Shattered Earth and Bodies

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

JacctheInsomniac

Creature (37)

• 1x Ahn-Crop Crasher
• 1x Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
• 1x Alpine Houndmaster
• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Azra Oddsmaker
• 1x Blood-Chin Rager
• 1x Bloodlust Inciter
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Brutal Hordechief
• 1x Chief of the Edge
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Dragonlord Kolaghan
• 1x Goblin Bushwhacker
• 1x Goblin Heelcutter
• 1x Goblin Motivator
• 1x Goblin Piledriver
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Goblin Wardriver
• 1x Goma Fada Vanguard
• 1x Hellraiser Goblin
• 1x Honored Crop-Captain
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Kolaghan Forerunners
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Kruin Striker
• 1x Lovisa Coldeyes
• 1x Mardu Shadowspear
• 1x Mardu Woe-Reaper
• 1x Mindblade Render
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Reckless Bushwhacker
• 1x Rushblade Commander
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce
• 1x Winota, Joiner of Forces
• 1x Zurgo Bellstriker

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Contested War Zone
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 5x Swamp

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Goblin Oriflamme
• 1x Mardu Ascendancy
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Promise of Tomorrow
• 1x Raiders' Spoils
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Shared Animosity

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Goldvein Pick
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prying Blade
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Tome of Legends

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

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Creature (28)

• 1x Ambuscade Shaman
• 1x Battershield Warrior
• 1x Battle Cry Goblin
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Bloodsky Berserker
• 1x Boltwing Marauder
• 1x Butcher of the Horde
• 1x Devoted Crop-Mate
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Flamerush Rider
• 1x Frenzied Saddlebrute
• 1x Garna, the Bloodflame
• 1x Glory-Bound Initiate
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
• 1x Mardu Roughrider
• 1x Mardu Strike Leader
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Orc Sureshot
• 1x Species Specialist
• 1x Swift Warkite
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Timely Hordemate
• 1x Trueheart Twins
• 1x Usher of the Fallen
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Warchief Giant
• 1x Wingmate Roc

Instant (11)

• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Fight to the Death
• 1x Flaring Pain
• 1x Glorious End
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Raise the Draugr
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Ride Down
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Volatile Claws

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Crippling Fear
• 1x Duress
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Pact of the Serpent
• 1x Return from Extinction
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Citadel of Pain
• 1x Emblem of the Warmind
• 1x Glory of Warfare
• 1x Molten Echoes
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Promise of Tomorrow
• 1x Rally the Ranks
• 1x Shared Triumph
• 1x War's Toll

Artifact (6)

• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Land (1)

• 1x Unclaimed Territory

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"If their ears are to the ground, we will make them bleed!"

This deck is an attempt to make an aggro deck in EDH themed around the Mardu of Tarkir. It's one of my cycle of Tarkir themed decks, all of which have the added goal of being able to swap the commander for the Fate Reforged counterpart, in this case, Alesha, Who Smiles at Death.

The deck is also employing a Warrior theme by using cards like Raiders' Spoils, Lovisa Coldeyes, and Blood-Chin Rager. Evasion, Card Draw, and Creature Buffs all make the theme worth it, however important flavor inclusions such as Dragonlord Kolaghan, make it difficult to dedicate enough to it to benefit from the ramp and card draw offered by spells like Herald's Horn and Vanquisher's Banner.

Additionally, the deck is extremely vulnerable to board wipes and other effects which can control the game state such as Humility, Glacial Chasm, Propaganda, and Cyclonic Rift which all have me considering War's Toll, Price of Glory, Pyroblast/Red Elemental Blast, and Flaring Pain.

These effects don't just slow the deck down, they completely invalidate it and I haven't even mentioned all the ones that do this. As is, it's a perfect case study as to why Aggro struggles in EDH.

I've defined a number of proactive categories for the deck. Card Draw, Ramp, and Removal are universal.

Haste is also self-explanatory as effects that let creatures swing immediately. I'm currently debating if there's value in creatures like Lightning Mauler or Bloodlust Inciter who can be a body in play while also providing haste to a key creature when necessary.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.77
Tokens	Foretell, Goblin 1/1 R, Gold, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
Folders	+1 Non-Budget, Tarkir