You Don't Know Jack About Backup

Commander / EDH RGW (Naya)

Javarino

Creature (37)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Ascendant Acolyte
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Conclave Mentor
• 1x Conclave Sledge-Captain
• 1x Death-Greeter's Champion
• 1x Doomskar Warrior
• 1x Duskshell Crawler
• 1x Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• 1x Emergent Woodwurm
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Gala Greeters
• 1x Gluntch, the Bestower
• 1x Good-Fortune Unicorn
• 1x Guardian Scalelord
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
• 1x Harmonic Prodigy
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mirror-Shield Hoplite
• 1x Mirror-Style Master
• 1x Mowu, Loyal Companion
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Sanctuary Warden
• 1x Shalai and Hallar
• 1x Simian Simulacrum
• 1x Skyboon Evangelist
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Thundering Mightmare
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk
• 1x Wood Elves

Land (37)

• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Cabaretti Courtyard
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 6x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Furycalm Snarl
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 5x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Visions of Dominance

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 1x Domri, Chaos Bringer

Commander (1)

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chance for Glory
• 1x Dromoka's Command
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Fight Rigging
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x The First Iroan Games
• 1x Uncivil Unrest

Artifact (6)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fractured Powerstone
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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This is my partner's newest addition to her Signature Deck collection, and it makes the most of the fact that Backup let's you stack a lot of abilities onto one creature for maximum payoff. She has been able to consistently get creatures of absolutely colossal proportions, with very cheap mana investment. Better hope you have a Deflecting Palm, because this aggro deck hits hard!

Combos: Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener + Harmonic Prodigy : Harmonic Prodigy works as a Panharmonicon effect but just for Bright-Palm. The Backup ability can stack, allowing you to get two instances of the double +1/+1 counters easy. This also allows you to spread the Backup to multiple creatures, and doubles the attack ability of Bright-Palm regardless if it's been bestowed elsewhere.

Agrus Kos, Eternal Soldier + any Backup ability: Would you like to double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature X times, where X is the number of creatures you control? Of course you would! With Agrus Kos you can have any Backup ability spread to the entire team for a measly {1}{RW}. Honorable mention here for Mirror-Shield Hoplite for being a smaller but cheaper version of this same effect.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener + Harmonic Prodigy
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 RG, Citizen 1/1 GW, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Domri, Chaos Bringer, Goblin 1/1 R, Gold, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure