"Greenbeans" (Commander / EDH MTG Deck)

Featured card: Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

"Greenbeans"

Commander / EDH Aggro Infect Mono-Green Phyrexian Proliferate Stompy Theme/Gimmick

Andramalech

Creature (24)

Planeswalker (1)

1x Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Battle (1)

1x Invasion of Ikoria ^Flip

Instant (11)

Sorcery (9)

Artifact (8)

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

Land (34)

Sideboard

Creature (7)

Instant (2)

Enchantment (2)

Land (1)

1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Sorcery (2)

Planeswalker (1)

1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Maybeboard

Land (5)

Creature (2)

Instant (1)

1x Seedtime

Originally, a Mono-Green () Infect based build with Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider as the commander.
The intention was to swing in with thematic and flavorful inclusions that meant poison counters at every possible encounter.
A solid (/) power pre-constructed concept.

The Big Mean Green Machine

At it's compleation, NoobNoob275 had nicknamed my deck "GreenBeans", and I think it is a fitting moniker.
Another one of the defining strategies behind this deck was to beat up Savage_savior6 for having too much life.
Below is a portfolio of information about initial construction. For more recent and pertinent development discussion, see Mainboard Roster Updates v.3.

'The Copper Host's Conqueror' (Vorthos)

This deck is heavily influenced by a deep affection for Vorinclex, spanning from very early in my magic career.

My very first encounter with Vorinclex was while facing NoobNoob275, where he used Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger.

(I attribute my Affinity for Mono Green to Vorinclex, and in turn to NoobNoob275 who introduced me to the Praetor, and the Phyrexians.)

He vaguely described the concept of the praetors and the Phyrexians, and showed me who Karn Liberated was, as well as Praetor's Counsel for reference.

I read about Mirrodin and 'New Phyrexia', the Praetors, and Elspeth- a planeswalker who I had just pulled in my first pack.

Many years later when Kaldheim was in packs, I pulled Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider and read in a story how Vorinclex had traveled through a Planar portal.

This process, which should (and did) melt away the organic materials. Vorinclex was a Metallic Skeleton and grasped onto the nearest thing, which was local wildlife.

True to his roots (lol) he proceeded to nom nom nom a deer and kept it moving, wreaking havoc and collecting World Tree sap to grow Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree.

My wife several weeks later pulled a foil Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider and then ANOTHER regular one. It was a sign.

With the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, NoobNoob275 and I got prerelease packs and that's when I pulled a concept printing of Vorinclex. That was when this list started to be crafted.

Now that March of the Machine has been printed, I had to include Vorinclex in the list.

'Bred for the Hunt' (Mechanics/Concept)

This Mono-Green Shell is crafted with a hard focus on poison counters and stompy green creatures. While Mono-Colored EDH decks are typically less competitive due to color pie balancing, I believe that an Infect deck could be successful by relying on what Green does best; beating face.

Stop counting to Fourty..

The intention of my build is to quit letting my table go under the illusion that having a large amount of life is going to lead to an inevitable win. Looking at you, Savage_savior6.

A large portion of my build is entirely fitted to a few really cool things:

Infect is still (currently) legal. And for the foreseeable future will remain so.
Toxic Ability stacks, and this is just gravy for what the Phyrexia: All Will Be One set has released.
Proliferate was previously seldom found underneath Mono-Green, but has had a surge of new prints in the aforementioned set.

..and Start counting to Five.

The most beautiful part about Vorinclex is that the Praetor's ability applies to poison counters.

That means we've reduced the necessary poison counters by half!

(while technically you still must achieve ten poison counters for a loss, inherently with Vorinclex out you've made the job THAT much easier.)

Alongside cards like Paladin of Predation this could contend single-swing victories.

The Hippo Grows Wings to Fight the Condor

Reconstructed with more precise, highline antics in mind. This deck is meant to keep pace with a competitive table.
A re-imagined list that is meant to be at a solid (/) power scale.

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Mainboard Roster Update v.3 — Nov. 13, 2023

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A lot happened with this update, so I'll do my best to detail each change and the general playstyle shift that is occurring.

