Decree of a Thousand Cuts

Commander / EDH* Group Slug RBW (Mardu) Theme/Gimmick Tokens

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Bruiser (16)

• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Flameblade Angel
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x The Scorpion God
• 1x Treasury Thrull

Flying (10)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Flameblade Angel
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest

Birthing Pod (7)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest

Lifegain (7)

• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Basilica Guards
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Treasury Thrull

Creature Birth Triggers (5)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant

Recursion (4)

• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Treasury Thrull

Lands (34)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 7x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Scrubland
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Rocks and Ramp (10)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Card Draw (7)

• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x The Scorpion God
• 1x Twilight Prophet

Removal (7)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x By Force
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Deathbringer Liege
• 1x Manic Vandal

Extort (4)

• 1x Basilica Guards
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Treasury Thrull

Creature Death Triggers (3)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog

Commander (1)

Control (15)

• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Flameblade Angel
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Invader Parasite
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x The Scorpion God

Creature Buffs (9)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Behind the Scenes
• 1x Deathbringer Liege
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Radiant Destiny
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*

Protection (6)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Radiant Destiny

Misc Damage Triggers (4)

• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Gibbering Fiend
• 1x Underworld Dreams

Tutor (3)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded

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Sideboard

Not in the Deck (31)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angelic Purge
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Ashenmoor Liege
• 1x Assembled Alphas
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Bereavement
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Boros Cluestone
• 1x Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder *f-etch*
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Goblin Kaboomist
• 1x Goblin Tunneler
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Leshrac's Sigil
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Orzhov Charm
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Regal Bloodlord
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Rise of the Hobgoblins
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

In the Deck (10)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Manic Vandal
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest

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This deck is designed to chip away at each opponent’s life total throughout the game and using creatures to protect you and your Queen.

If your foes are unwilling to attack due to the many disadvantages you’ve set in place, you can either switch to assault or bust out Fumiko the Lowblood or Basandra to make them attack anyway. Switching to assault becomes a nice option if you have the right creature buffs in place, and you can force many of your traps to go off with the removal options available, such as Avatar of Woe and Deathbringer Liege.

The sideboard contains more options for removal and two cards for matchups against green decks. Card names with a “-“ in front of it mean that card is currently in the deck and I think would be first choices to take out to replace with cards currently in the sideboard.

I can see a bad matchup being Kruphix and land-heavy decks since they’ll be able to easily pay mana prices for attacking (if any) and get more creatures out than this deck. I think lifegain decks would also be difficult to manage at the moment with this deck, and there’s a good chance this deck is very susceptible to land destruction decks.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 12 Mythic Rares 25 - 12 Rares 21 - 12 Uncommons 14 - 5 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Bat 1/1 B, City's Blessing, Demon 5/5 B, Dragon 5/5 R, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin Soldier 1/1 RW, Land Mine, Ogre 3/3 R, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, The Monarch, Vampire 1/1 W, Vampire */* B, Zombie 2/2 B