The Great Henge

Legendary Artifact

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creature you control.

{T}: Add {G}{G}. You gain 2 life.

Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on it and draw a card.

Combos

• Goblin Bombardment + The Great Henge + Woodfall Primus
• Greater Good + The Great Henge + Woodfall Primus

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	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
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

NeoLegacy on Toski's Squirrel Army

2 months ago

Latest round of updating!

Skullclamp for Leyline Axe; Arcane Signet for The Great Henge; Thunderfoot Baloth for Archdruid's Charm; Pariah's Shield for Throne of Eldraine; Forest for Myriad Landscape; Forest for Opal Palace; Rancor for Scurry of Squirrels; Nevinyrral's Disk for All is Dust

Craeter on EDH Jorn, God of Winter

3 months ago

Your list looks very well optimized, nice work! Do you own it in paper? I'd love to play against it with my Isu deck via Spelltable. That would be a Snowy battle for the ages.

Isu works best with as many Snow permanents as possible for his top deck dig ability, but I also built mine for Control and Landfall. I'm going to see if I can tweak it a bit though to get a few more Snow permanents in it.

Jorn seems more flexible since he's not as locked to the number of Snow permanents in the deck. He doesn't have the built in Draw that Isu has, so I see you're getting that elsewhere.

Since you're concerned about Jorn getting his attacks through, I could recommend Curious Obsession / Curiosity / Aqueous Form. Not Snow cards, since TBH the Snow card pool is pretty limited. But those are highly useful Dimir style Unblockable / Draw Auras. And I'd imagine you're keen for as much Draw as possible since Jorn lacks that.

The Great Henge is also a possibility, it's not hard to get a Snow creature with 7+ power. Then it provides mana, life, buff, draw, seems like it could be great for both our lists. My deck is based off Icewind Dale so it could represent the great tree of Kuldahar. I know you've got Tribute to the World Tree which is also a great card, but perhaps this one is even better?

Goldberserkerdragon on Where the Wild Things Are

3 months ago

Yes KongMing but that card doesn't reduce, it produces mana, so why not say Gaea's Cradle or The Great Henge, etc. for curiosity's sake?

Mortlocke on The Predator of Predators

5 months ago

Poly_raptor,

Correction - Elemental Bond triggers off of all but 5 creatures in the deck. But I'm still moving forward with it. The Great Henge is big and flashy but I feel like it's a Red Herring or a false positive in the context of this deck. It's too high risk high reward when all I want is a nice flat consistent draw effect. Only time will tell if it's the right choice.

Separately, I've finally found an artist who could build the deck box of my dreams for this deck. As it comes closer to getting finished I'll share photos. Do you have any custom deck boxes?

Poly_raptor on The Predator of Predators

5 months ago

I would definitely opt for Elemental Bond over The Great Henge based on your comment. Sounds like it ticks every box.

I can’t really think of a better option, you could alternatively look at “when you attack with” triggers draw but that doesn’t sound as consistent. Would only net 1-2 draw a turn but if Elemental Bond could get a lot more.

Mortlocke on The Predator of Predators

5 months ago

Poly_raptor,

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it. That last guy on the forum didn't even look at my deck page let alone give feedback. My goal is to try and address some gaps I see with the deck which come from a lack of consistent draw. At the moment I'm considering Elemental Bond vs. The Great Henge. Bond triggers off of 100% of the creatures in and produced by the deck namely tokens that can be produced by Huatli, Warrior Poet and your namesake Polyraptor. Henge on the other hand seems a little less consistent. It doesn't trigger off tokens, and if I don't have a big enough creature on the field then it's effectively a dead card. Please remind me why this card is so good? I have one, but feel hesitant to include it. The overall CMC for the deck is pretty high...

Mortlocke on MASSIVE EDH RC ban list …

6 months ago

legendofa,

"A fair statement, but sergiodelrio's comment isn't?"

I never once said sergiodelrio's statement was unfair, I said it was wrong. His statement was implying that every individual who attempts to build a deck is a literal robot who constructs decks only by spreadsheets and numbers. In truth, that's a passionate minority of players - as you said. If the cEDH community (the frequency of their events, and overall representation) is any measure to go by, then few individuals are likely to go out and buy the aforementioned banned cards.

"So I don't see this representing a cascade of high-profile mana rock bans at all."

What I was saying was that Pandora's box is open. Sure, the RC was sparse with their bans - but that's because Commander is fundamentally different from Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy etc. because it's an eternal format not under the direct purview of Wizards AND it's considered "casual". It has no GPs and no organized tournaments. There were a lack of bans not because the RC is lenient - it's because they're not necessary. But now that the box is open, it's clear that there's a chance that bans may not come for the "health of the community" but to serve as a new means of generating more consumer interest in future product.

But Mana Crypt is a relic of the early overpowered days, almost on par with the original Moxen, and Jeweled Lotus was an experiment that arguably was allowed to continue for too long.

Wrong. Mana Crypt isn't a relic - it was the poster child of chase rares in Commander. Fierce Guardianship & Friends, The Great Henge, The One Ring, Smothering Tithe, Force of Negation - this card may be old but Mana Crypt very much matches the design philosophy of today. Most importantly, over the course of EDH/Commander's history it has been constantly marketed in just about every premium product Wizards has ever produced. Also Jeweled Lotus was not an experiment. It was an unapologetic cash grab. Do you think the price tag would have been justified for Commander Masters without the inclusion of some stupid high priced rare? Need I remind you that the Commander Masters collector's booster box came with only 4 packs, and at the time of release commanded a $379.99 asking price?

What would you expect this new hyper-powered hotness to do? It's got be colorless, and if it's a mana rock, it needs to be nearly or more efficient as Sol Ring. Do you expect this card to be printed in the near-but-vague future?

I'm not really good at thinking up cards. I assume that when it shows up it will get the community talking and most importantly - excited. I'm sticking with my spitball number of about 12 months or so for this card to show up and of course only be accessible through some sort of premium product.

Exoflo on Zacama, Naya Tyrant

8 months ago

Here are my suggestions buddy !

Draw : Guardian Project,The Great Henge,Tireless Tracker,Horn of Greed

Double mana : Nyxbloom Ancient

Huge monster : Cultivator Colossus,Primeval TitanAvenger of Zendikar

And Jetmir's Garden is also nice

I've found a similar decklist years ago and still play it (Zacama is Nutz) if you want to give a check. Anyway, you made a very good brew here and enjoy the game !