Embers of the Forge- Anax Pauper EDH

Pauper EDH* Aggro Budget Casual Mono-Red Pauper Sacrifice Theme/Gimmick Tokens

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Creature (36)

• 1x Ahn-Crop Invader
• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Arc Runner
• 1x Balduvian Horde
• 1x Bloodpyre Elemental
• 1x Bogardan Dragonheart
• 1x Bone Pit Brute
• 1x Crimson Fleet Commodore
• 1x Ferocious Tigorilla
• 1x Filigree Familiar
• 1x Fissure Wizard
• 1x Goblin Assault Team
• 1x Goblin Racketeer
• 1x Graven Abomination
• 1x Hammerheim Deadeye
• 1x Heartlash Cinder
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Ingot Chewer
• 1x Inner-Flame Acolyte
• 1x Inner-Flame Igniter
• 1x Keldon Overseer
• 1x Keldon Raider
• 1x Kruin Striker
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Orcish Bloodpainter
• 1x Pharagax Giant
• 1x Primal Clay
• 1x Redcap Raiders
• 1x Rubblebelt Boar
• 1x Runed Servitor
• 1x Scorched Rusalka
• 1x Skophos Warleader
• 1x Stingscourger
• 1x Thermopod
• 1x Viashino Sandsprinter
• 1x Wild Celebrants

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Barrage of Boulders
• 1x Cosmotronic Wave
• 1x Goatnap
• 1x Hijack
• 1x Lose Calm
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Traitorous Blood
• 1x Traitorous Instinct

Artifact (9)

• 1x Altar of the Pantheon
• 1x Armory of Iroas
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bonesplitter
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Jousting Lance
• 1x Renegade Freighter
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Makeshift Munitions
• 1x Orcish Oriflamme
• 1x Raid Bombardment

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Cave of Temptation
• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Looming Spires
• 28x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Teetering Peaks

Instant (4)

• 1x Burn Bright
• 1x Trumpet Blast
• 1x Volatile Claws
• 1x Volcanic Rush

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The Demigod of the Forge was plucked by Purphoros, enslaved to the gods will and sent into the world to punish any who don't pay proper respects to the lord of molten inspiration and creativity. Bound to only repeat his beloved Cymede's name until his divine duties are fulfilled, he brings from the ashes of his fallen foes followers of Purphoros...

Which apparently are Satyrs? Wait, why not elementals? Y'know, like the embers of the forge or something? Satrys? Really? Ok then...

Anyways, to Anax, he cares for naught but two things- to bring ruin upon all those who defy Purphoros, and to be reunited with his wife once more. He doesn't care what he needs to sacrifice to reach his goal, and as he has been forced to serve the red deity, he will compel others to abandon their loyalties and burn with him.

The Deck

This deck has a few different strategies. The first, and most obvious, is to swing in with big dudes and make use of ETB and death triggers, getting two-for-ones with the sweet bonus of a Satyr or two when they outlive their usefulness. Some are in the deck to be played, die instantly, and give you their Satry goodness.

The second strategy of this deck is the good old tried and true steal-and-sac strategy, with classics like Act of Treason to steal your opponents best creatures, then get rid of them, netting you a few tokens whilst you're at it.

And probably the most obvious thing this deck can be used for is to wallop your foes in the face with a bunch of ex-revelling now-furnace-worshipping maniacs. There's a few pump spells and enchantments to maximise damage your satyr army can do.

The Creatures

- Ahn-Crop Invader, Bogardan Dragonheart, Orcish Bloodpainter, Scorched Rusalka, Skophos Warleader, Thermopod- Handy sacrifice outlets to either remove our 'borrowed' stuff or to get rid of creatures that've outlived their usefulness. Scorched Rusalka and Orcish Bloodpainter have the handy bonus of dealing a bit of damage to our foes whilst doing this, whilst Thermopod can ramp us. Ahn-Crop Invader and Bogardan Dragonheart can buff themselves to be 4/4s, so, if they're killed, they'll maximise their satyr output.

• Ancestral Statue can bounce something back to our hand so we can use the ETB trigger again, which can be handy

• Arc Runner, card:Balduvan Horde- Big beefy creatures for a low cost- Arc Runner is a guaranteed two satyrs at the end of turn, while card:Balduvan Horde can either just be insta-killed for the tokens or kept around as a beater/blocker depending on the situation.

