Jared Carthalion vs. the World [PRIMER]

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Counters Fight Infinite Combo Multiplayer Primer Ramp RGW (Naya) Sacrifice

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Lands (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 5x Forest
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Board Wipe (3)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Starstorm

Removal (3)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Palace Jailer

Synergy (17)

• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Boros Reckoner
• 1x Brash Taunter
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Grothama, All-Devouring
• 1x Guilty Conscience
• 1x Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

Card Draw (10)

• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Neyith of the Dire Hunt
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Tireless Tracker

Protection (8)

• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Commander (1)

Enhancer (12)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Sun Titan

Ramp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Three Visits

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Supplemental Tutors (5)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Supplemental Goad (2)

• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Insurrection

Supplemental Damage Redirection (3)

• 1x Spitemare
• 1x Stormwild Capridor
• 1x Truefire Captain

Supplemental Card Draw (2)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor

Supplemental Damage (1)

• 1x Star of Extinction

Supplemental Monarch (3)

• 1x Dawnglade Regent
• 1x Protector of the Crown
• 1x Skyline Despot

Supplemental Stax (2)

• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Windborn Muse

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Jared Carthalion Gets It Together!

Finally, the last Carthalion heir is here and ready to take back what is his. I hope you are ready for a fight, because ruling doesn't come easy! This deck is all about bringing the Monarch mechanic into the game and then taking our rightful place as ruler. Our battle plan is a combination of taking advantage of Jared Carthalion, True Heir's ability while we are the monarch, redirecting our opponent's damage back to them, and threatening to combo off through it all. We aren't all brawn and no brain through! This deck has incredible political power through being able to give our opponents the monarch (temporarily of course) and incentivizing them to attack our other opponents. Maneuver through the ever shifting battlefield and navigate the politics of multiplayer to bring home the crown and take the win!

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How It Works

Jared Carthalion, True Heir's ability makes him invulnerable to damage and turns that damage into making him even more powerful while we are the monarch. We can take advantage of this through damage based removal such as Blasphemous Act or Aurelia's Fury which instead of killing him through damage, gives him that many +1/+1 counters - pumping him to incredible levels! We also have numerous creature that redirect damage such as Brash Taunter, Boros Reckoner, and Stuffy Doll. These make your opponents think twice before they attack us and let us take and hold onto the Monarch once we get it. It doesn't take long for the card advantage the Monarch gives to let us outpace and overwhelm our opponents.

The Strategies

Damage: Jared has the potential to knock an opponent out through commander damage in one swing when he is pumped through his ability or with a Blackblade Reforged attached. Cathars' Crusade help to pump all of our creatures to make any one of them able to stand on their own and pose an impressive threat to our opponents.

Redirection: Holding onto the Monarch is extremely important in this deck, so we use damage redirection through Boros Reckoner, Brash Taunter, and Stuffy Doll and a healthy dose of goad like effects through Agitator Ant and Orzhov Advokist to turn our opponents away from us and against each other. A touch of stax effects through Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker and Baird, Steward of Argive give just one more reason for our opponents to stay away from us and our crown. All these synergize to make the thought of attacking us daunting and undesirable to our opponents.

Protection: Since combat damage is a large part of our battle plan, removal and board wipes are extremely dangerous to us. To combat those, we have numerous effects to protect our permanents through cards like Whispersilk Cloak, Teferi's Protection, Gift of Immortality, etc. These can turn what would be a devastating board wipe into the perfect opportunity for us to swing in and steal the game. Also, fun fact: white actually have some counter spells! As such, we are running Rebuff the Wicked as surprise answers to targeted removal. Your opponents won't see it coming! One last element in this category is recursion; we have Sun Titan, Eternal Witness, and Bruna, the Fading Light   to bring things back from the graveyard. And since we are running Bruna, of course we must also include Gisela, the Broken Blade   for the chance to make the ultimate play of melding them into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares    . If you are able to do so, you have automatically won! (regardless of game outcome)

Combos

Infinite Combos:

Goblin Bombardment + Sun Titan + Fiend Hunter/Saffi Eriksdotter= Infinite damage

Goblin Bombardment + Cathars' Crusade + Kitchen Finks = Infinite life and damage

Ashnod's Altar + Sun Titan + Fiend Hunter/Saffi Eriksdotter= Infinite mana

Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade + Kitchen Finks = Infinite life and mana

Boros Reckoner/Brash Taunter + Guilty Conscience = Infinite damage

Combos:

Stuffy Doll + Guilty Conscience = Kill one opponent

Stuffy Doll/Boros Reckoner/Brash Taunter + Pariah = Damage redirect to chosen player

Goblin Bombardment/Ashnod's Altar + Gift of Immortality + Sun Titan/Eternal Witness = Repeatable graveyard recursion

Cathars' Crusade/Oran-Rief, the Vastwood + Cauldron of Souls = Repeatable regeneration for creatures

Vigor + Blasphemous Act/Rolling Earthquake/Aurelia's Fury = Destroy your opponents' creatures while pumping yours

Questions, comments, suggestions, and (preferably) snide remarks welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #9 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #6 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #2 position in Commander / EDH Primer 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	8 months
Exclude colors	UB
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Clue, Dragon 5/5 R, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem
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