Baying of the Hounds

Commander / EDH Aggro Budget Casual Dog Mono-White Voltron

Rodfjell

Enchantment (27)

• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Angelic Destiny
• 1x Armored Ascension
• 1x Battle Mastery
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Chains of Custody
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Demotion
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Felidar Umbra
• 1x Flaming Fist
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Holy Mantle
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mask of Law and Grace
• 1x Minimus Containment
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Planar Disruption
• 1x Sage's Reverie
• 1x Shield of Duty and Reason
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Spectra Ward
• 1x Spectral Grasp
• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Unquestioned Authority

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Winds of Rath

Artifact (16)

• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strength-Testing Hammer
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Creature (15)

• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Defiler of Faith
• 1x Fountain Watch
• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
• 1x Kor Spiritdancer
• 1x Loyal Warhound
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Pack Leader
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Starfield Mystic
• 1x Starnheim Courser
• 1x Transcendent Envoy
• 1x Umbra Mystic
• 1x Xenk, Paladin Unbroken

Commanders (2)

Land (34)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 29x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x War Room

Instant (2)

• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Reprieve

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Enchantment (17)

• 1x Artifact Ward
• 1x Benevolent Blessing
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Glaring Aegis
• 1x Gryff's Boon
• 1x Guildscorn Ward
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Idolized
• 1x Inviolability
• 1x Light of Promise
• 1x Mantle of the Ancients
• 1x Skyblade's Boon
• 1x Spectral Steel
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Spirit Link
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x White Scarab

Artifact (8)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Helm of the Gods
• 1x Holy Avenger
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Sword of the Chosen
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Thran Power Suit

Creature (6)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Coalition Honor Guard
• 1x Codsworth, Handy Helper
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Skrelv, Defector Mite

Instant (1)

• 1x Angel's Grace

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Check out this chart of lethal commander damage!

Possible Commanders

With Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Keleth, Sunmane Familiar at the helm, you will always win by turn 9 against 3 opponents if they were unblocked and unbuffed. Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Keleth, Sunmane Familiar is one turn slower but gives you access to red. If you were going for speed, Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice can consistently win in 1v1 by turn 4.

Isamaru, Hound of Konda was the original commander of this deck back when I built it in 2014, but it's outclassed by Yoshimaru now.

Design Philosophy

The original idea was to get to lethal commander damage as quickly as possible without giving any consideration to longevity. So that meant throwing down auras, instants, and sorceries to buff up Isamaru and make it evasive. If it didn't end the game quickly, it ran out of gas and resulted in top-decking. But it was exceptionally effective and was even one of the best Tiny Leader decks to exist.

Nowadays, there's more creatures so it's no longer such a glass cannon and there's more card draw so top-decking is less of an issue. Since the commanders buff themselves, the spells focus more on evasion and protection.

You'll always play Yoshimaru on turn 1, likely play Keleth on turn 2, and then swing for 3 commander damage...

Updated on 7/9/23.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	4 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.45
Tokens	Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	EDH, Commander, EDH Decks