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- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Animate Dead
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Dance of the Dead
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Necromancy
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Format | Legality |
1v1 Commander | Legal |
Alchemy | Legal |
Archenemy | Legal |
Arena | Legal |
Canadian Highlander | Legal |
Casual | Legal |
Commander / EDH | Legal |
Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
Custom | Legal |
Duel Commander | Legal |
Gladiator | Legal |
Highlander | Legal |
Historic | Legal |
Historic Brawl | Legal |
Legacy | Legal |
Leviathan | Legal |
Limited | Legal |
Oathbreaker | Legal |
Planechase | Legal |
Quest Magic | Legal |
Vanguard | Legal |
Vintage | Legal |
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
When Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward enters the battlefield, exile any number of other nonland permanents you control until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield. Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
![Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward feature for Instruments of Destruction](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/battle-for-baldurs-gate/abdel-adrian-gorions-ward/femme_fatale-abdel-adrian-gorions-ward-clb-16529313100.png)
![Reflecting Pool feature for Instruments of Destruction OLD](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/battle-for-baldurs-gate/reflecting-pool/femme_fatale-reflecting-pool-clb-16481866270.png)
![Elite Spellbinder feature for Blink and You'll Miss It](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/strixhaven/elite-spellbinder/mtg-cards/_user-added/femme_fatale-elite-spellbinder-stx-16170049930.png)
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![Panharmonicon feature for Now you see me](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/PIP/panharmonicon/regular-1709273578.png)
![Roon of the Hidden Realm feature for Don't blink, you will miss it!](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards/_user-added/femme_fataleroon-of-the-hidden-realm-c13-cropped.png)
![Diregraf Horde feature for Abdel Adrian of the Iron Throne](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/innistrad-double-feature/diregraf-horde/femme_fatale-diregraf-horde-96-dbl-16379053840.png)
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![Beza, the Bounding Spring feature for Beza, the Blinking Spring](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/BLB/beza-the-bounding-spring/regular-1720580491-sf-1720531851.jpg)
![Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward feature for Instruments of Destruction](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/battle-for-baldurs-gate/abdel-adrian-gorions-ward/femme_fatale-abdel-adrian-gorions-ward-clb-16529313100.png)
![Preston, the Vanisher feature for Blinky Bunny](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/jumpstart-2022/preston-the-vanisher/femme_fatale-preston-the-vanisher-j22-16697845830.jpg)
![Reflecting Pool feature for Instruments of Destruction OLD](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/battle-for-baldurs-gate/reflecting-pool/femme_fatale-reflecting-pool-clb-16481866270.png)
![Temple of Silence feature for Instruments of Destruction FINAL (ACTUAL)](http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/M3C/temple-of-silence/regular-1717568875.png)
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Dabsolux on Pauper and PDH combos
1 month ago
I would like to create a list of all Pauper and PDH deck combos. Most of them are created by NateDiggity7 (Moxfield) and PenguinPete (MTG Salvation). Here some:
BG - Golgari
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Rendclaw Trow + Viscera Seer = infinite scry
- Reins of the Vinesteed + Warehouse Tabby = infinite death trigger (need a rat enchanted with Reins of the Vinesteed)
- Basking Broodscale + Sadistic Glee = infinite +1/+1 counter on Basking Broodscale
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Rendclaw Trow + Bloodthrone Vampire = infinite large creature (VARIANT: can use any green creature with persist)
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Rendclaw Trow + Viscera Seer = infinite scry
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Rendclaw Trow + Viscera Seer + Deathgreeter = infinite scry, infinite life
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Rendclaw Trow + Ashnod's Altar + Essence Warden = infinite mana, infinite life
BR - Rakdos
- Ardent Elementalist + Fake Your Own Death + Thermopod = infinite death trigger, infinite ETB, infinite storm count
- First Day of Class + Putrid Goblin + Skirk Prospector = infinite red mana (VARIANT: any creature with persist + Thermopod)
C - Colorless
- Ashnod's Altar + Foundry Inspector + Myr Retriever + Workshop Assistant = infinite colorless mana
G - Green
- Careful Cultivation + Pili-Pala
= infinite mana
- Ashnod's Altar + Pili-Pala
+ Presence of Gond = infinite mana
- Devoted Druid + Ivy Lane Denizen + Presence of Gond = infinite elf token
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Aerie Ouphes = infinite damage on flying creature, infinite ETB
RG - Gruul
- Hangar Scrounger + Seeker of Skybreak = infinite scry (only when Hangar Scrounger ETB)
- Sprout Swarm + Blisterspit Gremlin + Thermo-Alchemist + Thunderscape Familiar + Unruly Catapult = infinite saproling token (VARIANT: any ETB untap, any spell reduction cost, any untap on cast)
UBG - Sultai
- Freed from the Real + Karametra's Favor + Servant of Tymaret = infinite life drain
UB - Dimir
- Freed from the Real + Dimir Aqueduct + Wind Zendikon = infinite black mana (VARIANT: use any two mana land provinding blue and any turn to creature effect)
- Disciple of the Vault + Undercity Scrounger + Freed from the Real = infinite life loss (Morbid required)
UG - Simic
- Arbor Elf + Utopia Sprawl + Freed from the Real = infinite mana
- Freed from the Real + Axebane Guardian + Steel Wall = infinite mana (VARIANT: may use any defender instead of Steel Wall)
- Freed from the Real + Krosan Restorer = infinite mana
- Freed from the Real + Lifespark Spellbomb + Simic Growth Chamber = infinite green mana
- Freed from the Real + Axebane Guardian + Steel Wall + Viridian Longbow = infinite damage
- Freed from the Real + Karametra's Favor + Deepwater Hypnotist = infinite fog
- Freed from the Real + Karametra's Favor + Sphinx's Disciple = infinite draw
- Elvish Aberration + Energy Refractor + Freed from the Real = Infinite mana
- Axebane Guardian + Steel Wall + Vigean Graftmage + Excavated Wall = infinite mana
URG - Temur
- Freed from the Real + Orochi Leafcaller + Zhur-Taa Druid = infinite damage
- Morselhoarder + Sinking Feeling + Viridian Longbow = infinite damage
U - Blue
- Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake = infinite mana NOT LEGAL
- Archaeomancer + High Tide + Snap = infinite ETB, infinite storm count NOT LEGAL
- Banishing Knack + Battered Golem + Lotus Petal = infinite ETB, infinite storm count (VARIANT: Retraction Helix,Mirran Spy, any 0 mana artifact add Golem Foundry for infinite golem token)
- Retraction Helix + Zephyr Scribe + Spidersilk Net + Elusive Spellfist = infinitely large unblockable creature
WB - Orzhov
- Ashnod's Altar + Disciple of the Sun + Kaya's Ghostform = infinite colorless mana (VARIANT: Viscera Seer infinite scry)
- Spirit en-Kor + Daru Spiritualist + Severed Strands = Infinite life (VARIANT: Nomads en-Kor)
WG - Selesnya
- Midnight Guard + Presence of Gond = infinite elf token
- Presence of Gond + Devoted Druid + Sigil of the Nayan Gods = infinite elf token
WR - Boros
- Crown of Flames + Mogg War Marshal + Tethmos High Priest + Skirk Prospector = infinite goblin token
WUB - Esper
- Songs of the Damned + Mnemonic Wall + Energy Refractor + Cavern Harpy + God-Pharaoh's Faithful = Infinite mana (need 11 creatures in gy)
- Songs of the Damned + Mnemonic Wall + Energy Refractor + Cavern Harpy + Basilica Screecher = infinite life loss (need 11 creatures in gy)
WU - Azorius
- Retraction Helix + Midnight Guard + Soul's Attendant + Ornithopter = infinite life
- Retraction Helix + Stonybrook Schoolmaster + Mirran Spy + Ornithopter = infinite merfolk token
- Retraction Helix + Stonybrook Schoolmaster + Mirran Spy + Ornithopter + Sage's Row Denizen = infinite merfolk token, infinite mill
- Retraction Helix + Stonybrook Schoolmaster + Mirran Spy + Ornithopter + Judge of Currents = infinite merfolk token, infinite life
ONLY PDH
BR - Rakdos
- Ashnod's Altar + First Day of Class + Murderous Redcap = infinite damage, infinite colorless mana
BG - Golgari
- Devoted Druid + Quillspike = Quillspike with infinite strenght and toughness
U - Blue
- Freed from the Real + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Viridian Longbow = infinite damage
UR - Izzet
- Alena, Kessig Trapper + Energy Refractor + Freed from the Real = Infinite mana (need a creature with powet at least 3 that entered the battlefield this turn, need a blue partner commander)
G - Green
