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Forbidden Love

Commander / EDH Casual Lifegain Theme/Gimmick Tokens Vorthos WB (Orzhov)

Ravenrose

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Creature (24)

Instant (6)

Enchantment (4)

Sorcery (16)

Land (37)

Planeswalker (1)

Commanders (2)

Commander: Krav, the Unredeemed
Commander: Regna, the Redeemer

Artifact (10)

I usually have a huge distaste for demons, both the Christian kind and the MTG kind. However, the synergy and lore around Krav and Regna peaked my interest. There appears to be a kind of dark, eldritch Romeo and Juliet relationship between them, each probably with their own agenda. Then I looked at other angels and demons: their lore, mechanics, effects and their names. I started matching them together so that each demon and angel in this deck have a partner, or prospective partner. I also kept Regna's effects in mind, so there is a bunch of lifelink and life gain methods in this deck. So here is my Forbidden Love deck.

Angelic Field Marshal + Demon of Wailing Agonies. Since they both possess the Lieutenant mechanic, hence they are the Lieutenants of the deck but they apparently mix business with pleasure. But like their Generals, they have their own agenda. Angelic Field Marshal gets +2/+2 and gives all creatures vigilance, including her partner. Her other unholy half however ensures that my opponent sacrifices creatures when he deals combat damage. Once a demon, always a demon.

Angelic Overseer + Overseer of the Damned. Yes, primarily the reason these two are paired up is because they both have Overseer in the name. Angelic Overseer is concerned with humans and life, and Overseer of the Damned in concerned with death and zombies. They are perfect polar opposites. If I possess a human, Angelic Overseer has hexproof and indestructible. If any nontoken creature dies, Overseer of the Damned provides me with 2/2 Zombies that I can feed to Krav, who gives me life gain and card draw.

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel + Requiem Angel + Harvester of Souls. One angel deals in spirits, another in nontoken cretaures; their demonic lover also in souls and nontoken creatures. In some cultures, these are one in the same. Whenever a nontoken creature dies on my side, I get Spirits; in addition to sacrificial fodder, I get to draw cards thanks to Harvester.

Demonlord Belzenlok + Lyra Dawnbringer. These two are together because they are polar opposites, and because in my opinion, they look like one heck of a power couple. Lyra boosts the angels while Belzenlok boosts agendas.

Reya Dawnbringer + Deathpact Angel + Kothophed, Soul Hoarder. Both the angels and demon work with the graveyard: Reya resurrects creatures from my grave, Deathpact resurrects herself from my graveyard, and when an opponent's graveyard gets filled, Kothophed makes me lose a life but gain card advantage.

Angel of Deliverance + Razaketh, the Foulblooded + Demon of Loathing. The Angel of Deliverance has combat damage affects, as does the Demon Loathing, and Razaketh sacrifices as well to get the cards and partners I seek.

Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Archfiend of Despair - they are paired mostly because the opposites in the name - hope and despair. Avacyn protects every nonland permanent. The Archfiend ensures that my opponents sink lower and lower, draining their life.

Emeria Shepherd + Ob Nixilis, the Fallen. The couple both have powerful landfall triggers.

Demon of Dark Schemes + Angel of Invention - both are from Kaladesh, but these two work together quite well. While the demon takes power and toughness from creatures, albeit once, Angel of Invention boosts my creatures and any creatures the demon can fish out of my graveyard.

The deck also bears references to love itself. Increasing Devotion may refer to spirituality but it can also refer to growing feelings. Secret Rendezvous often occurs between forbidden lovers and of course, I have wedding theme cards in the deck because I love forbidden marriages. Demons usually demand blood in sacrifice or as payment, hence Blood Divination and Sign in Blood are included. Liliana's Contract was a result of her mistake with regards to her brother. Serra the Benevolent is included due to the fact she died in order to be with her love Feroz - death had been the only divide between her and her beloved.

I hope you like the deck! Any comments or suggestions are most welcome!

Raven Rose

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