Julius Caeser - The Ides of March

Commander / EDH* Theme/Gimmick Tokens Vorthos WUB (Esper)

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Creature (24)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Canal Courier
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Custodi Lich
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Garrulous Sycophant
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1x Herald of Leshrac
• 1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Keeper of Keys
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Triad of Fates
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Baneful Omen
• 1x Consulate Crackdown
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Mobilization
• 1x Soothsaying

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Throne of the High City

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Eliminate the Competition
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Plea for Power
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Tyrant's Choice

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Druidic Satchel
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Renegade Map
• 1x Seer's Sundial
• 1x Shrine of Loyal Legions
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Instant (6)

• 1x Disallow
• 1x Harsh Justice
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Urborg Justice

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Gideon, Champion of Justice
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

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This is possibly my favourite I've built so far: a Dekkon Blackblade Esper deck based upon the Shakespeare play Julius Caeser.

I've ensured that basically every card matches up with a character or theme within the play, even adding some slightly obscure themes in order to make the deck smoother. Each creature matches up with character within the play or is representative of a theme or piece of imagery (such as the Dogs of War).The themes within the play include notions of Justice, Patriotism (the love of ones country & preventing tyrants from ruling it), Honour, War & Loyalty (to an individual, a nation & an ideal).

The deck plays out like your basic mid-range controlly Esper deck until you get enough lands on field to make it worth dropping Dekkon in order to score a win. Once you do that, you need to give him a bit of haste & protection with Lightning Greaves.The main focus of the deck then becomes finding ways to drop land that you can buff Dekkon up with, which is done through various artefacts, spells & creatures. You can also use Swords to Plowshares on a huge Dekkon to get a huge amount of life back.I also added a few Monarch cards for flavour as well as card draw

The creatures are as follows:

Dakkon Blackblade: Caeser

Dovin Baan: Octavius

Gideon, Champion of Justice: Brutus

Sorin, Grim Nemesis: Mark Anthony

Kambal, Consul of Allocation: Lepidus

Triad of Fates: The Triumvirate

Ravos, Soultender: Titinius

Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer: Cassius

Obzedat, Ghost Council: the Senate

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV: Cicero

Viscera Seer: The Soothsayer

Weathered Wayfarer: Messala

Custodi Lich: Trebonius

Garrulous Sycophant: Metellus Cimber

Keeper of the Keys: Cinna

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet: Casca

Herald of Leshrac: Popilius Lena

Canal Courier: the Messanger

Isamaru, Hound of Konda: the Dogs of War

Walking Atlas: allegory for the Roman Republics territory

It That Betrays: the Spirit of Betrayal & TreacheryAthreos, God of Passage

Ephara, God of the Polis

Oblivion Sower: the Chaos caused by Caesers death

Grave Titan: the war dead

Cryptbreaker: the undead who march the street

Noosegraf Mob: the mob that rioted after Caesers murder

Burnished Hart: a sacrifice to the gods

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Emblem Dovin Baan, Phyrexian Myr 1/1 C, Saproling 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B