Overwhelm and Overcome

Commander / EDH

engine

Creature (27)

• 1x Arms Dealer
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Bloodmark Mentor
• 1x Goblin Chieftain
• 1x Goblin Chirurgeon
• 1x Goblin King
• 1x Goblin Lookout
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Piledriver
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Goblin Ringleader
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goblin Sledder
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Goblin Wardriver
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Legion Loyalist
• 1x Mogg Raider
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Rummaging Goblin
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Voracious Dragon
• 1x Warren Instigator
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Kindred Charge
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Obliterate
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wild Guess

Artifact (9)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Homeward Path
• 34x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Commander (1)

Instant (8)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Outnumber
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Starstorm

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Boggart Shenanigans
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Raid Bombardment

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Krenko-centric, goblin tribal, mono-red deck aims to produce as many goblin tokens as possible to be used as the primary tools to overwhelm and overcome your opponents.

This deck was built according to CommandCast's recommended EDH deck format in mind (Podcast #151).

To get my engine started, I'll Gamble for Goblin Recruiter or Goblin Matron to include Goblin Ringleader which then allows me to draw extra goblins to include Goblin Warchief or Goblin Chieftain to give all of my goblins cheap CMC and/or haste when they drop. Once Krenko is out, I could immediately tap him for double the amount of goblins that have haste which can block immediate threats while I draw for my other engine pieces.

The deck's engine is based on Krenko being out and being tapped to produce a lot of goblins for the following combos in mind:

• Sacrificing goblins towards Ashnod's Altar to produce 4 colorless mana which then are used to untap a tapped Krenko, Mob Boss with Staff of Domination then untapping Staff of Domination to repeat the process. This produces infinite amount of goblins to attack everyone as well as infinite amount of colorless mana that I can use for Staff of Domination's 5th line ability that allows me to draw my entire library to cast Comet Storm that has been kicked multiple times to eliminate everyone from play all at once. A less efficient way to going about this combo is with Skirk Prospector if Ashnod's Altar is not available. If Staff of Domination is not available, Illusionist's Bracers can act as a substitute.

• Using Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts as a back-up infinite token creature engine generator in case Ashnod's Altar + Staff of Domination combo is not available.

• With goblins coming in to the battlefield, Impact Tremors will deal exponential damage to everyone in play as more goblins is pumped out by Krenko. This could be improved with Purphoros, God of the Forge.

• Tapping Goblin Sharpshooter to deal 1 damage to target creature or player then sacrificing a goblin to Goblin Bombardment to deal another 1 damage to target creature or player which untaps Goblin Sharpshooter. The process then repeats. In addition, Boggart Shenanigans will deal 1 more extra damage to for each goblin killed in the process. In total, 3 damage is dealt for each goblin sacrificed with Goblin Sharpshooter untapped at the end of the cycle.

• With a sizable goblin army, I can make each of them fatter with Coat of Arms or Vanquisher's Banner. If I don't have as many goblins as I could, Kindred Charge could help land a killing blow.

• With every attack, Raid Bombardment can act as a trample mechanism for each of my token goblins. If blocked, I can use Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician to sacrifice them instead to destroy blocking creature. By my end step, each opponent will take damage based on how many goblins were left tapped thanks to Throne of the God-Pharaoh.

• Blood Moon + Goblin King is a great way to make my goblins unblockable. If Grenzo, Havoc Raiser hits, defending player can be potentially milled out or goaded to attack other players.

Other stuffs:

Arms Dealer can individually deal with creatures that are preventing me from getting my engine going.

Homeward Path helps me deal with control mechanisms

Voracious Dragon flying; can instantly kill one opponent with potentially infinite toughness and power

Buried Ruin can help me get either Ashnod's Altar or Staff of Domination or Coat of Arms or Illusionist's Bracers back since these will be the usual targets of removal.

Comments and criticisms are welcome!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts Blood Moon + Goblin King Ashnod's Altar + Staff of Domination
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Copy Clone, Goblin 1/1 R