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Commander
Size: 100Est cost: $1214.58Salt sum: 41.61
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Commander
Size: 100Est cost: $1214.58Salt sum: 41.61
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{"ops":[{"insert":"I've called this deck \"Celebrity Death Match\" - It's a bunch of Legendary creatures picking fights and the treasure/artifact sub-win conditions are the prize money. Rakdos \"Goad\" is a good time!\n\n**It's important to keep in mind that Goad style decks have a high chance of coming in second place, but this deck can win\n**Creatures your opponents control that are goaded/forced into combat are required to attack you if there are no other players left to attack\n**This deck is NOT suited for a 3-player game, best with 4 players\n\nSo what you wanna do is, as quickly as you can, set the board up so your 3 opponents are goaded/forced into combat with each other as much as possible. The deck has several ways to get this ball rolling but the main forced combat engine is the Commander; Kardur is best used as a kind of control piece, he doesn't necessarily need to come out on T4 but you definitely wanna be paying attention and cast him with good timing, on turns 3-5 he can be very disruptive. And that's basically the key to this deck, just keeping the flow of combat going in a triangle and watching the other 3 players play disgruntled Magic at each other, and hopefully doing lots of damage to each other for you to capitalize on later. Spells like Supernatural Stamina/Malakir Rebirth paired with cards like Village Rites/Deadly Dispute work nicely together to sac and bring Kardur back to re-trigger his ability on your turn and have passive benefits like card draw or token generation. \n\nIn the mean time the deck comes with several cards with some decent passive effects, some Legendary creatures and some enchantments that will continue to keep beating opponents down while they kill each other, or build a beneficial board state on your end. As usual good timing with protection/removal pieces is vital because opponents will be using their other resources to try to break you down if they don't have the option to go to combat with you. \n\nClosing the game out when it comes down to 1v1 can be tough, that's why I tried to keep cards that use the keyword 'Goad' to a minimum and at this point re-triggering Kardur isn't the plan. The deck has two alternate win-cons, Hellkite Tyrant and Revel in Riches; both of these win-cons will need to be steadily and carefully built up over the course of the game for them to pay off, chances are kinda low you'll be able to last-second cast these for the payoff in the final turns so don't be afraid to use some treasure tokens throughout the game if you find yourself missing some land drops. If you must attempt to win in combat, creatures like Vashta Nerada, Twinflame Tyrant and Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink are tried and true. Good timing with any removal pieces you have available will go a long way in the end-game. \n\n\n\nOther notes:\n\nHellkite Tyrant and Revel in Riches are for the flavor. While I do feel non-combat win-cons are a good idea for this deck, those cards could be easily replaced to benefit the synergy of the deck if necessary. Depends on a person's playstyle.\n\n-Hellkite Tyrant could be Atsushi the Blazing Sky, Bonehoard Dracosaur, The Infamous Cruelclaw\n-Revel In Riches could be The Sound of Drums, Rain of Gore, The Reaver Cleaver, Electroduplicate, Unexpected Windfall\n-Massacre Wurm or Bolas' Citadel could be Sower of Discord for a more silly, casual game\n\nOut of all the additional legendary creatures included, Valgavoth would probably be the best choice as an alternative Commander\n\nI would really love to run Deadpool, Trading Card in this deck but I don't think there's enough synergy there to justify adding him to the roster. His ability is capable of re-triggering Kardur's ability but there are other creatures that can do that better with virtually no downside.\n"}]}
Commander
Commander
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Damage Engine
Vial Smasher the Fierce
Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, choose an opponent at random. Vial Smasher deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to that player or a planeswalker that player controls.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Goblin Berserker
Damage Engine
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Draw
Black Market Connections
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Enchantment
Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
, , Discard a card: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control. It gains haste and "When this token dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.
Blitz (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
Blitz (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice.
Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls.
: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.
Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls.
: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.
Legendary Creature - Minion Phyrexian
Draw
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Forced Combat Engine
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Trample
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Berserker
Not Dead After All
Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control, then create a Wicked Role token attached to it." (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this token is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)
Instant
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
, : Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.
, : Create five tokens that are copies of another target creature you control. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.
, : Create five tokens that are copies of another target creature you control. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Slicer, Hired Muscle
More Than Meets the Eye (You may cast this card converted for .)
Double strike, haste
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, convert it.
