The Onion, Gahiji, fast w/ salty hate

Commander / EDH* RGW (Naya)

Argitist

1. Turn One (18)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Honored Hierarch
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Skyshroud Ranger
• 1x Tinder Wall
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth

2.5 Anti-Ramp/Hate (15)

• 1x Artifact Blast
• 1x Barrage of Boulders
• 1x Blazing Volley
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Meltdown
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Seeds of Innocence
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Sparkmage's Gambit
• 1x Tribute to the Wild
• 1x Wear / Tear

2. Ex-Ramp/Draw (3)

• 1x Generator Servant
• 1x Orcish Lumberjack
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise

3. Pummel (7)

• 1x Cartouche of Zeal
• 1x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 1x Gryff's Boon
• 1x Hammerhand
• 1x Insult / Injury
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

4. Finish (6)

• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Waves of Aggression
• 1x World at War

Mana Base (36)

• 1x Aether Hub
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 16x Forest
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Plains
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tendo Ice Bridge
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Other (5)

• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Mizzium Mortars

Utility Lands (6)

• 1x Contested Cliffs
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

2.5 Anti-Ramp/Hate (24)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Bind
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Broken Bond
• 1x Crack the Earth
• 1x Fury Charm
• 1x Gideon's Intervention
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Molder Slug
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Razia's Purification
• 1x Realm Razer
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Rite of Ruin
• 1x Root Maze
• 1x Scouring Sands
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x Sudden Shock
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tectonic Break
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast
• 1x Wax / Wane

2. Ex-Ramp/Draw (11)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Recross the Paths
• 1x Remote Farm
• 1x Sandstone Needle
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Temple of the False God

3. Pummel (22)

• 1x Arrester's Zeal
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Center Soul
• 1x Cho-Manno's Blessing
• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Colossal Might
• 1x Cystbearer
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Gruul Charm
• 1x Invigorated Rampage
• 1x Larger Than Life
• 1x Razor Swine
• 1x Rot Wolf
• 1x Selesnya Charm
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Tine Shrike
• 1x Viridian Corrupter
• 1x Vitality Charm

4. Finish (4)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Putrefax
• 1x Response / Resurgence

Mana Base (4)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary

Other (5)

• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Punishing Fire
• 1x Steward of Valeron
• 1x Whisperer of the Wilds

Sideboard? (8)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Torpor Orb

Utility Lands (9)

• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Looming Spires
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage
• 1x Smoldering Spires
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

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The idea right now is to have a few different tools/win conditions, but otherwise prioritize keeping a cap on the leader.

It can kill the luckiest player turn 4-5 with commander damage or infect. All the hate helps slow down the game to get more combat and value out of my board position. After taking down one player it can be a bit of a struggle, but Rishkar's Expertise and Hunter's Insight help with that while being basically free.

As for specific help:

Of course, any suggestions are welcome. What I think it needs the most is a smoother curve (turn two is inconsistent), and perhaps more control for the last two players. There isn't much in the way of taking out multiple opponents beyond buying time. Whenever I try to fit in more damage support it feels like it gets clunky, so for now the priority is smoothly taking out one player and then brawling/surviving a bit.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	97
Avg. CMC	2.15