A Legendary Deck

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Combo Dredge

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Lands (35)

• 1x Barad-dur
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Lush Portico
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x The Grey Havens
• 1x The Shire
• 1x Underground Mortuary
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Legends (20)

• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Glissa Sunslayer
• 1x Heroes' Podium
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Masako the Humorless
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Ratadrabik of Urborg
• 1x Reki, the History of Kamigawa
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x The Capitoline Triad
• 1x Tinybones Joins Up
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Vraska Joins Up
• 1x Wand of Orcus
• 1x Weatherlight

Removal (11)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Despark
• 1x Glissa Sunseeker
• 1x Isildur's Fateful Strike
• 1x Mageta the Lion
• 1x Mythos of Nethroi
• 1x One Ring to Rule Them All
• 1x Rise of the Witch-king
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast
• 1x Utter End

Ramp (7)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Honor-Worn Shaku
• 1x Relic of Legends
• 1x Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x The Kenriths' Royal Funeral

Commander (1)

Mill (12)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Angel of Suffering
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Palantir of Orthanc
• 1x Perpetual Timepiece
• 1x Ripples of Undeath
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Wrenn and Seven

Utility Spells (8)

• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Kamahl's Druidic Vow
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Nasty End
• 1x Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Tutors (6)

• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Search for Glory
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Time of Need
• 1x War of the Last Alliance

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{W}{B}{G}Welcome to my commander deck featuring the glowing scroll artist, Kethis, the Hidden Hand{G}{B}{W}

Let us start by breaking down the main Elf himself. A 3/4 for Abzan mana is pretty solid stats. His cheap CMC means it takes a good few casts before he becomes expensive to cast. He can block in the early game effectively then carry the game with his abilities late. Reducing Legendary spells by {1} mana might not seem like a lot, but the deck is filled with so many Legends this will build up to so much 'ramp' over the course of the game. His 2nd ability is where Kethis really shines. Being able to recur threats over and over at the expense of 2 other Legend cards is very strong. Because of the combination of abilities, Kethis is relevant both early and late game. The additional bonus of this is Kethis isn't a wincon for the deck, he is the all-star support so the deck can function without him on the board.

Due to the synergies with Legendary cards, I tried to cram in as many effects that are tied to the card type so they can be either recurred or exiled when no longer required. Instead of going in depth about each card, I'll mention the top supporting cards before I go into win conditions.

Reki, History of Kamigawa - This card is bonkers in this deck. most of our cards are Legendary so this will draw a bunch of cards, keeping your hand full.
Masako the Humorless - Fantastic little combat trick that very few people expect.
Captain Sisay - The original 'Legends matter' commander that probably needs little explanation. It's good.
Weatherlight - Conveniently crewed by Kethis, the Hidden Hand and will 99% of time find you a card.
Mageta the Lion/Urza's Ruinous Blast - Repeatable board wipes are always strong but beware, this will get you hated out of the game pretty fast. Thankfully you can exile them for political gain.
Glissa Sunseeker - A really interesting Artifact removal card (which I'd never heard of before I made this deck!). Again, repeatable with Kethis' ability unlike our instant removal spells.
Honor-Worn Shaku - Turns all our Legend cards into mana dorks. Card gets out of hand fast with a good board state.
Kamahl's Druidic Vow - I LOVE Genesis Wave and this is a repeatable Genesis Wave This will fill your board fast with so many targets to hit.

To further help Kethis' second ability, we run a 'self-mill' package to gets cards in the yard to bring back. I've included a couple of Dredge cards since Dredge is easily repeatable and keeps the engine going. Underrealm Lich is the all-star of this package as it gives us great card selection and is really difficult to remove outside of Exile. Usually you want at least one graveyard card going at a time as it makes the game run smoother for yourself.

So how do we win? Let's start by making our Legends huge! Heroes' Podium and Dragon Throne of Tarkir will absolutely get us there. With our big army we can either swing through, mill them out with Altar of Dementia or sac them with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to ping everyone.

Some notable exclusion from the deck include:

Mindslaver - Not for me as a player. Locking someone out of the game isn't why I play.
Sol Ring - Yes, this deck doesn't run a Sol Ring. It doesn't get Kethis, the Hidden Hand out faster and being a tri-coloured deck, I opted for stuff that makes coloured mana instead
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering - Exiles itself so not repeatable.
Helm of the Host - Never made it a turn cycle!
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave - If infinite combo is your jam, Skullbriar, the Walking Grave + Athreos, Shroud-Veiled + Altar of Dementia = infinite mill.

Thanks for checking out my deck. This deck has such great utility and there is usually a card for any situation. It's an absolute ball to play due to the size of the toolbox it has. If you like this deck feel free to give suggestions or check out my other decks below. Until next time!

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{W}{U}Taigam, Ojutai Master - Taigam, Master of Rebound{U}{W}
{W}{U}Niambi, Faithful Healer - Faith in Superfriends{U}{W}
{R}{W}General Ferrous Rokiric - The Red and White Army{W}{R}
{R}{G}Thromok the Insatiable - Hungry Hungry Hellion{G}{R}
{U}{R}Aegar, the Freezing Flame - Aegarbombs{R}{U}
{G}{U}Roalesk, Apex Hybrid - Next Thing She's Wearing My Roalesk{U}{G}
{W}{B}Breena, the Demagogue - Bird Politics{B}{W}
{W}{U}{B}Chromium, the Mutable - Controlmium The Mutable{B}{U}{W}

Top Ranked	Achieved #24 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #16 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Dredge 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 66 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Emblem The Capitoline Triad, Emblem Wrenn and Seven, Food, Orc Army, Spirit 1/1 C, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Treefolk */* G w/ Reach, Zombie 2/2 B
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