Commander Collection: Outlaw Run

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari)

Jurrane

Creature (34)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Argothian Elder
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Bramblewood Paragon
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
• 1x Eladamri, Korvecdal
• 1x Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Champion
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Warmaster
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Lathril, Blade of the Elves
• 1x Leaf-Crowned Visionary
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Skemfar Shadowsage
• 1x Swarm Guildmage
• 1x Wellwisher
• 1x Wood Elves

Land (34)

• 1x Ancient Tomb P
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 9x Forest
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Three Tree City
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Wirewood Lodge
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow P
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Instant (8)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Arterial Flow
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Gruesome Fate
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Mind Rake
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Mana Vault P
• 1x Skullclamp P
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Necrogen Mists
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Waste Not

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{B}{G} Introduction: The Dark Heart of the Wood {B}{G}

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Elves are one of the strongest tribes in MtG. In this deck, we take the raw power of the elves tribe, fuse it with a sprinkling of discard and disruption to get the most out of Nath of the Gilt-Leaf, and include a set of infinite combos. Combined, it means we have a deck that can compete at most tables and sometimes win out of nowhere against a range of different opponents.

I initially made this deck for a EDH random commander challenge and it's become one of my strongest decks due to the many combos that Elf tribal has. Golgari is one of my favourite colour combinations and I've always been a fan of discard strategies. I’ve played it a few times and refined it slightly over the past few months, and it’s now at a stage I’m pretty happy with.

These are my thoughts about some of the main elements of the deck. It’s not intended to be a comprehensive primer but just a bit more context about some of the card choices I’ve made. It feels fairly tightly built at the moment and although it could be powered up further with some very expensive cards (Gaea's Cradle, Chains of Mephistopheles etc), it seems about right for the budget I have. I’ve included a section at the end with mid-price replacements or slightly more expensive cards I’d like to trade for if possible.

Win Conditions

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When playing this deck, we're generally looking to win through one (or more) of the following attack lines. One of the good things about it is that it has a variety of win conditions and can adapt its strategy depending on the opposition it's facing.

1. Attack Line 1 - Creature Swarms:
Generate as many Elf Warrior tokens as possible using Nath of the Gilt-Leaf, Imperious Perfect, Lys Alana Huntmaster etc, power them up with Lord effects and/or Overrun, Overwhelming Stampede, Craterhoof Behemoth. Swarm Guildmage gives them all menace, and Eladamri, Lord of Leaves or Elvish Champion gives them all forestwalk, which can be lethal if Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth is in play. Ezuri, Renegade Leader synergises with Attack Line 3 below. Elvish Warmaster also works well if you have a lot of mana. Or if your opponents' life totals are low enough, you can drain them with Skemfar Shadowsage's ETB ability (or Gruesome Fate) with a decent amount of Elves on the battlefield.

2. Attack Line 2 - Lifegain:
Create lots of Elves per above, with Wellwisher, Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen and Essence Warden on the field. Then tutor for Aetherflux Reservoir to pick off opponents 50 damage at a time.

3. Attack Line 3 - Infinite Combos:
This deck has a series of infinite combos that lead to unlimited mana or combat damage. Exsanguinate and Ezuri, Renegade Leader are the main outlets for these. Full list of combos below. Tutor effects are there to help find them.

Infinite Combos

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Infinite Mana Combos:
- Elvish Archdruid + Umbral Mantle or Sword of the Paruns = infinite green mana
- Priest of Titania + Umbral Mantle or Sword of the Paruns = infinite green mana
- Marwyn, the Nurturer + Umbral Mantle or Sword of the Paruns = infinite green mana
- Argothian Elder + Wirewood Lodge + Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun   = infinite green mana

Infinite Mana Sinks:
- Exsanguinate (infinite damage/lifegain)
- Ezuri, Renegade Leader (infinite combat damage with trample)
- Elvish Warmaster (infinite combat damage with deathtouch)
- Joraga Warcaller (Elves have infinite power)

Tutors for Combo Pieces
- Grim Tutor
- Demonic Tutor
- Vampiric Tutor
- Urza's Cave (finds Wirewood Lodge for infinite mana combos)

How to Play the Deck

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We’re going to play lots of Elves. Yes, really.

Seriously, we’re an aggro-combo deck so we’re going to come out of the blocks fast and starting chipping away at our opponents’ life totals so they’re on the back foot. Get Nath of the Gilt-Leaf on the board as soon as you can (turn 4 is fairly likely with a mana dork; maybe even turn 3 if you’re lucky). It’s usually worth saving our discard spells until Nath’s around, as we can make plenty more Elves that way.

That said, we need to be careful about board wipes as, although we’re in Golgari colours, we don’t run many ways to bring back our creatures (apart from Volrath's Stronghold if we're lucky enough to draw into it) so once they’re gone, they’re probably gone for good. Don’t overcommit and try to keep some threats in reserve if you suspect mass creature removal shenanigans. Try to identify which game plan you’re going to be on: are we going for fast creature aggro, the lifegain approach, and/or one of our combo strategies?

Try to keep your tutors until you need them for the final combo piece, or for one of your finishers like Gruesome Fate, Skemfar Shadowsage, Craterhoof Behemoth etc. Although it’s not listed in the combos section above, if you have Marwyn, the Nurturer on the table with infinite mana, you can sacrifice her to Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to kill the whole table at once.

Overall, I’ve found the deck to be an absolute blast to play and have been pretty happy with how it’s been performing so far.

Future Improvements

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I’m not looking to upgrade the deck much at the moment as I have plenty of other priorities for the decks in my EDH collection. If I was to add new cards, they’d be in the following categories:

- Tutors: We already run some of the most efficient tutor cards in our colours: Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor and Grim Tutor. Other useful tutors could be Green Sun's Zenith, Worldly Tutor, Finale of Devastation, and possibly a Birthing Pod as an upgrade on Pyre of Heroes.

- Value Engines: Yawgmoth's Will would be incredible in this deck but it’s pushing the boundaries of what’s realistic. Survival of the Fittest is in a similar category.

- Lands: Ancient Tomb is great in pretty much any deck so I’d definitely like one here. Yavimaya Hollow would be really good too.

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All My EDH Decks

{W} Giada, Font of Hope {W}
S(i)erra Sidewinder: Mono-White Angel Tribal

{U} Talrand, Sky Summoner {U}
Blue Streak: Mono-Blue Spellslinger

{U} Orvar, the All-Form {U}
Clone Zone: Mono-Blue Shapeshifters Combo

{B} Sidisi, Undead Vizier {B}
Swamp Thing: Mono-Black Goodstuff

{B} Syr Konrad, the Grim {B}
Black Hole: Mono-Black Sacrifice/Aristocrats

{R} Torbran, Thane of Red Fell {R}
Red Force: Mono-Red Group Slug

{R} Rionya, Fire Dancer {R}
Firebird: Mono-Red Storm/Tokens

{G} Titania, Protector of Argoth {G}
Timber Terror: Mono-Green Stax

{W}{U} Grand Arbiter Augustin IV {W}{U}
Control Freak: Azorius Control

{W}{U} Elminster {W}{U}
Crystal Wing: Azorius Skies & Scry

{U}{B} Oona, Queen of the Fae {U}{B}
Dreamcatcher: Dimir Faeries Tribal

{U}{B} Narfi, Betrayer King {U}{B}
Ice Breaker: Dimir Snow/Zombies

{B}{R} Rakdos, Lord of Riots {B}{R}
Steamin’ Demon: Rakdos Life Loss

{B}{R} Juri, Master of the Revue {B}{R}
Pandemonium: Rakdos Sacrifice

{R}{G} Hallar, the Firefletcher {R}{G}
Trailblazer: Gruul Kicker

{R}{G} Wort, the Raidmother {R}{G}
Barnstormer: Gruul Conspire

{W}{G} Sigarda, Heron's Grace {W}{G}
Stampida: Selesnya Humans Tribal

{W}{G} Captain Sisay {W}{G}
Legendia: Selesnya Legendary

{W}{G} Sythis, Harvest's Hand {W}{G}
Diamondback: Selesnya Enchantress

{W}{B} Daxos the Returned {W}{B}
Curse of Novgorod: Orzhov Constellation

{W}{B} Kambal, Consul of Allocation {W}{B}
Oblivion: Orzhov Lifegain & Lifedrain

{U}{R} Firkraag, Cunning Instigator {U}{R}
Dragon’s Fury: Izzet Dragons/Goad

{B}{G} Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons {B}{G}
Scorpion Express: Golgari Deathtouch

{B}{G} Nath of the Gilt-Leaf {B}{G}
Outlaw Run: Golgari Elves/Discard

{W}{R} Bruenor Battlehammer {W}{R}
Steel Force: Boros Equipment

{W}{R} General Ferrous Rokiric {W}{R}
Gatekeeper: Boros Multicoloured

{U}{G} Prime Speaker Zegana {U}{G}
Wicked Twister: Simic +1/+1 Counters

{U}{G} Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres {U}{G}
Toxic Garden: Simic Infect

{W}{U}{B} Tivit, Seller of Secrets {W}{U}{B}
Steel Vengeance: Esper Artifacts

{W}{U}{B} Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign {W}{U}{B}
Riddler’s Revenge: Esper Topdeck

{U}{B}{R} Kess, Dissident Mage {U}{B}{R}
Mindbender: Grixis Discard

{B}{R}{G} Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire {B}{R}{G}
Dragon Wagon: Jund Dragons Tribal

{W}{R}{G} Pantlaza, Sun-Favored {W}{R}{G}
Raptor Attack: Naya Dinosaurs Tribal

{W}{U}{G} Galadriel, Light of Valinor {W}{U}{G}
Vapour Trail: Bant Flicker

{W}{B}{G} Karador, Ghost Chieftain {W}{B}{G}
Hair Raiser: Abzan Reanimator

{W}{U}{R} Kykar, Wind's Fury {W}{U}{R}
Storm Runner: Jeskai Tokens

{W}{U}{R} Hinata, Dawn-Crowned {W}{U}{R}
Phantom’s Revenge: Jeskai Spirits Tribal

{U}{B}{G} Yarok, the Desecrated {U}{B}{G}
Boomerang: Sultai ETB Triggers

{W}{B}{R} Kaalia of the Vast {W}{B}{R}
Abyssus: Mardu Angels & Demons

{U}{R}{G} Omnath, Locus of the Roil {U}{R}{G}
Boulder Dash: Temur Landfall

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.59
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Decks with what I've got