The Core Shift

the deck will now pilot on the core fundamental that we're playing Aggro, and then Midrange concepts. Below I'll detail cast-favorite cards that left the decklist and why.
I have a new set of rules for the list:
Rule : All spells will have mana value total or less, see exceptions by instance.
Rule : All spells will maintain colored symbols (i.e.; ) maximum, see exceptions by instance.
Rule : 'Selfish' cards or 'Fundamentally Worse' cards will be replaced with obvious candidates.

The Cards Cut

Bellowing Tanglewurm is too steep a mana cost to remain in our list for the relatively little value it tends to provide outside of being a Pile piece.
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus probably got replaced with fast mana pieces like Mox Diamond, or something to that effect.
Carnivorous Canopy provided little to the discussion outside of the nuance and flavor it afforded with Proliferate. It will be substituted by something to the effect of Force of Vigor or potentially a Nature's Claim.
Contagion Clasp and Contagion Engine both came out obviously for fast mana pieces. It sucks in a cutting edge competitive setting but the fact remains that these pieces simply aren't fast enough to be useful.
Contagious Vorrac got replaced by better ramp spells such as Three Visits and Nature's Lore, which are cool right alongside Thirsting Roots.
Courage in Crisis, while potentially cool in some other settings, has honestly just sucked for me. 3/10 recommend for anything outside of a Scales Build.
Defiler of Vigor never got cast because it cost too much to cast and did next to nothing. I don't remember a time where I got to cast this creature for value.
Expand the Sphere got taken out because it violated one of the core rules of re-construction.
Explore was a wonderful inclusion in the list initially and was replaced by Up the Beanstalk. A good candidate to return if Ramp/Draw is that necessary.
Garruk, Unleashed went the route of almost every other Planeswalker within my list, because it's mana value was simply too steep.
Glistening Sphere was too specific a rock for what all the other fast mana was already able to accomplish.
Green Sun's Twilight just didn't do enough, although upon second inspection may hold up a spot - to be determined.
Guardian Project was using a mana value that should be winning me the game in order to do nothing on entry and draw me cards later.
Karn's Bastion hurt the principle of the one Planeswalker that remains in the Mainboard.
Melira, Sylvok Outcast is strangely a great candidate to be the sideboard- holds up a good hard counter in mirror matches and for baordwipes.
Noxious Assault violates one of the core rules and saw replacement by Triumph of the Hordes.
Primal Rage was simply not doing enough for what Kodama of the West Tree could be doing for me.
Prosthetic Injector violated a core rule of construction.
Rot Wolf (imo) could have remained in the list if it were slightly stronger, toughness wise.
Smell Fear seems good for my build.. until you notice that the Proliferare happens prior to damage.
Tamiyo's Safekeeping came out because Veil of Summer exists, and provides a tiny bit of other value to the discussion in that and can't have fun now.
Tribute to the World Tree just wasn't as cool as The Great Henge, nowhere near as effective, and violated two core rules whereas The 'Henge only violates one.
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon is a bomb still and may end up sitting in the sideboard alongside Melira.
Unnatural Restoration is just too nuanced for what Noxious Revival can do for me.
Vivien Reid, Vorinclex ^Flip, and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger are all subject to the violation of the too-god-damned-big rule, and while holding up some significant value, were never seeing play.
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus was too nuanced and Questing Beast felt way better for keyword soup at mana.

Special Thanks

An ode of gratitude to NoobNoob275 for helping with the most recent draft of changes. A powerful duelist in their own right and someone who earns my respect, I'd recommend anyone check out their lists.
As an Alela, Artful Provocateur user, as well as a Muldrotha, the Gravetide user, they (Noob) won't see me take Seedtime out of this list.

Mainboard Roster Update v.2 — Oct. 8, 2023

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Mainboard Roster Update v.1 — July 10, 2023

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Ruling Clarification — July 9, 2023

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Planeswalkers — Feb. 8, 2023

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Top Ranked	Achieved #12 position overall 1 year ago Achieved #11 position in Commander / EDH 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Green 1 year ago
Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 month
Exclude colors	WUBR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 2 Mythic Rares 29 - 6 Rares 18 - 3 Uncommons 12 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, City's Blessing, Emblem Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Pest 1/1 BG, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Saproling 1/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G
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