Our Marath in Havana

Commander / EDH Enchantment RGW (Naya)

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Enchantment (39)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Cindervines
• 1x City of Solitude
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Enchantress's Presence
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Hydra's Growth
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Night Soil
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Shivan Harvest
• 1x Sigil of the Empty Throne
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Starfield of Nyx
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Trace of Abundance
• 1x Utopia Sprawl

Land (35)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 6x Forest
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 7x Plains
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 4x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Windswept Heath

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Obliterate
• 1x Reviving Melody
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Artifact (1)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Argothian Enchantress
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Femeref Enchantress
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Klothys, God of Destiny
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Satyr Enchanter
• 1x Setessan Champion
• 1x Thermopod
• 1x Verduran Enchantress

Instant (3)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Carrion Call
• 1x Noxious Revival

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Sideboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Compost
• 1x Night Soil

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Decimate

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Chained to the Rocks
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Molting Skin
• 1x Myth Realized
• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Prismatic Omen
• 1x Seal Away
• 1x Shivan Harvest
• 1x Wild Growth

Creature (8)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Polyraptor
• 1x Ranging Raptors
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor
• 1x Sekki, Seasons' Guide
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Replenish

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Retired as of September of 2020.

Marath, Will of the Wild enchantress. Yes, there is a combo-centric competitive version of Marath: this is certainly not one of those; this is a haphazardly constructed battlecruiser. I've been brewing some version of this deck off and on since November 2013, when my playgroup voted to give me Marath. They thought I needed to branch out (and they were right, to date this was inexplicably my only EDH deck with green in it until 2019). So, I thought if I was already planning a trip outside my comfort zone, I should attempt something anathema to my normal playstyle, and--being primarily a black player--there is nothing I loathe more than enchantments. So, that's the route I've chosen. This deck has always done better than expected, but as always, I have to follow my framework (below) to both keep me honest and to help knowing what/where to cut when new cards pop up, i.e., Satyr Enchanter from M19.

Strategy: Go wide with tokens and doublers. Early game: Ramp, fill board as needed to counter threats Mid game: get some token/counter doublers to stick, sneak marath + earthcraft + any number of other cards

Win cons:

1. Marath or a big threat overwhelms with tokens

2. Some dumb Marath combo with just about any two of the following: Earthcraft, Ivy Lane Denizen, Mana Echoes, Cathars' Crusade, Ashnod's Altar, Primal Vigor, Thermopod, Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, etc.

3. Tokens given infect via Triumph of the Hordes

4. Some token/counters doublers stick on the board, and I fill the board with 1/1 infect insects or pump 1 or 2 via Carrion Call

5. Starfield of Nyx survives a rotation and I Obliterate the rest.

Bonus accidental discovery: enchantment removal in my meta is light enough that I generally have enough permanents that stick to keep the Theros Gods on the board as indestructible creatures.

Card Advantage (10, 10, 0): Right on target (unless there is no opponent in black).

Argothian Enchantress; 
Eidolon of Blossoms; 
Femeref Enchantress; 
Eternal Witness; 
Mesa Enchantress;
Verduran Enchantress;
Setessan Champion;
Enchantress's Presence; 
Satyr Enchanter;
compostn (sideboard)

Ramp (10, 10, 0): Ramp is what green is all about. Will consider cutting non-enchantment ramp if help is needed elsewhere. Note that I'm going Sol Ringless with this deck, just to try it once.

Ashnod's Altar; 
Trace of Abundance;  
Courser of Kruphix; 
Braid of Fire; 
Burgeoning; 
Earthcraft;
Exploration;
Mana Echoes;
Mirari's Wake;
Utopia Sprawl

Wrath (5,2,-3): I'm comfortable at two, as I have loads of targeted removal. Will keep an eye here though.

Obliterate; 
Austere Command

Targeted Removal (5,8,0): Im heavy here, especially considering that Marath can itself remove creatures via damage. That said I enjoy the flexibility of destroying permanents rather specific card types, so I'll try to keep this intact.

Aura of Silence;
Aura Shards;
Darksteel Mutation;
Grasp of Fate;
Cindervines;
Song of the Dryads;
Shivan Harvest

Meat of the Deck (32): What is this deck? Focus here

Misc. (These aren't part of my big guidelines, but every deck needs a few sources of the folowing)

Grave hate (4): Rest in Peace, Klothys, God of Destiny, Scavenger Grounds, Night Soil Tutors (2): Green Sun's Zenith, Enlightened Tutor Recursion (2): Reviving Melody, Noxious Revival

Land (36,35,-1): I don't like to cheat on lands, but I think I prefer to cut 1 land an replace with 2 ramp spells.

Best paired with: Talking Heads - [Nothing but] Flowers

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 1 Rares 18 - 1 Uncommons 8 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.20
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Elemental X/X G, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Phyrexian Insect 1/1 G, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G
Folders	Retired