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Beauty of Annihilation

Commander / EDH Aggro Annihilator Artifact Bracket 3 Eldrazi Jank

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Commander: Zhulodok, Void Gorger

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Alright, so this is a classic “do nothing for a bit, then absolutely ruin the table” Eldrazi Commander deck. You’re not trying to be clever or tricky. You’re trying to make a lot of mana and cast things that make people sigh.

This deck wins by:

  • Ramping hard

  • Casting huge colorless threats

  • Letting annihilator and on-attack triggers tear everyone’s boards apart

You’re not racing anyone early. You’re building toward inevitability.

Early game: look boring on purpose Your first several turns should be extremely unexciting. You want to:

  • Play lands every turn

  • Slam mana rocks

  • Do almost nothing else

If your opening hand doesn’t have ramp, it’s probably a mulligan. You don’t care about interaction early. You care about getting from 4 mana to 8+ mana as fast as possible. It’s actually good if people ignore you at this stage. Let the aggro deck swing elsewhere. Let the control player hold up mana for someone else. You’re charging the death laser.

Mid game: start dropping problems, not answers. Once you’re consistently making big mana, you shift gears. This is where you:

  • Cast your first real Eldrazi

  • Force the table to react

  • Stop playing “fair” Magic

You don’t need to overextend. One massive threat is usually enough to put pressure on everyone. Eldrazi are great because even if they get answered, they usually: * Exile something on cast * Eat a removal spell that would’ve stopped something worse later * Force sacrifices just by attacking once If you have your commander out, prioritize casting spells that trigger its payoff. The deck snowballs hard once that engine is online.

Late game: nobody recovers from this If the game goes long and you’re still alive, you’re favored. At this point:

  • You’re casting multiple huge spells a turn

  • Annihilator is stripping lands and boards

  • Even blocking doesn’t really help your opponents anymore

You don’t need to get fancy. Just keep attacking the player who can interact with you the most. If someone’s playing blue or has a scary board state, they’re usually the first target. Once you have two or three major threats in play, the game usually ends in a turn cycle or two unless someone topdecks a miracle.

Important mindset tips:

  • Don’t rush your threats. Casting a 10-drop into open mana when you could wait a turn is how you lose momentum.

  • You are the villain eventually. Accept it. You’ll get targeted once the first Eldrazi hits.

  • One swing matters. Even a single attack trigger can cripple someone beyond recovery.

  • Commander tax hurts. If your commander dies repeatedly, be patient and rebuild mana before recasting.

How this deck actually feels to play: You’ll feel behind early. You’ll feel scary in the mid game. You’ll feel unstoppable if the table lets you untap late. It’s not subtle. It’s not political. It’s just raw pressure and inevitability.

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