• Bloodpyre Elemental, card:Hammerhiem Deadeye, Ingot Chewer, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Mogg War Marshal, Stingscourger- Creatures which can bring us value whilst also giving us quick tokens. Bloodpyre Elemental, card:Hammerhiem Deadeye and Stingscourger can remove some pesky creatures our opponent has, Ingot Chewer chomps up artifacts and Inner-Flame Acolyte grows one our smaller creatures to potentially yield more tokens on death or more damage on the swing. Mogg War Marshal is probably the star of the show here, though, as it can get us three tokens for 2 mana!

• Bone Pit Brute, Crimson Fleet Commodore, Filigree Familiar, Fissure Wizard, Keldon Raider, Rubblebelt Boar, Wild Celebrants, - Creatures which bring us value when they ETB, card advantage, buffs, and in the case of Filigree Familiar, life gain, card draw on death and a token. The Bone Pit Brute and Rubblebelt Boar work in a similar way to the Inner-Flame Acolyte, they're their to boost a creature to make more tokens or deal more damage. But they're beefy enough to do a bit of damage themselves if they want.

• Ferocious Tigorilla, Goblin Assault Team, Goblin Racketeer, Graven Abomination, Redcap Raiders, Viashino Sandsprinter- These are our beatsticks, the Goblin Assault Team has the bonus to grow one of our dudes when it eventually dies, and gets us two satyr tokens. Goblin Racketeer keeps one of our opponents creatures off our backs and on someone else's, while Graven Abomination can clean some things out of graveyards. Redcap Raiders can reach the 4 power threshold with the help of one of our smaller sac outlets, and Viashino Sandsprinter will just keep popping up until it dies or we choose to cycle it away. Ferocious Tigorilla has a cool name and also adaptability to have trample or menace based on the situation you play it in.

• Heartlash Cinder, Kruin Striker- Heartlash Cinder is a one-time swing that could potentially threaten to do quite a bit of damage, whilst Kruin Striker gets buffed by each creature we sac (so long as Anax is around), and has the bonus of getting trample.

• Inner-Flame Igniter- Reccurable pump to make our creatures reach maximum Satyr-ness in the event we don't have anything else to do with our mana, and the (admittedly very, very rarely seen) opportunity to give our stuff first strike? Yes please.

• Pharagax Giant- Give your opponents the choice of us getting a 5/5 beater with 2 satyrs when it dies, or take 5 to the face. They're probs gonna go for the first option, but that's ok.

• Impulsive Pilferer, Runed Servitor- Cards that help out when they die, the satyr they produce is a bonus.

• Primal Clay- Bit of an odd choice that I'm on the fence about, its adaptability is great and I love that it fits in with the Prometheus myth. Versatile card that has different uses depending on the circumstance you play it.

• Keldon Overseer- A theft spell on legs (provided you have the mana), or a 3/1 hasty boik.

The Artifacts

• Altar of the Pantheon, Fire Diamond, Star Compass- Standard rampy stuff.

• Armory of Iroas, Bonesplitter, Jousting Lance- The armoury's just a great card, growing your stuff each time it attacks, whilst also potentially making it reach its ultimate Satyr potential, which is what Bonesplitter's for, too. Jousting Lance can help out Anax, or anything with a high power over toughness, on a swing if we want to keep it around.

• Whispersilk Cloak- Speaking of keeping things around, here's the closest thing this format has to Lightning Greaves!

• Renegade Freighter- How many Satyrs does it take to drive a train? Apparently two. This is a great beater, has trample, grows each time, and when it dies there were two satyr stowing in the cargo hold. Who knew?

The Enchantments

- card:Goblin Wardrums, Orcish Oriflamme- Get into the red zone!

• Makeshift Munitions- Another sac outlet, fire your stuff at your foes!

• Impact Tremors- The removal magnet. But if it sticks around, it can deal big damage as you grow your satyr forces.

• Raid Bombardment- I think they also use this name to refer to a certain mobile game's advertising campaign. But it also ramps up damage as you attack with your sizable satyr squad.

The Spells

- Burn Bright, Trumpet Blast, Volatile Claws, Volcanic Rush- Pump spells to make your satyrs do some extra damage or to help your stuff reach their full satyr-y potential.

• Barrage of Boulders, Cosmotronic Wave- What blockers?

• Act of Treason, Goatnap, Hijack, Lose Calm, Mark of Mutiny, Traitorous Blood, Traitorous Instinct- Steal your foes stuff to sac off, or just smash your foes in the face with them. Bonus points for taking a changeling creature with Goatnap

Thanks so much for checking out this deck- please give it an upvote if you liked it and feel free to leave a comment with any suggestions!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.20
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dwarf 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R, Satyr 1/1 R, The Monarch, Treasure