Birgi: Is it Group Hug?

Commander / EDH Combo Infinite Combo Mono-Red

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Creature (21)

• 1x Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Coercive Recruiter
• 1x Dragon's Rage Channeler
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Fearless Pup
• 1x Frenzied Saddlebrute
• 1x Goblin Guide
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Incendiary Oracle
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Magmatic Channeler
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Sneaking Guide
• 1x Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
• 1x Wildfire Devils

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Flame Blitz
• 1x Furious Rise
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Tectonic Instability

Instant (13)

• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Chef's Kiss
• 1x Comet Storm
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Frost Bite
• 1x Infuriate
• 1x Magmatic Sinkhole
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Sudden Shock
• 1x Unholy Heat
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Sorcery (9)

• 1x By Force
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Jaya's Immolating Inferno
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Spite of Mogis
• 1x Storm's Wrath
• 1x Strike it Rich
• 1x Vandalblast

Land (37)

• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 33x Mountain
• 3x Snow-Covered Mountain

Commander (1)

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Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Gate to the AEther
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Victory Chimes
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Winter Orb

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Welcome to "Birgi: Is it Group Hug?"

On this episode, we discuss the compatibility of group hug with mono red - while still having some ways to win, of course.

First, we should discuss: is mono-red really group-hug compatible? Long story short, not really! But we still get some cool, huggable artifacts that can encourage our friends not to hate us.

First up in the combo department, give a round of applause to Coercive Recruiter + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker for infinite tokens and ETB effects!

Secondly, we have Mana Geyser + Reiterate ! So long as our opponents have 7 or more tapped lands, we get infinite red mana and an infinite storm count! Use it with Grapeshot or Jaya's Immolating Inferno to throw damage in our opponents' faces.

If neither of those float your boat, we can use Tectonic Instability + Winter Orb to almost completely shut down the game. Along with a nice Blood Moon, if people don't scoop what are we even doing?

Cards to come:

Grinning Ignus, Helm of Awakening, Horn of Greed, Vandalblast, Mana Flare and Gate to the AEther

If you have any suggestions on how to make this deck less terrible and more huggy, or any ideas about cool combos that don't feel horrific to play against, hit up the comments section!

Top Ranked	Achieved #56 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #42 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Red 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Mana Geyser + Reiterate Coercive Recruiter + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Tectonic Instability + Winter Orb
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.54
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Dwarf 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R, Monarch Emblem, Treasure