Awakening the Big Bloody Baby

Commander / EDH* Aristocrats RBW (Mardu) Sacrifice Tokens

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Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 2x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Creature (26)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Chittering Witch
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Embereth Shieldbreaker
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Flamekin Herald
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Seasoned Pyromancer
• 1x Sedgemoor Witch
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Thalisse, Reverent Medium
• 1x Weaponcraft Enthusiast
• 1x Young Pyromancer
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Instant (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fury Storm
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commander (1)

 ^Flip

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Claim the Firstborn
• 1x Damn
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

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Creature (30)

• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bomat Courier
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Giant Killer
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Harmonious Archon
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Regna, the Redeemer
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blot Out the Sky
• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Minions' Murmurs
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Spark Harvest
• 1x Unburial Rites

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Kaya the Inexorable

Land (1)

• 1x Bojuka Bog

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x The Akroan War

Instant (9)

• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Tragic Slip

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This is my first dive into the sacrifice archetype, and I've been having a lot of fun iterating on this deck. The core of the deck feels great in play, but I still have some testing and tweaking to do before I'd want to write up a primer. The current build is doing pretty classic aristocrats / tokens things, but having a sorcery in the command zone opens up a lot of brewing space. So far this deck has proven to be quite strong, and I'm happy with the current build.

Things I like about this deck: When it can set up a token production engine (including a way to accrue card advantage) this deck feels very powerful. When the triggers are cascading it's great fun to pilot. We also get to run asymmetrical board wipes, which feels lovely. We have access to great removal and tutors in these colors, and have so many different paths to go down, whether building towards combo wins or playing 'fair magic', or brewing around the front side of Extus, Oriq Overlord  .

So far, the most important cards in the deck for going off are Anointed Procession and Pitiless Plunderer. Once you have those, along with token production and some sustained card draw the turns get absolutely nutty.

What I'm working on for this deck: I'm thinking of adding Ranger-Captain of Eos along with utility 1 drop creatures such as Giant Killer and Mother of Runes. I likethe idea of a 1-drop toolbox that can be sacced when they aren't of much use. I'm also keeping my eyes peeled for what feels cuttable for some more removal/ interaction. I'd like to have a few more answers in my average game.

I usually like to build a deck as optimized as I can, see how mean it feels, then tune it down and add a little jank spice. Currently tweaking and adding some spice here and there. Again, the deck feels quite strong, enough so that I may cut some tutors to balance things out a bit better. I hope this provides a bit on inspiration. If anyone has ideas I haven't thought of, I'd love to hear them.

(Please don't be intimidated by the price, much of it lies in proxied lands.)

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Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Avatar 3/6 BR, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Construct 0/0 C, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Goblin 1/1 R, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Monk 1/1 W, Pest 1/1 BG, Rat 1/1 B, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, The Monarch, Thrull 0/1 B, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B
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