The last board sweeper is somewhat controversial, and while I do not endorse the use of Armageddon I will grant that it is often seen as a staple in a white EDH deck. It's not even a creature so it dodges board wipes, Shorikai, Genesis Engine - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, derevi - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Overall, I just placed a lot of cards on lifegain to make sure I can pay the "life commander tax." I have played [[chulane, teller of tales]] but it feels linear in how it plays. I have a fondness for bird card art that are just like oil paintings of regular ass looking birds. Glissa is a tremendously powerful creature at any stage of the game, both blocking and attacking with near-impunity against all but the most resilient boardstates and creatures. I'm sure you can get creative with them but unless you intentionally gimp yourself, most games will feel the same. Evolutionary Leap - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I always look at her but Im never quite sure what to do. But quickly found out that without a few hundred dollars it's actually quite crap. My play group is very high power and generally anything goes with combos, stax, etc. Ghalta, Primal Hunger - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) They also are both quite high power. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Its just not possible without something ultra-specific like Phasing him Out. derevi - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) CUSTOMER SUPPORT : If you have any question. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Strix haven stadium - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I once paid 10 life (2 life * 5 times sent to the Command zone) to cast Liesa. I lean Braids heavily towards aristocrats strategies and rarely worry about participating in combat since I do my damage through sacrifice pings and edicts. If your commander has "Choose a background", you can use one background as a secondary commander, giving you access to its color. Be resilient. I feel like the answer is anything that you don't have to pay command tax on. He's a piece of Magic history, with his thumbs. Overwhelm your opponents with value from etb, combat, and death triggers then pull ahead on resources with cheap reanimation. [[Liesa, Shroud of Dusk]]: As long as you have enough life to pay as commander tax, you always pay 5 MV. I really like [[wilhelt, the rotcleaver]]s ability to just not care about board wipes. Thanks. Most fun commander I have currently is probably [[Titania, Natures force]]. I'm sure you could build it somewhat Staxy or as a combo deck (considering you have Simic which tends to get a bit silly on its own) but honestly just having a constantly threatening commander swinging with wildly unpredictable abilities thanks to mutate is pretty damn fun. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.moxfield.com/decks/ciyYqmGAEkCdrNiBVw9JaA. It's a combo machine that can win out of nowhere easily and is pretty resilient. muldrotha - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Surprised no one has yet mentioned [[Koma, Cosmos Serpent]]. That and Yuriko are both dickhead cards, imo commander tax is either something you all have or nobody has. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. To advance the subject of an Izzet deck, I think that Niv-Mizzet (fire mind) would have a very good chance to fare well in your meta. And if you skip out on Doubling Season, Primal Vigor, the Ozolith, and Vorinclex, the deck is dirt cheap. Her ability ensures every creature gets you some value so, even if they get countered, your creature was a rampant growth. I just don't get how Henzie's mana curve works sustainably. Commander (EDH) Resilient EDH (Tough as Nails) Search Search all Forums Search this Forum Search this Thread Tools Jump to Forum Resilient EDH (Tough as Nails) #1 Aug 12, 2015. When choosing a commander, you must use either a legendary creature, a planeswalker with the ability to be commander, a pair of legendary creatures or planeswalkers that both have partner, or a legendary creature that has Choose a Background paired with a background legendary enchantment. Squee, The Immortal - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Playtest v1. +1 for Liesa. I cant wait for the commander to be released. Lorthos - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I like henzie, Ive tried a couple of builds and I couldnt seem to make it work. It isn't loaded with interaction and kind of looks like it isn't doing much until SHTF. What is background? If he's targeted, just activate him and then flicker him with your big flicker package that any Mangara deck needs, Mangara of Corondor - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) fynn - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I've done go-wide tokens with things like [[Strix haven stadium]], janky control using [[martyr's cause]], [[lux cannon]], and similar, stax with [[stasis]] and [[hokori dust drinker]] (once, never again; I like having friends), and superfriends in which you can use Derevi to block two attackers for four mana. Triple points if their philosophy is "I don't need a win con, they'll just scoop eventually". Things like Thrun the last troll and of course, our legendary friends. Please note there are some expensive cards, especially the Mana Crypt, so I would advise making some proxies to test the configuration in your pods. Maybe Im just looking for solid midrange commanders? If he gets hit by graveyard removal, you can put him into the command zone. I want to help him, but I can't for the love of me, find him a commander that he truly likes. Prossh, Skyraider of Kher - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) It can be so good if you want it to be. A list of tribes and their popularity in EDH may also be found here. Double points if they don't run enough tutors / draw to actually find their win con. Oloro, Ageless Ascetic - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I've recently put together a [[Yeva, Nature's Herald]] deck and what I have come to appreciate most about the deck is it Norin and [[purphoros, god of the forge]] are best friends. I agree with your statement, if youre looking for value grindy engines its hard to beat the king. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Yeva, Natures Herald - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Karador Boonweaver, Prossh Food Chain, Animar (can't remember the name of his combo, but results in a giant unstoppable Animar in one turn), Derevi Stax, super tuned Narset, EDIT: Ancestral Animar, link to deck in comments below. Made by Will Luft. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Its not high power but it's full of recursive creatures and has great card draw so it feels impossible to ever get completely shut down. You can also run decent pseudo-aristocrats with things like [[Evolutionary Leap]] and [[Proteus Staff]] as Derevi is a renewable source of fodder. Norin and [[purphoros, god of the forge]] are best friends. I think Henzie has been one of the purest midrange strategies Ive played in edh. Such a clean setup. [[Old Stickfingers]] doesn't care how many times you kill him, since that just means you get to cast him again. [[Sisay, Weatherlight Captain]] can be built so anytime someone tries to remove her, you can use her ability to find something to protect your board and herself. Definitely my pick for a resilient commander :), surprised no one has mentioned [[karador]], depending on the amount of grave hate in your meta, he should basically always cost 3 and his access to the GY provides a lot of late game inevitability no matter what power level you build him at, karador - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Jund also has the advantage of running creature tutor along with reanimate effects so the entire deck is resilient. Such a clean setup. kenrith - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Least fun? That being said, Ghalta will likely stay in the command zone if you cant get some other creatures into the battlefield. Commander / EDH rvancetal. Korvold players never seem to go below 7 cards in hand, that's what bothers me personally so much. When I first made my Ulamog deck, I was searching Magiccards.info for indestructible commanders Because there is something satisfying about a commander that is hard to get off/keep off the table. Card Kingdom: $0.00 TCGplayer: $0.00 Export to Archidekt Export to Moxfield. A deck that feels linear. Command Beacon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Top Mono-Black Commanders Popular themes for Mono-Black Aristocrat11268 decks Rat Colony6210 decks Lifegain 6108 decks Discard 5900 decks Wheel 3742 decks Artifact 3176 decks Sacrifice 2832 decks Relentless Rat1438 decks Shadowborn Apostle1268 decks Zombie Token1234 decks Reanimator1131 decks Infect 1120 decks Graveyard 911 decks Mill 908 decks Of course that's two cards. Like every new player I was like "omg she's so cool!" I would have to second Karador. food chain - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Top Golgari Commanders Popular themes for Golgari Lifegain 11365 decks Aristocrat8129 decks Sacrifice 4630 decks Token 4590 decks Saproling Token3786 decks +1/+1 Counter3502 decks -1/-1 Counter2995 decks Graveyard2748 decks Planeswalker2616 decks Pod 2291 decks Lands 1743 decks Deathtouch1550 decks Mill 1497 decks Treasure 1295 decks [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Ive considered him, I could do probably get away with it in my meta. Plays well with stax pieces, dodges commander tax and can be put directly into play at instant speed. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Breaching Leviathan - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) It made me realize that I really like synergy and fun interactions over pure power of individual cards. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Marchesa the Black Rose - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) As you're looking to win through combat damage, Equipment like Nettlecyst and Fireshrieker are automatic inclusions. Do you mind to share your list for Liesa? A great protection to baby's knees and legs, Eye-catching design of sports shoes, s Rose 75 - Everyone loves the ease and comfort of Rose shoes. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, I have not played with it or against it but I imagine [[skullbriar]] is likely pretty resilient for voltron, skullbriar - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) She definitely goes brrrrr, Braids, Arisen Nightmare - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)God-Eternal Oketra - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Ilharg - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Port Razer - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Karlach - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Whitemane Lion - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Defiler of Faith - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Oketra's Monument - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Date range (9664 decks selected): Filter! lux cannon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) A hasty boi who never loses his counters. Hard to remove Purphoros until hes a creature, and he burns your opponents often. He just does everything well and makes everything you want to already be doing in Jund incredibly efficient and valuable. Thanks. All I want is to live happily as her royal consort and dote on her. if i can get to 7 mana to cast [[omnath locus of rage]] chances are i can get to 9 11 and 13 in the following turns. Landfall decks' resiliency comes from the fact that lands just don't really get interacted with in commander or at least not in a meaningfully enough way to shut down a landfall player. Pretty much any of the gods are great if you're trying to run a deck where you slap a commander down and don't worry about it for the rest of the game. Building Volo and playing him really rewards out-of-the-box thinking. Im doing bird tribal right now. My [[Brokkos, Apex of Forever]] deck is definitely the most annoying for my opponents to get rid of. Im looking again, and have my sights set on Konda, but since he isnt very good, Id thought Id ask first. Good luck killing him! Card Kingdom $1069 - 1105 . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, a huge fucking douchebag with all your comments. I know Slicer is used a lot as an aggro commander but I am looking more for a combo deck with one of these. Is there any other commanders that you think fit this same kind of feeling for a commander? Aside from that though I've gotta say my [[Scorpio God]] deck is also resilient as hell. This deck just wants to swing with creatures the turn you play them but it is so open ended that both building and piloting the deck is tons of fun. I would probably just swap the crypt and vault for some other two mana rocks. Do you feel Derevi has flexibility in its play patterns? The only time I got to play is when I played tokens. 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