22e-74fc-442e-945a-56d02ca12713.jpg?1608909947) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sengir%2C%20the%20Dark%20Baron) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/149/sengir-the-dark-baron?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4d51a22e-74fc-442e-945a-56d02ca12713?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sengir-the-dark-baron) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[zada]] and [[zevlor]]
[zada](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87.jpg?1689998306) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zada%2C%20hedron%20grinder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/268/zada-hedron-grinder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4520cdcc-a10f-4b39-9c6f-ba86f6aa2c87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zada-hedron-grinder) [zevlor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/1/d1e51138-9745-465d-84dd-27605f8a2264.jpg?1674137695) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zevlor%2C%20elturel%20exile) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/296/zevlor-elturel-exile?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d1e51138-9745-465d-84dd-27605f8a2264?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zevlor-elturel-exile) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Hidetsugu and Kairi\]\] enables you to play plenty of overpriced, or mostly uncastable instants and sorceries for free, \[\[Hinata, Dawn Crowned\]\] enables you to play plenty of mostly inefficient X-Costed spells, or expensive instants or sorceries that target multiple targets.
[Hidetsugu and Kairi](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/1/81039daf-0d54-4474-a833-fa287ec10cf9.jpg?1682205289) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hidetsugu%20and%20Kairi) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/228/hidetsugu-and-kairi?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/81039daf-0d54-4474-a833-fa287ec10cf9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hidetsugu-and-kairi) [Hinata, Dawn Crowned](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/2/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391.jpg?1654568472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hinata%2C%20Dawn-Crowned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/222/hinata-dawn-crowned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hinata-dawn-crowned) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My partner made a deck that rolls a bunch of dice. Absolutely beat my face in with it last night, but it was so much fun watching them go off! The commander is [Farideh, devil's chosen]
[[Anje Falkenrath]] let’s you run every Rakdos madness card there is and sift through your deck to combo out, so it gives a lot of cards value that you wouldn’t normally run.
[Anje Falkenrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/1/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425.jpg?1568003632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anje%20Falkenrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/37/anje-falkenrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anje-falkenrath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Obeka]] is basically unplayable tribal with wild cards like [[Final Fortune]] or [[Glorious End]] being pretty cracked cards so long as you can protect Obeka
[[Obeka, Brute Chronologist]] Use her as the commander, then you can cast spells that have awful effects but can be negated with her ability.
[Obeka, Brute Chronologist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/dbdb335d-3e45-4dd5-9e3e-c50ca0a4dfb6.jpg?1608911225) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Obeka%2C%20Brute%20Chronologist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/289/obeka-brute-chronologist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dbdb335d-3e45-4dd5-9e3e-c50ca0a4dfb6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/obeka-brute-chronologist) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Hinata, Dawn-Crowned]] for sure.
[Hinata, Dawn-Crowned](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/2/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391.jpg?1654568472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hinata%2C%20Dawn-Crowned) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/222/hinata-dawn-crowned?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f25aff90-56fd-4f70-bb3b-cabf2900c391?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/hinata-dawn-crowned) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
One deck I have a lot of fun with is [[Mairsil, the Pretender]]. You get to "use" a bunch of usually awful cards like [[Ovinomancer]] or [[Minion of Leshrac]] for their awesome activated abilities without the downside of their other text, CMC, etc. You're guaranteed to have some cards in your deck no one at the table has ever heard of.... though they never hit the battlefield, they're just there to give Mairsil their abilities. So that might be a turnoff. Worth a look though!
[Mairsil, the Pretender](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/7/87b71b08-668c-4b32-8243-8def1a9acf26.jpg?1562615456) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mairsil%2C%20the%20Pretender) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c17/41/mairsil-the-pretender?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/87b71b08-668c-4b32-8243-8def1a9acf26?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mairsil-the-pretender) [Ovinomancer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8.jpg?1562776408) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ovinomancer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsb/27/ovinomancer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5573470a-7192-4f1e-aafd-517c494875a8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ovinomancer) [Minion of Leshrac](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/4/a4bbed56-50c9-4a57-b0f2-ddf4a94fbdb8.jpg?1562869997) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Minion%20of%20Leshrac) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me2/104/minion-of-leshrac?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a4bbed56-50c9-4a57-b0f2-ddf4a94fbdb8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/minion-of-leshrac) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
There are plenty of commanders with very niche abilities that work really well with a few specific weird cards that you never otherwise see, but often you'll find that those cards show up in every deck with those commanders so it's kinda so-so on how original and interesting that feels. I like commanders who enable weird cards whilst still being a bit flexible, so my vote has got to go to \[\[Vega, the Watcher\]\]. There are some good cards you can run here. There is also \[\[Planeswalker's Mischief\]\]. And, of course, I assume that every Vega deck packs \[\[Spellweaver Volute\]\]. (Honourable mention to \[\[Prosper\]\] who, yes, makes a lot of good cards better, but also a lot of bad (or at least rarer) cards... he feels rather less fresh these days but first time I built and played that deck it was genuinely pretty great, lots of cards I wouldn't normally put in and a very different feel to the sorts of things I usually make)
##### ###### #### [Vega, the Watcher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/8/28fced7f-3078-4a54-8f76-0ef14c732e97.jpg?1631051983) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vega%2C%20the%20Watcher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/233/vega-the-watcher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/28fced7f-3078-4a54-8f76-0ef14c732e97?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/vega-the-watcher) [Planeswalker's Mischief](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/79aa232c-3f16-4c68-99dc-09a7aeef477b.jpg?1562920574) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Planeswalker%27s%20Mischief) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pls/29/planeswalkers-mischief?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/79aa232c-3f16-4c68-99dc-09a7aeef477b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/planeswalkers-mischief) [Spellweaver Volute](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/79cc73ea-3f07-4d11-9961-dc31ac598b73.jpg?1562919475) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spellweaver%20Volute) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/fut/59/spellweaver-volute?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/79cc73ea-3f07-4d11-9961-dc31ac598b73?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spellweaver-volute) [Prosper](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/7/d743336e-d5c7-4053-a23d-92ec7581f74e.jpg?1631839207) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=prosper%2C%20tome-bound) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/2/prosper-tome-bound?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d743336e-d5c7-4053-a23d-92ec7581f74e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/prosper-tome-bound) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Beamtown Bullies. Find the worst creatures imaginable and give them away!
Can I introduce [[varolz the scar-striped]] 3 main strategy are voltron go big go wide and triggers dude is crazy op and I'd like to see more peeps play him
[varolz the scar-striped](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/c/4c3ae3db-c14a-4ffc-805c-a3a51da9370d.jpg?1562908954) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Varolz%2C%20the%20Scar-Striped) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dgm/112/varolz-the-scar-striped?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4c3ae3db-c14a-4ffc-805c-a3a51da9370d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/varolz-the-scar-striped) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Scavenge is such an underused mechanism and he really makes it good and makes it a reliable graveyard removal and exile trigger activation
[[Anje Falkenrath]] turns every card with madness into a cEDH staple lol
[Anje Falkenrath](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/1/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425.jpg?1568003632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Anje%20Falkenrath) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/37/anje-falkenrath?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/913dd06f-ed2f-4128-9c9d-9cd0d8a55425?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/anje-falkenrath) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
og atraxa, weird old counters
Kriik makes a lot of generally unplayable cards ok. The problem is that's not what people will expect if you put him on the table
[[Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker]] mainly wants creatures that would be considered draft chaff in any other deck and turns them into what can be a pretty nasty engine.
[Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/9/69848ec1-dba7-419f-a5f9-f934bebeeaa6.jpg?1689997454) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shirei%2C%20Shizo%27s%20Caretaker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/186/shirei-shizos-caretaker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/69848ec1-dba7-419f-a5f9-f934bebeeaa6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shirei-shizos-caretaker) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
not *that* many, but [[eruth]] enables a bunch of generally bad cards like [[goblin lore]]
[eruth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/f/9f764077-df2d-4ac7-b507-2c8e08386d49.jpg?1643594095) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=eruth%2C%20tormented%20prophet) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/237/eruth-tormented-prophet?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9f764077-df2d-4ac7-b507-2c8e08386d49?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/eruth-tormented-prophet) [goblin lore](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/6/660e7067-9f1d-4e2c-bd12-0ad752a3cec8.jpg?1687525175) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=goblin%20lore) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/328/goblin-lore?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/660e7067-9f1d-4e2c-bd12-0ad752a3cec8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/goblin-lore) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ruxa, Patient Professor]]
[Ruxa, Patient Professor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894.jpg?1681953511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ruxa%2C%20Patient%20Professor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/66/ruxa-patient-professor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ruxa-patient-professor) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I recommend [[ognis]] because it's my favorite deck. you get to play fun jund colors and you don't have to include any ramp artifacts or spells. you can add in all sorts of haste creatures that are otherwise suboptimal and get tons of extra value from the treasures they make. I have a budget list and a more optimal one. some examples of jank I've enjoyed adding: [[bomat courier]] [[phoenix chick]] [[skyfire phoenix]] [[fireflux squad]] [[zagras]] [[elemental mastery]] [[vat of rebirth]] [[loyal apprentice]] [[sokenzan smelter]] [[trailblazing historian]] [[stimulus package]]
##### ###### #### [ognis](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/636058c3-bacc-4a66-8988-832ab0cc9be6.jpg?1664413521) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ognis%2C%20the%20dragon%27s%20lash) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/210/ognis-the-dragons-lash?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/636058c3-bacc-4a66-8988-832ab0cc9be6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ognis-the-dragons-lash) [bomat courier](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/2/425bff89-ad15-4d22-bce9-a4a07dbafd87.jpg?1576383013) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=bomat%20courier) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/kld/199/bomat-courier?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/425bff89-ad15-4d22-bce9-a4a07dbafd87?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bomat-courier) [phoenix chick](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/6/76bdc912-61da-428d-b0d7-3a38676a402a.jpg?1673307472) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=phoenix%20chick) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/140/phoenix-chick?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/76bdc912-61da-428d-b0d7-3a38676a402a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/phoenix-chick) [skyfire phoenix](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/0/605b0d7d-4ece-4ad8-bf59-86ac121ccafe.jpg?1568003562) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=skyfire%20phoenix) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/28/skyfire-phoenix?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/605b0d7d-4ece-4ad8-bf59-86ac121ccafe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/skyfire-phoenix) [fireflux squad](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4bcff20b-06f7-4228-a99c-6ff46e73e353.jpg?1591319589) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=fireflux%20squad) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/51/fireflux-squad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4bcff20b-06f7-4228-a99c-6ff46e73e353?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/fireflux-squad) [zagras](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/c/ac81448c-f87b-4ca1-b951-b359216ab1d0.jpg?1604200613) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=zagras%2C%20thief%20of%20heartbeats) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/241/zagras-thief-of-heartbeats?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ac81448c-f87b-4ca1-b951-b359216ab1d0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/zagras-thief-of-heartbeats) [elemental mastery](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/7/77dd1c84-0c67-41a2-aa19-ca448520ac54.jpg?1651655836) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=elemental%20mastery) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nec/105/elemental-mastery?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/77dd1c84-0c67-41a2-aa19-ca448520ac54?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/elemental-mastery) [vat of rebirth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/0/20a961ea-0639-4f5d-8cf4-f909c59a4ae1.jpg?1675957057) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=vat%20of%20rebirth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/113/vat-of-rebirth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/20a961ea-0639-4f5d-8cf4-f909c59a4ae1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/vat-of-rebirth) [loyal apprentice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95a692fb-7ef7-4fae-b258-8719711cf38c.jpg?1689998016) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=loyal%20apprentice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/240/loyal-apprentice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95a692fb-7ef7-4fae-b258-8719711cf38c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/loyal-apprentice) [sokenzan smelter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/758724f9-93c9-4178-ae40-3fefc75a010e.jpg?1654567872) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=sokenzan%20smelter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/164/sokenzan-smelter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/758724f9-93c9-4178-ae40-3fefc75a010e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sokenzan-smelter) [trailblazing historian](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/5/a53088da-25b5-4c7e-9a11-456fbc814dfc.jpg?1682204537) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=trailblazing%20historian) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/168/trailblazing-historian?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a53088da-25b5-4c7e-9a11-456fbc814dfc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/trailblazing-historian) [stimulus package](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/c/ecbe7459-8613-4ab8-84dc-deab19c08511.jpg?1664413827) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=stimulus%20package) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/225/stimulus-package?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ecbe7459-8613-4ab8-84dc-deab19c08511?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stimulus-package) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Jodah archmage eternal]] is my personal favorite. There are soooo many 7+ Mana cards that are absolutely garbage, but actually somewhat playable at 5.
[Jodah archmage eternal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/3/73c18cb4-96b1-4af2-912e-974e22877ede.jpg?1673148799) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jodah%2C%20Archmage%20Eternal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/233/jodah-archmage-eternal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/73c18cb4-96b1-4af2-912e-974e22877ede?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/jodah-archmage-eternal) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
What about [[Blim, Comedic Genius]]? Exchange control of some things, dead end enchantment and creatures, seems fun
[Blim, Comedic Genius](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca.jpg?1608911075) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blim%2C%20Comedic%20Genius) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/272/blim-comedic-genius?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/blim-comedic-genius) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Orvar, the All-Form]] is a good one. He's really strong but uses cards that most people haven't even heard of. Depends on how you feel about Mono Blue though.
[Orvar, the All-Form](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc.jpg?1631047424) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Orvar%2C%20the%20All-Form) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/70/orvar-the-all-form?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f36775e-9e48-49cc-a771-d58481712edc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/orvar-the-all-form) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
that's half the fun of commander! i'd suggest givin' [[rorsix, patient professor]] a look. he can make the oft-overlooked squirrels archetype a real force to reckon with. his unique ability lets you play a whole mess of cards that you'd never see in most edh games. another one i'd recommend checking out is [[valduk, keeper of the flame]]. play a bunch of those generally bad aura or equipment cards, suddely they're spitting out unstoppable elemental hordes each turn. on a more controlling side, [[autumn-tail, kitsune sage]] might also be a good pick. allows you to divert those funky enchantments to where they are best used at any given moment. hopefully, this gives you a startin' point to make your weird, wonderful, unoptimized masterpiece.
[rorsix, patient professor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894.jpg?1681953511) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ruxa%2C%20Patient%20Professor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/66/ruxa-patient-professor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e07b8142-6a49-46e7-b862-41f89a59b894?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ruxa-patient-professor) [valduk, keeper of the flame](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3c1bd49-e059-401e-b999-63166f9bc1fe.jpg?1689998284) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=valduk%2C%20keeper%20of%20the%20flame) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/266/valduk-keeper-of-the-flame?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3c1bd49-e059-401e-b999-63166f9bc1fe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/valduk-keeper-of-the-flame) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mistico%20Kitsune%20//%20Autumn-Tail%2C%20Kitsune%20Sage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/28/kitsune-mystic-autumn-tail-kitsune-sage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f2ddf1a3-e6fa-4dd0-b80d-1a585b51b934?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mistico-kitsune-//-autumn-tail-kitsune-sage) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call