Crafting an Army

Commander / EDH*

ClearPearl

Artifact (25)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Myr Turbine
• 1x Prototype Portal
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Shield of Kaldra
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Kaldra
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Elemental Mastery
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Oblivion Ring

Creature (20)

• 1x Auriok Edgewright
• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Etched Champion
• 1x Frontline Medic
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Indomitable Archangel
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer
• 1x Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Steelshaper Apprentice
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant

Instant (7)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Banishing Stroke
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Dispense Justice
• 1x Path to Exile

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Huatli, Warrior Poet

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Great Furnace
• 10x Mountain
• 16x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Nomads' Assembly
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift

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Maybeboard

Artifact (20)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Banshee's Blade
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Boros Keyrune
• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Fleetfeather Sandals
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Hall of Triumph
• 1x Moonsilver Spear
• 1x Nuisance Engine
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Scythe of the Wretched
• 1x Surestrike Trident
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

Land (3)

• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Creature (16)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x God-Favored General
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Herald of Anafenza
• 1x Legion Loyalist
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Myrsmith
• 1x Opaline Unicorn
• 1x Phalanx Leader
• 1x Platinum Emperion

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Chained to the Rocks
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Glory of Warfare
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Quest for the Holy Relic

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Barrage of Boulders
• 1x Harness by Force
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Howl of the Horde
• 1x Launch the Fleet
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Revoke Existence

Instant (8)

• 1x Fated Retribution
• 1x Galvanic Blast
• 1x Intimidation Bolt
• 1x Kill Shot
• 1x Massive Raid
• 1x Phalanx Formation
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Elspeth Tirel
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer

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Buff up Jor Kadeen with some equipments, throw in a bunch of tokens, and viola, you have a giant army of super tokens. Awesome sauce.

My first EDH on this site, or anywhere online, and the first one I'm actually making in real life. Needless to say It'll take awhile. I'm not made of money y'know. =P

Anyway, let's get down to business, shall we?

Win conditions:

1) Give a bunch of equipments to a creature and wipe your opponent out that way.

2) Abuse Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer's metalcraft ability with a ton of tokens and overwhelm your opponent -that- way.

3) Slap down Platinum Angel or Platinum Emperion and wait it out.

4) Hellkite Tyrant's win condition if you're lucky or if your opponent(s) happen to have a bunch of artifacts ;P

combos/strategies:

Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer is kind of the center of this deck, which makes sense, cuz he's, well, the commander. His metalcraft ability can be useful when you have a bunch of creatures out, and the easiest way of doing so is getting out those equipments.

So yeah, get out those equipments. Not too difficult if you've got Steelshaper's Gift, Stoneforge Mystic, or Stonehewer Giant.

What I like to do is tutor out some cards like Lightning Greaves, Champion's Helm, Darksteel Plate, or General's Kabuto to keep my monsters from most removal. Not foolproof, but fairly effective.

Once your creature(s) aren't going anywhere, buff them up offensively with Sword of Vengeance, Quietus Spike, Argentum Armor, or Sword of Kaldra.

Alternatively, you can go for an army of tokens, with cards like Assemble the Legion, Luminarch Ascension, or Myrsmith.

So you're already abusing Jor's metalcraft, but what else can tokens abuse? How about enchantments like Honor of the Pure, Intangible Virtue, or Cathars' Crusade?

why not combine both strategies? i mean, you -do- have the cards....ya know, like Kemba, Kha Regent and Darien, King of Kjeldor. Equip those suckers with some stuff and get a ton of tokens along the way.

All EDH's need to be at least -somewhat- defensive. Go nuts with Path to Exile, Oblivion Ring, Galvanic Blast, or Dispense Justice. Also, protect your artifacts with things like Leonin Abunas or Indomitable Archangel.

Funny combo time: Elemental Mastery+Cathars' Crusade essentially doubles all your creatures power/toughness every turn. =P

Another funny combo: Puresteel Paladin with cards like Swiftfoot Boots or Darksteel Plate along with Leonin Shikari. Equip whatever you want as an instant for zero mana. everything has hexproof/indestructible/whatever. Alternatively you could go for Lightning Greaves+Leonin Shikari if you don't have Puresteel Paladin out. =P

I think some notable singles are in order:

Hellkite Tyrant because there are never too many artifacts. Oh yeah, and that guy plus Mycosynth Lattice essentially just has your opponent hand over all their cards. Even if you don't have 20 artifacts at that point for some reason, the fact that your opponent has no land pretty much guarantees you the winner.

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight doubles all your damage and halves everything towards you. And isn't that basically boros in a nutshell?

Boros Charm because f**k board wipes. Alternatively, doublestrike can come in handy, especially with buffed up jor kadeen's commander damage and whatnot.

that's it for now. I'm sure there are other combos out there just begging to be discovered. But for now, I'd like to hear what y'all have to say about it. There sure are plenty of cards in the maybeboard....

Date added	12 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.64
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Cat 2/2 W, Copy Clone, Dinosaur 3/3 G, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Human 1/1 W, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Decks for Inspiration, Life is Just One Big War