Best aggro general
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on April 29, 2014, 5:59 p.m. by Fistfulvengence
What are the best aggro generals. I am grading them by how fun they are not how competitive.
Ohthenoises says... #3
You double posted. Be sure that you click the submit button once next time :)
Aggro typically doesn't do well in EDH. That being said Krenko, Mob Boss , Derevi, Empyrial Tactician , Mayael the Anima , Zur the Enchanter , Edric, Spymaster of Trest , Rafiq of the Many , Kaalia of the Vast , Eight-and-a-Half-Tails , and Ezuri, Renegade Leader can be tweaked to be aggro.
April 29, 2014 6:24 p.m.
Isamaru, Hound of Konda seems aggressive and fun as far as commanders go.
April 29, 2014 6:27 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #5
Kemba, Kha Regent , Sigarda, Host of Herons , Xenagos, God of Revels all seem like they'd fit too.
April 29, 2014 6:29 p.m.
The problem is that nearly all aggro gets blown out by a single board clear nearly all the time. I opted for Athreos.
April 29, 2014 6:58 p.m.
Fistfulvengence says... #8
After all the feedback I am leaning towards aggro with blue in it.
April 29, 2014 7:12 p.m.
I used to play Ruhan of the Fomori in a aggro/control build that had a lot of things that gave double strike and extra combats
April 29, 2014 10:09 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #15
If you want to play aggro, just play french EDH. There, aggro decks are good because you have 30 life and only one opponent to kill. I have quite a few aggro lists on my page, including Zo-Zu the Punisher , Thalia, Guardian of Thraben , and a budget Sygg, River Cutthroat list.
April 30, 2014 3:35 p.m.
Fistfulvengence says... #16
NotSoLuckyLydia im not really looking to play french edh, but thx for the comment
April 30, 2014 4:17 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #17
Those generals (except sygg) are still fairly good generals to run as aggro in multiplayer. Zo-Zu plays lots of wheel effects to force all your opponents to play faster and accelerate their gameplay as quickly as possible, and Thalia forces your opponents to grind to a halt, playing cards like Glowrider and Thorn of Amethyst .
April 30, 2014 4:25 p.m.
Fistfulvengence says... #18
im actually leaning on Rubinia Soulsinger or Ruhan of the Fomori but i cant decide which one.
April 30, 2014 4:58 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #19
Ruhan plays best as an aggro-control type general, giving him equipment and then countering/killing/exiling stuff to get him through.
Rubinia Soulsinger can play as a lot of things, whether a stealyface deck or a goodstuff bant deck.
I think Ruhan of the Fomori would be more fun, as you get to run Sunforger , one of my favorite equipments!
April 30, 2014 5:03 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #20
I like the semi-political perception of Ruhan since you can get away with being aggressive.
Oh Ruhan...always thinking about yourself...
April 30, 2014 5:08 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #22
For your consideration... is my Ruhan deck. Sorta themed around Iron Man. :P
April 30, 2014 5:14 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #23
I can confirm what ChiefBell said. Athreos, God of Passage is super sweet, I think I may be making that for french.
April 30, 2014 6:22 p.m.
ChillPenguinX says... #25
If it's aggro as in winning with commander damage, these are the best I've seen played:
- Bruna, Light of Alabaster
- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Thassa, God of the Sea
- Olivia Voldaren
- Sigarda, Host of Herons
- Iroas, God of Victory
If it's winning by swarm, the best I've seen are Krenko, Mob Boss , Rith, the Awakener , Gahiji, Honored One , Rhys the Redeemed , and Animar, Soul of Elements .
You can also do a ridiculous fireball deck with Riku of Two Reflections by loading up on land fetch, mana doubling, damage doubling, and red spells that do X damage. I've also seen Momir Vig, Simic Visionary get out of control very quickly.
As for more interesting aggro generals, you can funny things with Aurelia, the Warleader , Medomai the Ageless , and Lazav, Dimir Mastermind .
I'm also willing to bet that Zurgo Helmsmasher will work well, he just seems kinda dull. I haven't seen Zur the Enchanter or Uril, the Miststalker play, but people seem to think they're even better voltron commanders that Bruna, which is saying a lot. There's plenty of aura/enchantment tutor in white, and blue lets you mill yourself to put auras in graveyard. That being said, my Bruna deck has trouble against my gf's Drana deck b/c Drana boosts herself and kills others at the same time (including gods). Her deck is just loaded with kill/forced sac and mana ramp (which black has a surprising amount of). Also, Thassa can be brutal because of all the crazy blue creatures that do stuff on combat damage to player.
Oh, and you could always play Sliver Overlord and then eventually switch the general to Sliver Hivelord when you get bored of your sliver deck playing exactly the same every time.
October 16, 2014 12:43 p.m.
HeroInMyOwnMind says... #26
If you want an aggro deck with blue, Rafiq of the Many is probably the most straight forward to play, and Zur the Enchanter has got to be the most competitive.
October 16, 2014 1:12 p.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #27
Dat necro.
Also, Zur, Rafiq, and Uril are all far better than bruna as aggro/voltron decks. Bruna is really a combo-y self mill/control deck. You don't play a fair game, unlike other voltron decks. Zur allows you to control your opponent's board and buff itself, Rafiq is powerful on his own, and Uril only needs a rancor or ethereal armor to get out of hand.
October 16, 2014 2:24 p.m.
OmegaAura113 says... #28
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant is really fun in self-mill decks, especially in a deck with Endless Ranks of the Dead . Animar, Soul of Elements is pro black/white, making it hard to get rid of and reducing the costs of creature spells you cast. Kaalia of the Vast is a fun commander for self-explaining reasons (although you are an instant target). Anafenza, the Foremost is a great general against decks that rely on graveyards; and has a very cheap casting cost as well. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is pretty costly to play but gives all your creatures a power boost and undying (as long as they aren't human) Finally, Brimaz, King of Oreskos , although not really used as a commander, could be potentially deadly for his cheap cost and token abilities.
October 20, 2014 9:04 a.m.
I like Marath, Will of the Wild and Animar, Soul of Elements .
October 20, 2014 12:14 p.m.
Uril is a great Voltron deck. Voltron is a deck where you pretty much have your general as the one of the only creatures and you just play auras to enchant him and then swing for commander damage at an opponent. If you like blue in an Aggro deck I HIGHLY suggest Animar, Soul of Elements. He can be aggro, aggro/control, control, or I've even seen a lot of combo with him to. He's extremely versatile and if you like to swing with big fatties then go with him!
MindAblaze says... #2
Mayael the Anima
Kaalia of the Vast
Are you thinking Voltron Aggro or swarm aggro?
April 29, 2014 6:16 p.m.