Teamwork

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (22)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Ashling, the Extinguisher
• 1x Breaker of Armies
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Golgari Decoy
• 1x Nekrataal
• 1x Noble Quarry
• 1x Ochran Assassin
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Raving Dead
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Shinen of Life's Roar
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Wood Elves

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 13x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Gaze of Granite
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Revenge of the Hunted
• 1x Roar of Challenge
• 1x Virtus's Maneuver

Artifact (13)

• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Moss Diamond
• 1x Nemesis Mask
• 1x Pariah's Shield
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Viridian Claw
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Commanders (2)

Instant (8)

• 1x Back to Nature
• 1x Destined / Lead
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Grim Contest
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Relic Crush
• 1x Skeletal Scrying

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Wound Reflection

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Built on the synergy between Gorm and Virtus. Redundancy for Gorm's lure effect make bad attacks into good ones, redundancy for Virtus in Raving Dead, Quietus Spike, and other payoffs for unimpeded attacks - Ashling the Extinguisher, Ohran Viper, Throat Slitter, Vraska's Assassin tokens. Other creatures focus on ETB effects, disincentivizing removal, and reducing the deck's on-board threat presence. ETB creatures also make good fodder for Grim Backwoods, Deathreap Ritual, and other sac/morbid payoffs.

I think running out Gorm before Virtus is important, as Virtus is very threatening and very easy to remove. Gorm is a good blocker, but not a threatening card, even after he starts abyssing an opponent's cheap utility creatures. When some protection (like whispersilk cloak) or blocking deterrents (like Viridian Claws) come out, then cast Virtus and equip him up. Even if Virtus is subsequently removed, Gorm tends to stay in play and deter attacks.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.69
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen