Progenitus

Legendary Creature — Hydra Avatar

Protection from everything ((Remember the acronym debt.) This can't be damaged, enchanted, equipped, blocked or targeted by anything. Anything attached to this immediately falls off.)

If this would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal this card and shuffle this card into this owner's library instead.

Combos

• Progenitus + Tainted Strike

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	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
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (45)

DemonDragonJ on Should I Put Genesis Ultimatum …

3 weeks ago

I would like to put Genesis Ultimatum into my Progenitus EDH deck, because that deck has a rather high mana curve, and the ultimatum would certainly help with putting the more expensive permanents in that deck onto the battlefield, but I am not certain what card that I should remove to make room for it; both Cruel Ultimatum and Ruinous Ultimatum are too awesome to remove, but Titanic Ultimatum does not seem to be as necessary, especially when I already have Pathbreaker Ibex in that deck.

What does everyone else say, about this subject? Should I put Genesis Ultimatum into my Progenitus deck, and, if so, which card should I remove, to make room, for it? Thank you, very much.

legendofa on Favorite plane and why?

1 month ago

Alara. I really dug into the game with that block, and it's been my favorite ever since. It's mechanically and thematically unique, and I consider it a huge shame that it hasn't been revisited in 15+ years.

For gameplay, it introduced the Cascade mechanic, spread the idea of colored artifacts, and expanded Planeswalkers from a novelty to a core game piece. Cruel Control, Jund Midrange, and Zoo had their foundations set, with Cruel Ultimatum, Bloodbraid Elf, Maelstrom Pulse, Wild Nacatl, Path to Exile... Most of these have fallen off since then, but they still make me happy. Ad NauseamGC, Noble Hierarch, Ethersworn Canonist, and Relic of Progenitus are all still viable in one form or another.

For storytelling, Nicol Bolas is shown to actually be as powerful, manipulative, intelligent, and terrifying as he's continually described to be. Ajani, Tezzeret, and Elspeth, three very important characters, are developed. The story unfortunately leaves off on a major point for the Shards themselves--after they rejoin into New Alara, we only get the lightest taste of what they're like now in Alara Reborn, along with a couple of random snippets (demon cults spreading in regions of former Bant?), and I really want to know how it's developed culturally, geographically, and magically.

And for me personally, I got a Progenitus from a booster that has a place of honor in my collection. "Protection from everything" will never not be awesome.

DungeonMimic1993 on Hey Jude

3 months ago

Thank you for the feed back DreadKhan, it reminded me that I haven't edited my digital version of this deck even though I changed my physical. I've updated the above deck to match my real deck and added some of your suggestions. First of all, You were 100% right about mana being a struggle and Judith being a kill on sight. I really haven't found any ramp in rakdos so thanks for the lands, i can see them building up fast. I also added Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge to produce mana off killing creatures. he's not very fast for mana but he is a good cheep blocker too.

Aetherflux Reservoir is definitely on my to-buy-list, but when i bought this deck I opted for the Bolas's Citadel instead.

I'll probably hold off adding Sensei's Divining Top because one; It's a bit out of my budget, and two; personally, I find combo wins to be a kind of disappointing way to end a game - at lest not as exciting as dealing 20 damage to everything with starstorm. But if you are someone who likes combos that is a very solid one to add for sure.

Shock for Flare is a pretty close swap, Flare costing more mana and doing less lifelink damage, but keeping cards in your hand. Once i add the charge up lands a two mana difference won't be as big as it is currently so i think that will make it worth it to replace.

Rite of the Raging Storm is going in for sure. Because the creatures will die at the end of the turn they will trigger cards like Deathbringer Thoctar , Massacre Wurm, or any other similar creature in the deck making it a must have. Not a card i would have found otherwise so thank you so much for suggesting it.

I could add Kothophed, Soul Hoarder so i have more a chance at drawing one, but Harvester of Souls does the same minus taking lots of damage making it a better option for me.

Because most of the card in here say "each" i can almost always get around Hexproof, Shroud, and Ward, and I have cards like Burn from Within to get around indestructible and Fanged Flames to get through protection so there hasn't been a time yet were there was something i couldn't kill, but you never know when your wubrg friend is going to play Progenitus so not a bad card to put in there if you come across something really hard to deal with often.

I really appreciate your feed back, I just played this deck yesterday and in a 6 player game, and came very close to a win if i had exactly 2 more mana or one more card draw, so everything you recommended is on point with what this deck needs.

DemonDragonJ on Should I Put High Fae …

4 months ago

High Fae Trickster is an amazing card, and I have put into the majority of my decks that contain the color blue, but I am wondering if I should put it into my Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and Progenitus EDH decks, since those decks are a four- and five-colored deck, so I am not certain if I should replace the colorless Vedalken Orrery with a colored card, since it is very important that I be able to afford to cast any spell in those decks.

What does everyone else say, about this? Should I put High Fae Trickster into those two decks?

Flarhoon13 on Atraxa's Dicebag of Holding (Need all the dice)

4 months ago

Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks

Oct 5

Atraxa's Dicebag of Holding lost to Progenitus after Rich's extensive and excellent revamp to his Hydra Hell deck. My losers' record drops to 8-21

Rhadamanthus on Am I creating a draw …

5 months ago

Where you'll run into a problem is if there are cards with replacement effects involved that send send the card back to the library instead of the graveyard (they are still considered to have been "milled" in such a case). If your opponent has two or more copies of something like Progenitus, or if they have Wheel of Sun and Moon, then the game will draw.

FormOverFunction on What commander would work for …

7 months ago

There may be some things in my “Natural Disaster!” decks that you could have some fun with. As far as commanders; my mono-Black one I’ve got Torgaar, Famine Incarnate which lets you set someone’s life to half the original total (to be used on yourself, as everyone spirals towards losing). Perhaps something indestructible like Bontu the Glorified, even. But if you need five colors I would go with the child, or Progenitus.

Abaques on WOTC announcement - All Commanders …

11 months ago

For a fun one, Jegantha, the Wellspring and Progenitus.

Or how about going with Sliver-geddon and running The First Sliver and Sliver Overlord.

Or, because Urza, Lord High Artificer really needs access to all five colors, run him with Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch

Or perhaps you're just an evil person and you run Sakashima the Impostor so you can get a second Grand Arbiter Augustin IV on the battlefield.

Another pairing for those who hate their friends would be Maralen of the Mornsong and Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.