Karona's cure for the common cold

Commander / EDH Theme/Gimmick Troll

littlepyro2005

Land (37)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Basilisk Gate
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x Cliffgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Gond Gate
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Heap Gate
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Maze's End
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Windbrisk Heights
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Baldur's Gate

Creature (31)

• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Boros Reckoner
• 1x Brash Taunter
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 1x Hunted Troll
• 1x Illusory Ambusher
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mirrorwood Treefolk
• 1x Mogg Maniac
• 1x Phyrexian Vindicator
• 1x Slaughter Specialist
• 1x Spitemare
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Truefire Captain
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Vengeful Archon
• 1x Warmonger Hellkite
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Gahiji, Honored One
• 1x Grismold, the Dreadsower
• 1x Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
• 1x Thantis, the Warweaver
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Shiny Impetus

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bonder's Ornament
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Fiendlash
• 1x Jeskai Banner
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Bident of Thassa

Instant (7)

• 1x Artifact Mutation
• 1x Aura Mutation
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Gideon's Sacrifice
• 1x Impact Resonance
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Rampage of the Clans

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Incite Rebellion
• 1x Indomitable Creativity
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance

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Sideboard

Instant (10)

• 1x Aphotic Wisps
• 1x Ashnod's Intervention
• 1x Battle-Rage Blessing
• 1x Burnt Offering
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Cremate
• 1x Decaying Time Loop
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Rain of Filth
• 1x Slaughter Pact

Creature (6)

• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Ingenious Artillerist
• 1x Life of the Party
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Primeval Herald
• 1x Mahadi, Emporium Master

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Burning Inquiry
• 1x Cleansing Wildfire
• 1x Flame Jab
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Fiery Inscription
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Kyren Negotiations
• 1x Quest for Pure Flame

Land (1)

• 1x Sandstone Needle

Artifact (1)

• 1x Blazing Sunsteel

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Life of the Party
• 1x Sleeper Agent
• 1x Spiteful Sliver
• 1x Archetype of Aggression

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Theft of Dreams

Instant (3)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Galadhrim Ambush
• 1x Mercy Killing

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Pyrohemia

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Here are some random thoughts, ideas and notes in no particular order...

So the name of the deck comes from a slightly crude joke. "What is the best cure for the common cold?" answer: A bottle of laxatives, you'd be too afraid to cough.

In light of that, the concept is to give everyone plenty of fire-power and encourage them to attack without saying that they can't attack me.

Clearly the deck is a troll build.

Maze's End package has actually become pretty good for mana fixing with the latest additions of new gates. however it should never net a win even if your opponent is mana starved and never casts a spell of their own as we will likely give them the tools they need to kill us. We have a house rule that anyone who loses to it autographs it.

I am a filthy casual and will NEVER put Pariah on Stuffy Doll or Brash Taunter but it is just too good to get rid of when you have things like Hornet Nest or Illusory Ambusher.

I like Akroan Horse, but it just always gets killed before it has any impact on the game and ultimately got cut.

In this shell of a deck Dovescape ends up super strange as it is normally used to stall out games for control decks, but here it actually usually speeds up the game by just making everyone dump bodies and swing. Mixed results in actual games, occasionally people just scoop when it resolves (even when it seem most likely that they would win due to it) but when people actually play it out, it forces an end to a drug out game within then next 2-3 rounds. * Edit * Dovescape has been pulled out of the deck mostly due to the CMC

Mirage Mirror always ends up being useful in many predictable ways, and some shockingly bazar and fun ways.

I have gained an appreciation for Forbidden Orchard to get something in play for a player who is having a "non-starter game" so they can swing at someone to get into the game using things like Edric, Spymaster of Trest or Curse of Opulence. If I had copies of them, I am considering adding Rainbow Vale to every non CEDH to help make sure every commander game is engaging for all.

Assault Suit is another card that got cut from the original concept deck that just ended up not working well as it let the "current winning player" politic into ways to kill off the equipped creature leaving me as the caster the only player loosing out on the whole deal.

Speaking of using equipment attached to creatures being passed around, Sword of the Animist attached to Karona, False God seems like it would be pretty good If I were able to sneak some basic lands in after updating the Guild gate package. * Edit * Explorer's Scope has been added to try to get some free land drops per combat as Karona gets passed around.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 4 Rares 13 - 12 Uncommons 23 - 11 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Centaur 3/3 G, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Elephant 3-3 G, Faerie 1/1 U, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, Gold, Human 1/1 W, Inkling 2/1 WB, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Lightning Rager, Ogre 3/3 R, Plant 1/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Spirit 1/1 C, Survivor 1/1 R, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B