Hey! Ho! Let's Goad

Commander / EDH Goad Landwalk RGW (Naya) Shadow

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Card Advantage (12)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Keen Sense
• 1x Keeper of Fables
• 1x Light Up the Stage
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Secret Rendezvous
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Sixth Sense
• 1x Warriors' Lesson

Multi Function All Stars (6)

• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Soltari Visionary
• 1x Spirit en-Dal
• 1x Yavimaya Dryad

Protection (6)

• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Bolt Bend
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Removal (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Stroke of Midnight

Utility (2)

• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Mercadia's Downfall

Mana Base - Untapped (35)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 11x Forest
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 10x Mountain
• 7x Plains
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Sungrass Prairie

Ramp (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Unblockable Swarm - On the Bubble (6)

• 1x Ferropede
• 1x Marsh Boa
• 1x Mountain Goat
• 1x River Boa
• 1x Shanodin Dryads
• 1x Shu Cavalry

On the Bubble (3)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Revved Up and Ready to Goad (8)

• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Bothersome Quasit
• 1x Coronation of Chaos
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Geode Rager
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Spectacular Showdown
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor

Unblockable Swarm Varsity (6)

• 1x Augur il-Vec
• 1x Beloved Chaplain
• 1x Dryad Sophisticate
• 1x Soltari Foot Soldier
• 1x Soltari Trooper
• 1x Yellow Scarves Cavalry

Mana Base - Possibly tapped (2)

• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cinder Glade

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Maybeboard

Big Maybe (56)

• 1x Bitter Feud
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Camaraderie
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Collective Unconscious
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Frontier Warmonger
• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Gruul War Chant
• 1x Guardian of Faith
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mercy Killing
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Onward / Victory
• 1x Rampage of the Clans
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Surge to Victory
• 1x Sylvan Offering
• 1x Tahngarth, First Mate
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x World at War

December 2021 Cuts (2)

• 1x Fervor
• 1x Gahiji, Honored One

January 2022 Cuts (2)

• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Silhana Ledgewalker

Final Cuts Before Deck Creation (44)

• 1x Assault Strobe
• 1x Balduvian Rage
• 1x Besmirch
• 1x Boldwyr Heavyweights
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Dwarven Grunt
• 1x Gingerbrute
• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Goldvein Pick
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Hunted Dragon
• 1x Hunted Lammasu
• 1x Hunted Wumpus
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Jeska, Thrice Reborn
• 1x Jukai Messenger
• 1x Legion's Initiative
• 1x Martial Impetus
• 1x Prying Blade
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Shiny Impetus
• 1x Soltari Crusader
• 1x Soltari Emissary
• 1x Soltari Lancer
• 1x Spectral Grasp
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Unity
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Tin Street Dodger
• 1x Unleash Fury
• 1x Unravel the Aether
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Wildness
• 1x War Cadence
• 1x Willow Dryad
• 1x Zealot il-Vec

March 2022 deck cuts (6)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lightning Greaves

September 2021 Cuts (4)

• 1x Combat Calligrapher
• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Wood Elves

October 2021 Cuts (3)

• 1x Cosmotronic Wave
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Quietus Spike

February 2022 Cuts (1)

• 1x Canopy Cover

May 2022 Cuts (1)

• 1x Overwhelming Stampede

June 2022 Selling for Parts (20)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Bedlam
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Overgrown Farmland
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Promise of Loyalty
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Soltari Champion
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

November 2022 Cuts (10)

• 1x Contraband Livestock
• 1x Deglamer
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Furycalm Snarl
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Kabira Takedown  ^Flip
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Makindi Stampede  ^Flip
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Wrap in Vigor

September 2022 Stealing for Henzie (11)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Into the North
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 2x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Three Visits

Too pricy (8)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Zodiac Goat
• 1x Zodiac Rabbit
• 1x Zodiac Rooster

September 2022 Additional Cuts (6)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Highland Forest
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

September 2023 Cuts (3)

• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Komainu Battle Armor
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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This is my baker’s dozen commander deck, lucky number 13.

It isn’t very complicated - we want to spread the goad love all around the table, turn our opponents against each other, and try to come out on top at the end.

First, we want to set up the board with a variety of unblockable creatures. We utilize a combination of shadow, land walk, horsemanship, etc. abilities to guarantee we get through on our opponents. Then, we drop Marisi, Breaker of the Coil, hit the right opponent, and start up the goad train.

Some stars of the deck include:

Grenzo, Havoc Raiser serves as a backup to Marisi and/or provides excellent card advantage.

Speaking of card advantage, the trio of Ohran Frostfang, Toski, Bearer of Secrets, and Keeper of Fables do a ton of work when they’re on the table.

Spirit en-Dal’s upkeep trigger is surprisingly powerful - I just learned it can target your opponent’s creatures.

And finally, Yavimaya Dryad ramps us and then acts as an unblockable creature after, and Soltari Visionary is unblockable and simultaneously acts as powerful removal.

First couple games have been fun - we’ll see how it plays over time.

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October 2021 Deck Changes

Have a handful of games under my belt at this point. Won 1, lost 3.

In Swords to Plowshares - I desperately need some more spot removal in here. Started with only 3 thinking I just goad problematic creatures/permanents. But the issue with that is one disruptive creature, i.e. Archfiend of Depravity, ruins my whole game plan. Path to Exile - see above Nature's Claim - see above Canopy Cover - Also realize protecting Marisi is key and people do not like being goaded Krosan Verge - selesnya myriad landscape Rootbound Crag - upgrade the mana base Sunpetal Grove - see above Rockfall Vale - see above

Out Quietus Spike - bit of a win more here, and expensive Shanodin Dryads - already have forestwalk represented in yavimaya dryads Cosmotronic Wave - most of my creatures natively unblockable Master Warcraft - most of my creatures natively unblockable

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November 2021 Deck Changes

In

Sundown Pass - these new dual lands are amazing. cut a plains for it City of Brass - one of my fave lands - found it at a discount Into the North - figure i'll add a few snow basics, I already have a few of the snow tapped lands, and get essentially a second copy of Rampant Growth.

Out Kodama's Reach - quality card but too clunky

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December 2021 Deck Changes

In Curse of Opulence - 1 mana, hard to remove, should ramp me consistently throughout the game Sword of the Animist - much like one with nature, really powerful if i can repeat many turns Fabled Passage - just a quality land

Out Cultivate - see kodama above Gahiji, Honored One - sad to cut the old boy - but just not as impactful as the super synergistic ramp above Scattered Groves - cutting half my taplands here - added a plains Sheltered Thicket - cutting half my taplands here - added a mountain Jungle Shrine - cutting half my taplands here - added fabled passage

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December 2021 Deck Changes Part II

In

Birds of Paradise - best mana dork in the history of the game. possibly relevant overrun attacker / sword of the animist holder Keen Sense - another copy of sixth sense Mercadia's Downfall - along with beastmaster ascension, akroma's will, and return of the wildspeaker - this gives me a way to win 1v1. it is also efficient. it is also instant speed - so takes advantage of marisi's static text - i.e. can't be responded to during combat. could hit real hard against multicolor decks. Promise of Loyalty - while there should rarely be a situation where i want to wipe the board in this deck, this is essentially a 'goad' board wipe - whatever lives can't come at me Silhana Ledgewalker - just realized this and her brother Treetop Scout exist. want to get my main unblockable swarm 2 cmc or less. the reason i like the 2 vs. 1 cmc version of this effect is because she has hexproof - very relevant for my auras that draw cards and ramp. creatures with reach don't work - take that spiders

Out

Arcane Signet - upgrading, debatably, to birds of paradise Ferropede - Fervor - vanilla haste enabler - the two gruul ones have some upside anyway, and the deck is getting tight Harmonize - not efficient enough Soltari Champion - trying to get below this mana cost for my vanilla unblockable swarm

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January 2022 Deck Changes

In

Bolt Bend - 1 cmc marisi protection. people want him off the field - so protection is 100% necessary Spectator Seating - great land on the cheap! ~$5. swapping for a mountain card:1x Sejiri Shelter (ZNR) - squeeze some more protection in here Beast Whisperer - need more reliable card advantage in here - this is one of the best Guardian Project - see above

Out

Fires of Yavimaya - deck is getting tight. this was hard to cut. One with Nature - i'm souring on these aura buffs in the deck - including keen sense and sixth sense - but this gets cut first because i already feel good about my ramp package Silhana Ledgewalker - moving away from the auras, the hexproof is less relevant, and her ability just doesn't get her through reliably enough

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February 2022 Deck Changes

In

Tamiyo's Safekeeping - great Marisi protection Blacksmith's Skill - great Marisi protection part ii Komainu Battle Armor - yay more goad Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance - free value, pull a mountain, little guys could be relevant to sneak in a goad

Out Canopy Cover - cutting these risky 2 for 1 auras Keen Sense - cutting these risky 2 for 1 auras Sixth Sense - cutting these risky 2 for 1 auras

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March 2022 Deck Changes

I'm not 100% sure this style of deck is for me. It is kind of annoying in that it forces my opponents's hands, turn after turn, only to come in second. So what I decided to do, rather than totally scrap the deck, is strip it for parts. So you'll see below I pulled 6 expensive staples, cards that I already play in other decks, to sell back to Card Kingdom. So for now I'll still leave in expensive cards that make the deck hum that I only play here - Grenzo, Frostfang, Selfless Spirit, etc. And only pull out non-unique cards.

In Shu Cavalry - previously cut. unblockable boy at 3 cmc. felt light on my swarm last game - deck doesn't work without unblockable creatures Soltari Champion - see above, plus a light buff Ferropede - see above, plus the only proper 'unblockable' creature in the deck Harmonize - good old reliable card advantage. previously cut. Scattered Groves - previously cut. adding this and the below to replace city of brass and a forest Sheltered Thicket - see above Overwhelming Stampede - need a way to win 1 on 1. i assume this is better than overrun here?

Out Birds of Paradise - ramp staple Guardian Project - card advantage staple Heroic Intervention - protection staple Lightning Greaves - protection staple Akroma's Will - win con / protection staple City of Brass - mana base staple

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May 2022 Deck Changes

In Coveted Jewel - this card seems really fun. since i'm powering the deck down, and this is under a dollar, may as well try it. 6 cmc, draw 3, get 3 mana back. and i can have some control over who can attack me or not by goading everyone. worst comes to worst - someone steals it. i can get it right back. OR - it encourages someone else to swing at them. Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva - another way to goad if i can't do it by combat for whatever reason

Out Light Up the Stage - impulse draw isn't really what this deck wants to do Overwhelming Stampede - i cant win anyway so i may as well cut this unexciting way to try, lol.

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June 2022 Deck Changes

I decided officially I don't love the deck. It annoys people. AND it can't close out games. So. I am going to gradually strip away all the value here and play it less. First up, cutting all the below:

Selling for Parts

1x Beastmaster Ascension (MYS1) 1x Bedlam (7ED) 1x Blinkmoth Nexus (2XM) 1x Druids' Repository (AVR) 1x Generous Gift (H1R) f 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser (CN2) 1x Ohran Frostfang (C19) 1x Overgrown Farmland (MID) 1x Path to Exile 1x Promise of Loyalty (C21) 1x Rhythm of the Wild (RNA) 1x Scattered Groves (AKH) 1x Sheltered Thicket (AKH) 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (NEO) 1x Soltari Champion (TPR) 1x Sundown Pass (VOW) 1x Sunpetal Grove (M10) 1x Sword of the Animist (AFC) 1x Tibalt's Trickery (KHM) 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets (KHM) 1x Whispersilk Cloak (MYS1)

And adding these: 1x Mossfire Valley (AFC) 1x Wrap in Vigor (CNS) 1x Light Up the Stage (AFC) 1x Fires of Yavimaya (MYS1) 1x Vandalblast (AFC) 1x Unbreakable Formation (CMR) 1x Fellwar Stone (AFC) 1x Keen Sense (TSR) 1x Sixth Sense (AKH) 1x Arcane Signet (AFC) 1x Jungle Shrine (ZNC) 1x Sungrass Prairie (AFC) 1x Deglamer (MOR) 1x Coronation of Chaos (CLB) 1x Bothersome Quasit (CLB) 1x Contraband Livestock (CLB)

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July 2022 Deck Changes

Adding some bad but potentially useful mdfcs to the party

1x Kabira Takedown (ZNR) 1x Makindi Stampede (ZNR)

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September 2022 Deck Changes

Stole All These for Henzie 1x Bala Ged Recovery (ZNR) 1x Beast Whisperer (TSR) 1x Cursed Mirror (C21) 1x Fabled Passage (M21) 1x Into the North (CSP) 1x Nature's Lore (AFC) 1x Rockfall Vale (MID) 1x Rootbound Crag (XLN) 2x Snow-Covered Forest (KHM) 1x Snow-Covered Mountain (KHM) 1x Three Visits (CMR)

Plus Cut These 1x Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva (NCC) 1x Unbreakable Formation (CMR) 1x Alpine Meadow (KHM) 1x Arctic Treeline (KHM) 1x Jungle Shrine (ZNC) 1x Highland Forest (KHM)

And Added: 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim (MYS1) 1x Cultivate (AFC) 1x Kodama's Reach (C21) 1x Shanodin Dryads (7ED) 1x Shamanic Revelation (AFC) 1x Selesnya Signet (SLD) 1x Wrath of God (6ED) Plus 4 forests, 3 mountains, and 4 plains

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November 2022 Deck Changes

Fortified Village - sick of my lands coming in tapped, cut all these for basics Furycalm Snarl - "" Game Trail - "" Kabira Takedown   - "" Krosan Verge - "" Makindi Stampede   - ""

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November 2022 Deck Changes Part II

In Spectacular Showdown - super fun way to close out the game Secret Rendezvous - draw 3 for 3, plus fuel my opponents attacks Plus a mountain and a snow covered plains - adding one land to all my decks this month

Out Contraband Livestock - non optimized removal Deglamer - "" Spectator Seating - stealing for breya Wrap in Vigor - never excited to see this card

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September 2023 Deck Changes

In

Stroke of Midnight - comparable to premium removal beast within and generous gift Grenzo, Havoc Raiser - sold for parts in June 2022 for $20. Now with a reprint - $2 Beast Whisperer - pulled it for henzie - but ended up cutting it from there so throwing it back in

Out

Kodama's Reach - never feels great playing these 3 cmc ramp spells Komainu Battle Armor - menace isn't good enough, equip cost too high Swords to Plowshares - stealing for a deck i play more often now that its 'budget'

Date added	2 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.51
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Gold, Human 1/1 W
Folders	cool dec