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Yargle & Multani: Most Powerful Commander Ever

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Budget Casual

Darb_the_Bard

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Commander: Yargle and Multani

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Primary Commander: Yargle and Multani

Alternate Commander(s): None

Major Theme(s): Power Matters, Voltron

Subtheme(s): Sacrifice, Undying effects

Primary Win Condition: Play your 18-power commander, pump him to at least 21 power with cards like Giant Growth, give him trample or other evasion, and then attack for commander damage

Backup Win Condition: Outvalue your opponents by repeatedly drawing cards equal to your commander’s power with cards like Rishkar's Expertise or Greater Good; Create a number of creature tokens equal to your commander’s power with cards like Fungal Sprouting; Use cards like Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to make opponents lose life equal to your commander’s power

Infinite Combos: None

Non-land Tutors: None

Introducing the most powerful commander ever! At the time of this writing, the whopping 18 power of Yargle and Multani makes it literally the highest power of any commander ever printed. This means that no other commander can take better advantage of cards that care about a creature's power. Draw tons of cards with cards like Rishkar's Expertise, Soul's Majesty, Momentous Fall, Disciple of Bolas, and Greater Good. Or cause a ton of damage/life loss with cards like Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, Dying Wish, Essence Harvest, and Surestrike Trident. Or destroy a bunch of creatures with cards like Mandate of Abaddon and Monstrous Onslaught. You can even get tons of mana with cards like Traverse the Outlands and Ruthless Technomancer.

Perhaps the most obvious advantage of such a high power is how quickly you can win with commander damage. Add just 3 power and you threaten lethal with a single attack! This makes Indomitable Might one of the best cards in the deck, but you can also boost Yargle and Multani with classic cards like Loxodon Warhammer and Giant Growth.

Because many of the payoff cards require that Yargle and Multani be killed or sacrificed, the deck also contains Undying Malice and a bunch of similar cards, all of which will bring him right back! These will also come in handy as protection when your opponents inevitably try to remove him themselves. If you still have trouble keeping him on board, you can use Daemogoth Titan or Yargle, Glutton of Urborg to still get a ton of value from your high-power payoff cards.

If the voltron route proves difficult, another fun strategy is to build a huge board of creature tokens through cards like Windswift Slice, Fungal Sprouting, and Ghoulcaller Gisa. You can then pump them up with Return of the Wildspeaker.

In the Haunted Mire of the Tainted Wood
Lives two enormous creatures, misunderstood
Yargle and Multani, a dreadful sight
All flee before their Indomitable Might

Though their Giant Growth leaves all in awe
To retreat in haste is a terrible flaw
With a Hunter's Prowess they Tear Asunder
Stomping all who move with decisive wonder

Indeed, to prevent your final breath
Your only hope is to Fake Your Own Death
Lie quiet and still amidst the Monstrous Onslaught
For if you move too soon you will surely be caught

An Undying Evil will loom over all
‘Til the monsters meet their Momentous Fall
Do you dare to try for the Greater Good?
If not, then you best avoid the wood

I am a casual, budget player and my goal is to always keep my commander decks within $100 or close to it. Any suggestions to improve the deck while still keeping it within budget are appreciated!

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