Rathreos, God of the Colony

Commander / EDH Casual Jank Rats WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (37)

• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Pack Rat
• 1x Piper of the Swarm
• 25x Rat Colony
• 1x Ratcatcher
• 1x Species Specialist

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x Desperate Research
• 1x Extinction Event
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Return to the Ranks
• 1x Secret Salvage

Instant (5)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Land (35)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 10x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 16x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Always Watching
• 1x Bad Moon
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Remembrance
• 1x Shared Triumph
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x True Conviction

Commander (1)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Icon of Ancestry
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

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Maybeboard

Creature (10)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Chittering Witch
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Marrow-Gnawer
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*

Artifact (7)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1x Thrumming Stone

Land (3)

• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Vault of Champions

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Aphetto Dredging
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Gruesome Fate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Vindicate

Instant (2)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Utter End

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This is a deck that i'm trying to brew. Hopefully I will be able to buy it and win with it. It is mostly for fun but I want to win if I can. I want to start with it being budget but I may add some upgrades.

Any suggestions for cards? How many Rat Colonys is good? i want to cut some to make room for other fun cards but this feels like a bad idea, any thoughts?

Update 1: I played a few games with the deck and it is working great! However, Athreos, God of Passage is not doing very much as the commander. He is inconsistent with where the dead creatures go. I want the creatures to go to my hand but three damage is not enough to deter my opponents. I would prefer to run Tymna the Weaver and Ravos, Soultender as partner commanders but they are too expensive for me right now. I was also considering using Lurrus of the Dream-Den as the commander. Lurrus is more consistent but also much more vulnerable. What do you think? Who would be the best commander?

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Jank 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH WB (Orzhov) 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 6 - 0 Uncommons 27 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Companion Zone, Copy Clone, Morph 2/2 C, Rat 1/1 B, Treasure
Folders	Competitive Decks