nUKe13 Aurelia’s Legion

Commander / EDH Aggro Competitive Primer RW (Boros) Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (26)

• 1x Akiri, Fearless Voyager
• 1x Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Firemane Avenger
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Moraug, Fury of Akoum
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tajic, Blade of the Legion
• 1x Tectonic Giant
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Verge Rangers

Instant (10)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Wear / Tear

Land (38)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 10x Plains
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Cluestone
• 1x Boros Locket
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Underworld Breach

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AURELIA’S LEGION

MTGO: nUKe13

INSPIRATION

My Aurelia, the Warleader deck. Comments and critiques are appreciated!

I usually play Mardu in EDH, but I thought I would try my hand at a 2 color deck. Although I started in 2015, Angels have been one of my, if not my all time favorite, creature type. Aegis Angel was one of my first cards I pulled from a pack from Magic Origins/Battle for Zendikar and is one of my favorite/nostalgic cards. As I was delving into old cards, I discovered the plane of Ravnica and was interested in the dynamic of the 2 color Guilds. Boros caught my eye, and since I enjoy the lore behind D&D paladins, I was drawn to the guild. I started looking up cards and leaders and Aurelia, the Warleader blew me away. I immediately started including her in whatever deck I was playing in Commander, but the synergy just wasn’t there, so I had to put her to the side. That is, until now.

I started building this deck in 2020 to compliment my different strategies of EDH decks (Pillow Fort, Combo, Aggro). This deck has turned out to be Aggro, with lots of combo synergy, which will be expounded in the next section. I love the simplistic, straightforward game plan that Aurelia, the Warleader provides, and I love that many of the cards in the deck compliment and encourage the same goal to be aggressive.

COMBOS

The deck, overall, aims to dominate in the combat arena. Most synergies revolve around attacking and being on the offensive, but the deck can also finish games via spell slinging.

• Aurelia, the Warleader / Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host

INFINITE COMBAT!!! You will notice a lot of these combos end up with infinite or many combat phases and I am not ashamed or sorry for that. Just equip to either creature and start swinging. I’ve won a few games with this and it’s so simple.

• Sun Titan + Moraug, Fury of Akoum + fetchland in the graveyard

This combo requires a lot more set up, and 2 high cmc creatures, but it is worth it. Since Sun Titan ’s effect is not once per turn, the fetchland in the grave will keep coming back and you can keep cracking it, up to the number of basics in the library (usually high since 2 colors and to help with Emeria, The Sky Ruin ). The land HAS to be a fetchland, since Moraug, Fury of Akoum requires the land to landfall during your main phase. If Arid Mesa or any other non-basic fetchlands are in the grave, be careful with your life total.

• Aurelia, the Warleader + Moraug, Fury of Akoum + land/fetchland in hand

This doesn’t lead to infinite combats, but it does lead to 15-22 points of evasive commander damage, if the opponent doesn’t have a flying/reach blocker. Since Moraug, Fury of Akoum ’s power boost is not once per turn, Aurelia, the Warleader gains +1 power in the first combat, then +1 for the next combat triggered by Aurelia, the Warleader , and +1 after dropping land for turn and triggering Moraug, Fury of Akoum . If you played a fetchland for the land drop, then you get one last combat (and +1 power boost) and can win by commander damage, if opponent was unable to block Aurelia, the Warleader .

• Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host

This allows for unlimited combats, after equipping Godo, Bandit Warlord with Helm of the Host . This also becomes even better in a combat-centered or an Equipment heavy strategy.

SUGGESTIONS

• Stoneforge Mystic / Stonehewer Giant / Puresteel Paladin + Swords/Equipment

The deck can easily be altered to fit equipment and swing with pimped out creatures, wielding the most dangerous Swords and/or Equipment to ever exist.

• Seize the Day / Response / Resurgence / Chance for Glory / Savage Beating / Relentless Assault / Waves of Aggression / World at War / Fury of the Horde Aggravated Assault

A lot of spells involve the combat phase and this deck can facilitate them. I think the deck can totally be built around these spells. The only problem is if you draw the spells, and not the creatures, or viceversa, then the strategy doesn’t work. simply doesn’t have enough consistent card draw to dig enough through the deck to facilitate this synergy.

• Etali, Primal Storm

With the amount of combats we deliver, this creature can get out of hand extremely fast. The problem is that if we start clogging up the high cmc section of the deck, then we can’t do anything in the beginning turns.

• Thalia, Heretic Cathar / Authority of the Consuls / Blind Obedience / Aura of Silence / Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

These act as stun/taxing effects that slow our opponents down. This helps us be able to win with/through our combat-centered win conditions.

• Fiery Emancipation / Fiendish Duo

Spells like these are great to push more damage through. The downside is they don’t prevent or weaken the damage that comes our direction, like Gisela, Blade of Goldnight . I think we would need to become more burn spell intensive, or token intensive, to take advantage of the power boost.

• Finale of Glory / Entreat the Angels / Martial Coup / Secure the Wastes

Great for going wide strategies and with possible high or infinite mana production (hard in , unless we use “Storm” mechanics, and include Pyretic Ritual or Past in Flames ). New considerations have just been released, like Birgi, God of Storytelling  , and older techs, like Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion .

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	UBG
Splash colors	WR
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Human 1/1 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Survivor 1/1 R, Treasure
Folders	My Stuff, Ideas