Getting Pumped Up

Commander / EDH Aggro Counters GW (Selesnya) Humans Theme/Gimmick Tokens Tokens Voltron Weenie

Monomanamaniac

Creature (34)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Champion of the Parish
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Destiny Spinner
• 1x Intrepid Adversary
• 1x Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
• 1x Luminarch Aspirant
• 1x Thalia's Lieutenant
• 1x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1x Augur of Autumn
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Heronblade Elite
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Thraben Doomsayer
• 1x Torens, Fist of the Angels
• 1x Wild Beastmaster
• 1x Cemetery Protector
• 1x Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Slippery Bogbonder
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Trynn, Champion of Freedom
• 1x Maja, Bretagard Protector
• 1x Reverent Hoplite

Land (33)

• 1x Arctic Treeline
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 6x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 6x Plains
• 1x Radiant Grove
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tyrite Sanctum
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Instant (9)

• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Akroma's Will

Commander (1)

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Resourceful Defense
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Cathars' Crusade

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Visions of Glory
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise

Artifact (3)

• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x The Great Henge

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This deck is an aggro deck that seeks to food the field with humans and human tokens and swing in with a superior board. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary has an effect that puts +1/+1 counters on him every time a human enters the battlefield and gives all humans +1/+1 for each counter on him. It only takes one or two turns of Kyler being in play for his effect to get out of hand.

The Commander

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary is the Lynch pin of the deck. His powerful ability gives him a +1/+1 counter for each human that enters the battlefield, including tokens. The finisher part of his ability gives other humans +1/+1 for each counter on him. This unassuming 2/2 human for 5 looks pretty innocuous at first glance, but given 1-2 turns in play Kyler will warp the game around him and lead an army of giant humans to b victory.

Included in the deck are a ton of efficient humans that can impact the board and get pumped by Kyler. It also includes token makers and token doublers, because once Kyler is in play the token makers become finisher cards. Lastly it includes counter doubling effects that will let Kyler pump up twice as fast.

Creatures

Adeline, Resplendent Cathar a powerhouse creature that puts a ton of power on the board with every swing. Puts 3 humans into play each attacking an opponent.

Augur of Autumn a utility creature that helps smooth out draws, makes sure the deck hits its land drops and can start powering out humans from the top of the deck when the condition is met

Avacyn's Pilgrim a cheap mana dork that taps for white and is a human

Bastion Protector gives Kyler indestructible and is a human

Cemetery Protector a versatile token generator, you generally want to choose a creature or land to exile.

Champion of Lambholt a win condition, gets big off the same trigger as Kyler, gets big off Kyler, and makes the team unlockable.

Champion of the Parish a cheap creature that triggers off the same trigger as Kyler

Destiny Spinner mostly used to make creature and enchantment spells uncounterable. It's also a human

Esper Sentinel repeatable card draw that's cheap. Early game opponents might be able to pay the tax, but once Kyler is in play the sentinel can let you draw up to 3 cards per rotation.

Eternal Witness graveyard recursion on an etb trigger and it's a human

Heronblade Elite shares the same etb trigger as Kyler an taps to add mana equal to get power. Her ability works off of Kyler's, allowing her to add massive amounts of mana as well as making her a strong creature in combat

Karametra's Acolyte can tap for ridiculous amounts of mana

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime one of the strongest mana dorks in the deck, can be used early to turn any human into a mana dork, and used late to pump the team.

Kodama of the West Tree while not a human, gives all modified creatures trample, which is often the whole team, and it ramps for each modified creature that connects.

Leinore, Autumn Sovereign a consistent source of value, providing counters and card draw.

Luminarch Aspirant a strong creature that can help set up the team in the early game, and pumps Kyler up once he's in play

Maja, Bretagard Protector a repeatable token maker that can help Kyler close out the game.

Mangara, the Diplomat repeatable card draw on a human body. If opponents choose to not play into his effect they'll be effectively casting a rule of law on themselves, which seems very much on flavor for mangara.

