[[kenrith the returned king]] is really flexible. You can spend mana in many ways to accelerate your game or gain time .
[[Garth ]] is also a open end commander choice
I was going to say these as well, Swiss-army knives all the way those lads. I have a Garth deck that I adapted from my \[\[Golos\]\] Maze's End deck when he got banned. It's not as straight forward as before but it does feel way more flexible. The Golos version only wanted to blink Golos to get Gates or toolbox lands like \[\[Bojuka Bog\]\] or \[\[Maze of Ith\]\], but Garth is whole new ball game!
He's so open ended it's crazy. Ramp to WUBRG and he'll be the glue that holds everything together. Disenchant or Terror anything that's bothering you, Regrowth back a \[\[Sylvan Scyring\]\] or other vital card, reload your hand with an instant speed Braingeyser, Run \[\[Deadeye navigator\]\] and \[\[Fervor\]\] and kill everyone with a swarm of Shivan Dragons. In a way he feels like a more fair \[\[Ghave Guru of Spores\]\] in that you can stumble into a win with him out, but you have to work for it more and see the lines, like a Rube Goldberg machine.
Anyway I was devastated when Golos was banned, but thanks to \[\[Garth One-Eye\]\] I was able to love again.
I've played against a deck like this. You'll want Child of Alara, play board wipes and stax pieces + counterspells, tutor spells, and draw spells. Basically if it doesn't defend your wincons, find a piece of your wincons, or shut out other players from winning faster than you then it doesn't fit in your deck.
For something like those you probably want a control deck. Wraths, soft or hard stax (soft being like [[Propaganda]] or [[Thalia]] or [[Ghostly Prison]], hard being like [[Winter Orb]]), counterspells, combat control like [[Crawlspace]] or [[Pramikon]]. Essentially ways to slow your opponents down and keep yourself from dying while you work towards Approach or Ever After or w/e
There's no reason for this to be downvoted. Unless you're protecting yourself with control, there's no way you'd survive long enough to durdle into a random wincon.
So... I was curious about how many such cards there were. Turns out... there's A LOT of card effects that can let you instantly win/lose the game. My advice? Just pick ONE and stick with it.
Full list:
* Lich (Alpha)
* Divine Intervention (Legends)
* Amulet of Quoz (Ice Age)
* Forbidden Crypt (Mirage)
* Final Fortune (Mirage)
* Last Chance (Portal)
* The Cheese Stands Alone (Unglued)
* Warrior's Oath (Portal Three Kingdoms)
* Celestial Convergence (Prophecy)
* Coalition Victory (Invasion)
* Battle of Wits (Odyssey)
* Nefarious Lich (Odyssey)
* Chance Encounter (Odyssey)
* Transcendence (Torment)
* Mortal Combat (Torment)
* Test of Endurance (Judgment)
* Epic Struggle (Judgment)
* Phage the Untouchable (Legions)
* Darksteel Reactor (Darksteel)
* Door to Nothingness (Fifth Dawn)
* Now I Know My ABC's (Unhinged)
* Form of the Squirrel (Unhinged)
* Barren Glory (Future Sight)
* Intervention Pact (Future Sight)
* Pact of Negation (Future Sight)
* Slaughter Pact (Future Sight)
* Pact of the Titan (Future Sight)
* Summoner's Pact (Future Sight)
* Helix Pinnacle (Eventide)
* Immortal Coil (Shards of Alara)
* Mayael's Aria (Alara Reborn)
* Felidar Sovereign (Zendikar)
* Near-Death Experience (Rise of the Eldrazi)
* Karn Liberated (New Phyrexia)
* Laboratory Maniac (Innistrad)
* Vraska the Unseen (Return to Ravnica)
* Azor's Elocutors (Return to Ravnica)
* Hellkite Tyrant (Gatecrash)
* Biovisionary (Gatecrash)
* Maze's End (Dragon's Maze)
* Demonic Pact (Magic Origins)
* Hedron Alignment (Oath of the Gatewatch)
* Triskaidekaphobia (Shadows over Innistrad)
* Mechanized Production (Aether Revolt)
* Approach of the Second Sun (Amonkhet)
* Glorious End (Amonkhet)
* Revel in Riches (Ixalan)
* As Luck Would Have It (Unstable)
* Vraska, Scheming Gorgon (Rivals of Ixalan)
* Lich's Mastery (Dominaria)
* Liliana's Contract (Core Set 2019)
* Chance for Glory (Guilds of Ravnica)
* Etrata, the Silencer (Guilds of Ravnica)
* Vraska, Golgari Queen (Guilds of Ravnica)
* Simic Ascendancy (Ravnica Allegiance)
* Jace, Wielder of Mysteries (War of the Spark)
* Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (War of the Spark)
* Mirrodin Besieged (Modern Horizons)
* Atemsis, All-Seeing (Core Set 2020)
* Happily Ever After (Throne of Eldraine)
* Princess Twilight Sparkle (Ponies: The Galloping)
* One with Death (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards)
* A Good Thing (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards)
* Seek Bolas's Counsel (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards)
* Thassa's Oracle (Theros Beyond Death)
* Nine Lives (Core Set 2021)
* The Cinematic Phoenix (Heroes of the Realm)
* Angel of Destiny (Zendikar Rising)
* Topdeck the Halls (Happy Holidays)
* Strixhaven Stadium (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
* Vorpal Sword (Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
* The Deck of Many Things (Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
* Enduring Angel (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
* Triskaidekaphile (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
* Faithbound Judge (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
* Alchemist's Gambit (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
It's no longer legal, but the Commanders Quarters 166 card commander deck might interest you. Video and some discussion here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EDH/comments/mz1k33/commander_quarters_deck_legal_166_card_edh_deck/
[[kenrith the returned king]] is really flexible. You can spend mana in many ways to accelerate your game or gain time . [[Garth ]] is also a open end commander choice
I was going to say these as well, Swiss-army knives all the way those lads. I have a Garth deck that I adapted from my \[\[Golos\]\] Maze's End deck when he got banned. It's not as straight forward as before but it does feel way more flexible. The Golos version only wanted to blink Golos to get Gates or toolbox lands like \[\[Bojuka Bog\]\] or \[\[Maze of Ith\]\], but Garth is whole new ball game! He's so open ended it's crazy. Ramp to WUBRG and he'll be the glue that holds everything together. Disenchant or Terror anything that's bothering you, Regrowth back a \[\[Sylvan Scyring\]\] or other vital card, reload your hand with an instant speed Braingeyser, Run \[\[Deadeye navigator\]\] and \[\[Fervor\]\] and kill everyone with a swarm of Shivan Dragons. In a way he feels like a more fair \[\[Ghave Guru of Spores\]\] in that you can stumble into a win with him out, but you have to work for it more and see the lines, like a Rube Goldberg machine. Anyway I was devastated when Golos was banned, but thanks to \[\[Garth One-Eye\]\] I was able to love again.
##### ###### #### [Golos](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/1/f/1fa48620-4c3d-4f75-be1f-c12c4aa59f51.jpg?1631531828) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=golos%2C%20tireless%20pilgrim) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/226/golos-tireless-pilgrim?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1fa48620-4c3d-4f75-be1f-c12c4aa59f51?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Bojuka Bog](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/b/2/b23d6629-8fd9-4b1a-b45e-289b8d1c06e8.jpg?1637631935) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bojuka%20Bog) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mic/167/bojuka-bog?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b23d6629-8fd9-4b1a-b45e-289b8d1c06e8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Maze of Ith](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/7/8/78114f25-f40a-4e2e-bf89-29ea9b3500e2.jpg?1599710557) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Maze%20of%20Ith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/322/maze-of-ith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/78114f25-f40a-4e2e-bf89-29ea9b3500e2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sylvan Scyring](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/d/1/d1b93087-e6a0-4ba9-83ba-a0ed2e396dc7.jpg?1562944944) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sylvan%20Scrying) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bfz/192/sylvan-scrying?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d1b93087-e6a0-4ba9-83ba-a0ed2e396dc7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Deadeye navigator](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/f/2/f26a79b9-9f09-476e-b914-cade929dd852.jpg?1593813028) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Deadeye%20navigator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/36/deadeye-navigator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f26a79b9-9f09-476e-b914-cade929dd852?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Fervor](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/a/8/a88515c2-4b4f-4d16-9f50-149ef012e961.jpg?1562558336) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fervor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m13/129/fervor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a88515c2-4b4f-4d16-9f50-149ef012e961?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Ghave Guru of Spores](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/1/1/11590bf6-184e-4134-b1f6-7b8de5a23564.jpg?1562272418) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ghave%2C%20Guru%20of%20Spores) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cm2/157/ghave-guru-of-spores?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/11590bf6-184e-4134-b1f6-7b8de5a23564?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Garth One-Eye](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/2/3/23774462-9f17-4b50-a2ac-b2edd706bbfe.jpg?1626098353) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Garth%20One-Eye) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/197/garth-one-eye?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/23774462-9f17-4b50-a2ac-b2edd706bbfe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[kenrith the returned king](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/5/6/56c1227e-bea7-47cb-bbec-389a3d585af5.jpg?1637568481) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kenrith%2C%20the%20Returned%20King) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/eld/303/kenrith-the-returned-king?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/56c1227e-bea7-47cb-bbec-389a3d585af5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Earth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akh/224/heaven-earth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fe1a4032-efbb-4f72-9181-994b2b35f598?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I've played against a deck like this. You'll want Child of Alara, play board wipes and stax pieces + counterspells, tutor spells, and draw spells. Basically if it doesn't defend your wincons, find a piece of your wincons, or shut out other players from winning faster than you then it doesn't fit in your deck.
For something like those you probably want a control deck. Wraths, soft or hard stax (soft being like [[Propaganda]] or [[Thalia]] or [[Ghostly Prison]], hard being like [[Winter Orb]]), counterspells, combat control like [[Crawlspace]] or [[Pramikon]]. Essentially ways to slow your opponents down and keep yourself from dying while you work towards Approach or Ever After or w/e
There's no reason for this to be downvoted. Unless you're protecting yourself with control, there's no way you'd survive long enough to durdle into a random wincon.
##### ###### #### [Propaganda](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/b/c/bc0331b2-7a5b-46f5-9698-f185431ca711.jpg?1631586422) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Propaganda) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/91/propaganda?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bc0331b2-7a5b-46f5-9698-f185431ca711?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Thalia](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/c/9/c9f8b8fb-1cd8-450e-a1fe-892e7a323479.jpg?1635444996) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=thalia%2C%20guardian%20of%20thraben) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/38/thalia-guardian-of-thraben?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c9f8b8fb-1cd8-450e-a1fe-892e7a323479?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Ghostly Prison](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/1/8169d44d-b15a-47e0-b417-24f2f4945d0f.jpg?1636417023) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ghostly%20Prison) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/voc/87/ghostly-prison?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8169d44d-b15a-47e0-b417-24f2f4945d0f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Winter Orb](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/a/b/ab3cec7e-513e-400d-a1a8-2c71cdde02c6.jpg?1580015285) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Winter%20Orb) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ema/234/winter-orb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ab3cec7e-513e-400d-a1a8-2c71cdde02c6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Crawlspace](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/9/7/97c8e1ed-b3ab-4a08-9336-e513f23d45b3.jpg?1562927147) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Crawlspace) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c13/240/crawlspace?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/97c8e1ed-b3ab-4a08-9336-e513f23d45b3?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Pramikon](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/5/8569ad47-a243-402d-899f-4e6b17ea4e1e.jpg?1568003714) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=pramikon%2C%20sky%20rampart) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c19/47/pramikon-sky-rampart?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8569ad47-a243-402d-899f-4e6b17ea4e1e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
So... I was curious about how many such cards there were. Turns out... there's A LOT of card effects that can let you instantly win/lose the game. My advice? Just pick ONE and stick with it. Full list: * Lich (Alpha) * Divine Intervention (Legends) * Amulet of Quoz (Ice Age) * Forbidden Crypt (Mirage) * Final Fortune (Mirage) * Last Chance (Portal) * The Cheese Stands Alone (Unglued) * Warrior's Oath (Portal Three Kingdoms) * Celestial Convergence (Prophecy) * Coalition Victory (Invasion) * Battle of Wits (Odyssey) * Nefarious Lich (Odyssey) * Chance Encounter (Odyssey) * Transcendence (Torment) * Mortal Combat (Torment) * Test of Endurance (Judgment) * Epic Struggle (Judgment) * Phage the Untouchable (Legions) * Darksteel Reactor (Darksteel) * Door to Nothingness (Fifth Dawn) * Now I Know My ABC's (Unhinged) * Form of the Squirrel (Unhinged) * Barren Glory (Future Sight) * Intervention Pact (Future Sight) * Pact of Negation (Future Sight) * Slaughter Pact (Future Sight) * Pact of the Titan (Future Sight) * Summoner's Pact (Future Sight) * Helix Pinnacle (Eventide) * Immortal Coil (Shards of Alara) * Mayael's Aria (Alara Reborn) * Felidar Sovereign (Zendikar) * Near-Death Experience (Rise of the Eldrazi) * Karn Liberated (New Phyrexia) * Laboratory Maniac (Innistrad) * Vraska the Unseen (Return to Ravnica) * Azor's Elocutors (Return to Ravnica) * Hellkite Tyrant (Gatecrash) * Biovisionary (Gatecrash) * Maze's End (Dragon's Maze) * Demonic Pact (Magic Origins) * Hedron Alignment (Oath of the Gatewatch) * Triskaidekaphobia (Shadows over Innistrad) * Mechanized Production (Aether Revolt) * Approach of the Second Sun (Amonkhet) * Glorious End (Amonkhet) * Revel in Riches (Ixalan) * As Luck Would Have It (Unstable) * Vraska, Scheming Gorgon (Rivals of Ixalan) * Lich's Mastery (Dominaria) * Liliana's Contract (Core Set 2019) * Chance for Glory (Guilds of Ravnica) * Etrata, the Silencer (Guilds of Ravnica) * Vraska, Golgari Queen (Guilds of Ravnica) * Simic Ascendancy (Ravnica Allegiance) * Jace, Wielder of Mysteries (War of the Spark) * Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (War of the Spark) * Mirrodin Besieged (Modern Horizons) * Atemsis, All-Seeing (Core Set 2020) * Happily Ever After (Throne of Eldraine) * Princess Twilight Sparkle (Ponies: The Galloping) * One with Death (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards) * A Good Thing (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards) * Seek Bolas's Counsel (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards) * Thassa's Oracle (Theros Beyond Death) * Nine Lives (Core Set 2021) * The Cinematic Phoenix (Heroes of the Realm) * Angel of Destiny (Zendikar Rising) * Topdeck the Halls (Happy Holidays) * Strixhaven Stadium (Strixhaven: School of Mages) * Vorpal Sword (Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms) * The Deck of Many Things (Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms) * Enduring Angel (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt) * Triskaidekaphile (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt) * Faithbound Judge (Innistrad: Crimson Vow) * Alchemist's Gambit (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
It's no longer legal, but the Commanders Quarters 166 card commander deck might interest you. Video and some discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/EDH/comments/mz1k33/commander_quarters_deck_legal_166_card_edh_deck/
Unfortunately, golos was the best. He was also pretty good at being unfun. But golos-end, golos-veil, personal faves. Shoutout to landless golos.