Marisi1 - President Goad

Commander / EDH RGW (Naya)

zamiero

Other Creatures (16)

• 1x Immobilizer Eldrazi
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
• 1x Lieutenant Kirtar
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Anger
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Glorybringer
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Sunblast Angel

Draw (7)

• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Ignite the Future
• 1x Keeper of Fables
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk

Noncreature Attack Elsewhere (3)

• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Martial Impetus
• 1x Shiny Impetus

Creature Attack Elsewhere (10)

• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Jared Carthalion, True Heir
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Palace Sentinels
• 1x Archon of Coronation
• 1x Geode Rager
• 1x Dawnglade Regent

Mana Development (10)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Grow from the Ashes
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Ranging Raptors
• 1x Yavimaya Dryad

Miscellaneous Noncreature (5)

• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x Gruul War Chant
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Order / Chaos

Commander (1)

Extra Damage (9)

• 1x Evolutionary Escalation
• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Frenzied Fugue
• 1x Infinite Hourglass
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Primal Order
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Land (39)

• 36x Forest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Spinerock Knoll

---

Marisi, Breaker of the Coil and Goad. I imagine a Marisi deck can take several avenues:

• Attack with smaller creatures that have low CMC and focus on utility so you can Goad early and often. This requires deck slots for evasion enchantments.
• Attack with larger, quality creatures that don't need help evading the opponent's blockers. This requires less deck slots.
• Play "Group Slug" to give one opponent many creatures, then attack with unblockable Marisi. Maybe that will force one player into an Archenemy situation? Will eventually backfire.
• Cast things instant-speed to take advantage of the opponents being locked out of the Combat Step. Use of Instants, cards with Flash, and Sunforger. Probably supplemented with Grand Abolisher, Conqueror's Flail, and Dragonlord Dromoka
• Play a "goodstuff" deck and just don't worry about opponents playing removal or combat tricks when attacking.
• Cat Tribal
• Warrior Tribal

This was originally a politically-inspired deck given the intensity of the American presidential election 2020. It's easy to say anything and get people riled up. I dropped that theme as soon as the gimmick wore off (before I even designed the deck). I previously made a deck for a different presidential candidate, but that deck wasn't worth posting to TappedOut. The deck is now visually associated with the popular series "Tiger King", however that happened. Should be funny.

Now some rules notes in case I forget:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/rules-and-formats/rules

701.38. Goad

701.38a Certain spells and abilities can goad a creature. Until the next turn of the controller of that spell or ability, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than that player if able.

701.38b A static ability may state that a creature “is goaded.” That creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than the controller of the permanent with that static ability if able.

701.38c Once a player has goaded a creature, the same player goading it again has no effect. It doesn’t create additional combat requirements.

https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=470592

MARISI RULING FROM GATHERER: 8/23/2019 Creatures that enter the battlefield after Marisi’s second ability resolves won’t be goaded.

MARISI RULING FROM GATHERER: 8/23/2019 The goaded creatures remain goaded even if Marisi leaves the battlefield before your next turn.

MARISI SUMMARY FROM GATHERER: There are many ways that GOAD can backfire. If I'm the last player left (it's one-on-one), the Goaded creatures attack me. Requiring a cost to attack the player does not force the Goaded creature to attack that player.

718. The Monarch

718.1. The monarch is a designation a player can have. There is no monarch in a game until an effect instructs a player to become the monarch.

718.2. There are two inherent triggered abilities associated with being the monarch. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who was the monarch at the time the abilities triggered. This is an exception to rule 113.8. The full texts of these abilities are “At the beginning of the monarch’s end step, that player draws a card” and “Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch.”

718.3. Only one player can be the monarch at a time. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch ceases to be the monarch.

718.4. If the monarch leaves the game, the active player becomes the monarch at the same time as that player leaves the game. If the active player is leaving the game or if there is no active player, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch. If no player still in the game can become the monarch, the game continues with no monarch.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.82
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, The Monarch, Treasure
Folders	Failed Attempts