Davran
07-21-2014, 02:13 PM
A little background on this list - I've been on-and-off looking for something to do with Basandra, Battle Seraph since it was released back with the first round of commander stuff. There's just something about a Serra Angel with a couple of (relatively) unique effects that works for me. Also, have you seen the art? Anyway, I've also been intrigued by Gahiji, Honored One as he sort of embodies the whole concept of multiplayer politics in a way I can really get behind as an aggro player. A couple of weeks ago it occurred to me to put the two in the same list, and after several iterations I came up with this:
Commander:
Gahiji, Honored One
Creatures:
Goblin Diplomats
Scavenging Ooze
Varchild's War-Riders
Vexing Shusher
Archetype of Aggression
Champion of Lambholt
Dauntless Escort
Eternal Witness
Mentor of the Meek
Hellrider
Hero of Bladehold
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Sigil Captain
Windborn Muse
Acidic Slime
Basandra, Battle Seraph
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Deadwood Treefolk
Dragon Broodmother
Nacatl War-Pride
Sun Titan
Avenger of Zendikar
Instant:
Swords to Plowshares
Artifact Mutation
Aura Mutation
Boros Charm
Beast Within
Chaos Warp
Naya Charm
Sorcery:
Hull Breach
Regrowth
Council's Judgment
Cultivate
Kodama's Reach
Tempt with Discovery
Wrath of God
Artifact:
Expedition Map
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Behemoth Sledge
Chromatic Lantern
Sunforger
Enchantment:
Reconnaissance
Rise of the Hobgoblins
Sylvan Library
Awakening Zone
Ghostly Prison
Sacred Mesa
Crescendo of War
Glory of Warfare
Parallel Lives
War's Toll
Assemble the Legion
Cathars' Crusade
Doubling Season
Sphere of Safety
Planeswalker:
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Sarkhan Vol
Land:
Arid Mesa
Clifftop Retreat
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Forbidden Orchard
7 Forest
Gavony Township
Grasslands
Jungle Shrine
Kessig Wolf Run
Maze of Ith
Mistveil Plains
5 Mountain
Naya Panorama
5 Plains
Raging Ravine
Rootbound Crag
Sacred Foundry
Stirring Wildwood
Stomping Ground
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
Sunpetal Grove
Temple Garden
Winding Canyons
Wooded Foothills
The idea behind the deck is to set up some sort of pillow fort and start forcing your opponents to attack each other. Meanwhile, you're spitting out tokens (for them and for you) and hopefully cleaning up the leftovers.
One possible addition that I'm not really sold on is Knight of the Reliquary. There are plenty of useful utility lands in the list like Maze of Ith and Forbidden Orchard, but I'm not sure there are enough Forests and Plains to bin. The obvious cut for it is Tempt with Discovery, but having seen that card played locally getting 2 or 3 lands out of it isn't really all that unheard of.
This list obviously folds hard to opposing pillow fort strategies, which is why I included Purphoros. Worst case, Gahiji is a 4 turn clock on his own. A well timed Wrath or Austere Command could be a pretty big setback too, but I'm not as worried about that.
Commander:
Gahiji, Honored One
Creatures:
Goblin Diplomats
Scavenging Ooze
Varchild's War-Riders
Vexing Shusher
Archetype of Aggression
Champion of Lambholt
Dauntless Escort
Eternal Witness
Mentor of the Meek
Hellrider
Hero of Bladehold
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Sigil Captain
Windborn Muse
Acidic Slime
Basandra, Battle Seraph
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Deadwood Treefolk
Dragon Broodmother
Nacatl War-Pride
Sun Titan
Avenger of Zendikar
Instant:
Swords to Plowshares
Artifact Mutation
Aura Mutation
Boros Charm
Beast Within
Chaos Warp
Naya Charm
Sorcery:
Hull Breach
Regrowth
Council's Judgment
Cultivate
Kodama's Reach
Tempt with Discovery
Wrath of God
Artifact:
Expedition Map
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Behemoth Sledge
Chromatic Lantern
Sunforger
Enchantment:
Reconnaissance
Rise of the Hobgoblins
Sylvan Library
Awakening Zone
Ghostly Prison
Sacred Mesa
Crescendo of War
Glory of Warfare
Parallel Lives
War's Toll
Assemble the Legion
Cathars' Crusade
Doubling Season
Sphere of Safety
Planeswalker:
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Sarkhan Vol
Land:
Arid Mesa
Clifftop Retreat
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Forbidden Orchard
7 Forest
Gavony Township
Grasslands
Jungle Shrine
Kessig Wolf Run
Maze of Ith
Mistveil Plains
5 Mountain
Naya Panorama
5 Plains
Raging Ravine
Rootbound Crag
Sacred Foundry
Stirring Wildwood
Stomping Ground
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
Sunpetal Grove
Temple Garden
Winding Canyons
Wooded Foothills
The idea behind the deck is to set up some sort of pillow fort and start forcing your opponents to attack each other. Meanwhile, you're spitting out tokens (for them and for you) and hopefully cleaning up the leftovers.
One possible addition that I'm not really sold on is Knight of the Reliquary. There are plenty of useful utility lands in the list like Maze of Ith and Forbidden Orchard, but I'm not sure there are enough Forests and Plains to bin. The obvious cut for it is Tempt with Discovery, but having seen that card played locally getting 2 or 3 lands out of it isn't really all that unheard of.
This list obviously folds hard to opposing pillow fort strategies, which is why I included Purphoros. Worst case, Gahiji is a 4 turn clock on his own. A well timed Wrath or Austere Command could be a pretty big setback too, but I'm not as worried about that.