Double strike, haste
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, convert it.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Robot
Spectacular Showdown
Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Forced Combat Engine
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Land
Land
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Ramp
Shiny Impetus
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Aura
Ramp
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Removal
Tibalt's Trickery
Counter target spell. Choose 1, 2, or 3 at random. Its controller mills that many cards, then exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with a different name than that spell. They may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then they put the exiled cards on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Instant
Removal
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Maybeboard
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
Creatures your opponents control with power less than Baeloth Barrityl's power are goaded. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded attacking or blocking creature dies, you create a Treasure token.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Whenever a goaded attacking or blocking creature dies, you create a Treasure token.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman
Beamtown Beatstick
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Bonehoard Dracosaur
Flying, first strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn. If you exiled a land card this way, create a 3/1 red Dinosaur creature token. If you exiled a nonland card this way, create a Treasure token.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn. If you exiled a land card this way, create a 3/1 red Dinosaur creature token. If you exiled a nonland card this way, create a Treasure token.
Creature - Dragon Dinosaur
Fated Firepower
Flash
This enchantment enters with X fire counters on it.
If a source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus an amount of damage equal to the number of fire counters on this enchantment instead.
This enchantment enters with X fire counters on it.
If a source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus an amount of damage equal to the number of fire counters on this enchantment instead.
Enchantment
Fevered Suspicion
Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among those nonland cards without paying their mana costs.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
When Kroxa enters, sacrifice it unless it escaped.
Whenever Kroxa enters or attacks, each opponent discards a card, then each opponent who didn't discard a nonland card this way loses 3 life.
Escape—, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Whenever Kroxa enters or attacks, each opponent discards a card, then each opponent who didn't discard a nonland card this way loses 3 life.
Escape—, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Legendary Creature - Elder Giant
Perforating Artist
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.
Creature - Devil
Vengeful Ancestor
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.
Creature - Dragon Spirit
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{"ops":[{"insert":"I've called this deck \"Celebrity Death Match\" - It's a bunch of Legendary creatures picking fights and the treasure/artifact sub-win conditions are the prize money. Rakdos \"Goad\" is a good time!\n\n**It's important to keep in mind that Goad style decks have a high chance of coming in second place, but this deck can win\n**Creatures your opponents control that are goaded/forced into combat are required to attack you if there are no other players left to attack\n**This deck is NOT suited for a 3-player game, best with 4 players\n\nSo what you wanna do is, as quickly as you can, set the board up so your 3 opponents are goaded/forced into combat with each other as much as possible. The deck has several ways to get this ball rolling but the main forced combat engine is the Commander; Kardur is best used as a kind of control piece, he doesn't necessarily need to come out on T4 but you definitely wanna be paying attention and cast him with good timing, on turns 3-5 he can be very disruptive. And that's basically the key to this deck, just keeping the flow of combat going in a triangle and watching the other 3 players play disgruntled Magic at each other, and hopefully doing lots of damage to each other for you to capitalize on later. Spells like Supernatural Stamina/Malakir Rebirth paired with cards like Village Rites/Deadly Dispute work nicely together to sac and bring Kardur back to re-trigger his ability on your turn and have passive benefits like card draw or token generation. \n\nIn the mean time the deck comes with several cards with some decent passive effects, some Legendary creatures and some enchantments that will continue to keep beating opponents down while they kill each other, or build a beneficial board state on your end. As usual good timing with protection/removal pieces is vital because opponents will be using their other resources to try to break you down if they don't have the option to go to combat with you. \n\nClosing the game out when it comes down to 1v1 can be tough, that's why I tried to keep cards that use the keyword 'Goad' to a minimum and at this point re-triggering Kardur isn't the plan. The deck has two alternate win-cons, Hellkite Tyrant and Revel in Riches; both of these win-cons will need to be steadily and carefully built up over the course of the game for them to pay off, chances are kinda low you'll be able to last-second cast these for the payoff in the final turns so don't be afraid to use some treasure tokens throughout the game if you find yourself missing some land drops. If you must attempt to win in combat, creatures like Vashta Nerada, Twinflame Tyrant and Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink are tried and true. Good timing with any removal pieces you have available will go a long way in the end-game. \n\n\n\nOther notes:\n\nHellkite Tyrant and Revel in Riches are for the flavor. While I do feel non-combat win-cons are a good idea for this deck, those cards could be easily replaced to benefit the synergy of the deck if necessary. Depends on a person's playstyle.\n\n-Hellkite Tyrant could be Atsushi the Blazing Sky, Bonehoard Dracosaur, The Infamous Cruelclaw\n-Revel In Riches could be The Sound of Drums, Rain of Gore, The Reaver Cleaver, Electroduplicate, Unexpected Windfall\n-Massacre Wurm or Bolas' Citadel could be Sower of Discord for a more silly, casual game\n\nOut of all the additional legendary creatures included, Valgavoth would probably be the best choice as an alternative Commander\n\nI would really love to run Deadpool, Trading Card in this deck but I don't think there's enough synergy there to justify adding him to the roster. His ability is capable of re-triggering Kardur's ability but there are other creatures that can do that better with virtually no downside.\n"}]}