*RETIRED* Thousand Victories: Saskia EDH

Commander / EDH Aggro BRGW Casual Jank Theme/Gimmick Zoo

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Creature (61)

• 1x Abyssal Persecutor
• 1x Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Brutal Hordechief
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Custodi Soulcaller
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Dragon Broodmother
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 1x Dust Elemental
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Fleshwrither
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Gamekeeper
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hypnotic Specter
• 1x Intrepid Hero
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Joiner Adept
• 1x Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Legion Loyalist
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Ravos, Soultender
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Twilight Shepherd
• 1x Tymna the Weaver
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Underworld Cerberus
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Voldaren Pariah  ^Flip
• 1x Vryn Wingmare
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x World Queller
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Holdout Settlement
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Savage Lands
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Commander (1)

Artifact (1)

• 1x Smuggler's Copter

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Creature (78)

• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Ambush Viper
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Asylum Visitor
• 1x Avenger en-Dal
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blood Scrivener
• 1x Body Snatcher
• 1x Caller of the Claw
• 1x Charging Cinderhorn
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Crypt Champion
• 1x Dawnstrider
• 1x Devout Witness
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Dust Elemental
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Firefright Mage
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Gahiji, Honored One
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Glowrider
• 1x Greenseeker
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Harvest Mage
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Loxodon Hierarch
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Masako the Humorless
• 1x Mul Daya Channelers
• 1x Notorious Assassin
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Planar Guide
• 1x Primeval Protector
• 1x Prophetic Flamespeaker
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Servant of the Conduit
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Silverglade Pathfinder
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Tana, the Bloodsower
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Thief of Blood
• 1x Undertaker
• 1x Underworld Cerberus
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Urborg Syphon-Mage
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Vryn Wingmare
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Artifact (2)

• 1x Cultivator's Caravan
• 1x Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Land (1)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat

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This is the first draft of my Saskia deck. I'm trying something tricky: a mono-creature 4-color deck. I'd love some suggestions, since this is a pretty hard thing to pull off successfully.

(Mana fixing and acceleration are particularly tricky without artifacts or ramp spells. I would love suggestions on this front in particular, obviously.)

Major combos and synergies:

Fauna Shaman can tutor for anything in the deck (it's OPAF). First targets are usually Ogre Battledriver (for haste), Elvish Piper (to immediately spit out whatever I tutor), or Meren of Clan Nel Toth (to ensure a continuous stream of creatures to discard).

Fleshwrither is a surprisingly good tutor. It can fetch Meren of Clan Nel Toth to recur itself in long games, or Elvish Piper for quick, aggressive answers (along with many, many other situational creatures). It also pairs incredibly with Feldon of the Third Path: a repeatable source of onto-the-battlefield tutors? Sign me up.

In an all-creature deck, the most worrisome aspect is an opponent's boardwipe. Twilight Shepherd , Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Ravos, the Soultender, Custodi Soulcaller , Underworld Cerberus , Soul of New Phyrexia, Selfless Spirit, and Dauntless Escort are included to mitigate this danger. Jolrael, Empress of Beasts also plays double duty here, because she can either turn your lands into an overwhelming army or threaten to make your opponents' creatures into lands before a board wipe.

Given that you're only playing creature spells, noncreature-affecting effects like Vryn Wingmare or Gaddock Teeg or Ruric Thar, the Unbowed become entirely one-sided. (I did kill myself by accident once, though, by forgetting that Smuggler's Copter technically isn't a creature spell.) Conversely, Duskwatch Recruiter   is a fantastic mana sink that grabs any non-creature card from your deck.

Note that Hypnotic Specter plus Saskia the Unyielding gives double discards, and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight plus Saskia the Unyielding grants sextuple damage against the chosen player.

This is the first deck I've built in a while that has to kill my opponents via normal combat damage. It can be tricky to deal 120 damage in a 4-player game, so several creatures in the deck either have or grant evasion. Archfiend of Depravity, Pyreheart Wolf, Iroas, God of Victory, Odric, Master Tactician, and Brutal Hordechief all allow you to push through damage.

I hope you like the deck! +1s and comments are very much appreciated, of course ;)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	U
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 1/1 RG, Experience Token, Human 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Saskia, Favorites