Athreos, God of Angels and Demons

Commander / EDH

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Creature (27)

• 1x Aegis Angel
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Demon of Death's Gate
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Extractor Demon
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Herald of the Host
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Seraph of the Sword

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Angelic Chorus
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Demonic Rising
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Font of Return
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 9x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Instant (10)

• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Gravepurge
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Safe Passage
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wake the Dead

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Defy Death
• 1x Devout Invocation
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Reign of the Pit
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Wander in Death
• 1x Wrath of God

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherworks Marvel
• 1x Deathrender
• 1x Demonmail Hauberk
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Moonsilver Spear
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Sol Ring

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Herald of War
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Serra Avenger
• 1x Subjugator Angel
• 1x Sunblast Angel

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Barter in Blood
• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Obzedat's Aid

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Vigil for the Lost

Instant (1)

• 1x Grim Return

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Maybeboard

Creature (18)

• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Angel of Sanctions
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Archdemon of Unx
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Carnifex Demon
• 1x Dawnbreak Reclaimer
• 1x Demonlord of Ashmouth
• 1x Exquisite Archangel
• 1x Havoc Demon
• 1x Herald of Anguish
• 1x Lightkeeper of Emeria
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Selenia, Dark Angel
• 1x Twilight Shepherd
• 1x Wispweaver Angel

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Archangel's Light
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Descend upon the Sinful
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x March of the Returned
• 1x Vindicate

Artifact (2)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Elixir of Immortality

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Brilliant Halo
• 1x Circle of Despair
• 1x Endless Horizons
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Instant (3)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Graceful Reprieve

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My first commander build. I'm fairly new to mtg, so I'd like thoughts and opinions. I thought it would be cool to have a god commander with an army of angels and demons behind him, and Athreos seemed like a perfect fit. I'm looking to capitalize on enter the battlefield effects and grave digging, and there seems to be plenty of options with a tribal build like this. It's honestly very hard to decide! I also discovered how high cmc most of these creatures have, so that's why I included some alternate ways to hopefully off-set that, like Aetherworks Marvel, Quicksilver Amulet, and Deathrender, and some others improve my ramp a little like Black Market and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx. Kami of False Hope and Doomed Necromancer are nice little sac-chumps with helpful abilities and will hopefully come back several times. There's several board wipes to clear the board and hopefully get some of my creatures back into my hand ala Athreos, and some recursion spells in case my opponent opts to pay the life, like Gravepurge and Immortal Servitude.

There's also a little bit of token generation with Luminarch Ascension and Moonsilver Spear, and then Emeria, The Sky Ruin for bringing back whatever I want every turn, if I get enough plains out. Everything seems to work decent in playtesting, but it needs some fine-tuning... Literally my whole sideboard and a lot of my maybeboard are cards that I really thought hard about including, but just couldn't make up my mind. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 1 Mythic Rares 42 - 10 Rares 10 - 4 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.72
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Human Cleric 1/1 BW