Paths of Pain Commander
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Jan. 6, 2022, 4:52 p.m. by Massacar
Hey all,
My wife and I just finished the Pain arc on Naruto Shippuden, and I was interested in making a deck themed around the character Pain.
I am looking for suggestions for a potential commander to helm this deck, so I would greatly appreciate any input y'all are willing to provide.
Ideally one card to act as Nagato, or something to represent all of the pains entirely would work too if there's such a thing.
Thanks for any help
Lanzo493 thanks for this awesome feedback (especially the path/power breakdown), I will definitely be considering it!
January 6, 2022 6:06 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #4
There’s a pretty big pool to pick from, though the newer iterations are sometimes a little more PG-13 rather than R (to use an American scale). Check out my torture deck for some ideas! Torture!
January 6, 2022 7:12 p.m.
FormOverFunction so in this context pain is a character, not just the physical experience/concept. So thanks, but torture isn't quite the theme
January 6, 2022 7:30 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #6
I knew enough to know that I don’t know what tv show or movie you kids were talking about ;D but I thought some of those cards might overlap. Sorry it didn’t work out!
Lanzo493 says... #2
When I think of Nagato, the card that comes to mind is K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth since he uses his life as a means for power. Reminds me of Nagato and how messed up his body ends up being. But being mono black wouldn't let you represent his other abilities effectively. I would use Jodah, Archmage Eternal since he has that "I can do anything" feel that Nagato has with all of his insane abilities.
As far as the attractive and repulsive forcers are concerned, I think of Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, Erayo, Soratami Ascendant Flip Mass Manipulation, Perplexing Chimera, etc.
The summoning Pain can be represented by Tooth and Nail, Genesis Wave, and the like.
Absorbing chakra sounds like Mana Drain, Draining Whelk, Plasm Capture, and Spell Swindle.
Mind's Dilation could work for reading a person's mind. There's also Sen Triplets.
Living Death, Necromantic Selection, Ruinous Ultimatum, Eerie Ultimatum, and many other cards can represent his control over life and death.
January 6, 2022 5:50 p.m. Edited.