Winota's Blood Sport

Commander / EDH* Aggro Combo RW (Boros) Stax

Ashen0ne

Creature (41)

• 1x Alseid of Life's Bounty
• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Conspicuous Snoop
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Glowrider
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Legion Warboss
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Mogg Fanatic
• 1x Moggcatcher
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Torch Courier
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Vryn Wingmare
• 1x Wily Goblin
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x City of Traitors
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 5x Mountain
• 6x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Splinter Twin

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Gamble
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst

Instant (9)

• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Rending Volley
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wear / Tear

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Primer Under Construction

After some testing of my original blitz aggro build I found it too be too much of a glass cannon. When it worked it worked quite well, but there were far too many times where it didn't. This latest iteration adapts a more controlled, stax approach to leverage Winota's ability to generate huge advantage through digging and subsequently playing human's for free regardless of their mana cost.

The card selection in this new build is quite a bit more specific, as I wanted each non-human to have a decent impact on the battlefield, and each human to have a role to play so I was starting to snowball from the very first Winota trigger.

This current approach is inspired by video on cEDH Cast Youtube Channel Check them out. They got some cool stuff.

There is one important aspect of the mechanics and rules of the game involving Winota and her ability that makes this deck far harder to deal with than it might at first appear. This is something I was not even aware of until I looked over the cEDH Cast video and decklist.

Essentially Winota's ability triggers and resolves to put the creature onto the battlefield before priority is ever passed to an opponent so they can have a chance to respond or cast spells themselves. This is important because if a card like Grand Abolisher is cheated in by Winota it enters play and takes effect before anyone can do anything about it. So even if your opponents had an instant they wanted to play on your end step they suddenly can't because Grand Abolisher says no if its your turn.

This works with every human she cheats into play. So start snowballing into some stax and watch them squirm because they can't do anything to stop it from hitting the field.

Win conditions include some Kiki-Jiki/Splinter Twin combos.

There is also a compact and entertaining line involving Goblin Recruiter and Conspicuous Snoop. Any time I can use goblins to kill my opponents is a win in my book.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 3 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.06
Tokens	Copy Clone, Goblin 1/1 R, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W