Vaevictis Asmadi, Retro Elder Dragon Highlander

Commander / EDH BRG (Jund)

Mugenhunt

Creature (30)

• 1x Aladdin
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Black Knight
• 1x Craw Giant
• 1x Craw Wurm
• 1x Eater of the Dead
• 1x Fire Drake
• 1x Force of Nature
• 1x Frozen Shade
• 1x Grave Robbers
• 1x Keldon Warlord
• 1x Kird Ape
• 1x Ley Druid
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Marhault Elsdragon
• 1x Marsh Goblins
• 1x Scarwood Goblins
• 1x Scavenger Folk
• 1x Sedge Troll
• 1x Sengir Vampire
• 1x Shivan Dragon
• 1x Sisters of the Flame
• 1x Stangg
• 1x The Fallen
• 1x Thicket Basilisk
• 1x Timber Wolves
• 1x Tor Wauki
• 1x Uncle Istvan
• 1x Wall of Shadows
• 1x Xira Arien

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Bad Moon
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Gaea's Touch
• 1x Lure
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Oubliette
• 1x Unholy Strength
• 1x Venom
• 1x Wild Growth

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Desert Twister
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Shatterstorm
• 1x Stone Rain
• 1x Syphon Soul
• 1x Tranquility

Artifact (5)

• 1x Black Mana Battery
• 1x Green Mana Battery
• 1x Red Mana Battery
• 1x Relic Barrier
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Instant (6)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Fissure
• 1x Giant Growth
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Shatter
• 1x Terror

Land (41)

• 15x Forest
• 12x Mountain
• 14x Swamp

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Powerleech
• 1x Revelation
• 1x Titania's Song

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Demonic TutorGC

Creature (3)

• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Sorceress Queen
• 1x The Wretched

Land (1)

• 1x Strip Mine

Artifact (1)

• 1x Arena of the Ancients

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"What if I made an EDH deck back at the very beginnings of the format in 1996?"

The idea is to make a deck that plausibly could have been competitive back in 1996, with an actual Elder Dragon from Legends as the Commander (Vaevictis Asmadi). The deck thus can only use cards from Revised, Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, The Dark, Fallen Empires, Fourth Edition, Ice Age, Chronicles, Homelands and Alliances. (Which covers the era I used to play MTG before leaving the game and only returning to it many years later.) The majority of the cards should be prior to Fourth Edition.

The gag is that I say "Man, this Commander thing is just like the Elder Dragon Highlander I used to play back in the day! I brought my old deck!" and hilarity ensues as my deck uses old cards that are weird and strange by modern standards, full of color-pie breaks and odd effects.

I don't want to drop hundreds of dollars on the really powerful old-school cards needed to genuinely make this a winning deck, but I need it to be a bit more effective so that I'm not making the game less fun for everyone by playing it. Also, I'd prefer not to just immediately lose. I'm willing to spend some cash for this, but probably not going to buy a dual land or any other really powerful but absurdly expensive card.

What do I need?

• Other quirky and weird cards from early Magic sets that would shake things up and make people smile.
• More effective cards from early Magic sets that will make this deck not immediately lose.
• Cool tactics using obscure cards from early Magic sets.
• A decent strategy beyond last long enough to have the mana to pump your dragon up really big.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Stangg Twin