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Commander / EDH Demons Theme/Gimmick

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Gates (22)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Baldur's Gate
• 1x Basilisk Gate
• 1x Black Dragon Gate
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x Cliffgate
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Gond Gate
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Heap Gate
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Manor Gate
• 1x Maze's End
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Sea Gate
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Thran Portal

GateGrabs (8)

• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x District Guide
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Circuitous Route
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Reshape the Earth

Mana (3)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere

AltWincon2 (2)

• 1x Fractured Identity
• 1x Phage the Untouchable

AltWincon3 (2)

• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Door to Nothingness

OtherLands (16)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp

OtherWincons (13)

• 1x Faithbound Judge  ^Flip
• 1x Happily Ever After
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Vraska the Unseen
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Vraska, Scheming Gorgon
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Platinum Angel

Life (6)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Felidar Sovereign

Wipes (2)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Commander (1)

Demons (14)

• 1x Herald of Slaanesh
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Dread Cacodemon

Counters (7)

• 1x Simic Ascendancy
• 1x Gilder Bairn
• 1x Mayael's Aria
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Darksteel Reactor
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

AltWincon1 (2)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Near-Death Experience

Tutors (2)

• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Demonic Tutor

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Other (7)

• 1x Helix Pinnacle
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Biovisionary
• 1x Etrata, the Silencer
• 1x Azor's Elocutors
• 1x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• 1x Atemsis, All-Seeing

Counters (2)

• 1x Gilder Bairn
• 1x Contagion Engine

Life (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

Demons (6)

• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded

Mana (2)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Replicating Ring

Lands (4)

• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Terminal Moraine
• 1x Warped Landscape

AltWincons (2)

• 1x Epic Struggle
• 1x Helm of the Host

GateGrabs (1)

• 1x Expedition Map

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Game-winning theme deck.

There's more than one way to come out on top.

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim is great for Maze's End, plus just five colors in general. Lots of mana fixing helps work toward this wincon as well.

The creatures were chosen to work toward Liliana's Contract for the most part, while ensuring card draw, control, or working toward other wincons.

Phage the Untouchable+Fractured Identity or Rogue's Passage

Near-Death Experience+Angel's Grace

Door to Nothingness+Mechanized Production+Doubling Season

Darksteel Reactor+Doubling Season+Gilder Bairn

Simic Ascendancy+Mayael's Aria+Doubling Season+Gilder Bairn

Epic Struggle+Abhorrent Overlord+Overseer of the Damned+Field of the Dead+Doubling Season

Felidar Sovereign/Test of Endurance+Gray Merchant of Asphodel+War Report+Whip of Erebos+Blood Artist

Revel in Riches+Doubling Season

If none of those wincons work, the Vraskas, Happily Ever After, Approach of the Second Sun, Hellkite Tyrant, Laboratory Maniac, or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries can always steal the game away on their own as well. If nothing else, Demons can be pretty formidable with good flying damage at the very least. The important thing is, this deck is sure to be fun. You never know which way you might win. :)

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Had to change from Golos, Tireless Pilgrim following the ban, so I picked Ramos, Dragon Engine since he still synergizes with the deck pretty well. He gets counters that fuel Simic Ascendancy and Mayael's Aria as well as making 2 WUBRG which is pretty useful, especially for Door to Nothingness. It's unfortunate that I don't have many multicolored spells in this list to make full use of him, but with Doubling Season and my other counter doubling, he should still pay dividends. I added the Baldur's Gate gates ages ago, but never updated it on here, so I finally fixed that. Added Dryad of the Ilysian Grove for additional gate drops and mana fixing, and tweaked the Demons to add Razaketh and Burning-Rune Demon to other decks. Herald of Slaanesh fits better here anyway cuz the curve is a bit high and even though I should be ramping gates, mana could potentially be an issue, so any little bit helps. This deck has always been fun, but I've only played a couple times with Ramos at the helm, so further playtesting is needed.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	10 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.45
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Copy Clone, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Spirit 1/1 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	My EDH Decks, WinCon Commander