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Kenrith, the Infected King (Retired)

Commander / EDH

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Maybeboard

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"I am the disease you feared. I spread and conquer all. "

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INFECT!

The primary goal is to get poison counters on our opponents and then proliferate. To increase the possibility of damage and benefit from the proliferation, a +1/+1 package is included as well as counter doublers.
five colors, but we are running every shock and fetch land there is as well as a suite of fetch spells. Only thing better would be OG duals, but that's a $$$ problem. We've got some support rocks and creatures/enchantments like Birds of Paradise , Manaweft Sliver , Paradise Druid , Dryad of the Ilysian Grove , Prismatic Omen , etc.
A removal suite barely exists in this deck. We've included a couple in the form of Damnation , Day of Judgment , and Cyclonic Rift . Instead, we are focused on getting those poison counters out there through protecting our stuff and being unblockable while providing a little bit of protection through Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection .
We have 14 infect creatures (is it enough...good question). We specifically includes ones with evasion or other abilities, plus a couple heavy beaters. Blighted Agent , Plague Stinger , and Phyrexian Crusader fall into the evasion category. Viridan Corrupter, Hand of the Praetors , and Corpse Cur help in other ways. Finally, Blightsteel Colossus , Phyrexian Swarmlord , and Skithiryx, The Blighted Dragon can simply end games.
We aim to put +1/+1 counters on our infect creatures as much as possible so has to work to push more poison through on every attack. We can do this through things like Abzan Ascendancy , Mikaeus, the Lunarch , Rhythm of the Wild , Cathars' Crusade ; even Kenrith, the Returned King , among others. Branching Evolution , Hardened Scales , and Corpsejack Menace will help increase those counters.
A bigger package is probably warranted here, but we focused on a few key methods of making creatures unblockable to get poison counters in place and start increasing them through other means. Rogue's Passage is of course here along with Prowler's Helm , Whispersilk Cloak , and Open Into Wonder . We also want other means to poison our opponents so we've got Thornbite Staff and Viridian Longbow , as well as Fallen Ferromancer .

There are ways based on direct infect damage that we could possible win through Craterhoof Behemoth and Open Into Wonder and big infect beaters like Blightsteel Collosus and Skithiryx, the Blighted Dragon. However, the more common win will come through adding those counters to our opponents after they've got them. This will happen through things like Evolution Sage , Sword of Truth and Justice , Inexorable Tide , and Planewide Celebration . We also included the proliferate draw cards to add to this.

We seem spread a bit thin, doing too many things at once. It's possible we haven't leaned far enough into our +1/+1 and proliferate strategy.

There are a few cards missing here that I need to add once I buy them. The biggest one is probably Contagion Engine . Triumph of the Hordes was left out because the majority of the creatures are infect and Craterhoof Behemoth is more effective. Still looking to pull something for The Ozolith . The maybe board is also huuuuuge.

Feedback is welcome, especially on the maybe board and what to replace. Thanks!

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97% Casual

Competitive

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(3 years ago)

+1 Lightning Greaves main
-1 Whispersilk Cloak main
Top Ranked
  • Achieved #24 position overall 3 years ago
  • Achieved #14 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago
Date added 3 years
Last updated 2 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

12 - 0 Mythic Rares

55 - 0 Rares

20 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.27
Tokens Citizen 2/2 WUBRG, Experience Token, Phyrexian Insect 1/1 G
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