Crafty Marath Ramp Tokens

Commander / EDH

kayakenobi

Land (38)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 8x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Artifact (6)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp

Creature (28)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Skyshroud Elf
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Wood Elves

Instant (5)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Three Visits

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Nissa, Worldwaker
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

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Creature (1)

• 1x Elvish Piper

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Marath in my opinion is one of the most versatile generals available. And steeped in these three colors are many options.

I have removed certain "staples" as they serve no practical purpose. One of the obvious removals is Sol Ring. I'm intense with ramp, but in lands. Sol Ring loses practically all its value past turn 1 or 2 and therefore is a dead draw late game. Where a ramp spell always holds value. I also do not see the need to run Command Tower either, as the deck strongly favors having basic land types.

What I ask, is how to make it better?

Why Choose Marath? Show

Marath is a highly versatile general and can function in many different ways. To me, this makes her more powerful than any other general out there.

She can be spot removal, equipped with a Basilisk Collar one touch from her kills everything.

You can use her in a Stax/Control Strategy. Smokestack, Doubling Season, and Marath goes hand in hand.

She combos very easily. In a perfect world, Purphoros, Impact Tremors, and Earthcraft is infinite damage and infinite tokens. It occurs as early as turn 2.

Aggro? Well, she is one hell of a beast. Make lots of little babies, use things like Cathars' Crusade and haste them all for the kill.

Then there's voltron and walkers, but I'll get to that in another update.

Strategies Show

Being in green, Marath can ramp hard and fast. Be it with creatures or spells. I chose a mixture of both using only the best at my disposal.

My suggestion is to ignore colorless ramp, as they're rather weak. Artifacts do very little to help unless it's a clear advantage. Sol Ring is mostly an useless trinket compared to having 9 lands in play at the end of turn 2. Don't doubt it, I've done it quite a few times in different ways. With Lotus Cobra it doesn't matter if these lands come in play tapped. There's enough mana generated to cast Marath at least once or twice...... on turn two. If that's not advantage, I don't know what is.

Some people limit themselves to mostly nonbasics and fewer basics. They run into problems with the fact that land ramping is far more powerful than creature ramping. When there's a board wipe, you're done. Myself, I have all these lands in play. I'll survive to many things. If there's a reason for me to watch for Armageddon or the like I'll start packing in things like Sacred Ground or Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Why I believe Marath to be tier 1 explained Show

Marath, as stated before is versatile. And so are the deck styles used.

If you want aggro, she's got aggro.

If you want combo, there's always Kiki Chord to be sure.

If you want control, as if Aura Shards and Glare of Subdual weren't enough.

If you want ramp, she's green.

If you want a combination of super friends, some of the most powerful walkers are in these 3 colors. You also have Doubling Season to instantly win with certain walkers.

If you want the best removal package, Marath is your girl.

Weaknesses Show

Yes, Marath has a few glaring weaknesses. She can outgrind most grindy decks. But what about the decks that are faster? If you can't stop their combo from going off, you're done. If you're suspecting certain combos, then a Gaddock Teeg might be in order for your deck. Teeg answers many noncreature combos. Scavenging Ooze answers graveyard strategies. So... What is the deck weak against? Well... Faster combo decks. Mass land destruction or creature removal depending on your build. I chose a balanced approach, so I cannot be totally crippled by one type of destruction.

Special Considerations for Specific Creatures Show

Will update in the next update

More for later. 7-15-16.... end transmission.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.06
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elemental X/X G, Plant 0/1 G, Satyr 2/2 GR
Folders	Casually Competitive