Marath, the Poisonous (Disassembled)

Commander / EDH Aggro Artifact Enchantment RGW (Naya) Tokens

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Creature (24)

• 1x Apex Devastator
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Armada Wurm
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Juniper Order Ranger
• 1x Meglonoth
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Nightshade Peddler
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Spellbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar
• 1x Utvara Hellkite
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Contested Cliffs
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Gorgon Flail
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Kaldra
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (6)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Naya Charm
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Selesnya Charm

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x World at War
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Creature (10)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Godsire
• 1x Halana, Kessig Ranger
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Mossbridge Troll
• 1x Shivan Wurm
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Domri Rade

Land (3)

• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Contested Cliffs
• 1x Kazandu Refuge

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Gratuitous Violence

Artifact (2)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fractal Harness

Instant (1)

• 1x Dramatic Entrance

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Circuitous Route
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Grow from the Ashes
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nature's Spiral
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

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UPDATE: DECK DISMANTLED JULY 12, 2021. Transformed into two different decks: Dragonlord Xenagos and potentially a new Marath with more focus on Marath than the current deck.

This deck is special to me: My first commander deck bought in 2013, and since then it has gone from beast tribal to something really weird...

Originally based more around beatdown and huge beasts I realized that my huge beasties don't do squat if they can't hit their target (i.e. the opponent(s) ). So how to deal with that, I thought. Well let's use Marath's ping-ability. So I added a lot of deathtouch cards in order to make Marath into a pinging powerhouse of death. A major update and overhaul of the deck occured in Apri 2021. The deck has been staying the same since 2016 when I stopped playing magic,and was thus quite out of date. Also, after now having the possibility to spend a bit more on a deck, I thought it was finally time to bring Marath out to what I wanted her to be all those years ago, but couldn't afford it.

As mentioned, Marath can keep control of the board on her own, but she can't really deal enough damage by herself; not without vigilance. So that's why she brings in her friends. Before the update, I focused way too much on varous abilites such as vigilance, haste, double strike and first strike. Now I'm all about haste; throw in creatures and pumping out that damage as fast as possible, while Marath guards and keeps the borders clean with combos like Basilisk Collar + Marath, Will of the Wild .

All in all, this is a somewhat versatile deck, that can be a real threat. Finishers include dragonian onslaught with Mirror Entity + Utvara Hellkite , Overwhelming Stampede or Triumph of the Hordes, and just brute force.

If there would be any change now, it would probably be to get Nylea, God of the Hunt as a source for trample. But I'm not sure that is necessary. Time will tell. But this is the last upgrade (I hope) Marath will receive in a long, long while now.

I am now building a voltron deck around Atraxa, an artifact reanimation deck with Osgir, and a Token onslaught with Adrix and Nev. Simultaneously. Please check them out if you want to and give some advice if you have any.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Basilisk Collar + Marath, Will of the Wild Mirror Entity + Utvara Hellkite
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.19
Tokens	Beast 4/4 G, Dragon 6/6 R, Elemental X/X G, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Plant 0/1 G, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample