Gerrard’s retainers

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Five Color

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Creature (30)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Body Double
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Land (30)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Flash
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Reanimate

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This is a cEDH deck packed with multiple combo lines. It has the foundation of Bill's Najeela, the blade blossom deck from the Spikefeeders, however, I have made some changes to the deck.

Goal of the deck

The primary line of this deck is to find a way to win by creating an infinite sacrifice loop with Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Loyal Retainers or Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Saffi Eriksdotter that will drain the table with cards like Zulaport Cutthroat, Goblin Bombardment or Impact Tremors.There are many different ways to assemble these combos or find the required pieces using the many tutors in the deck, one of which is the powerful Flash + Protean Hulk combo. Here are a few key things that will determine the line pursued. 1)Do you have a sacrifice outlet currently on board? 2)Do you have a way to abuse infinite sacrifice or infinite enter the battlefield triggers?

How the deck wins-Flash Hulk Combo

With the (flash+protean hulk) combo (the fastest combo)- cast Flash putting Protean Hulk onto the field, which is immediately sacrificed. With the hulk trigger, search up Karmic Guide and a one mana creature based sacrifice outlet such as Carrion Feeder or Viscera Seer. Target Protean Hulk with the Karmic Guide enter the battlefield effect, then immediately sacrifice to go search for card:feledar guardian and Saffi Eriksdotter. Target Karmic Guide with card:feledar guardian enter the battlefield effect, causing Karmic Guide to flicker, which will allow you to grab Protean Hulk from the graveyard again, which will be immediately sacrificed to go get Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero and Zulaport Cutthroat. Now, sacrifice Saffi Eriksdotter using her ability targeting Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero. This will ensure that when Gerrard is put into the graveyard, he won't get exiled as long as you resolve Saffi's effect first on the stack. Now, sacrifice Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero which will return him and all other creatures that were put into the graveyard this turn, draining the table for 1, while you gain one. Repeat until your opponents are KO'ed.

How the deck wins- Gerrard + Saffi or Loyal retainers and Goblin bombardment or impact tremors

1)With Goblin Bombardment,Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero & Loyal Retainers-Sacrifice Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero to Goblin Bombardment, maintaining priority sacrifice Loyal Retainers targeting Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero, repeat until all your opponents are K.O'ed. 2)With Goblin Bombardment,Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero & Saffi Eriksdotter-Using Saffi Eriksdotter's ability, sacrifice her targeting Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero. Then sacrifice Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero to Goblin Bombardment. Organizing the two triggers resolving Saffi Eriksdotter first, then Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero. His will fizzle, however, the second part of his text will still happen returning Saffi Eriksdotter to the battle field. Repeat this process until your opponents are K.O'ed. Similar lines can be pursued with Impact Tremors and a sacrifice outlet on the battlefield.

tertiary and quaternary methods

With Worldgorger Dragon, Animate Dead & Impact Tremors will not require a sacrifice outlet.These are the primary lines, however, there are other combos in the deck that can be pursued. If all else fails, we can get in for beats.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Flash + Protean Hulk Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Loyal Retainers Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Saffi Eriksdotter
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.24
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W