Aurelia - Weapons of War

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

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Artifact (27)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bladehold War-Whip
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Brotherhood Regalia
• 1x Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
• 1x Colossus Hammer
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Excalibur, Sword of Eden
• 1x Honor-Worn Shaku
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Nautiloid Ship
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x The Irencrag
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver
• 1x The Spear of Leonidas
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Jeska's WillGC
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Sundering Eruption  ^Flip

Land (34)

• 1x Abstergo Entertainment
• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arena of Glory
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Axgard Armory
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 4x Mountain
• 7x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x War Room
• 1x Windswept Heath

Instant (7)

• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Final Showdown
• 1x Inventory Management
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC

Commander (1)

Creature (19)

• 1x Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
• 1x Astor, Bearer of Blades
• 1x Bruenor Battlehammer
• 1x Bureau Headmaster
• 1x Danitha, Benalia's Hope
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Fervent Champion
• 1x Frodo, Determined Hero
• 1x Halvar, God of Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Kassandra, Eagle Bearer
• 1x Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Prophetic Flamespeaker
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Reyav, Master Smith
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Blacksmith's Talent
• 1x Fighter Class
• 1x Forge Anew
• 1x Showdown of the Skalds
• 1x Trouble in Pairs

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One of my most popular decks returns with updates for Jan 1, 2025 and this Aurelia Weapons of War. This version of the deck tries to play a mid range strategy until you can either kill opponents with damage, commander damage, or assemble infinite combats. I have other builds of the deck that really focus going all in on the infinite combos, but what you lose in those versions is that you tend to omit damage only type cards like Blackblade Reforged....this version on the other hand is a bit more balanced so you can adapt to varying game situations. One of the things that I would like to explore more is using more rule of law type effects to slow down value and combos decks at the table. They are skill testing cards so they can be tricky but in the video I did amazing things with Ethersworn Canonist

Some cards I couldnt fit but would really like in the deck: Sunforger, Sword of Sinew and Steel, Ignite the Future, Helm of the Host, Blackblade Reforged, Duergar Hedge-Mage, Sevinne's Reclamation

I am testing nautiloid ship as a piece of graveyard removal that allows you to work on a slightly different axis. However, this should probably be Unlicensed Hearse as you can do crazy stuff with that in aurelia if you crew it with the untap trigger on the stack.

Top Ranked	Achieved #40 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #32 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RW (Boros) 5 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 months
Exclude colors	UBG
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, On an Adventure, Phobos, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Rebel 2/2 R, Sword, Treasure
Folders	Cool decks, Other Peoples, Edh, Best Aurelia Decks, Xmage, Boros/Lorehold Decks, copy/paste, Optimized, Followed EDH decks, Boros