Mikaeus, the Lunarch a flexible creature that is good at any point on the curve. Before Kyler comes into play he can come down for as little as 1{W}. You can put very little into x, making him a cheap creature that can put a counter on the whole team every other turn, or you can put a bunch into x so that he can pump up the team even faster. Once Kyler is in play Kyler will keep mikaeus in play even if x is 0.

Enchantments

Aura Shards repeatable artifact and enchantment removal that triggers on etb

Branching Evolution doubles the number of +1/+1 counters put on creatures, effectively doubling Kyler's effect as well as all the other counter synergies.

Cathars' Crusade puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control when Kyler is in play it basically doubles his ability and it makes all your the creatures bigger. Also doesn't care if the creatures entering are tokens

Elemental Bond getting the trigger is basically a given once Kyler is in play. Works on etb, and doesn't check if the creature is a token.

Garruk's Uprising similar to elemental bond it triggers on etb, doesn't check if the creature is a token, and is a given if Kyler is in play. It also draws on etb, and it gives your creatures trample, which enables the team to smash in.

Greater Good repeatable card draw that can be used as board wipe insurance. Trades the resource of creatures in play for card draw, does require a discard, but Kyler makes the team so large that the draw is always better. Also can be used post combat to maximize the creatures effectiveness.

Hardened Scales effectively doubles Kyler's abilities, accelerating the entire deck.

instants

Beast Within, Generous Gift a flexible removal spell that can deal with any permanent. Gives the affected player a 3/3 token, but that's a great trade off.

Call the Coppercoats cast to make an army of human tokens. Puts an average of 4 humans into play for 3 mana, 7 humans for 5, 9 humans for 7. It's an instant as well so it can be cast in opponent's end step then those humans can attack right away.

Eerie Interlude a temporary blink card spell that can protect the team, or blink them out to trigger Kyler again.

Flawless Maneuver decent board wipe protection that is free if Kyler is in play.

Heroic Intervention an affordable protection card that protects the team from board wipes but is flexible because it protects all of the permanents.

sorceries

Cultivate, Kodama's Reach a simple spell that generates a land and puts a land to hand. Helps accelerate the deck

Farseek gets dual type lands and is efficiently costed

Green Sun's Zenith a variable tutor that can get any creature out of the deck and directly into play. Can be used early to get mana dorks, or used later to get a win condition.

Increasing Devotion a win condition card once Kyler is in play. With the first casting you're guaranteed at least 5 6/6 humans, and you put 5 counters on Kyler. The second casting gives you at least 10 16/16 humans putting 10 more counters on Kyler. This is typically a finisher card, giving Kyler a massive buff and then letting the team swing in.

Artifacts

Herald's Horn reduces the casting cost of humans you control and has a decent chance of letting you draw a second card every turn.

Lifecrafter's Bestiary a decent source of cards draw and advantage.

1 Arctic Treeline 1 1 1 1 1 1 Blighted Woodland 1 1 1 Canopy Vista 1 Castle Ardenvale 1 Castle Garenbrig 1 1 1 1 1 Command Tower 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Exotic Orchard 1 1 7 Forest 1 Fortified Village 1 1 Gavony Township 1 1 Grasslands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Karn's Bastion 1 1 1 1 Krosan Verge 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mosswort Bridge 1 Mother of Runes 1 Myriad Landscape 1 Nature's Lore 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 1 Odric, Master Tactician 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 1 Panharmonicon 1 Parallel Lives 1 Path to Exile 6 Plains 1 Primal Vigor 1 Rampant Growth 1 Realmwalker 1 Reverent Hoplite 1 Rishkar's Expertise 1 Serra Ascendant 1 Shamanic Revelation 1 Somberwald Sage 1 Sungrass Prairie 1 Sunpetal Grove 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Sylvan Library 1 Teferi's Protection 1 Temple Garden 1 Thalia's Lieutenant 1 The Great Henge 1 Thraben Doomsayer 1 Torens, Fist of the Angels 1 Ulvenwald Tracker 1 Unbreakable Formation 1 Visions of Glory 1 Wild Beastmaster 1 Windbrisk Heights 1 Worldly Tutor 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

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Getting Pumped Up

Commander / EDH Monomanamaniac

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Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Human 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 GW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Human Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	EDH