Throne of the God-Pharaoh

Legendary Artifact

At the beginning of your end step, each opponent loses life equal to the number of tapped creatures you control.

Discussion (51)

CBBA on Edgar Markov [Turbo Aggro]

1 week ago

Mabye you need some more anthem cards to pump up your little dudes. But it depends a bit of your play style. Here are some more of good cards for Edgar aggro decks.

This is what i would change:

• Drana, Liberator of Malakir for Grasp of Fate. Grasp is a very good card but 3 Mana is very heavy for "just" 3 permanents. I rather take a early "anthem" effect before your other creatures deals or get damage (a bit like Edgar second ability).

• Anje's Ravager for Necropotence. Necropotence is a absoulte broken card but it has the same problem as Grasp of Fate. It refresh your hand every turn, but you play a aggro deck, you don't really need a full hand every turn. Necropotence is a very good combo fishing card, and with 3 black pips isn't that easy. Anje's Ravager works very well in my deck, because your hand is like 2-4 cards nearly all the time, what is more than enough. ;-)

• Throne of the God-Pharaoh for Smothering Tithe. Smothering Tithe is one of the best white cards in EDH, but with a lower CMC you will sit on a lot of treasures or a stax effects rather to kill your opponents. Throne to double your damage in nearly each of your turns for only 2 mana.

But that's just my opinion. Have a nice day :-) Feel free, mabye you finde some inspirations 99 problems but Edgar ain't one (Edgar-Commander)

falc0n1234 on Locust God (Final)

1 month ago

Looks good! Here are a few card suggestions:

Mystic Remora

Throne of the God-Pharaoh

Breath of Fury

Diminishing Returns

Skullclamp

ShreddedByCrows on Offenza is the Best Defenza

1 month ago

Lots of subthemes you got there, that's some interesting challenge. All in all, you're running way too many high-costed cards for a Commander that generally revolves around more of an aggressive strategy. I'll further provide you a personalized list of adjustments, trying my best to keep it at the lowest budget as possible.

Very first thing, 37 lands is too much for an Anafenza deck imo. You can easily go down to 35/34 in order to feel more proactive. That being said, the mana base of your decklist is pretty unstable, and you'll need better mana rocks, around 5/6 good rocks should do it helping you stabilizing.

The second thing to bring up is that you play loads and loads of creatures with actually specific abilities that don't always combine altogether well. Like, for example, in which way would Slimefoot, the Stowaway help Anafenza, the Foremost being consistent? My answer, without another kind of appreciation than logic: not any single one. If you need cheap legendary to keep it up with your theme, there are better options, but remind that this was only a little example.

Finally, you lack reactivity because of very few instant/flash spells. It's not as necessary as some think, but still have a way to protect dutifully your creatures is a key for aggro/midrange decks in EDH. Being able to answer what your opponents bring up to the tape is moreover essential, and I don't see enough removals/tricks in there.

So, let's take a closer look from now on. I'll make some different categories starting with the cuts to make it easier to read.

1.) Back to 100 cards:

• Abzan Battle Priest > not bad on its own, fits decently in some casual decks with +1/+1 as their central archetype. It's not a good card to include since you aren't only focusing on this aspect. It's too slow, unreliable.

• Abzan Falconer > same comment

• Mer-Ek Nightblade > still the same / it's even the worst one

• Tuskguard Captain > still and still water

• Spirit of the Hearth > overcosted, overrated, no particular reason to include this card there even if a Cat Spirit feels pretty cool

• Wingmate Roc > not bad but too slow, doesn't synergize well with your themes, in concurrence with just better cards on the spot

• Soul of the Harvest > overcosted card draw outlet, I'll procure you some better option for a cheap price

• Slimefoot, the Stowaway > despite being legendary, doesn't do much

• Reya Dawnbringer > recursion is like... really good, but damn this card is slow and bad. You have to wait one whole turn for it to trigger, with only cards like Shalai, Voice of Plenty in your list to protect it. Yeah, I don't think it'll happen often. Definitively cut.

• Noosegraf Mob > +1/+1 card but without any real synergies. You have better options.

• Mowu, Loyal Companion > a bad Pir, Imaginative Rascal is just bad

• Lena, Selfless Champion > too slow

• Hornet Queen > good card but doesn't fit in there, seems like a weird choice of token generator

• Parhelion II > cool card, poor consistency there

• Quietus Spike > same: cool card, poor consistency

• Kaya, Bane of the Dead > slow removal, pretty bad imo

• Brave the Sands > non-mbo with Anafenza, overrated card

• Abundance > good card, not needed there

• Kin-Tree Invocation > not bad not good, lacks interactions

• Mirari's Wake > same comment as for Abundance

• Leyline of Abundance > not enough interactions

• Panharmonicon > not enough interactions

• Trostani, Selesnya's Voice > not enough interactions

• Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord > not enough interactions

• Oketra's Monument / Rhonas's Monument > not needed, too slow

• 3 basic lands

2.) Cheap Improvements:

2.1.) Mana Rocks:

• Sol Ring > yeh it's boring to see this card everywhere I know

• Talisman of Unity / Talisman of Hierarchy / Talisman of Resilience > better than the Signet Cycle and affordable since Horizon is a recent expension

• Fellwar Stone > excellent mana rock, tapping for every color most of the time

2.2.) More removals:

• Beast Within

• Krosan Grip

• Swords to Plowshares

Those are the classical ones you surely know. They are easily affordable and would give your deck a small lift at controlling the board state.

2.3.) Better Legendaries:

• Mikaeus, the Lunarch > not the cheapest already, but really effective, almost a staple for your deck style

• Hope of Ghirapur > underrated card, does a lot, insane with recursion to lock down a combo player at low cost

• Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit > certainly a staple / and somewhat a reason to get rid of the token subtheme which is maybe a bit too much

• Syr Faren, the Hengehammer > also certainly a staple / aggressive, good interactions with Anafenza, better than lords already in your deck

• Kethis, the Hidden Hand > Yawgmoth's Will for legendaries? I'll take that. It could also be a nice alternative commander when you face more control-ish decks you're stuck against, enabling you to have an efficient late game on its own once made your commander.

• Mangara of Corondor > Legendary creature which works as a nonsituational removal. Really good. Even if you can't always activate it when it hits the table, your opponents have to get rid of it using their hand resources and you make 1 for 1.

• Masako the Humorless > Underplayed card / can be a game-changer / and it's a legendary creature.

2.4.) Voltron Outlet:

• Swiftfoot Boots / Lightning Greaves > those are staples

• Sword of the Animist > ramp while keeping the pressure on your opponents

• Hero's Blade > certainly a staple there with your legendary subtheme

• Blackblade Reforged > same comment as for Hero's Blade

2.5.) Other cool cards to look at:

• Throne of the God-Pharaoh > feels like a staple / Legendary

• Vivien's Arkbow > cheap tutor / overall excellent

• Vivien, Champion of the Wilds > flash out your creatures for more survivability and tricks

• Primevals' Glorious Rebirth > excellent win condition / recursion

• Kamahl's Druidic Vow > excellent win condition / Genesis wave for legendaries' madmen

• Eladamri's Call > staple / it's cheap now that it's been re-edited in Modern Horizons, I'll try to get a copy of it by trading/buying it if I were you

3.) Medium Budget Improvements:

3.1.) Mana Rocks:

• Nyx Lotus

• Gilded Lotus

3.2.) Even more removals:

• Path to Exile

• Vindicate

• Anguished Unmaking

3.3.) Legendaries' Staples:

• Saffi Eriksdotter > ameliorated Brought Back on a legendary creature

• Rishkar, Peema Renegade > nice ramp, +1/+1 counters, overall really strong

3.4.) Neverending Voltron Outlet:

• Konda's Banner > Yeh, it's a little bit expensive money speaking, but it does everything you're searching for, like a bridge between your Cats, your legends and your Voltron strategy.

