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Mono-Red Stax? How Heartless [War]

Commander / EDH* Combo Mono-Red Stax

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Test of cards that suit my fancy.

Tried Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs as commander in playtesting. Definitely more stax-y but takes away a primary win-con.


??? - Treasure Nabber

??? - Furnace of Rath


If Blue control isn't in play:

Burnout - Dualcaster Mage

Pyroblast - Fork

Red Elemental Blast - Reiterate


Arena of the Ancients + Damping Matrix is sideboard for decks in my playgroup that voltron a win from commander.


(THIS IS NO LONGER VALID WITH PARADOX GETTING THE BAN HAMMER. KEEPING IT IN DESCRIPTION FOR OLD'S SAKE)

Darksteel Citadel + Mana Vault + Mox Opal + Seething Song + Paradox Engine + Basilisk Collar + Lightning Greaves + Insult / Injury + Heartless Hidetsugu = Turn 1 win (Don't equip collar for turn 1 mass suicide!)

Provided you have a way to survive ( Basilisk Collar / Glacial Chasm ) in hand with enough rocks to summon commander turn 1 ( Mana Vault / Mox Opal / Basalt Monolith / Gilded Lotus / Sol Ring ) then you can win turn 2. Other way is to use mana rocks to create more mana rocks turn 1, then summon commander for turn 2 win provided you have a way to haste ( Lightning Greaves ).

I'm not running Seething Song or Lightning Greaves as the possibility of drawing 7+1 cards on the first turn that equal a turn 1 win is 1/171,200,862,756 so I'm not holding my breath. But it's possible! Getting good rocks turn 1 for a turn 2 commander play, and turn 3 tapping with Furnace of Rath + a savior ( Basilisk Collar / Glacial Chasm ) is much more likely, comparatively. Otherwise, stax opponents until you can get a preferable board.

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Date added 5 years
Last updated 4 years
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

9 - 1 Mythic Rares

48 - 8 Rares

20 - 1 Uncommons

4 - 1 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 2.95
Tokens Dragon 5/5 R, Goat 0/1 W, Ogre 3/3 R
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