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Blood for the Bloodbraid!

Commander / EDH Aggro BRG (Jund) Control Goad Ramp Sacrifice Trample Voltron

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Commander: foil Kresh the Bloodbraided

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KRESH! KRESH! BLOOD FOR THE BLOODBRAID!

The Kresh, just get big and stomp hard! Kresh was Commander #420 on EDHREC, and was doing something I rather liked, so I thought why not? I think this can be considered a deck rather than a WiP at this point, Kresh can get extremely out of hand extremely quickly, it is almost stunning sometimes how big he can get, and how little help beyond being big he needs to eek out wins. The mana situation seems more reasonable than I expected, and now that I've rounded the base out a bit (I lacked Golgari lands, still lacking an Overgrown Tomb, not sure if it's worth bothering with) it should work a fair bit better. In a deeply 'interesting' play I have removed a bunch of the worse fetching lands (the ones that can't be used as a colourless non-Basic), replacing them with Snow-Covered Basics, in the hopes of making my Field of the Dead a bit easier to use. We'll see if it's enough, I can still add some non-Basics, Forbidden Orchard comes to mind.

This deck has some tuning now, and is looking more efficient. It's an extremely fun deck so far, and with more upgrades on the menu I expect it to improve even more, but the fundamentals are such that it should never truly be a problem, it's not like Kresh comes with Hexproof, he's a very vulnerable, maybe even, you know, a weird little guy, explicitly nothing you need to worry about (also ignore that he's able to use Emmie as a scrunchie! IGNORE IT I SAY!)!

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Some Upgrades — Jan. 24, 2024
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I threw in some more explosive stuff, hoping this deck can will be able to get wins vs stronger decks than before, but I also threw in a Field of the Dead, this offers some tokens mid/late game when this deck can struggle with having a board (the deck can run out of cards, and while I could run more 'based on power' card draw I fear Kresh will end up too big too often for it to be practical. I think the strongest card added is All Will Be One, but Purphoros combos with Elemental Mastery (and a huge Kresh), Revel in Riches combos with the various wipes and forced sacrifice effects, it technically offers a way I can win if I lose access to Kresh somehow, even if I don't have much board state.

Edit: derp derp, I should put an Ogre Slumlord in a deck that's VERY GOOD at killing stuff and that runs a Purphoros. I took one out, back in it shall go when I figure out what goes out!

Edit: I need to replace Return of the Wildspeaker, I think, possibly with Mask of Griselbrand, which can be repeated and gains me life potentially (and Flying is awesome here).

Edit: In a very lateral move I've replaced Chain Reaction with Reckless Endeavor, Endeavor is usually a better effect, but it can also cost me the game if people can copy it I guess, so maybe it's not even lateral? I guess I'm hoping the pros outway the cons. Oh, and threw a Disciple of Freyalise  Flip because why not, it's even an untapped land in a pinch!

Edt: So, I want to throw in Command Beaconfoil and Stump Stomp  Flip, Stomp for a Gruul dual of some sort, and I'm not sure what I'd pull for Beacon, especially since it's a one-off, should I just use Netherborn Altar instead, and pull a non-land? This deck isn't GREAT at gaining life, but it does have a few ways, so maybe it'll be fine?

Edit: I was thinking, Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs would pop in here? 3/3 blockers are great with the Goad effects, and they can grow Kresh!

Edit: In went Kazuul and an Overgrown Tomb, pulled a Swamp and Reckless Endeavor, I feel like this isn't the right kind of deck to risk giving other people a spell to combo off with?

Edit: I was thinking, if I'm already on board pinging, maybe just learn to love the bomb and run Kamahl, Fist of Krosa? The idea is be an amoral pscyho and blow up people's lands for +1/+1 counters. It also works with board wipes and Edict effects fwiw, so I think it'll have some synergies, I'm just not sure if it's too much mana up front.

Edit: So, thinking about Qarsi Revenant in for Arcachnogenesis (it's too small), and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa in for Dire Strain Rampage (VERY clunky ramp in a 3 colour deck, and obsolete level removal is a lot worse than pinching the archenemy's land base over a few turns.

Edit: Ended up pulling Arachno and Sylvan Offering, Kamahl can kind impersonate Offering when it comes to something like Overwhelming Stampede, and Revenant is a very powerful buff for Kresh (even if it still wants Trample and Double Strike). FWIW Kammy can also give Kresh Trample (and a small buff), this isn't exactly a downside, Trample can be really good for Kresh.

A few more lands? — Oct. 29, 2023
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