The kiss of Judas

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

Phion

Land (37)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Stone Quarry
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Axis of Mortality
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Near-Death Experience
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Shadows of the Past
• 1x Tainted Remedy

Instant (16)

• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Afterlife
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Plunge into Darkness
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Savage Alliance
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Unlicensed Disintegration

Creature (13)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Hammer Mage
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Hellcarver Demon
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Intrepid Hero
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Moltensteel Dragon
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon of the Trials

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Cultivator's Caravan
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Cut / Ribbons
• 1x Doomsday
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Pyroclasm
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Repay in Kind
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Wrath of God

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So it is hard to put this deck into one catergory, but it is essential a political/group hug/ combo deck. I would not normally go into great detail in a description but I feel like this deck deserves the finer points highlighted.

Firstly the name of the deck is related to Judas kissing Jesus on the cheek as a sign to the Romans that he was their target. This translates well to Mathas ability of placing bounties on to target creatures making that creature a target and everyone else benefitting apart from the creatures owner. There are a number of group hug cards in the deck that reinforces that the deck can help players before the inevitable betrayal (there needs to be an end to the game afterall).

Win conditions- The deck can find other ways of winning, but these are the ways that are most effective.

-Repay in kind This is the one that has won me the game consistently, we want cards in play/ in hand to drain life at instant speed all the way down to as low as possible (plunge into darkness/ hex parasite/ Moltensteel dragon/ Necropotence) and ideally a angel's grace of Gideon ofthe trials will be at hand/in play so we can go to 0 life. Use repay in kind and if you are on 0 you win or atleast knock everyone down to a point you can kill them by other means (the deck is very good at getting these pieces together.

-Near-death experience Again using tools such as Hex parasite/ plunge into darkness/ moltensteel dragon/Necropotence we can control our life total to knock it to 1 (preferably plunge into darkness so you catch them offguard). If you find yourself on an even number remember to use lands such as Caves of koilos to deal 1 damage to yourself to control your life being even/uneven.

• Revel in riches Pretty obvious why this is in the wincon section, Having said that I have yet to win with it yet. The deck has good removal and everyone knows it. It acts as a target to remove if nothing else and maybe one day it might just win the game. Forbidden Orchard,afterlife and goblin spymaster gives opponents 1/1's keep in mind.

Combos/tools -Teferi's protection+ Ad Nauseam= draw your deck, get your win con at instant speed before your turn (no life lose)

-Insidious dreams+4 other cards in hand= Search on opponents end step for Reforge the soul (being the first card you draw on your turn), hex parasite (or other life lose card), Angels grace (or Gideon of the trials) and repay in kind if you're missing all the pieces. Use reforge the soul and draw into win con.

-Hatred+ commander creature= Commander damage. Time this correctly of course (preferably someone elses commander...because politics)

-Hellcarver demon able to swing and hit+ Doomsday= Set up your win con. A fun gamble.

-Axis of mortality or Tree of perdition (sinister whisper use boooooth) + tainted remedy= Fun. Isn't that why we all play?

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	EDH/Commander