Feather, Zada's Best Friend

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

hubatish

Instant (24)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Bandage
• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Defiant Strike
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ephemeral Shields
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Fall of the Hammer
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Heal
• 1x Impact Resonance
• 1x Long Road Home
• 1x Magnetic Theft
• 1x Niveous Wisps
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Reckless Rage
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Spark of Creativity
• 1x Twinflame
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Smothering Tithe

Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction

Commander (1)

Creature (22)

• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Mirrorwing Dragon
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Phalanx Leader
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Seasoned Pyromancer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Young Pyromancer
• 1x Zada, Hedron Grinder

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury

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April 8 2019 - today Feather, the Reedemed was spoiled. Now that's a Boros commander! And a reason to switch my Zada deck ([token-storm-zada) from RUG to RW.

What do both those commanders want to do? Cast targetting cantrips to draw cards of course! Every one mana instant or sorcery with "target creature, draw a card" is in this deck, as well as a few that cost 2 mana or are otherwise a bit worse. In fact, one of the nice things about white is getting to play an additional 2 one-mana "target creature, draw card" cantrips! That brings the total to 8, which is a pretty good number.

Once Zada, Hedron Grinder or Mirrorwing Dragon & some creatures are down, the deck can start comboing off. Each cantrip suddenly becomes a one mana draw 3 or draw 10+! Then a few mana sources help to combo off - Battle Hymn which scales the same as cantrips, Runaway Steam-Kin which makes red cantrips free, Sword of Feast and Famine to double mana. No cards with storm in the deck currently, but we're definitely storming off at this point. (Grapeshot can target Feather, which is nifty). With Monastery Mentor or Young Pyromancer tokens are plentiful enough that a copied Titan's Strength will deal 30 or so. Likewise Phalanx Leader can grow the team, even if it does not work with Zada.

Some nice synergies: Runaway Steam-Kin + Phalanx Leader or Twinflame can give 2 mana for 1 red spell. Seize the Day + Zada can be a lot of combat steps. Unfortunately most of your creatures don't untap. However Loyal Apprentice can give a bunch of thopters & Sword of Feast and Famine can give a bunch of mana. Also just great with Feather for the same reasons, over multiple turns. Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame for actual infinite damage. Radiate + the cantrips for big end step card draw before untapping.

Top Ranked	Achieved #14 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #9 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #2 position in Commander / EDH RW (Boros) 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.38
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 1/1 R, Monk 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	I like, Misc., Cool Deck Ideas, feather, Interesting