Cyclonic Rift - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) (Assuming you always use a 1 MV creature, your net cost is 3 MV), Derevi, Empyrial Tactician - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) My derevi deck is a X spells deck with a tap/untap subtheme. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Ghalta, Primal Hunger - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Scrapped it after a couple months and to this day have never lost to a Atraxa deck. chromatic orrery - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Downside is that it is definitely not big on Combos or Stax but the colours you get are about as good as it gets for interaction. Derevi. Resilient Commander Hello, I need your help,. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Solid idea, I like the colors as well. Similar Deck Space Auto-suggestions. Yuriko - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Not my strongest deck, but probably my most fun. [[Ghalta, Primal Hunger]] can be tough to keep out of the battlefield under the right circumstances. hes been my main deck for 7 years and the most ive ever paid for him has been 4 (once or twice), his cost reduction and relatively innocent looking effect (you can pay full price for a creature once per turn) keep him from being the target of removal pretty often--hard for people to justify 2-3 cmc removal on a guy when they know youll cast him for 3 again anyways. I'm just a skinny, worthless baldcel handhold-less loser. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. For now he has a Shorikai that he's quite fond of,but that doesn't cut the deal hard enough. The biggest hindrance to God of Storms is that the trigger can only happen on the first card you draw on your own turn . It doesn't matter anyway though. I think resiliency is really just about how you construct the deck. 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. Then you also have graveyard decks like my mono-red deck where a board wipes only makes me stronger helmed by [[Feldon of the Thirdpath]]. The answer to this is obviously Oloro. 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. Edit. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/D3L3VNKjlE2m0107bBVa-w, it's built to play in strong non-cEDH pods. Derevi - cmc 4 almost always, competitive colors. I originally built it out of frustration of being constantly board-wiped while playing other decks, and in so doing I created an absolute monster of a deck that is almost impossible to get rid of. We polled our Discord community to see which legendary creatures they hated the most in Commander! Mimeo and Jarad are fairly resilient, HD Sidisi is not. It's not even a creature so it dodges board wipes, Shorikai, Genesis Engine - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) 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. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Eight? Keranos is a straightforward and resilient commander that gives you card advantage while also throwing Lightning Bolts around. Also has the advantage of being flexible for any power range by changing the enchantments that are in the deck. Show all (1172) Five Color Commanders The first that comes to mind for me is [[Yuriko]], but [[Derevi]] and even the eminence commanders are in the same league imo. Card Kingdom: $0.00 TCGplayer: $0.00 Export to Archidekt Export to Moxfield. Anything that can play w/o the commander - elfball, UGx goodstuff decks, grixis stax, Azami. Sythis Harvests Hand - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) lux cannon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Derevi is without a doubt the most resilient commander in the game though . The idea is to abuse derevi's ability to escape commander tax to ramp a lot and start casting big X spells that create huge armies every turn. Mana Cost. [[Henzie toolbox torre]] is probably the most fun build Ive ran for the last couple months. Running low a low curve also helps, so that when/if you get wiped/bounced you will be able to play what you draw or play out more of your stuff again than maybe some of the other players. That's a similar meta to when I first joined our playgroup - lots of sweepers, removal, and control. Also I'm pretty sure I've paid commander tax twice in the three years I've had this deck. And [[Optimus Prime, Hero]] is pretty cool, very good suggestion. However, in terms of removal I would say [[sigarda, host of herons]] would better. Press J to jump to the feed. She is unstoppable in my Orzhov drain/pestilence effect deck. Yuriko - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Any 2mv commander and a solid control list, honestly. Gavin Verhey and Melissa DeTora both discuss in their review of Derevi and Yuriko's respective commander products that cheating the tax is almost always a mistake. Ironically Sharuum with Tawnos's Coffin is both a perfect counter to Derevi and incredibly resilient (they target the Coffin, exile Sharuum; they target Sharuum, exile Sharuum; same for creature or artifact wipes). As a resolute Nezahal fan, I can concur that the [[Rhystic Study]] on a fish is an absolutely blast to play. In order to get the most out of your commanders, you need to run plenty of artifacts that you can easily sacrifice. There is the deck list for reference. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Sefris, Kadena, Dihada, Mortarion, Henzie. Norin, the Wary - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Azami can't deal with resolved permanents, has no game against Phyrexian Revoker or Needle. I successfully cast Ghalta six times in the last game I played with my deck. Just making lots of big stompy elementals really speaks to my inner Timmy. Least fun? Ive considered him, I could do probably get away with it in my meta. Least fun for me? Deck has no weaknesses, but the only match ups it shines in are against Storm and Wanderer. The first reason is that, arguably, the best colors in CEDH are Blue, Green and Black and you lose out in two of those colors with this commander. Slinn Voda - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Color Id. EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander. Super helpful to quickly notice if I just don't like how something feels when I play around in the playtest with it (like finding out how I enjoyed [[Kinna, Bonder Prodigy]] and [[Anhelo the Painter]], but how I also didn't really like how [[Krenko, Mob Boss]] or [[Go-Shintai of Life's Origin]] felt). Arcanis - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Jund also has the advantage of running creature tutor along with reanimate effects so the entire deck is resilient. Korvold - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Nesting Grounds - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) I feel [[Muldrotha]] deserves a spot on this list. Click the add button on any card to start building your decklist. Purphoros - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Nine-Fingers Keene - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Keene seems like one of the perfect guesses there is. Do you know what playing her is like. This is one of the calling cards of Gaea's Blessing builds moving forward. Or Toxrill. stasis - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Ugin, the Spirit Dragon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) It's just not my favorite. kenrith - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Wilhelt - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Giada - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Belakor - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Ur-Dragon - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) - (G) (ER)Kalonian Hydra - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Clever impersonator - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Goro-Goro and Satoru - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)bloodthirster - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)determined iteration - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Kinna, Bonder Prodigy - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Anhelo the Painter - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Krenko, Mob Boss - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Go-Shintai of Life's Origin - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Anhelo, the Painter - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Sythis, Harvest's Hand - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Gyome, Master Chef - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Curious to know what y'all have found to be the most fun Commander you've played with and which you found the least enjoyable to helm. 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. Rat decks have access to several potent tribal cards that can quickly help generate sizable swarms of rats such as Ogre Slumlord, Piper of the Swarm, and Packrat. Surely there are subthemes (like Belakor wants to flicker and burn) but I find that multiple themes in these kinds of decks clash and make decks feel clunky. My favourite is what has been dubbed "dishonest beatdown", in which you control the game with removal, counters, etc on cheap creatures who can occasionally ramp you with hit triggers. Backing it up with a reanimation package really lets you push through spot removal and board wipes. Building Volo and playing him really rewards out-of-the-box thinking. It does feel very inevitable when playing against it. Shock-horror! . And since [[molten echoes]] and [[harmonic prodigy]] were printed, it gives it even more etb support. The new [[Optimus Prime, Hero]] is pretty resilient. Don't know how resilient the rest of the deck is, but he's not going to be in your command zone much. If it all falls apart then you still have big beaters to hard cast. Lorthos - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Making it so those two can just never pay it was a big design mistake. Norin the Wary - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Sad times paying 3 or 5 for Norin. Crystalline Giant - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) My play group is very high power and generally anything goes with combos, stax, etc. Many tribal decks share creature types across other colors. Scourge of Fleets - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) They can cheat a commander in if needed, or gain so much value from resolving it, that its death doesnt matter soon. Very easy to find [[Command Beacon]] and recur it over and over to avoid commander tax. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. All 4 Sealed Commander Anthology Volume 2 Decks EDH Mtg Magic Cards Atraxa. Her ability ensures every creature gets you some value so, even if they get countered, your creature was a rampant growth. You can't get rid of him. [[Prossh]], both the card and the deck, is disgustingly resilient. [[Sythis Harvests Hand]], Can stack up a lot of ramp and enchantment based stax pieces. Is there any other commanders that you think fit this same kind of feeling for a commander? Bonus points if the deck has varying play patterns from game to game. #13. And [[Optimus Prime, Hero]] is pretty cool, very good suggestion. Solid idea, I like the colors as well. Prossh - (G) (MC)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, I'd say Tasigur because Delve and Card advantage. I lean Braids heavily towards aristocrats strategies and rarely worry about participating in combat since I do my damage through sacrifice pings and edicts. Thanks. Of course that's two cards. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. Absolutely zero fun to play against to the point where Ill ask the person to run a different deck, Titania, Natures force - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. This is a subreddit dedicated to playing the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering at the highest power level possible. Double points if they don't run enough tutors / draw to actually find their win con. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, That new Optimus prime UB card. Deckcycle Deckcycle Feature Queue. Has anyone come up with good combos to go with one of these 15 commanders? What decks can survive trial by fire and still pull off a win through the hate? I ended up paying 19 mana to cast him. Prossh, Skyraider of Kher - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Thanks. [[Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait]] and other simic value engine decks end up being the least fun for me. Most fun commander I have currently is probably [[Titania, Natures force]]. Be strong. I have been thinking about some reanimator ideas I really like the idea of a mono black reanimator deck just because I love black so much, don't know if I would go with, [QUOTE=frodooftheshire;/comments/12738571]I have been thinking about some reanimator ideas I really like the idea of a mono black reanimator deck just because I love black so much, don't know if I would go with, Most resilient decks to control/sweeper decks, What I have been working For ~Super Friends~, Perfectly Suited to Mindless Carnage, Thraximundar, Ockham's Mindrazer = Nekusar the Mindrazer, Marchsea makes all the Men do Stupid Things, Army of the Heavens, Lead by the Angel of Hope, Daxos is Enchanting Enchantments to Enchant more Enchants, I got 99 Permanents but Primal Surge ain't One, Ruric Thar, Wifey's Wrath - Gisela Blade of Goldnight. Coreless Stretch Film; Pre-Stretch Film; Hand Roll; Machine Roll; Jumbo Roll; Industrial Plastic Division. It makes me feel horrible inside to play it, becuase it reminds me of how I'll never get to be with Marchesa, and cuddle with her, and have her hold my head in her lap. I got a friend who's burnt out and still want to play EDH with us. And if you skip out on Doubling Season, Primal Vigor, the Ozolith, and Vorinclex, the deck is dirt cheap. Derevi is without a doubt the most resilient commander in the game though - especially with the typical Lockdown-focused builds. Also one of the local LGSs I frequent banned tutors for casual (banned tutors & MLD); its actually really refreshing to see pieces of a combo without the fear that someone is just going to tutor and win the second you dont leave interaction up, Ethersworn Canonist - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)Winter Orb - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. 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. [[Muldrotha, the Gravetide]] is an obvious answer, given that she lets you literally treat your graveyard as a second hand. A person only has so much non-destroy removal. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. The clones make it super flexible, and the deck kind of scales up or down with the power level of the table. Saffi is also hard to keep off, but in the weirdest way. https://www.archidekt.com/decks/3605679#Yeva_Green_Control, There is the deck list for reference. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call, Comes back with such a great vengeance I even kill him myself to get those tokens to trigger [[impact tremors]] or [[parallel lives]], I can tell you the opposite of a resilient commander. And remember: you can upvote a comment even if you disagree with it, if you think it's a discussion worth having. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. I'll throw my hat in the ring. It's a fine line to walk and I have huge respect for people who can pull it off. He's a piece of Magic history, with his thumbs. Koma, Cosmos Serpent - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) Korvold players never seem to go below 7 cards in hand, that's what bothers me personally so much. It can be so good if you want it to be. Most fun to play: Any deck that makes you feel like you've discovered a secret recipe. Enough countermagic to protect itself, and the ability to play Niv and combo win the same turn (especially with Greaves or Swifty Boots) gets around the sweepers. Triple points if their philosophy is "I don't need a win con, they'll just scoop eventually". Derevi Flicker us what I'm rebuilding right now. A recent deck I built that also feels great to pilot is [[Goro-goro and Satoru]]. Control GAAIV is really resilient; Humility is in the deck, and spot removal is pretty meh since GAAIV is the best target in the deck, and you can just recast GAAIV later. [[Caustic Caterpillar]]. Its just not possible without something ultra-specific like Phasing him Out. I play this commander personally. It seems non threatening, I can see how its kind of like Urza who would be more hated in a game. Plays well with stax pieces, dodges commander tax and can be put directly into play at instant speed. If there were one right answer to this question it'd be Derevi. [[Yuriko]] and [[Emry]] 100%. [[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call. All decks need some sort of ramp and card draw to keep the gas going and increase how much they can do each turn. Feldon of the Thirdpath - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER) These decks form a sum that is more than their parts, and often start doing things that you didn't intend while building them. 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