Akiri, Line-Slinger

Commander / EDH Aggro

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Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Pillar of the Paruns
• 8x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Stranglehold

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Artifact (21)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coercive Portal
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Power Matrix
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Smuggler's Copter
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Thran Lens
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (11)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Valorous Stance
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commanders (2)

Creature (21)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thraben Inspector

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As a dedicated Boros player at heart, I have been searching for new ways to make Boros great. I've been playing EDH for almost a year now, and started my journey with the Boros 2015 EDH Precon. Since then, Kalemne went from Gisela, Blade of Goldnight to the current incarnation that is Aurelia, the Warleader. So, when they introduced the new 2016 Commander Precons, I was excited to hear they made two new Boros Legendaries in the form of Akiri, Line-Slinger and Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder. Coupled with the Partner ability, I can run them either together or with one in the 99. In this instance, I decided to make Akiri and Bruse my general.

Akiri, Line-Slinger

RW

0/3

First Strike, Vigilance

Akiri, Line-Slinger gains +1/+0 for each artifact you control.

Partner

The moment Akiri was spoiled, she won my heart. A two mana Boros commander is hard to come by, let alone a good one. While she wouldn't be considered good, or the best, she can still get the job done if done right. And since she requires artifacts to become stronger, that's what we will be doing. The best thing about Boros is the worst thing about the guild. They require artifacts to ramp hard to do anything since the guild has no reliable way to ramp naturally. From creatures, to equipments, to mana rocks, Boros decks are typically very artifact heavy in order to get their things out as early as turn 2 if possible.

Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

2RW

4/4

When Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder enters the battlefield or attacks, target creature you control gains Double Strike and Lifelink.

Partner

As co-commander, his role is to allow me to bring on aggressive pressure by giving Akiri or the rest of my creatures Double Strike and Lifelink to make it more difficult for my opponents to beat my life total down. Outside of this, he's just a boorish sidekick.

The 99

When theorycrafting Akiri, I decided to use my Aurelia EDH build as a shell to kickstart the process. Only making a few minor changes to the 99, such as adding Chrome Mox and Mox Diamond to the fold, along with various creatures and artifact tutors. Selfless Squire is there for disruption and providing a nice defense. Power Matrix was added as a way to create evasion so that Akiri could optimize her damage output more aggressively by tapping it to give her +1/+1, Flying and Trample. I have a number of tutors that can bring artifacts to my hand to help fuel Akiri and make her a force to be reckoned with. She doesn’t come with Haste, which is a major drag, but that doesn’t mean she can acquire it by outside means.

The main combo in the deck is a fan favorites of mine. The ever reliable Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine combo. With this combo, I cause massive hand disruption while swinging infinitely. It's short, simple, and sweet. There is a second combo, though it is more of a “Hey, it would be funny if this went off” complex combo. This combo utilizes Aurelia, the Warleader + Sun Titan + Oblivion Ring + Sac outlet. With this combo I can guarantee infinite combat steps by exiling Aurelia with O-Ring, sacrifice O-Ring, then swing with Aurelia and Sun Titan. Sun Titan’s ability allows him to recur O-Ring to banish Aurelia, which I then sac, and swing with Aurelia and Sun Titan. At that point it’s wash, rinse, repeat.

Closing Thoughts

In all, Akiri and Bruse feel like Wizards is finally going in the right direction with Boros Legendaries. She is quick to cast, and easy to build around. As a diehard Boros fan since the original Ravnica block, I have faith she will find a place somewhere in the EDH community. Hope you enjoyed my thoughts and leave an upvote, comment, or critique.

Cheers,

Godzilla Big

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	UBG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.65
Tokens	Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Clue, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Ragavan, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	ideas, Other Decks