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
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Xira …

4 months ago

I would like to put Xira, the Golden Sting into my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, because she is an excellent match for the theme of that deck, but I am not certain which card that I should remove to make room, for her, so I would like to ask the other users here, for advice on that matter.

The two cards that I am most likely to remove are either Butcher of Malakir or Vein Ripper, because they are very expensive, so replacing either of them with Xira would greatly reduce the mana curve of that deck; each of them does work very well with the theme of the deck, but I very much would like to put Xira in there, so I am asking everyone else here, about this.

What does everyone else say, about this subject? Which of those two creatures should I remove to make room for Xira, the Golden Sting in my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck? I certainly am interested to hear your thoughts, on this matter!

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge

6 months ago

A character I created myself? Hm...ok, I know. An eternity ago, I participated in an MtG-based forum RPG on a TCG site. In that game, I played as my own version of Sosuke, Son of Seshiro. He was a lieutenant under the warlord Kresh the Bloodbraided, and he abandoned his position after his apprentice Natca (represented by Wild Nacatl) was assassinated by a stranger during a party. I can't remember the rest of his story, but let's do that.

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Sosuke, Doubtful Lieutenant {3}{G}{G}

Legendary Creature - Snake Warrior

Vigilance, Deathtouch

Other Warriors you control with lesser power than Sosuke gain deathtouch.

Whenever another warrior you control dies, you may pay {BR}. If you do, you may draw a card, then discard a card.

4/6

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Repeat, or you may choose a wild if you have no character you want to represent.

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge

1 year 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

1 year 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 …

1 year 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 year 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 …

1 year 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

1 year 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!