Marath, Destroyer of Children

Commander / EDH RGW (Naya)

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Creature (23)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Skyshroud Elf
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Land (37)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 4x Mountain
• 5x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Parallax Wave
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Unity

Instant (9)

• 1x Ancient Grudge
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Ray of Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Commander (1)

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Creature (2)

• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Ulasht, the Hate Seed

Artifact (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Altar

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Marath, Will of the Wild

Deck is designed around creating an instant win combo based on Merath shooting players. Attacking, in general, is a backup plan, unless you can kill all 3 players in 1 turn.

The deck can go much harder into the combo, but I purposefully decided to move more utility into the deck. Once this deck gets 1 combo piece, it starts drawing some hate.

You'll win most games with the Spike Feeder + Archangel of Thune combo. Most of your enchantments will immediately get destroyed, because they interact really well with the deck on their own.

With Doubling Season, Primal Vigor, Hardened Scales, when Merath removes a counter from himself to put a counter on himself he gets 2 instead.

With the right hand, this deck can do some pretty disgusting things on turn 5, including winning.

Spike Feeder + Archangel of Thune = Infinite life, and any other creatures in play get gigantic as well so you can win with 1 attack phase.

Marath, Will of the Wild + Primal Vigor/Doubling Season + Earthcraft/Ashnod's Altar + Purphoros, God of the Forge = Instant Win.

Marath, Will of the Wild + Primal Vigor/Doubling Season + Mana Echoes/Ashnod's Altar = Instant Win.

Marath, Will of the Wild + Hardened Scales + Mana Echoes = Instant Win. You just need 2 mana to get it going.

A few of these can be instant wins if Goblin Bombardment is out.

Marath, Will of the Wild + Primal Vigor/Doubling Season + Earthcraft = Gigantic Army that can attack for the win next turn.

Marath, Will of the Wild + Ivy Lane Denizen + Mana Echoes = Gigantic Army that can win next turn.

Here are some that I'm testing. I'm probably going to be swapping the Wrath of God, Ray of Revelation and Xenagos, the Reveler in and out for some of these. Parallel Lives is on the chopping clock since it needs help from creatures like Ivy Lane Denizen or Cathars' Crusade

Squirrel Nest + Earthcraft + Purphoros, God of the Forge or Goblin Bombardment = Instant Win

Merath, Will of the Wild + Primal Vigor/Doubling Season + Earthcraft/Mana Echoes + Goblin Bombardment = Instant Win

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Elemental X/X G, Elephant 3-3 G, Plant 0/1 G