KotGC - Aggro

Commander / EDH Aggro Competitive Counters Lifegain Multiplayer WB (Orzhov)

ryston

Rice (25)

• 1x Ajani's Mantra
• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Banehound
• 1x Curse of the Forsaken
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Gideon Blackblade
• 1x Healer's Hawk
• 1x Hopeful Eidolon
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Linden, the Steadfast Queen
• 1x Navigator's Compass
• 1x Prism Ring
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Soulmender
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Vampire Cutthroat
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 1x Vault Skirge

Alternative Win Conditions (5)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Sunscorch Regent

Board Control (15)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Despark
• 1x Erebos's Intervention
• 1x Fragmentize
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Recumbent Bliss
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vindicate

Land (35)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 12x Plains
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 12x Swamp

Super-Nope (2)

• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Voidstone Gargoyle

Commander (1)

Preservation (14)

• 1x Alseid of Life's Bounty
• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Faith's Shield
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Sheltering Light
• 1x Stave Off

Card Draw (3)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Smuggler's Copter

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Maybeboard

Other (3)

• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Twilight Prophet

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The deck has a tempo. It is built to make sure it beats one opponent and has a good chance at being in a strong position to take on more afterwards. It does not seek total board control to take out all opponents.

Turn 1: Play something that will give you life on turn 2+

Turn 2: Play Karlov

Turn 3: Play something that will give you life before Karlov resolves damage

Turn 4: Transition to controlling the board while Karlov continues to ramp.

Remember, protection from color can also mean unblockable by color.

This deck has alternative win conditions and some steady card draw which I'd like to improve on. Steady card draw is probably less important than burst card draw, I should be looking at swapping out to that if anyone has good suggestions.

Odds & Ends is really a category for sideboard, but EDH doesn't have sideboard and maybe it shouldn't. A lot of my "Maybe Board" is that way too. I'm having a hard time saying 'no' to these cards because they are SO effective in their match ups, and their match ups are fairly broad... but... figuring out how much and which of this to include is a real struggle for this deck.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.97
Tokens	*/* W Creature Avatar, Angel 4/4 W, Cat 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Cat 2/2 W, Emblem Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB