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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Legendary Creature — Human Berserker
Trample
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
DreadKhan on
GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD GOD
3 months ago
I like this deck idea, so I've been looking it over and seeing if I can think of any ideas that are interesting! Here are a few, hopefully some of them will make sense as includes, apologies if none do!
Rite of the Raging Storm is a nice way to create chaos and get the weakest opponent dead sooner rather than later; in fact, any opponent that can't soak up 5 trample damage is in a lot of trouble. Similarly maybe Slicer, Hired Muscle Flip and/or Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos in the 99 to get damage in? Any of these works well with Meekstone afaik, other than Slicer when you're down to 1v1 (but he's in the 99 here, so it's not as bad as when he's Commander and the main creature). Maddening Hex also speeds things up, as long as people aren't all on creatures!
If you're looking for another useful equipment I rather like either Embercleave or Two-Handed Axe. Scavenged Brawler isn't an equipment, but it's a very good effect I've found, that's a PILE of keywords. It's also really good if you use it on your Brash Taunter!
I have had very good results from Humble Defector in relevant decks. I also wondered about Starke of Rath, but I worried people would just use him to kill your Commander, so it seemed like a non-bo, then I figured you could always hold the other up while one is out, use Starke like a back up Commander of sorts. Goblin Welder
can target anyone's stuff, meaning you can not only get back your own key card in exchange for an artifact token, you can also make an opponent trade their combo piece for their worst artifact. Dwarven Miner and Dwarven Blastminer are pretty fun cards IMHO, it's pretty funny when someone is getting out of hand and you just start taking away colours from their mana base (and if someone steals one they can't do anything to you!), and maybe Volcanic Offering. Another removal effect that can create a lot of chaos is Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, especially if anyone has a Blue Commander you don't like (or uses Blue permanents to wreck your day), fwiw the wipe is friendly to your Commander, as is the ping, that seems maybe relevant?
OOOH! I just had the most Chaos Gremlin idea ever for this deck, have you ever thought about Nemesis Mask? Maybe people will deck themselves!
Hope this deck is as much fun to play as it was to get in the headspace of!
Crow_Umbra on Best color for this type …
6 months ago
My main play group runs various flavors of Goad, or combat manipulation (we love swinging at each other). Why swing at other people, when you can force them to hit each other? A few suggestions off the top of my head:
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Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
/Kardur, Doomscourge - Either of these could be the commander of the deck. Karazikar simultaneously incentivizes and punishes your opponents for smacking each other. Playing in Red/Black also opens up access to all the direct burn stuff in Red, as well as attack trigger group slug like Hellrider, Vicious Conquistador, or Far Fortune, End Boss. -
Breena, the Demagogue - Help your opponents draw cards from hitting each other. The access to white also gives you plenty of options for the Ghostly Prison effects in white, plus its suite of removal.
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Gonti, Night Minister is a new option that could also slot into the 99 of some of the other commanders mentioned above. The theft aspects will likely draw the ire of the table, but if everyone is stealing from everyone...
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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos or Slicer, Hired Muscle Flip- You could donate a big Voltron threat around the table and make the table kill each other for you. One of my friends runs Alexios, and it feels like a game of hot potato with Voltron damage. Technically, you're not the one hitting people.
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Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
can Goad your opponents creatures, but also rewards your opponents for hitting each other. You can Goad everyone while hiding behind the Ghostly Prison/Propaganda effects. -
Isshin, Two Heavens as One can be built as a combat control deck, since he checks the attack triggers on most stuff I previously mentioned, and house those all in his 99. Additionally you can run stuff like Lightmine Field and Caltrops.
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The Lord of Pain
is a lot of fun to play as a commander, and to play against. Maybe my friends and I are just masochists. A couple of my friends run the Lord of Pain as a commander, and typically play it very politically, where they "donate" the option to target the damage. You don't have to swing, and can run all the burn and damage multipliers to your heart's content.
Crow_Umbra on
Salsa Roja [Primer]
6 months ago
Thank you for the suggestions Craeter. My friends and I were talking recently about doing a themed group build. I suggested Mono-Red, since one of my friends recently proxied up an Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos deck, which is fun to play against.
I dig your suggestions. I had Vexing Devil in one of the earlier versions of the deck, but swapped it for Harmonic Prodigy, or something else in the 2cmc range.
I was planning on picking this deck up as mostly proxied out. I pumped the breaks for Aetherdrift spoilers to see if there's anything else I'd want to include in this print order.
amarthaler on
I Like Sowing Chaos
6 months ago
Love the chaos theme! I think a gold blend of group slug with forced combat (e.g. goad) works well at tables and doesn't generate a ton of hate. One new card that's been performing rather well in my Kardur deck is Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos.
Check out my Kardur deck for some more Chaos ideas!
https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/edh-kardur-doomscourge-1/
Unlife on Archetype Name and Card Recommendations
6 months ago
I'm planning on possibly rebuilding my Saskia the Unyielding deck (again) and I've been considering a few ideas, one of which being cards that I give to opponents, but that can't attack me. I was wondering if there was a term for these sorts of cards, and if anyone had any recommendations for cards that could fit into the deck. I want to see how many there are before adding goad effects. The deck is , and so far I've found:
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent, Sleeper Agent, Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos, Rite of the Raging Storm, and Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
Thanks in advance
amarthaler on
EDH Kardur, Doomscourge
7 months ago
Update!
Out: Immersturm Predator... Hot Pursuit
In: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls... Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos