Xenagos Budget Chonky Aggro

Commander / EDH Haste Indestructible RG (Gruul) Trample

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Creature (26)

• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Atarka, World Render
• 1x Cragplate Baloth
• 1x Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Plated Crusher
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Quartzwood Crasher
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Zhur-Taa Druid

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Garruk's Uprising

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Meltdown
• 1x Migration Path
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Star of Extinction
• 1x Storm's Wrath
• 1x Subterranean Tremors
• 1x Time of Need

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mages' Contest
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Temur Battle Rage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 18x Forest
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (6)

• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator

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I am trying to bring aggro back in my meta and this is my first attempt. I have been playing combo/control for so long I just want to turn huge creatures sideways for a change. The idea is to prioritize card draw and creatures that come with some built in protection to last out in long grindy games against control decks. Stonehoof Chieftain is kinda the star of the show here and I have one from an old centaur tribal deck that didn't work out.

I love Time of Need for this build because there are lots of nice utility lengendaries in these colors like Drakuseth, Maw of Flames to kill plainswalkers and Kogla, the Titan Ape to blow up enchants. Also looking forward to seeing how Ruric Thar, the Unbowed preforms as I've never used him before and he has a very appealing price tag. I would use Veil of Summer if it wasn't 9 bucks or if I had one. Considering adding Pyroblast , but can't decide what to replace for it, what do you think? Lightning Bolt is here for personal reasons, everything else is what I believe to be the best in slot for the price.

Decimate is one of my favorite cards of all time, and it's not aggro but it works well with Xenagos because you can target him as the enchantment or creature if there are none on the field you want to destroy and he will happily shrug it off.

One thing I'm lacking is good graveyard hate. Any suggestions are welcome, but please keep in mind I'm poor and please suggest what to take out too because that is always the hardest part for me.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.78
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Dinosaur Beast X/X G, Lizard 8/8 R, The Monarch, Wurm 6/6 G