Discard themed deck
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Sept. 30, 2020, 3:04 p.m. by marco-piatti
Hello everyone, I would like to know your thoughts about a discard theme based deck and which commanders do you think are the best for this purpose. At the moment i'm thinking mainly about Rankle, Master of Pranks or Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Flip
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf is a decent choice too. I second Tinybones, Trinket Thief. My personal choice would be Rankle.
Be careful building these kinds of decks though. Depending on your playgroup, discard decks can be pretty poorly received. They fall squarely into "Anti-Fun Deck" territory. It depends on how heavily you lean into the discard theme. It's possible to make them not be super oppressive, but their inherent mechanic lends itself to preventing other players from playing Magic, which is antithetical to the spirit of EDH. Your playgroup may be fine with it, so YMMV.
September 30, 2020 4:32 p.m.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger says each opponent, seems good to at least include, if not be the commander of a discard deck.
September 30, 2020 4:54 p.m.
Xantcha is pretty good for discard as she is an outlet to get cards back at a price, if your not looking to make a competetive deck.
October 1, 2020 9:44 p.m.
Nightblad3 says... #6
For Grixis, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Flip would be great. For mono-black, TinyBones or Rankle would be good, and Kroxa would be great for Rakdos. I might consider Nekusar and have wheel effects & shenanigans going on, but that's a somewhat different style of deck.
RiotRunner789 says... #2
I use Oloro for my mono black discard. The lifegain in the command zone helps to offset some of the hate that discard brings.
Rakdos will probably give you the most power. I'm not a fan of Anje since she simply encourages self discard and rummaging to a combo but until Kroxa, there were 0 rakdos commanders that care about opponents discarding. Kroxa would be the best rakdos in my opinion. Why self discard when you'd rather have everyone discard?
Mono black gives Cao Cao, Lord of Wei. But he tends to be slow and by the time you activate him turn 6, you should have everyone hellbent anyway. Another good option is Haunt of the Hightower. He's expensive but has a potentially huge payoff. Lastly, mono black has the new Tinybones. Though, I would wait until more jumpstart reprints so his price can drop.
September 30, 2020 3:45 p.m.