Make Mirrodin Pure Again

Commander / EDH

TheBlueTitan

Lands (35)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Ghitu Encampment
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 11x Plains
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

The Tools Of Purification (9)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x O-Naginata
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

The Lieutenants (6)

• 1x Akiri, Line-Slinger
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Firemane Avenger
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Ogre Battledriver

Fuel For The Cause (13)

• 1x Boros Keyrune
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sol Ring

Reinforcements Have Arrived (9)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Myr Battlesphere
• 1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Thopter Assembly

Utility (7)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

Commander (1)

Reload (11)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Steel Your Will (6)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant

Scorched Earth (5)

• 1x Ajani Vengeant
• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Ravages of War

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Introduction

As long as Jor Kadeen and his heart and sword burn with the white fire of conviction, there is hope to cauterize the infection, and restore his world to a Mirrodin Pure of compleation.

*Note: This deck was retired on 12.23.17. No new updates will come unless the deck is recreated. The deck was great against casual tables, but couldn't handle competitive tables. Thanks for the fun, Jor!

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Why Jor Kadeen?:

Jor Kadeen (JK) was created due to a vacuum in token-based aggro strategies in my playgroup and the consistent lack of respect for Boros colors in general around the table.

How to Play/Philosophy of Deck Show

How to Play:
In short. Load up the field with the most threats in the shortest time you can, and then deal a lethal blow to your opponents in the combat phase while there are little resources yet in the game. If the game goes longer, try and reset it with Land destruction backed up by your Mana Rocks.

Philosophy:
Commander is a format of ramp, draw, and tutor effects. This comfortably places as king. This is reinforced by the socially perpetuated - and honestly irritating - Commander "social contract" that states that the most powerful Commander effects that white and red share, land destruction and controlling the red zone, aren't "fun" for everyone. Why is it that every type of permanent in the game is okay to destroy, but lands are a "No-no"? This Marshmallow mindset is what has caused standard to fall to the wayside in recent years and everything to become midrange hybrids.

Entitlement is a dangerous thing, ladies and gentlemen.

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You'll enjoy Jor Kadeen if:

• You are good at not being a patronizing sore winner, as respect is important when playing Mass Land Destruction


• You know what's best in life.


• You like using your entire forearm to turn tokens sideways


• Someone just built Atraxa, Praetors' Voice "Superfriends" and you're not a fan of the Jace-tice League


• This scene makes you want to go to war


• You hate the Phyrexians, and in your heart know that "Flame doesn't kneel to Phyrexia" (from Burn the Impure)

You'll hate Jor Kadeen if:

• You think Explosive Vegetationing is the "right" of all players


• You enjoy winning outside of the redzone and have small forearms


• No judgment here, but you enjoy linear combo all-in and/or reactive control strategies, hating the spotlight


• You dislike equipment


• Your playgroup has a lot of Propaganda and Night of Souls' Betrayal effects


• Your playgroup runs a lot of Mass artifact destruction like Creeping Corrosion, Shattering Spree, and Vandalblast

The Name of the Deck

The deck name is based off the Trump slogan, drawing parallels between how the Phyrexian menace invades and infects Mirrodin and Political Correctness, Virtue Signalling, and Victim Empowerment have infected The United States. But political grandstands aren't what this site is for, so I'll leave it at that!

Soundtrack for the Deck (Bonus Points for casting this on an Armageddon Turn)

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Win Conditions

Redzone

The main way to win with this deck is to bludgeon your opponent with super inspired soldiers under the leadership of Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer. With 4 simple 1/1 Soldiers on board, swinging with all 5 creatures and metalcraft active is 28 damage.

Armageddon/Ravages of War

Resolving an Armageddon or Ravages of War with a token generator is often enough to take over the board. This isn't a win condition, so much as a Trump card. After casting this with an Assemble the Legion in play, for example, it'll be hard for the opponent to stabilize.

"The Lieutenants"

The cards listed under "The Lieutenants" section can run away with the game with a few tokens in play if left alone. The powerspike is mulitplicative if one of them is in play alongside another or JK. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Aurelia, the Warleader, and Iroas, God of Victory make combat consistently harder each time they're in play for a combat phase.

Help/Suggestions?

1.) If you have Foil Islands like these! for trade, let me know!

2.) Tell me what you think about the deck!

3.) You've tried out the deck yourself, what do you think?

Updates

12.23.17

Deck Retired.

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Archived Information

4.7.2017 Show

Cards Removed Show

1x Daretti, Scrap Savant (C16) #Utility
1x Cataclysm (TPR) #Scorched_Earth

Cards Added Show

1x Ogre Battledriver F #The_Lieutenants
1x Boros Charm F (GTC) #Utility

3.20.17 Show

Aesthetics updated, and layout created for future use. Card-by-Card Breakdown for Win Condition cards. Deck Philosophy created as well as explanation of other peripherals.

JK's_Chosen changed to The_Lieutenants

Cards Removed Show

1x Batterskull F (NPH) #The_Tools_Of_Purification
1x Boros Guildgate F #Lands
1x Goblin Welder #From_The_Ashes
1x Hangarback Walker (ORI)
1x Karn Liberated (NPH) #The_Lieutenants
1x Knollspine Dragon #Regroup_And_Make_Ready
1x Mountain #Lands 1x Open the Vaults #From_The_Ashes
4x Plains #Lands
1x Razia's Purification
1x Relic Seeker F (000) #Steel_Your_Will
1x Scrap Mastery #From_The_Ashes
1x Second Sunrise #From_The_Ashes
1x Slate of Ancestry #Regroup_And_Make_Ready
1x Stone Haven Outfitter F #Regroup_And_Make_Ready
1x Stranglehold
1x Sunforger F #The_Tools_Of_Purification
1x Sword of Body and Mind
1x Sword of Vengeance #The_Tools_Of_Purification

Cards Added Show

1x Akiri, Line-Slinger F #The_Lieutenants
1x Arid Mesa #Lands
1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1x Firemane Avenger F
1x Fire Diamond
1x Infiltration Lens F
1x Magus of the Wheel
1x Mana Crypt
1x Marble Diamond
1x Mentor of the Meek #Reinforcements_Have_Arrived
1x Mistveil Plains F #Lands
1x Mox Opal #Fuel_For_The_Cause
1x Monastery Mentor #Reinforcments_Have_Arrived
1x O-Naginata F #The_Tools_Of_Purification
1x Return to Dust F
1x Sram, Senior Edificer F
1x Tenza, Godo's Maul F
1x Windswept Heath #Lands
1x Wooded Foothills #Lands

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10.10.16 Show

Found the first template for deck creation that's ever resonated with me.

While reading the /r/MagicTCG and /r/CompetitiveEDH subreddits, I came across the "8x8 Theory for EDH". This deck follows that theory. Start with one Commander and pick 8 themes that you want to present in the deck (for example "Mana Rocks" or "Card Draw"). After you've chosen 8 themes, find 8 cards in each category. 8x8=64, and now you've got 64 (+1 Commander) = 65 cards. The remaining 35 cards are lands! It's a pretty simple idea, but a template was a nice scaffolding device as I already had experience with cards that I liked, and knew what effects I'd prefer to include for my themes.

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Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Human 1/1 R, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Monk 1/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Stoneforged Blade, Thopter 1/1 C, Warrior 1/1 W