r/TrebuchetMemes (Ghyrson Starn)

Commander / EDH Budget Group Slug Tap/Untap UR (Izzet) Value Engine

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Creature (31)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Blisterspit Gremlin
• 1x Brimstone Trebuchet
• 1x Chandra's Incinerator
• 1x Defiler of Instinct
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Gibbering Fiend
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Immolation Shaman
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Ioreth of the Healing House
• 1x Kelpie Guide
• 1x Kumano, Master Yamabushi
• 1x Lightning-Rig Crew
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
• 1x Shield-Wall Sentinel
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Spear Spewer
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Tandem Lookout
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Thundering Raiju
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands
• 1x Witty Roastmaster

Artifact (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Battlemage's Bracers
• 1x Cursed Mirror
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Land (36)

• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 13x Island
• 1x Keldon Megaliths
• 1x Kher Keep
• 18x Mountain
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge

Sorcery (3)

• 1x End the Festivities
• 1x Flame Fusillade
• 1x Irenicus's Vile Duplication

Commander (1)

Enchantment (7)

• 1x AEther Sting
• 1x Burning Earth
• 1x Circle of Flame
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Sigil of Sleep

Instant (5)

• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Electrickery
• 1x Lava Dart
• 1x Ovinize
• 1x Shower of Sparks

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Rowan, Scholar of Sparks  ^Flip
• 1x Saheeli Rai
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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Sideboard

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Back to Basics
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Smoke

Artifact (2)

• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Tangle Wire

Creature (1)

• 1x Magus of the Moon

Land (2)

• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Seat of the Synod

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Maybeboard

Creature (25)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Brimstone Vandal
• 1x Captain of the Mists
• 1x Clever Conjurer
• 1x Clone
• 1x Dagger Caster
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Goblin Chainwhirler
• 1x Hissing Iguanar
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kessig Flamebreather
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
• 1x Rabbit Battery
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Spireside Infiltrator
• 1x Spitfire Lagac
• 1x Tidewater Minion
• 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Voldaren Epicure
• 1x Welder Automaton

Artifact (11)

• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Heartstone
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Ring of Valkas
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Urza's Armor
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whirling Catapult
• 1x Winged Boots

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Charisma
• 1x Crab Umbra
• 1x Descent into Avernus
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Kumano Faces Kakkazan  ^Flip
• 1x Leyline of Lightning
• 1x Repercussion

Instant (1)

• 1x Electrolyze

Land (11)

• 1x Cloudpost
• 1x Desert
• 1x Glimmerpost
• 1x Magosi, the Waterveil
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Rath's Edge
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urza's Mine
• 1x Urza's Power Plant
• 1x Urza's Tower
• 1x Vesuva

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blazing Volley
• 1x Boiling Earth
• 1x Flame Jab
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Mana Clash

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jeska, Thrice Reborn
• 1x Ral Zarek
• 1x Zariel, Archduke of Avernus

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If r/TrebuchetMemes played EDH

This is a mid-budget Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph Battlecruiser deck focused on "tap: deal 1 damage to each opponent" creatures. AKA, "Trebuchets" (e.g. Brimstone Trebuchet, Lobber Crew, etc).

We use Ghyrson commander over Torbran, Thane of Red Fell mainly because the UR color identity allows us to generate extra value and damage. For example: untappers, Curiosity effects, commander-cloners, Sigil of Sleep, etc.

Also sometimes we get to go infinite with Niv-Mizzet :)

For the ultra-budget edition, click here.

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Example turns:

"Instant Engine, just add U!"

With Vizier of Sands and Swiftfoot Boots in play, I cast a Trebuchet. I pay 1 to equip Swiftfoot Boots. I pay U to cast Curiosity on it.

(Opponents groan)

I tap the Trebuchet, use Vizier to untap it, tap it again to deal 2 damage to each opponent and draw 6 cards.

"IT BURNS!!!"

Late game I untap with two Trebuchets, a decent amount of mana, and Dramatic Reversal in hand. I recast Ghyrson Starn.

At an opportune moment, all at instant speed, I activate both Trbuchets and then cast dramatic Rebersal. I reactivate both Trebuchets. Ghyrson triggers on each activation, for a total of (1+2)*4=12 damage per person

Double-triple autostubs

Late game, with Impact Tremors and a single Trebuchet in play, I cast Ghyrson. He enters, opponents take 1+2=3. I cast Spark Double, cloning Ghyrson. Impact Tremors deals 1+2+2=5 more to each player. I tap the Trebuchet, dealing another 5 to each player (13 total this turn per person).

Total list of "Trebuchets" as of 2022 (please comment if I missed one!):

Trebuchets:

• Thermo-Alchemist
• Brimstone Trebuchet
• Lobber Crew
• Lightning-Rig Crew
• Nettle Drone

Semi-Trebuchets:

• Blisterspit Gremlin (cheaper but 1 colorless mana)
• Spear Spewer (cheaper but hits ourselves too)
• Endbringer (individual pings - allows more control over damage, but gets less value from untappers / brighthearth)
• Rowan, Scholar of Sparks   (planeswalker +1)
• Saheeli Rai (planeswalker + 1)
• Jeska, Thrice Reborn (planeswalker -x for x=1. Usually worse than the other options here)
• Shivan Gorge (land, effectively 4 mana to activate)

(honorable mention to both Flame Fusillade and the Niv-Mizzets, which while single-target often cause many, many, many activations)

Note that I expect that Wizards will keep printing new Trebuchets, given their recent fondness for the effect. As such, this deck should continue to become more and more consistent over time as I swap them in.

That said, we've already hit a critical mass, especially once you get creative with tutors:

• Artifact tutors / Trophy Mage for Brimstone Trebuchet
• Goblin tutors for Lightning-Rig Crew, Lobber Crew, and Spear Spewer
• Defender tutors for Lobber Crew and Brimstone Trebuchet
• Drift of Phantasms transmute for 3-mana trebuchets (which is most of them)

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Here's a list of broad strategies you can expand on:

• Mass Ghyrson: Helm of the Host, Vesuvan Diplomacy
• Hasty Trebuchets: Urabrask the Hidden, Fervor
• More untappers / ability doublers
  • Many of these will trivially go infinite (we can already do so as is, but these make it significantly easier)
• Big mana rocks (works great with untappers)
• Tezzeret the Seeker for tutoring and additional shenanigans. This is especially fun if you immediately snag Rings of Brighthearth and manage to protect him for a turn:
  • add artifact lands / moxes for 'pay two mana: double ramp' each turn
  • add Mana Vault and Voltaic Key to effectively ramp 6 (using brighthearth to double untap)
  • add Expedition Map + optionally Welding Jar (to protect Rings of Brighthearth), along with Magosi, the Waterveil + Deserted Temple, for a stealthy + durable infinite-turn combo. (Or just Uraztron / Cloudposts if you're feeling slightly less Spikey.)
  • add Codex Shredder to loop Tezzeret (and, with e.g. Mana Vault, optionally the shreddder too) back to hand. Then turn 7 recast Tezzeret and immediately tutor out a game winning combo (e.g. basalt monolith / sensei's top as listed above, which gives infinite mana and card draw with Brighthearth out).

Date added	1 year
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 8 Rares 21 - 2 Uncommons 22 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 4/4 UR, Emblem Rowan, Scholar of Sparks, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	edh compilation, Commander Decks