Rafiq da Friq

Commander / EDH Voltron

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Creature (20)

• 1x Akrasan Squire
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Aven Squire
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Ethercaste Knight
• 1x Giltspire Avenger
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Guardians of Akrasa
• 1x Knight Exemplar
• 1x Knight of Glory
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
• 1x Sigiled Paladin
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Sunscape Familiar

Land (37)

• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Command Tower
• 5x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 2x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 10x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Skyshroud Forest
• 1x Soaring Seacliff
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Angelic Benediction
• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Ardent Plea
• 1x Crystallization
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

Artifact (4)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (23)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Become Immense
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Faith's Shield
• 1x Giant Growth
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Groundswell
• 1x Infiltrate
• 1x Invigorate
• 1x Might of Oaks
• 1x Might of the Nephilim
• 1x Mighty Leap
• 1x Predator's Strike
• 1x Ranger's Guile
• 1x Reciprocate
• 1x Reverent Mantra
• 1x Shadow Rift
• 1x Titanic Growth
• 1x Treva's Charm
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Artful Dodge
• 1x Distortion Strike
• 1x Enlarge
• 1x Revenge of the Hunted
• 1x Riding Red Hare
• 1x Winds of Rath

Commander (1)

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Creature (3)

• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Guard Gomazoa
• 1x Wall of Denial

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Armadillo Cloak
• 1x Finest Hour
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Unflinching Courage

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bubble Matrix
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Supreme Verdict

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Searching for a deck that will break your foes without breaking the bank? Want to run with a crazy crowd whos leader rides a lion? Do you enjoy crushing your enemy in a single turn, watching their hope turn to despair? Well you've come to the right place! Rafiq da Friq is a burst voltron deck whos goal is to use +/+ cards in conjuncture with Rafiq's ability to deal leathel or near leathel damage in a single turn.

The baisics:

Mana Base:

This is a three colored deck so the mana base does get a little tricky to build. I've included cheap pain lands like Yavimaya Coast and Skyshroud Forest and some check lands. All in all it works well for the price but of course including more pain lands and shock lands would increase performance.

Now the real trick to this deck. This deck is very simple. Its end game has Four parts:

Rafiq:

He is the cornerstone of this entire deck, he is VITAL for this to work.

Protection:

It is VERY likely your opponent will suspect what is about to happen so it is importent to have at least one method of protection in place for Rafiq.

• Apostle's Blessing
• Brave the Elements
• Emerge Unscathed
• Faith's Shield
• Gods Willing
• Ranger's Guile
• Reverent Mantra
• Shield of the Oversoul
• Bastion Protector
• Benevolent Bodyguard
• Knight Exemplar
• Mother of Runes
• Vines of Vastwood
• Turn Aside

Dodge:

Now that you have your protection up we can deal with avoiding theirs. For this purpose I have included several cards that allow Rafiq to fly over, trample through, or flat out ignore your opponents defenses.Content goes here

• Infiltrate
• Mighty Leap
• Predator's Strike
• Shadow Rift
• Aqueous Form
• Rancor
• Shield of the Oversoul
• Steel of the Godhead
• Soaring Seacliff
• Artful Dodge
• Distortion Strike
• Revenge of the Hunted
• Riding Red Hare
• Enlarge

Destruction:

Last we will need to do enough damage to eleminate your foe. That's 21 damage, because of Rafiqs double strike ability we can half this to 11 (got to round up). Rafiq has 3 power and exalted to he's at 4 damage with no outside influence. That means to win the game in one shot we must boost his power by 7. Difficult but not impossible. I have included several cards with exaulted to increase his attack by +1 a peice:

• Cathedral of War
• Angelic Benediction
• Ardent Plea
• Akrasan Squire
• Aven Squire
• Ethercaste Knight
• Giltspire Avenger
• Knight of Glory
• Qasali Pridemage
• Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
• Sigiled Paladin

Knight Exemplar and Bastion Protector will also help in this regard.

Next I have Enchantments:

• Rancor
• Shield of the Oversoul
• Steel of the Godhead

Last I have sorceries and Instants:

• Enlarge
• Revenge of the Hunted
• Riding Red Hare
• Become Immense
• Giant Growth
• Groundswell
• Invigorate
• Might of Oaks
• Might of the Nephilim
• Mighty Leap
• Predator's Strike
• Ranger's Guile
• Titanic Growth
• Vines of Vastwood

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Splash colors	WUG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 34 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.21