Lyzolda vs. Judith (Boss Battle Box Primer)

Casual* BR (Rakdos) Casual Deathtouch FNM Jank Primer Sacrifice Tokens

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Creature (64)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Anger
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Archfiend of Spite
• 1x Blazing Hellhound
• 1x Blood Aspirant
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Captivating Crew
• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Cult Guildmage
• 1x Deathbringer Thoctar
• 1x Dreadhorde Butcher
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Fireblade Artist
• 1x Forlorn Pseudamma
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Gutterbones
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Havoc Jester
• 1x Hissing Iguanar
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Legion Warboss
• 1x Liliana's Devotee
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Mortician Beetle
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Ogre Siegebreaker
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Onyx Mage
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Paragon of Open Graves
• 1x Pashalik Mons
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Piper of the Swarm
• 1x Rakdos Firewheeler
• 1x Rakdos Ickspitter
• 1x Rakka Mar
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Sanitarium Skeleton
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1x Spiteful Prankster
• 1x Squee, Goblin Nabob
• 1x Squee, the Immortal
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Tenacious Dead
• 1x Thieving Amalgam
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Tymaret, the Murder King
• 1x Vampiric Dragon
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (11)

• 1x Birthing Boughs
• 1x Bloodsoaked Altar
• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Gorgon Flail
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Jinxed Idol
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Mortarpod
• 1x Nuisance Engine

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Claim the Firstborn
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Necrotic Hex
• 1x Spreading Insurrection
• 1x Threaten
• 1x Unwilling Recruit
• 1x Wrangle

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Curse of Shallow Graves
• 1x Furnace Celebration
• 1x Goblin Assault
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Might Makes Right
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Tortured Existence

Commanders (2)

Instant (4)

• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn
• 1x Szat's Will
• 1x Tragic Slip

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tibalt, Rakish Instigator

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New Commander variant idea:

Boss Battle

1. Pick two commanders in the same colors that have similar, yet different abilities such as Judith, the Scourge Diva and Lyzolda, the Blood Witch or Rhys the Redeemed and Trostani, Selesnya's Voice .

2. A deck is 100 to 120 non-land cards that complement or directly synergize with the commanders.

3. Each player has 10 lands in their command zone, alongside their commander. Once per turn, a player can play one of these lands as if it were in their hand. I like to do at least two of each basic in my commanders' colors and the remainder in taplands that produce the appropriate colors.

4. No land destruction, it defeats the purpose of perfect mana access. Players may only have 10 mana, but that covers every spell in the game except for about two dozen and several of those have cost reduction abilities.

5. Players have 30 life and no commander damage clause.

6. Randomly decide who plays first and that player gets first pick of their commander.

7. Take the card pool and split it into two decks.

8. Each player draws 4 cards and there are no mulligans because you always have enough mana.

9. The commander tax can never increase the total mana you pay for your commander beyond 10 since this is the maximum amount of lands you can have.

10. Kill each other in the flashiest way possible.

I have played several games with friends and they love it. I introduced it to an opponent at my FLGS during FNM and he had a blast. Because everything is contained to one larger deck box, it's easy to pick up and play with anyone. It's good for new players because it takes the work out of mulligans and removes mana screw/mana flood. It is also pretty high variance because you have two somewhat different commanders, and 100 to 120 nonland cards compared to the 36 in Modern and 64 in regular EDH. This lets you see interactions that would have never naturally occurred.

This Judith vs Lyzolda Boss Battle is awesome because there are so many little synergies that pop up, like using a Wrangle to take a creature, giving it deathtouch with Onyx Mage and then shooting it into another creature with Mortarpod for a double-kill.

Give the format a try, I guarantee you'll have a fun, if extremely janky, time.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	43 - 0 Rares 48 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	102
Avg. CMC	3.59
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Devil 1/1 R, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 3/1 R, Enchantment Zombie 1/1 B, Goat 0/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Human 1/1 R, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, 0/1 C Artifact Creature Pest, Pest 1/1 BG, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Rat 1/1 B, Satyr 1/1 R, Shapeshifter 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Thrull 0/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B