Utility for Red
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on April 13, 2015, 10:24 p.m. by WicKid52
I am in the midst of constructing a mono-red edh, and I was wondering if there were some good utility dudes for mono-red. The general is Heartless Hidetsugu, so any suggestions that synergize with him would also be nice.
KillDatBUG says... #3
Gratuitous Violence is the answer to all of your questions.
April 13, 2015 10:41 p.m.
KillDatBUG: It's hidetsugu. of course. JA14732: any colorless utility dudes you can recommend?
April 13, 2015 10:55 p.m.
lemmingllama says... #5
Goblin Welder and Viashino Heretic are good utility. Burnished Hart is also decent ramp
Also in general, lifelink artifacts like Loxodon Warhammer and Basilisk Collar work out really well for you. Damage doublers like Dictate of the Twin Gods/Furnace of Rath/Gratuitous Violence are all fun.
April 13, 2015 11:08 p.m.
Best red utility creature bar none: Dualcaster Mage. So many games I've stolen with a spell doubling mechanic. In fact, I put all the spell doubling mechanics in any deck that runs red just for that reason;Fork, Reiterate
April 13, 2015 11:31 p.m.
I'll just leave these here...
- Brand
- Wild Ricochet
- Blood Moon
- Braid of Fire
- Burning Earth
- Manabarbs
- War's Toll
- Stranglehold
- Price of Glory
- Brand of Ill Omen
- Mana Geyser
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
- Urabrask the Hidden, Fervor, Hammer of Purphoros, Anger
- Archetype of Aggression
- Savage Beating (and other extra combat phase cards but I love quadruple strike)
- Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle (colorless permanent but red color identity)
- Koth of the Hammer
... plus you have all the double damage, double strike, extra combat phases, X spells, and theft cards. Have fun!
April 13, 2015 11:58 p.m.
GhostChieftain says... #9
Dark Sphere so you can prevent killing yourself if you have Dictate of the Twin Gods or Furnace of Rath
April 14, 2015 8:10 a.m.
Aside from the staple artifacts (Skullclamp, Sol Ring, Sensei's Divining Top, Scroll Rack), Commune with Lava is killer advantage in the right deck. Furthermore, Past in Flames can recur spells that you would like to cast again and again. Despite the rule changes, Chaos Warp is still valid removal. Blasphemous Act wipes the field and can be a cheap mana wise as well. And if you have no qualms with budget, Imperial Recruiter is my favorite utility option for red with Dualcaster Mage as a close second.
April 14, 2015 11:31 a.m.
Fanatic of Mogis, Lightning Mauler, and Phyrexian Revoker all come to mind.
JA14732 says... #2
See colorless utility dudes. Red itself is pretty weak in EDH, it really struggles in the slower game plans of EDH matches.
April 13, 2015 10:39 p.m.