• Skullclamp > staple

3.5.) Cool cards:

• Eternal Witness > best green recursion card

• Green Sun's Zenith > one of the best green tutors

• Scout's Warning > good card overall, cycles when you don't need it

4.) Expensive Improvements:

• Finale of Devastation > tutor, win condition, not a necessity though

• Blade of Selves > good equipment, not a necessity

• Umezawa's Jitte > Core tool of lots of Voltron decks, would be necessary if you want to confront this deck to more competitive ones.

• Swords' package > same comment as for the Jitte

• Mox Amber / Mox Opal > definitively both staples, but really expensive, could be replaced with other suggested mana rocks even if you won't get the same efficiency

• Thalia, Guardian of Thraben > meta-depending staple

• Gaddock Teeg > meta-depending staple

• Liliana, the Last Hope > card-draw/legendary

• Loyal Retainers > staple if you're going more in the legendary archetype

• Heroic Intervention / Teferi's Protection > protect your stuff staples

• Selvala, Heart of the Wilds > card-draw/legendary/ramp

• Reki, the History of Kamigawa > card-draw/legendary

• Captain Sisay > staple / tutor / legendary

5.) Some other cards you could try (which I mostly haven't, or for which I have a doubt about their efficiency):

• Sigil of Distinction > feels Voltron-ish

• Sigiled Sword of Valeron > interacts with Anafenza, creates tokens, Voltron equipment

• Masterwork of Ingenuity > I used it long ago in my Tajic's deck, which was globally a Voltron deck running between 15/20 pieces of equipment. Dunno if it could be of use there but it's a good card for sure.

• Heart of Kiran > good card overall, you can Crew it and buff the creature you used to do so with Anafenza. That being said, I think it may reveal too inconsistent.

• Sensei Golden-Tail > seems funny

• Kunoros, Hound of Athreos > powerful hate-bear with good stats and abilities, certainly really good in a more good-stuff oriented iteration.

• Isamaru, Hound of Konda > Lil' bro' of Kunoros doubtlessly, made for aggressive purposes. Good overall.

• Thalia, Heretic Cathar > also more of a good-stuff card.

• Taranika, Akroan Veteran > I never played her but damn she seems strong af.

• Hua Tuo, Honored Physician > repeatable recursion.

• Pir, Imaginative Rascal > not that I dislike it, however Hardened Scales already was a bad card if I'm honest. Pir is a tad bit better. Certainly better than Corpsejack Menace you're running, and carries more interactions.

pmansmoney on Lions and Tokens and Bears, Oh My

1 month ago

Hey hey dawg!

There are just so many ways you could go about this! I have no idea if I'm doing the right thing here but here are a few ideas

Return of the Wildspeaker --> out -- I just dont think this card is very good in general. You dont have a ton of big creatures and +3/+3 isn't that exciting. Would rather play Harmonize which is unconditional.

Austere Command --> maybeboard -- This could be wrong, but I was looking for cards to cut and felt like an expensive wrath wasn't exactly where your deck wanted to be.

Keeper of Fables --> maybeboard -- I mean I get it that you can potentially draw up to 3 cards a turn, but its just so meh.

Greater Auramancy --> Maybeboard -- I was considering this cuz I think there's potential for a strong enchantments theme. Opted for Sterling Grove instead because it also tutors but this is here just as a consideration.

Archon of Absolution --> maybeboard -- Its on theme but I don't think its taxing enough right? maybe I'm crazy and this is exactly what you want cuz you can trigger goad with your commander?? but its 4 mana as well idk I just took it out cuz its floor is very low.

Kinjalli's Sunwing --> out -- Not sure why this card was in here to begin with, I mean you aren't granting mass haste or anything and the whole idea is you're goading people so few people are gonna have blockers, plus plenty of your is evasive. I think Thalia, Heretic Cathar feels this role very well already.

Urabrask the Hidden --> maybeboard -- This card is sweet but its 5 mana.

Elspeth, Sun's Champion --> maybeboard -- Elspeth feels a little out of place.

Beast Whisperer --> maybeboard -- Not into this as a reliable form of card draw.

Soltari Champion --> out -- I get the idea, you're trying to trigger goad, but isn't this card just bad? a 3 mana unblockable with battlecry doesn't seem particularly playable.

Archangel of Tithes --> maybeboard -- it was hard for me to cut this but in the end the triple white and its low impact made decide to ditch it and keep Windborn Muse instead.

Gruul War Chant --> out -- This card is just way too low impact for 4 mana.

Privileged Position --> maybeboard -- this like Greater Auramancy was an idea if you went more enchantment heavy but I ended up feeling 5 mana was just too steep.

Sunblast Angel --> Maybeboard -- I get the idea cuz everyone is attacking and tapped but meh.

Dryad Sophisticate --> out -- I don't think unblockable 2/1 are good enough even if they do trigger marisi. I like the idea of playing evasive hatebears or something. Maybe I'm just way off base with this deck haha

Arcane Signet --> out -- you don't need this, you're in green! Plus I want to try and add Collector Ouphe!

The Great Henge --> maybeboard -- this card is sweet and super pwoerful but you got a bunch of dorky 2/2s and stuff this thing is gonna routinely cost you like 7 mana and at that point wouldn't you just play Zendikar Resurgent? (I didn't put zendikar resurgent in though but if you want an effect like henge, I think I'd go with resurgent)

Druids' Repository --> main -- Idk! this seems cool and fun!! All your creatures become mana dorks cuz they'll be attacking anyway! Seems p good! Also if you make a bunch of 1/1 tokens with Tempt with Vengeance and Sylvan Offering you make a bunch of mana when they attack!

Skullclamp --> main -- I think because stuff like Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor plus having a bunch of stuff that might end up dying this'll draw you a lot of cards. Plus if you play Tempt with Vengeance and Sylvan Offering its bonkers!!

Insurrection --> main -- Its a sweet win condition!!

Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor --> main -- in my view this exactly what you want to be doing!

ok wow this comment is getting long so I'm just gonna list the rest of the cards that I think should go in/out:

War's Toll -- in

Sterling Grove -- in

Sphere of Safety - in

Sylvan Offering - in

Enlightened Tutor - in

Harmonize - in

Goblin Spymaster - in

Tahngarth, First Mate - in (this one just seems fun :D totally get it if you decide not to)

Tempt with Vengeance - in

Teferi's Protection - in

Rishkar's Expertise - out

Throne of the God-Pharaoh - out

Grand Melee - maybe, for now I decided to just play war's toll but maybe neither are good enough

I've noticed you're not really doing the hatebear thing as much anymore? But if you decide to: Hushbringer and Collector Ouphe are rad!

Whew!! Can't wait to play against this in any shape or form! Hope at least some of these suggestions help!

wallisface on Resurrecting Affinity - take n. 9999999 UB

1 month ago

Some thoughts:

• I think you should always be looking to run the full playset of Arcbound Ravager. I think you should be aiming to run 4 Blinkmoth Nexus as well (if your coloured spells are too numerous to handle that, you’re running too many coloured spells).

• Chief Engineer is an interesting choice, maybe pair it with ways to cause some nice indirect damage. I’m thinking 2-of Throne of the God-Pharaoh to allow you to tap-down all your creatures and really punish the opponent. Such a playstyle would benefit from some Smuggler's Copter also.

• Other creatures i think should be heavily considered include Etched Champion, Signal Pest, and Vault Skirge. The Champion offers resilience, where as the other 2 offer decent early damage.

• I don’t think you should run Architects of Will, it’s too slow and doesn’t do what an affinity deck wants to be doing (winning quickly). I’d also ditch Ensoul Artifact as it’s likely just going to get a killspell in response, losing you 2 cards. It’s also kindof clumsy/slow.

• Metallic Rebuke and Remand are both sideboard cards at best, you don’t want them at all as part of your game 1 plan.

Daedalus19876 on saproleenie edh

1 month ago

Safewright Quest seems like a weak link here. Have you considered Harvest Season for a massive boost in land ramp? Beyond that, Throne of the God-Pharaoh seems like a great way to get some extra life loss in, and I wouldn't build anything in these colors without Beast Within/Generous Gift. I've run Sylvan Scrying before to find Gaea's Cradle, but I'd also recommend the new Nylea's Intervention for this role (and incidental benefit, too).

LaneDurham on Snake Strike

1 month ago

Thanks, while the flash package would be good, the density of creatures, especially snakes is important to the way the deck functions, once it's started to go off it draws most of the deck and wins through either Craterhoof Behemoth or Throne of the God-Pharaoh, as well as having backup pieces to manage in case one or more gets removed, it can still go off. The deck plays similar to an Elf-ball styled deck, just slightly more casual.

Haima13 on Korvold, Aristocracy

1 month ago

My spoilers in the comment above arnt working for me so im trying something different. "If you want to sift through some cards you can look at each section, but I would recommend just looking at the first grouping to start with, as I went a bit too far with the other lists. Those lists are fine to just look at ideas or "good cards" but there are far too many to call them suggestions.

: The short list

token things

|Cryptolith Rite|

goblin things

|Skirk Prospector| |Vexing Shusher| |Sling-Gang Lieutenant| |Boggart Harbinger| |Goblin Assault| |Goblin Chirurgeon| |Goblin Engineer| |Goblin Recruiter| |Goblin Trashmaster| |Kuldotha Rebirth|

lands

|Jund Panorama| |Blighted Woodland| |Mountain Valley| |Myriad Landscape| |Field of Ruin|

other

|Primal Growth| |Quest for Renewal| |Signal the Clans|

Headtext for first 3 entries. Show

I recommend these cards like this. Especially if you can work into your life an Amulet of Vigor. Some of these cards will search for land types you do not possess, but that is pretty much ok. Its within the rules of the format (though some people get bunched up about it anyway) and the benefits should otherwise be pretty plain to see.

Enters tapped but sac's for free Show

|Bad River| |Grasslands| |Mountain Valley|

Doesn't enter tapped, cost mana to sac Show

|Bant Panorama| |Naya Panorama| |Jund Panorama| |Grixis Panorama| |Esper Panorama| |Myriad Landscape| |Blighted Woodlands| |Field of Ruin (good for other things too)| |Krosan Verge| |Warped Landscape|

The expensive ones Show

|Obviously this list includes what people usually call fetchlands awa Fabled Passage and Prismatic Vista.

Cards that do similar but arnt lands Show

|Elvish Reclaimer| |Expedition Map| |Growth Spasm| |Pir's Whim(it came up in my search)| |Primal Growth| |Scapeshift(expensive)| |Springbloom Druid| |Wave of Vitriol(I keep forgetting that this card exists)| |Wayfarer's Bauble| |Yavimaya Elder| |Khalni Heart Expedition| |Burnished Hart|

Adding to the goboi theme Show

|Boggart Shenanigans| |Boggart Birth Rite| |Boggart Harbinger| |Brightstone Ritual| |Cheering Fanatic| |Chancellor of the Forge| |Goblin Assault| |Goblin Chirurgeon| |Goblin Engineer| |Goblin Kaboomist| |Goblin Offensive| |Goblin Recruiter| |Goblinslide| |Goblin Trashmaster| |Goblin Warchief| |Goblin War Strike| |Goblin Warrens| |Goblin Welder| |Kuldotha Rebirth*| |Shattergang Brothers| |Skirk Prospector| |Sling-Gang Lieutenant| |Tin Street Hooligan| |Treasure Nabber| |Vexing Shusher**| |Warren Instigator| |Wily Goblin| |Wort, Boggart Auntie|

Because creature tokens Show

|Cryptolith Rite| |Beastmaster Ascension| |Bower Passage| |Shaman of Forgotten Ways| |Throne of the God-Pharaoh|