Under the Misty Mountains (Moria Theme)

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Goblins

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Orcish Horde (33)

• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Quest for the Goblin Lord
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Goblin Cratermaker
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Munitions Expert
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Goblin Chainwhirler
• 1x Goblin Chieftain
• 1x Goblin King
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Legion Warboss
• 1x Mad Auntie
• 1x Pashalik Mons
• 1x Sensation Gorger
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce
• 1x Warteye Witch
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Goblin Charbelcher
• 1x Goblin Ringleader
• 1x Goblin Trashmaster
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Lightning Crafter
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1x Wort, Boggart Auntie
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander

Mines of Moria (12)

• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Reito Lantern
• 1x Soldevi Digger
• 1x Seer's Lantern
• 1x Fires of Invention
• 1x Cave-In

Misty Mountains (21)

• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak

The Wealth of Moria (5)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Avarice Amulet
• 1x Greed
• 1x Coveted Jewel

Balin's Tomb (3)

• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest

Gollum! (2)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Undercity Scavenger

Bridge of Khazad-dûm (1)

• 1x Bridge from Below

Durin's Tower (1)

• 1x Command Tower

Durin 'the Deathless' (1)

• 1x Balthor the Defiled

They Have A Cave Troll! (1)

• 1x Clackbridge Troll

Commander (1)

Khazad-dûm (9)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Dwarven Hold
• 1x Dwarven Ruins
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadows of the Past
• 1x Ancient Runes
• 1x Runeflare Trap

Far, Far Below... the World is Gnawed by Nameless Things (4)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial

Durin VII, Son of Thorin III Stonehelm (2)

• 1x Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Flame of Udûn, Durin’s Bane (2)

• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Hollin Gate (2)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Cryptic Gateway

Endless Stair (1)

• 1x Soul Stair Expedition

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I recommended that you listen to the following while perusing this deck list: "The world is grey, the mountains old, The forge's fire is ashen-cold. No harp is wrung, no hammer falls The darkness dwells in Durin's halls The shadow lies upon his tomb, In Moria, in Khazad-dûm

But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere There lies his crown in water deep, Till Durin wakes again from sleep" - JRR Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book II, Chapter IV

When you play with this deck, you need to understand that the walking/breathing man-flesh that are your opponents want one thing and one thing only: to steal the mountain and treasure that you rightfully stole.

With this in mind, this is a focused deck, based entirely around the Mines of Moria from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Focused on what you might ask? Focused on getting these bastards out of our mountain! Win or lose, the goal of this deck is to stick'm and make’m bleed with chip damage from our orcish horde (fun fact, Tolkien did not differentiate strongly between goblins and orcs, so we can call this an orcish horde if we damn well please. For lore sticklers, this bunch of goblins is from the Misty Mountain's Goblin Town and are paying a visit).

There isn't too much more to say. The deck is focused around goblins and the mechanic of our commander, Grenzo, Dungeon Warden. "Scry", "put a card on the bottom of our library", and a bit of graveyard recursion all help in this regard. This deck could definitely be made more efficient, but our main goal here is to tell the story of Moria, before and up until Durin VII takes it back from us during the 4th age. There are also a few combos hidden in this deck, mostly related to Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Thornbite Staff for those curious.

Suggestions on improving the function of the deck while maintaining the lore focus are more than welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #30 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #23 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Splash colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, Dwarf 1/1 R, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Goat 0/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Zombie 2/2 B