Kresh the Bloodbraided

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on this, where X is that creature's power. (Dying is being put into the graveyard from the battlefield, tokens are put into the graveyard before they cease to exist.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	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
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge

1 week ago

Bookrook: That's a neat downside! It's basically a "have another creature or simply have this die as you cast your next spell." Great design. And pretty fun in Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH :D

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Colorless sheep I guess?

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Void Maw {1}{C}{C}

Creature - Eldrazi Sheep

Devour 3

~ can't be blocked by multicolored creatures.

At the beginning of each combat, target player may sacrifice a planeswalker. If they do, tap ~ and put three +1/+1 counters on it.

1/1

Hunger of the void only was its next logical step.

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Create a card reminiscent of Kira, Great Glass-Spinner.

DreadKhan on I'm semi-giving up magic

2 weeks ago

I'd suggest Kresh the Bloodbraided if you're limited to one deck, it can be dirt cheap and Kresh often gets hilariously big. You don't have Blue control, but Jund is awfully good at removing problems, arguably more efficiently than Blue control. More people are fine playing against Jund control than Blue permission, so you might avoid 'do you have something else?' coming up right away.

Another option might be Sisay, Weatherlight Captain, this can be incredibly 'samey' between games, but if you have several lines of wildly different power included it's possible to make a Sisay list that is fun vs a huge range of decks. I have a Progenitus in my Sisay list, so it technically has a huge terrifying monster I can fetch out if I want. If you want a more control heavy option you can lean into Hatebears with Sisay, she's a cEDH level Commander that often uses Rule of Law to great effect.

I have a deck built around each if you want some ideas.

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Perforating …

3 weeks ago

I absolutely shall put Perforating Artist into my EDH decks that contain the colors black and red, but I am not certain what cards I should remove to make room for it.

In my Kresh the Bloodbraided deck, already replaced Decimate with the artist, so that is very good.

In my Thraximundar deck, I was first contemplating removing Exsanguinate, since that cards does not contribute to the theme of the deck, but it is still an excellent card, so I am now instead contemplating removing Slave of Bolas, since that card does contribute to the theme of the deck, but is very expensive for a one-shot effect.

As for my Tariel, Reckoner of Souls deck, I am having difficulty finding a card that I can remove, since nearly every card in that deck already contributes very strongly to its theme, so I may not be able to put Perforating Artist in that deck, unfortunately.

What does everyone else say about this? How can I put Perforating Artist into my EDH decks that contain the colors black and red? I certainly would appreciate any suggestions that anyone here has to offer.

DemonDragonJ on Which Card Should Replace Mortality …

1 month ago

I have a copy of Mortality Spear in my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, but the only methods for gaining life that that deck contains are Ravenous Squirrel and Vein Ripper, so I believe that it would be best to replace that card, and I would like to ask for advice on what card I should put into the deck.

I was considering Unleash the Inferno, since that is an interesting card, but it is too limited in what it can destroy; I considered Riveteers Charm, but one of that card's modes is the same as Jund Charm, so I have now narrowed my decision to Tear Asunder, which is strictly better than Naturalize, Cankerbloom, or Insidious Fungus, the latter two of which are nice, because they work with the deck's theme of profiting from creature dying, although one concern with that is that this deck does not have a sufficiently strong emphasis on recursion and/or reanimating creatures, so I need to ensure that I can reliably reuse those creatures.

What does everyone else say about this? Which card should replace Mortality Spear in my Kresh deck?

DemonDragonJ on Mortality Spear or Drag to …

2 months ago

I have a copy of Mortality Spear in four different EDH decks of mine, but I am wondering if I should replace those copies with Drag to the Roots from Duskmourn.

I am confident that my Meren of Clan Nel Toth and Teneb, the Harvester decks have a sufficient focus on gaining life that I shall be able to reliably cast Mortality Spear for its reduced cost; The Mimeoplasm deck has no way to gain life outside of Ravenous Squirrel, but does actively encourage me to put cards into my own graveyard, so I should be able to reliably cast Drag to the Roots for its reduced cost, in that deck, so I shall replace Mortality Spear with it; the only deck about which I am uncertain is my Kresh the Bloodbraided deck, since that deck neither has sufficient ways to gain life nor actively encourages me to put cards into my own graveyard, so either card would be equally valid in this deck, in my mind.

What does everyone else say abut this? Should I keep Mortality Spear in my Kresh deck, or replace it with Drag to the Roots?

DreadKhan on The Mimeospasm [Reanimator Terminator] - primer

3 months ago

I feel like it's always better to hold up less mana, but if you're not holding up U people will be more likely to step on the rake you've left out, so there is that. I think I'd go with Stifle if you want to be able to deal with abilities.

The biggest difference would be it can be a tad harder to get Death's Shadow into the graveyard, but I'd think you'd benefit from either similarly, so Death's Shadow would be a cheaper solution. I think I didn't think of Death's Shadow because it doesn't work for Kresh the Bloodbraided, so I filed it under 'doesn't synergize as expected'! Glad you noticed it!

DreadKhan on Edh options

5 months ago

He's not heavily played, but Kresh the Bloodbraided can do some absolutely nutso things when he's big enough, and the deck often has some control elements (especially vs creatures, the deck wants to kill off everything but Kresh typically). It can be built on a budget (for Casual play) or as a High Power deck. On a budget you run all of the Merciless Executioner effects you can find, and at higher power you'll still run a bunch of them, but you'll also have Dictate of Erebos effects. Rite of the Raging Storm by itself turns Kresh into a huge body, and it's easy to include lots of Flings/Chandra's Ignition/Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to win, but you can also use stuff like Mandate of Abaddon to wipe the board and one-shot someone, there are a TON of cards that play very well with Kresh, and people probably aren't familiar with the deck at this point.

Another option might be Azorius Control, Azorius is a great pair for wipes, removal and countermagic, meaning you can deal with problems, both for yourself as well as the table. I guess you might go something like Shorikai, Genesis Engine and play any vehicles that don't suck? You can freely wipe your pilots without risking your vehicles, even without things like Teferi's Protection. The card draw Shorikai offers can really help you dig, and it synergizes with untap effects.

My final idea would be something like Sauron, the Dark Lord, Grixis gives you a lot of control options, and Sauron makes you a big honking army very readily, and fwiw you can make an evasive Changeling (like Changeling Outcast) your Army in place of a token. Grixis struggles a bit vs certain types of permanents, but you can certainly pressure people and have input as to what stays around.

Oh yeah, just thought of a bad idea I've never gotten around to testing, but you might be able to build Optimus Prime, Hero  ^Flip with all the Jeskai wipes you can find? Optimus can 'survive' a wipe, so as long as you can give him Haste somehow you can swing each turn vs a cleared board, wiping whenever anyone gets anything relevant out. Would it be obnoxious? Incredibly so. But I think it could work, especially since you have Red for various good Haste sources. You probably need lots of things to protect Optimus from Swords effects, including a smattering of Blue counters that are either free or cost {U} so you can hold them up.

Taking a look at other people's ideas, I support Karazikar and Breena, both seem like great fits!

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Ziatora, …

8 months ago

I wish to put Ziatora, the Incinerator into my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, but I am not certain what card I should remove to make room for her.

The most logical choice is Darigaaz, the Igniter, because he does not contribute to the main theme of the deck and simply has been outclassed, but I was also considering replacing Dread, due to its heavily monocolroed casting cost, or The Immortal Sun, since recent comments from other users have inspired me to rethink me decision to include that card in every EDH deck that I make.

What does everyone else say about this subject? Which card should I remove to put Ziatora, the Incinerator into this deck?