Dag-HAT-ar Hat Tribal

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Casual Competitive Humans Multiplayer Tribal

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Creature (46)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Arashin Foremost
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Avatar of the Resolute
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Banisher Priest
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Champion of the Parish
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Crusader of Odric
• 1x Custodi Lich
• 1x Custodi Soulbinders
• 1x Drakestown Forgotten
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Elder of Laurels
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hallowed Spiritkeeper
• 1x Herald of War
• 1x Heron's Grace Champion
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers
• 1x Kin-Tree Warden
• 1x Knights of the Black Rose
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Ninth Bridge Patrol
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Rag Dealer
• 1x Reyhan, Last of the Abzan *f-etch*
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Veteran Cathar
• 1x Warden of the First Tree
• 1x Whisperer of the Wilds
• 1x Xathrid Necromancer
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Yixlid Jailer

Land (34)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 2x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grasping Dunes
• 1x Icatian Store
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 7x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Vec Townships
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Living Death
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

Commander (1)

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Abzan Ascendancy
• 1x Enslave
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Gleam of Authority
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Ulvenwald Mysteries

Instant (4)

• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Reckless Spite
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Artifact (2)

• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Mindslaver

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Sideboard

Creature (52)

• 1x Alaborn Musketeer
• 1x Armada Wurm
• 1x Asmira, Holy Avenger
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Blighted Shaman
• 1x Cartel Aristocrat
• 1x Circle of Elders
• 1x Custodi Soulcaller
• 1x Deadbridge Shaman
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Dromoka Captain
• 1x Droning Bureaucrats
• 1x Fairgrounds Trumpeter
• 1x Golgari Guildmage
• 1x Hamlet Captain
• 1x Heavy Infantry
• 1x Heedless One
• 1x Icatian Priest
• 1x Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• 1x Kalastria Highborn
• 1x Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1x Kitsune Bonesetter
• 1x Kitsune Loreweaver
• 1x Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
• 1x Llanowar Augur
• 1x Malakir Soothsayer
• 1x Mardu Hordechief
• 1x Matca Rioters
• 1x Minister of Pain
• 1x Mogis's Marauder
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Numai Outcast
• 1x Nut Collector
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 1x Pharika's Mender
• 1x Pianna, Nomad Captain
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Qarsi Sadist
• 1x Restless Dead
• 1x Samurai Enforcers
• 1x Sanctifier of Souls
• 1x Scholar of Athreos
• 1x Seasoned Tactician
• 1x Seller of Songbirds
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Spurnmage Advocate
• 1x Veteran Explorer
• 1x Wispweaver Angel
• 1x Xenic Poltergeist
• 1x Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Crown of Suspicion
• 1x Exoskeletal Armor
• 1x Exotic Curse

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Mind Shatter

Artifact (1)

• 1x Jester's Cap

Instant (1)

• 1x Ready / Willing

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Maybeboard

Creature (12)

• 1x Cloudgoat Ranger
• 1x Dark Impostor
• 1x Deranged Outcast
• 1x Devoted Crop-Mate
• 1x Devout Chaplain
• 1x Ebonblade Reaper
• 1x Extricator of Sin  ^Flip
• 1x Herald of Anafenza
• 1x Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper *f-etch*
• 1x Imposing Sovereign
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Palace Sentinels

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Armadillo Cloak
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Marchesa's Decree

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Increasing Ambition

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So this is my attempt to self-restrict my inner spike by limiting myself to cards featuring fantastic hats. My usual playgroup has a mixture of competitive, casual and newer players so this is my olive branch after crushing hopes and dreams with Tasigur or Yisan. That being said, "I yam what I yam" so help me make this the most competitive hat tribal deck possible.

The general strategy is to play a low (ish) curve aggro deck with as much recursion/value as possible to combat board wipes. There is a pretty extensive sub-theme of humans due to the fact that they are likely to wear a hat, go figure. Also some +1/+1 counter synergies. We also try to play as many card advantage engines as possible to keep up the steam. The rest of the deck is a mixture of go wide/go big with some nice little hate cards tucked in. The mana base was pretty much just thrown together with what I had available so that could use some tweaking. Just bear in mind I probably won't be putting out the money for fetches and original duals for this deck.

A note on the hats. There must be a hat somewhere in the art but I'm going off of a pretty loose definition of hats. Helmets, headpieces, hats...if you wear it on your head, it probably qualifies. I draw the line at hoods cause...well...you gotta draw the line somewhere. Props to my zombie friends Drakestown Forgotten who rep a pot and a guillotine as hats, pure style. I also have to give a shout out to Heron's Grace Champion. You may be a pretty terrible card but you wear a pretty fabulous hat.

So let me know what you think. Tell me what great cards with hats I should add or even suggest a different strategy. To me this seemed like the best way to build hats but I love to hear what the community can come up with. This is a very very casual deck so cards >10$ might not be added unless I own them already. I'm also pretty sold on the commander so I want to try to build this out as best I can before I'd consider changing up the commander. Other than that I want to try to make it as tuned as possible while still rocking some sweet hats! Thanks for your help.

*P.S. Added a list of honorable mentions in the sideboard. Cards that may not make the cut but deserve some recognition for being a fantastic hat.

Change Log

Out

Ebonblade Reaper - Fun to do once but pretty much a one trick pony. Thankfully I got to do this 1st game I played. Definitely satisfying. Maybe it'll go back in again to keep my opponents on their toes.

Devoted Crop-Mate - Kinda like a mini sun titan but I found the deck doesn't run enough targets.

Fairgrounds Trumpeter - Has some synergy with the +1/+1 counter theme but requires a lot of setting up and is pretty slow.

Custodi Soulcaller - Also another recursion engine but often I'm often only playing against 2 other opponents. Doesn't give me a lot of targets and I think we've got a lot of other better recursion in the deck already.

Herald of Anafenza - I played this in my first game but I found I never used the ability as I almost always had something better to do with my mana.

In

Garruk, caller of Beasts - Planeswalkers seem good with a lot of chump blockers to protect them and Garruk gives us more card draw, something this deck can't have enough of.

Crown of Doom - Perfectly on theme and pumps all our tokens and attackers.

Glare of Subdual - Helps to tap down blockers and problem creatures/artifacts with my creatures I don't want to swing with

Worldly Tutor - Stample tutor that gets almost our whole deck.

Mikaeus the Lunarch - Pumps the team and works well with the +1/+1 theme

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 5 Mythic Rares 40 - 12 Rares 21 - 25 Uncommons 16 - 16 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.26
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Bird 1/1 W, Cat 2/2 W, Clue, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts, Enchantment Snake 1/1 BG, Human 2/2 G, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Squirrel 1/1 G, The Monarch, Warrior 1/1 W, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample, Zombie 2/2 B