Athreos, God of Passage

Commander / EDH

TyGuy42

Creature (37)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Moriok Replica
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Necrotic Sliver
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Phyrexian Rager
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Silverchase Fox
• 1x Slum Reaper
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 9x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scrubland
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Wound Reflection

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Star Compass

Instant (5)

• 1x Fate Forgotten
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wake the Dead

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Damnation
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Pyrrhic Revival
• 1x Rout
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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When Athreos first got released, I saw literally a dozen-plus decks with just him and those Relentless Rats clerics. It was a tough deck to play against - it was effective - but it was also incredibly boring to see. I decided to try and build a "proper" Athreos deck. My first try was alright. Middling, really. I still felt that I wasn't using him to his full potential. After spending a lot of time on Gatherer, I finally came up with this list. This list is probably one of my most tuned decks, and it is deceivingly powerful. Because I rarely attack, and my opponents only lose life in small increments (and often as their own choice), it doesn't seem like I'm that big of a threat. It isn't until mid-game that you realize that somehow, you're down 15 life in one round, though you really can't say why. I've played a lot of games where I ended up having 65+ life, everyone else at the table was at less than 20, and I still wasn't seen as the perceived threat. This deck has answers to nearly every problem, tech up the wazoo, and the beautiful part of it is that no one piece, save for Athreos himself, is really a removal-magnet. This deck gets around the typical Orzhov-weakness of being mana-challenged by having very low casting costs. This deck also plays to my love of incremental advantage to a tee, and I love watching people agonize over their last 10 life, wondering if they should give me back my Grave Titan or not. What too-few realize is that the Titan is a decoy - they should instead be wasting their removal on the Blood Artists or Suture Priests nipping at their life totals. If it goes to my hand, I cast it. If it goes to my graveyard, I recur it quickly. Nothing stays dead for long. One game, I counted that I had Solemn Simulacrum enter the battlefield 9 times. GY hate that exiles is the only enemy this deck really has, though Torpor Orb can stall me for a bit. Fortunately, I have plenty of card draw to help me dig for answers. Try out the list, and you might become a fan of the God of Passage.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.28
Tokens	Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W