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Deck of Degeneracy (Purphoros EDH)

Commander / EDH Burn Combo Goblins Mono-Red Red Deck Wins Sacrifice Tokens

philsonwilson

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Commander: Purphoros, God of the Forge

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Planeswalker (1)

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Do you like infinite damage? Are you a fan of degeneracy? Then do I have the deck for you!

Currently it's just a bunch of combos, hoping you come across the right pieces to pop off. I imagine there's more efficient ways to do it, but for now this is how we stand.

Purphoros, God of the Forge - damage c-c-c-c-combo's:
  • Birgi, God of Storytelling + Grinning Ignus
  • Runaway Steamkin + Grinning Ignus
  • Birgi, God of Storytelling + Squee, the Immortal + Hazoret's Monument / Helm of Awakening + Skirk Prospector / Thermopod
  • Sword of the Paruns + Krenko, Mob Boss + Mana Echoes

Other combos:

  • Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Thornbite Staff / for damage.
  • Krenko, Mob Boss + Coercive Recruiter + Maskwood Nexus / steal all creatures, damage if Purphoros et al are on the board

Rest of the Primer is incoming, need to finish this draft of the deck first.

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NV_1980 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #1

Nice. If you're looking for more interesting combo's with Purph, perhaps my list can be of help to you too: Purphy's Blasta Boys.

February 13, 2023 3:25 a.m.

DreadKhan says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #2

Not sure if you're looking for more ideas, but this deck makes me think of one of mine, where I use a few cards that might fit here, one is Citadel of Pain, this is very good in decks that don't use tons of mana on other people's turns, and I think it has good synergy with your Burning Earth for example. Rite of the Raging Storm is a nice source of a creature ETB each turn for no added resources, a 5/1 can matter on some boards, and if it does that player will die extremely quickly if 3 players are piling an extra 15 damage per cycle, the nice thing is it's never going to be you. A really quirky one that drives people up the wall with it's degeneracy is Thieves' Auction, this card is a nightmare to resolve sometimes, but it can easily turn a game on it's head. It's very juicy if your deck features lots of permanents that nobody else wants for various reasons (such as symmetrical effects). Another quirky auction I loved was Illicit Auction, the art is a bit disturbing, but it seems degenerate to pay life to steal a creature, hopefully with your deck you'll be ahead in life and can just steal something important from someone who's deck pays lots of life! Not sure if it actually matters much, but Basilisk Collar is a handy source of Lifelink for Purphoros that works when he's a creature. It is also very good with any creatures that can ping opponent's creatures, and it's hilarious if you have a creature with Trample, such as from Rite of the Raging Storm. I think the last one that might fit in is Gorilla Shaman, this makes a very good mana sink later game while offering a 1 drop creature.

Hope something there will be helpful, I had lots of fun playtesting your deck!

April 7, 2023 4:17 p.m.

ThassaUpYo@ssa says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #3

Really like the deck philsonwilson! Have you considered City on Fire, Fiery Emancipation, Gratuitous Violence, and/or Solphim, Mayhem Dominus? Really good ways to optimize or add to the damage enhancing effects you already run. Seething Song and Infernal Plunge could be useful as well to pop off even earlier especially with your low curve. Solid list!

April 23, 2023 12:58 p.m.

philsonwilson says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #4

Thanks for sharing your deck NV_1980 seems like a great version too!

DreadKhan - there's some wicked suggestions there. Hadn't thought of cards like Citadel of Pain or Rite of the Raging Storm. I love Thieves' Auction too, never seen it before and seems like it would fit thematically... though my play group might not agree! How did you find the playtest? I haven't had much chance to play it in a larger game but rather 1v1 setting.

ThassaUpYo@ssa I do have Solphim, Mayhem Dominus in the maybeboard already but the others are great suggestions too! As I play a relatively casual style I don't often spend much so having cards like Terror of the Peaks was a deep cut, hence why Fiery Emancipation hasn't been added - though if the deck is fun I'll be looking at adding it too.

April 28, 2023 5:01 a.m.

DreadKhan says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #5

Glad some of my suggestions were of interest!

I find that some playgroups don't like the absolute chaos that Thieves' Auction creates, but most people are willing to give it a chance if your deck is actually doing something, most people find that it's chaos without a plan to win that's problematic. Either way it can't hurt to ask, you can always have another card you can swap it out for if a group doesn't like more chaotic Magic?

When I was testing it, I remember it feeling like a solid deck, it has nice consistency going for it due to it's Commander being such a stable build around. If a deck can deal with Purphoros (Commander theft seems like it'd be a problem, also enchantments like Oubliette or Imprisoned in the Moon) you'll be in trouble, but usually you'll have a consistent and actionable game plan. The deck can create interesting board states with it's tax/pain effects, and it has solid number of creatures. It also feels fresh and interesting, but I have a fondness for weirder archetypes, and I have a high tolerance for ones that many people would say are actively annoying, so keep that in mind. I could see some people getting a bit salty, if you are worried about that with random opponents you can have a Rule 0 conversation in which you talk about the things that can be bothersome to opponents, I have a few decks that I have to do this with.

April 28, 2023 3:09 p.m.

Blade19456 says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #6

Good job putting in Brash Taunter

June 29, 2023 2:46 p.m.

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+1 Scytheclaw Raptor maybe