Brion Stoutarm Throws Out a Lifeline

Commander / EDH Aikido Combo Lifegain Lifelink RW (Boros) Sacrifice Tap/Untap

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For Flingin' (16)

• 1x Avatar of Fury
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Evra, Halcyon Witness
• 1x Guardian Naga
• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Immolating Souleater
• 1x Moltensteel Dragon
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Realm-Cloaked Giant
• 1x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Soul of Eternity
• 1x Thunderblust

Threaten Effects (8)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Captivating Crew
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Traitorous Blood

Utility (7)

• 1x Battlemage's Bracers
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Patriar's Seal
• 1x Thornbite Staff

Protection (3)

• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery

Boardwipes (1)

• 1x Realm-Cloaked Giant

Land (37)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Furycalm Snarl
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 10x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Wasteland

Draw (11)

• 1x Book of Rass
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Removal (5)

• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Guardian Naga

Synergy (2)

• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Brion's Back-Up (1)

• 1x Bloodshot Cyclops

Commander (1)

Ramp (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Patriar's Seal
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Recursion (7)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Hofri Ghostforge
• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer

Cheat Into Play (3)

• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation

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Other (4)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Smothering Tithe

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Introduction

This is my Brion Stoutarm EDH deck. When I saw the card, I loved it, and wanted to build around him. This is one of my early decks, and I've tried to upgrade it more here recently. It was initially built with more threaten effects, with the idea of stealing other players' creatures and flinging them with Brion. Some of those effects still remain, but it isn't the focus of the deck anymore.

What Brion Stoutarm really called to mind was the card Lifeline. I've had the card forever, and have always looked for ways to play it, and Brion offered a fun way to do it. Ideally, at some point I'll have Brion equipped with Thornbite Staff, sac as many fatties on the field as I can, and then barring anything goofy, Lifeline returns my fatties to play for another run the following turn. Its not built solely to that end, but it's a good time when it happens that way.

Fling Strategy

The goal of this deck is to get some big creatures onto the battlefield, either my own or someone else's, and fling damage around the table. Some especially fun cards to do this with are Hamletback Goliath, Evra, Halcyon Witness, and Serra Avatar. Phyrexian Processor is a fun option for pumping out fatties to fling around, and Court of Grace, Dragonmaster Outcast, and Skyline Despot can pump out tokens to fling and help the deck stay aggressive and retain the Monarch.

Being able to fling multiple times in a turn is very helpful. Thornbite Staff is the strongest card for this, and Magewright's Stone and Thousand-Year Elixir allow for some extra untapping of Brion. Illusionist's Bracers double up an activation of Brion.

Recursion Strategy

Lifeline is my favorite recursion theme in the deck. It does offer it's abilities to the entire table, but most of the time I'll be the one benefitting the most from it being around. Hofri Ghostforge is a nice piece, too, offering the ability to fling something twice. Feldon of the Third Path, Reya Dawnbringer, and Adarkar Valkyrie are helpful for this strategy, too.

Utility

I didn't want Brion to be the sole source of damage in the deck. Warmstorm Surge, Stalking Vengeance, and Court of Ire help speed up the clock.

Being able to cheat things into play is helpful, too. Sunbird's Invocation offers great value for casting something with a higher CMC, and Sneak Attack lends itself to the aggressiveness of the deck. Sneak something in for {R}, attack with it, and sac the same creature for {R} with Stoutarm. If Lifeline or Hofri Ghostforge are in play, then I'll get the creature back.

Conclusion

I like this build, because it lets me do two of my favorite things in Magic; sacrifice things and recur things. I use the threaten effects here mainly as creature removal, stealing problem creatures and sacrificing them for value. I also get to play some fun and unique cards from my Magic youth.

Any thoughts, suggestions, and upvotes are always appreciated! If you've got a Brion Stoutarm deck, feel free to post your list here, too! I'd love to see the different approaches and get new ideas.

Thanks for taking a look!

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Date added	7 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.27
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Minion X/X B, On an Adventure, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
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