Consistency in a Can

Commander / EDH Aggro GWU (Bant) Multiplayer Stax Voltron

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Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Homeward Path
• 3x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Wargate

Creature (22)

• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Battlegrace Angel
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Armadillo Cloak
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Dueling Grounds
• 1x Finest Hour
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Raised by Giants
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Sylvan Library

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Might of Oaks
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Artifact (9)

• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

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Welcome and thanks for checking out my take on Rafiq.

It's a pretty solid and well rounded decklist IMHO and performs really great so far. You find all the stuff you ever need or wanted to really put pressure on the opponent while keeping yourself safe the same time thanks to protection.

To boost your offensive powers you got plenty of auras and equips, as well as exalted permanents or anthem effects for your commander. Not as much as other lists but enough to get 1-2 on your commander consistently the turn after your commander hits the field. Even without your boosters Rafiq is a 3-turn-clock, but the majority of games he only takes 2 hits to kill the first opponent and is likely to one-shot 1 or sometimes even 2 opponents the following turn.

To protect your commander you got some nice counterspells, some of them bring some more utility. Equips and auras to boost Rafiq usually come with additional protection and/or evasion, like indestructible, hexproof, color protection, unblockable, flying etc to keep Rafiq save and avoid blockers.

The deck runs really great in terms of consistency, but sometimes players team up against you and the game tends to be longer. In case this happens and things go horribly wrong, there’s also a nice lategame package to bring yourself back to the game or to slow down or deny opponents gameplan.

Hope you liked the deck so far, some more description will follow if there’s some interest in the deck.

Comments, upvotes and suggestions are welcome. No infinite or instant-win combos please.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U
Folders	interesting, Cool decks, Other peoples EDH decks