Nikya Says "No Creatures!" On A BUDGET

Commander / EDH Aggro Budget Ramp

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BIGGUYS (13)

• 1x Angrath's Marauders
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Avatar of Slaughter
• 1x Borborygmos
• 1x Caller of the Pack
• 1x Decimator of the Provinces
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Pelakka Wurm
• 1x Silvos, Rogue Elemental
• 1x Terra Stomper

ManaBase (37)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 17x Forest
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 13x Mountain
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

ManaSinks (9)

• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 1x Flameblast Dragon
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hungering Hydra
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Polukranos, World Eater
• 1x Savageborn Hydra

CardDraw (12)

• 1x Abzan Beastmaster
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Garruk's Horde
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Shefet Monitor
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Removal (10)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Gruul Ragebeast
• 1x Hammer Mage
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Molder Slug
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker

TRAMPLE (4)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Khenra Charioteer
• 1x Roughshod Mentor
• 1x Stampeding Elk Herd

Commander (1)

Ramp (10)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Hope Tender
• 1x Ley Weaver
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Zhur-Taa Druid

NoncreatureHate (4)

• 1x Nullstone Gargoyle
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Spellbreaker Behemoth

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My friend pulled Nikya as his prerelease foil at RNA. The first thing I said to him when he pulled it was "let me build an EDH deck for you, please". His budget is relatively low, around $25, so when giving suggestions, please keep the budget in mind. Honestly, I don't know what I think about this commander. In my personal opinion, she seems like a worse version of Grand Warlord Radha . I have an EDH deck built around her (Radha Ramps Like Crazy On A BUDGET) that seems like it has more potential than this one. However, there's something to be said for what you like to build around, and if tokens aren't your thing, I recommend this deck over Radha.

Budget Note: He already owns Beast Whisperer and Nikya, so I'm not including those in the budget.

Breakdown by Category:

Ramp - SO. MUCH. RAMP. It's all mana dorks, and a lot of them don't tap for mana, but rather untap a land I control. This is super powerful, because with Nikya out, all my lands tap for two, instead of one. This means that essentially the mana dork is "tapping" for two mana, which is, suffice it to say, very good.

CardDraw - With Nikya, it's very likely you'll empty your hand out onto your battlefield very quickly. That means you need ways to fill your hand back up, so you can empty it out again. These creatures allow you to do this. It's important to note that while Shefet Monitor and Krosan Tusker don't do anything when they enter, but you can cycle them away for extra bonus. If you don't need that, then they can just be big beaters.

Removal - Seven creatures that allow me to remove pesky threats, which is always important in EDH.

BIGGUYS - Big stompy dudes. Turn them sideways, smash face.

NoncreatureHate - If I'm not playing creatures, I'm gonna make my opponents wish they weren't either. These creatures help make my opponents noncreature spells punishing, so that it hurts when they do the one thing I can't.

TRAMPLE - What's better than having a bunch of big dudes? Having a bunch of big dudes, with TRAMPLE!

ManaSinks - With the insane amount of mana Nikya generates, it's important to have some sinks that you can pour mana into, in order to keep generating threats late game. These creatures, mostly hydras, help make that happen. Which makes me wonder, is Nikya Hydra Tribal viable...?

WinCons - Nothing is specifically a win-con, the goal is to just smash face. However, I would argue that these cards below really solidify a victory if you have them out.

• Avatar of Slaughter
• Decimator of the Provinces
• End-Raze Forerunners
• Hydra Broodmaster (if you can untap with it and make it monstrous)
• Flameblast Dragon
• Angrath's Marauders
• Also anything in the trample category.

ManaBase - Lands

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.63
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Hydra */* G
Folders	Neato