Happy Slappy Combat Pappy (Tahngarth FM Edh)

Commander / EDH Aggro Control RG (Gruul) Theme/Gimmick Voltron

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Artifact (23)

• 1x Angel's Trumpet
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Chitinous Cloak
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Farsight Mask
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Prying Blade
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Silent Gravestone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Talisman of Impulse

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Cindervines
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Frenzied Rage
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Kyren Negotiations
• 1x Leyline of Combustion
• 1x Madcap Skills
• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Sixth Sense
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x War Cadence
• 1x Wild Growth

Creature (22)

• 1x Burning-Tree Shaman
• 1x Charging Cinderhorn
• 1x Crimson Honor Guard
• 1x Frontier Warmonger
• 1x Goblin Diplomats
• 1x Goblin Racketeer
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Grand Warlord Radha
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Hunted Dragon
• 1x Hunted Troll
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Radha, Heir to Keld
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Warmonger Hellkite
• 1x Zhur-Taa Druid

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Madcap Experiment
• 1x Nature's Lore

Commander (1)

Land (28)

• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Timber Gorge
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Instant (5)

• 1x Artifact Mutation
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Destructive Revelry
• 1x Magmaquake

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Artifact (3)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal

Creature (3)

• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Leafkin Druid
• 1x Sunder Shaman

Instant (1)

• 1x Once Upon a Time

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Out of all of Commander 2019, the Legendary that piqued my interest the most is Tahngarth, First Mate. I loved the flavor of this minotaur just jumping into every battle available, and I wanted to try something that allows me to be active and gain value from every single combat.

So the goal of this deck is to suit Tahngarth up and send him into as many combat phases as possible. Since he's never effectively declared an attacker, this helps bypass things like Ghostly Prison or Propaganda.

His auras and equipment need to be specific though, and not just any effects will be beneficial. Since control transfers to the player who is attacking, he'll need support from things like Darksteel Plate and Assault Suit to prevent that player from causing any shenanigans while he's visiting. Furthermore, equipment and enchantments that affect creatures I control lose their effectiveness while he's off gallivanting around the battlefield, so things like Sword of Truth and Justice, Blackblade Reforged, and Prying Blade all have value.

Seeing as anthem effects aren't as effective with Tahngarth, +1/+1 counters and proliferate allow me to impact his P/T, regardless where he is on the field.

Lastly, Tahngarth ONLY does his job if my opponents are attacking each other and not me. I can do this a variety of ways. Obviously the Goad mechanic is amazing, and while I'd LOVE Disrupt Decorum, it's a little out of my budget at the moment, so instead I'll go with Bloodthirsty Blade. The idea is to create a beefy board state that discourages other players from attacking me if I don't have mechanics in play that force them to attack each other. While I'd LOVE if Tahngarth was in Naya colors, allowing me to run Marisi, Breaker of the Coil, that's just not an option.

I'd love additional feedback. The goal of this deck is to just have fun, I don't expect a high win rate but any tips that could make it more playable would be fantastic.

Top Ranked	Achieved #36 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #20 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RG (Gruul) 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Faerie 1/1 U, Knight 2/2 W w/ First Strike, Ogre 3/3 R, Saproling 1/1 G, Survivor 1/1 R, Treasure
Folders	combat based, Others decks, Awesome Decks