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Commander / EDH Group Hug GWU (Bant)

Poly_raptor

Lands (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 4x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 7x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 4x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Thran Quarry
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Pillow fort (7)

• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Flight
• 1x Vow of Wildness
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sphere of Safety

Theft (22)

• 1x Callous Oppressor
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Manascape Refractor
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Mass Manipulation
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Treachery
• 1x Vesuvan Doppelganger
• 1x Aethersnatch
• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Take Possession

Group Hug (12)

• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Glademuse
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Well of Knowledge
• 1x Braids, Conjurer Adept
• 1x Hunted Wumpus
• 1x Horn of Plenty

Commander (1)

Protection (13)

• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Alexi's Cloak
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Render Silent

Utility (5)

• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Seedborn Muse

Ramp (4)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Mirari's Wake

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Other (15)

• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x New Frontiers
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Veteran Explorer
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Bonds of Mortality
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Leyline of Singularity
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Sudden Substitution
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Empress Galina

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Rubinia Soulsinger is a very interesting card, she can be used very politically, we don’t want to start stealing commanders straight away; we’ll become a very quick target if we do. We want to leave her open as a tool to persuade other players to attack our opponents. Ensuring we keep her untapped so we can use her at the right time.

Group Hug

I find group hug interesting, I didn’t really get the idea behind it for a while, for me magic is about making a deck that plays well and wins. I only started playing EDH this year, and before that I just played 2 to player casual games, where group hug would be useless, since I’ve started playing, however, I’ve found it more and more intriguing. I have had a few different attempts at brewing a “group hug” deck; this is my favourite deck so far. The aim of this deck is to get everyone drawing cards, playing extra lands and casting their big threats, speeding up their game plan. Then when the time is right, we will take what ever we want it need to win the game.

Pillow fort

A key element of this deck is building up a big fort around us, whilst accelerating everybody else’s game, making sure that we just get left alone. I’ve tried to make the pillow fort keep in theme with the group hug element of this deck, for example, using cards like Vow of Duty and Edric, Spymaster of Trest giving our opponents incentives to attack the other players at the table.

Theft

The last section of this deck is the simple part, once we have established a good defence system in place and have helped everyone draw into what they need to win, we take what they need. I have found, in magic, that one of the most efficient ways to stop a deck from winning, is by using it against itself. Waiting for the right time to cast arthersnatch targeting an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre or casting Mass Manipulation at instant speed with Leyline of Anticipation to take control of an opponents entire board just when they’re at their strongest will win us the game, decks don’t tend to be built to answer their own threats.

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Group Hug 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GWU (Bant) 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3/3 G, Treasure
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