Athreos, God of Combos

Standard* BR (Rakdos) Combo RBW (Mardu) Reanimator

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Creature (27)

• 4x Ash Zealot
• 3x Athreos, God of Passage
• 3x Blood Scrivener
• 4x Pack Rat
• 3x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 3x Rakdos Shred-Freak
• 4x Spike Jester
• 3x Tymaret, the Murder King

Land (21)

• 4x Blood Crypt
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 4x Mana Confluence
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Swamp
• 3x Temple of Malice

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Barrage of Expendables

Sorcery (9)

• 4x Dreadbore
• 3x Immortal Servitude
• 2x Rakdos's Return

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Sideboard

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Act of Treason
• 2x Duress
• 4x Thoughtseize

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As soon as I saw Athreos, God of Passage I knew I wanted a playset and I wanted to try and break it.

Here's what I think is my best attempt.

The deck features 21 two-drops. 11 of these 2 drops have haste, meaning I can put the pressure on early and maybe even steal a game or two if my opponent gets mana screwed.

When Athreos, God of Passage drops, I can keep turning things sideways because my opponent will either have to take 3 more damage or just bounce the creature back to my hand, which I'll then re-cast (because its cheap) and attack with it again right away (because it has haste).

Now, meet Athreos' crazy uncle: Purphoros, God of the Forge

Purphoros gives me the chance to pump all my hasty troops AND , more importantly, shocks my opponent every time a creature hits the battlefield. This can get really out of hand if I also have Athreos, God of Passage out, because whenever a creature of mine dies my opponent will either have to pay 3 life so the creature goes to the graveyard OR let it go back to my hand where I'll promptly re-cast it and they'll take 2 from Purphoros.

But let's say they do take the 3 damage and so my creatures are piling up in the graveyard...great! Remember that cool, under used bulk rare from gatecrash?

That's right! Immortal Servitude with x=2 can return all 21 of my two drops back from the grave for a mass haste attack AND it will trigger huge damage from Purphoros.

I haven't even gotten to the sac-engines in here. Tymaret, the Murder King can be re-bought from the graveyard for support at those times when I don't have an immortal servitude handy. Plus, his first ability allows me to deal damage to my opponent while either filling my graveyard OR doing all the crazy Athreos stuff I describe above.

And you know what card might actually be better at what Tymaret does?

Play Barrage of Expendables with Athreos and you either have a near Goblin Grenade constantly handy (if your opponent pays the 3 life) OR you can ping until you're tapped out of mana (sac creature to barrage deal 1 damage, return creature to your hand, recast creature, sac again etc.)

A couple other explanations: Blood Scrivener helps me refill my hand, and its another two-drop.

Dreadbore takes care of planeswalkers that might make things difficult and it can clear the way for my attacks.

Rakdos's Return can be a good finisher but the discard effect is the main reason its included. Makes it very difficult for my opponent to respond to my combo if they don't have any cards in hand.

Pack Rat gives me a way to fill my graveyard, another win condition, and a great use for all those creatures Athreos returns to my hand that I just don't feel like casting again. Oh, and it's a 2 drop.

I'd love some help fine-tuning and adjusting it. I also will need help putting a sideboard together. I know I'll want Act of Treason and Thoughtseize (might even want to main board them), but that's as far as I've gotten. Thanks for checking it out, any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 4 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 3 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.23
Tokens	Copy Clone
Folders	Awesome Opponents, Reference Decks