- Essence Warden + Lurking Roper + Presence of Gond = infinite life, infinite elf token
- Ivy Lane Denizen + Scurry Oak = infinite counter on Scurry Oak, infinite squirrel token
UG - Simic
- Freed from the Real + Gyre Engineer = infinite green mana
- Freed from the Real + Ley Weaver = infinite mana (need at least a land that add for blue and another land)
W - White
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Journey to Nowhere + Oblivion Ring = infinite soldier token (VARIANT: add any nonland permanent with ETB effect )
WG - Selesnya
- Ashnod's Altar + Ivy Lane Denizen + Kitchen Finks = infinite life, infinite colorless mana (VARIANT: Master Chef)
FourDoughnut on
Blood Bending - Awaken the Avatar
8 months ago
Nice deck! I started brewing AtBA almost immediately after seeing it spoiled and have been working on the deck making improvements/changes over time, and it is easily my favourite deck at the moment. One thing that I do differently with mine is focus more on low cost creatures that make tokens on ETB, things like Weaponcraft Enthusiast & Sengir Autocrat ideally as they make 2-3 tokens to get that first or second Blood Avatar cast, You're Confronted by Robbers is great also because it's an instant, Waylay is the cheapest way to make 3 tokens on your turn. Because of this I also run all the good reanimator spells, and since that includes Animate Dead I also run Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, which on it's own is also good, especially if you run a lot of mana rocks. I chose not to run Worldgorger Dragon for the infinite mana combo as it isn't good on its own, where Abdel Adrian is. Since you run Fury Storm I would consider running Storm-Kiln Artist for the combo potential, as he is also good for ramping off of instants/sorceries and synergizes with the toke doublers (get Mondrak out of the sideboard and into the 99). It also combos with Chain of Smog for infinite mana if you're into that (I'm not). Academy Rector is awesome for cheating in Anointed Procession if you're about to make tokens or City on Fire if you already have Blood Avatar(s). Roaming Throne from Lost Caverns of Ixilan is also good for the same reasons Isshin is, but it has Ward 2 and is colourless. I also run most of the lower cost extra combat cards to try to maximize the attack triggers, Goblin Goliath has been an (expensive) all-star. Any planeswalker with + ability that make tokens are also great.
There are so many different things you could focus on with this deck I find it hard just to narrow it down to the gameplan you're after, which is one of the things I love about it. The one thing my deck is lacking now is Lifelink, I'm looking at Teysa Karlov because vigilance is great too, but I don't focus too much on death triggers, so Whip of Erebos may take the spot.
Excited to see future updates on this! Will post my decklist eventually and link it here, interested to see your comments.
Delphen7 on Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + …
1 year ago
You can link cards by enclosing them in double brackets [ ].
This just makes it easier for everyone to know what's happening :)
Since they are exiled until the permanent returns, they will not be exiled by the trigger of the permanent you put into the graveyard as a result of the legend rule.
This is usually found on the rulings of the cards themselves, but Abdel apparently doesn't have it, so here are some similar cards.
- "If Chained to the Rocks leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won't be exiled. (2013-09-15)"
- "If Suspension Field leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the target creature won’t be exiled. (2014-09-20)"
- "If Hixus leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the creature that dealt combat damage to you won’t be exiled. (2015-06-22)"
- "If Grasp of Fate leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, no nonland permanents will be exiled. (2015-11-04)"
Necrosis24 on Basics matter theme - Mono …
1 year ago
Personally I'd run a token generator or blink cmdr like Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward (with your choice of background) as I like the idea of using Settle the Wreckage as a ramp spell and I think it works well with him. Basri Ket and Launch the Fleet are similar effects as Abdel.
You could also use Swords to Plowshares as a Rampant Growth.
Expedition Map to get Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Kormus Bell to turn your plains into creatures which you can now flicker more easily as well and benefit on etbs.
Tomik, Distinguished Advokist is worth considering to add to the deck if you go the Kormus Bell route as your land creatures basically have hexproof now.
Additionally you could use cards like Zuran Orb or Troubled Healer in combination with Faith's Reward/Second Sunrise/Planar Birth for extra landfall triggers. If you are running the Kormus Bell combo you could use creature sac-outlets like Altar of Dementia or Phyrexian Altar. But if the sac outlets don't play into the rest of the deck you might be better of running Oswald Fiddlebender as your cmdr to ensure you get the right combination of artifacts.
Zuran Orb also pairs well with Aetherflux Reservoir.
A roundabout and rather inefficient lands-matter removal would be Soul Sculptor + Aura Fracture.
Also can't go wrong with Sun Titan + fetch lands (i.e. Fabled Passage). If you go the flicker route you can get some great value out of this. Alternatively Sevinne's Reclamation/Crucible of Worlds also work well with fetch-lands and landfall
TLDR: Landfall-Flicker or Landfall-Recursion or combination of both.
king-saproling on
Nikara Yannik, Scavenging Scavenger EDH
1 year ago
This pair is cool. Interesting combo potential. Thoughts on these? Faceless Butcher, Lumbering Battlement, Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, Changeling Hero, Changeling Titan, Mysterious Limousine, Prowling Geistcatcher, Wispweaver Angel, Corpse Knight, Devoted Druid, Crystalline Crawler, Walking Ballista, Triskelion
Headers13 on
Flying Through The Plains In The Blue
1 year ago
Necrosis24 on Background pairings
1 year ago
I like the idea of a Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant and Clan Crafter as a modular deck. This lets you go wide or kill with commander damage as Lulu has built in evasion. Originally I wanted to build Barrin, Master Wizard but it is hard to justify that price tag.
Volo, Itinerant Scholar and Haunted One mill deck utilizing Changelings and Cloudstone Curio to build up the creature count. Then you will draw a bunch of cards and with Psychic Corrosion in play you can mill for tons. You can also take advantage of Kindred Discovery and Altar of Dementia. When you activate Volo's ability Haunted One will be active so you can sacrifice your changelings to the Altar of Dementia to mill. Then they will return due to undying which will trigger Kindred Discovery and draw you cards to trigger Psychic Corrosion. And then you can sacrifice your changelings to Altar of Dementia once again.
Faceless One + Shameless Charlatan I just think is a funny theme for a clone deck.
Durnan of the Yawning Portal + Popular Entertainer or Passionate Archaeologist (which is his paired background). But instead of using him as a cost reducer for big creatures you would run either small artifact creatures or small creatures in general so you will be paying 0 to 1 mana for each creature. Ideally with multi combat you can get a ton of creatures exiled then cast them all for free or cheap on one turn. This will build the storm count in which you can cast something like Ignite Memories or Volcanic Awakening to close out the game.
Honorable mention for Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward because he makes Settle the Wreckage a fantastic ramp spell with no consequences.
dzanon on
Alora Budget Blink
2 years ago
Excalibur478 Thanks! I'm really glad you like the deck, a friend of mine used to play a Brago deck years ago and I remember I hated playing against it, so I really tried to make something more interesting lol
I haven't playtested this one that much yet, but the weakest aspect is definitely closing out the game. Currently the main wincon is token generation with Blessed Sanctuary, Myr Battlesphere, Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, Whirler Rogue, Blade Splicer and Pegasus Guardian, but I found that it's actually pretty slow. Approach of the Second Sun is a good backup wincon, but it paints a huge target on your back so it's better if you can redraw it quickly or lock down the board, and the deck is quite good at both os those things.
The deck can't protect the board very well against wipes, only having Eerie Interlude as protection or maybe a counterspell, but it can rebuild pretty consistently after one given how much card advantage it can generate.
Getting creatures tapped so Far Traveler can blink them isn't really an issue but can be a problem sometimes, so I've been thinking about adding more tap effects, although this can also be solved by breaking the budget a bit and adding more blink enablers like Conjurer's Closet
Thanks again for the comment and the upvote! If you have any more questions or maybe some suggestions, I'm all ears :)
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