Anafenza - Grind and Stomp (feedback welcome)

Commander / EDH*

AsceticH

Creature (36)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Ainok Guide
• 1x Avatar of the Resolute
• 1x Battlefront Krushok
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Cruel Sadist
• 1x Daghatar the Adamant
• 1x Dragonscale General
• 1x Elite Scaleguard
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Guul Draz Specter
• 1x Herald of Anafenza
• 1x High Sentinels of Arashin
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Ivorytusk Fortress
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Korozda Guildmage
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Reverent Hunter
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Siege Rhino
• 1x Sigil Captain
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Triad of Fates
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Wild Beastmaster

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 7x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Haunted Crossroads
• 1x Mana Bloom
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Artifact (6)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Meteorite
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Foundry

Instant (8)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Scale Blessing
• 1x Silence
• 1x Strength of the Tajuru

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Nightmare Incursion
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Treasured Find

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Ivy Elemental
• 1x Vinelasher Kudzu
• 1x Wayfaring Temple

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (3)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Trepanation Blade

Instant (1)

• 1x Solidarity of Heroes

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Down / Dirty
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Reviving Melody
• 1x Worst Fears

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Liliana Vess

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos

Artifact (3)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (1)

• 1x Golgari Charm

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Consume Spirit
• 1x Explosive Vegetation

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I may be trying to do too many things at once and need advice to fix it. My reasoning - Anafenza gives out counters and exiles creatures heading for an opponent's graveyard. This commander hates on delve decks. Milling and sac effects become useful to remove opponent creatures into exile. Creatures that provide benefits for +1/+1 counter holders (Abzan is good at this) become more useful, especially in concert with other counter generators.

Fun synergies include: Nightmare Incursion + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth for milling and synergy breaking (Treasured Find lets me use it twice which is awesome in a 3 player game); Abzan Battle Priest, Abzan Falconer, Ainok Bond-Kin, Mer-Ek Nightblade and Tuskguard Captain give all creatures with +1/+1 counters Lifelink, Flying, First Strike, Deathtouch and Trample respectively; Anafenza, the Foremost, Cathars' Crusade, Corpsejack Menace, Death's Presence, Hardened Scales, Necropolis Regent, Phalanx Leader and Strength of the Tajuru all ensure that the +1/+1 counters are plentiful; Cruel Sadist and Retribution of the Ancients let me use some counters for creature removal; Cathars' Crusade + Siege Rhino + Triad of Fates provides a great ETB bounce effect; Herald of Anafenza + Sigil Captain to provide (at least) 3/3 warriors for 2W. If Doubling Season and Corpsejack Menace are out, this quickly becomes ridiculous (spammable pair of 8/8 warriors for 2W).

I have built the deck as a bit of a tool box, trying to keep it well rounded and it likely slows down as a result. There's a definite need to edit the decklist and move a few cards between deck and maybeboard. My landlist isn't finalised, and also needs some additions. In other words - Aargh, I can't decide what to cut!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Nightmare Incursion + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Cathars' Crusade + Siege Rhino + Triad of Fates Herald of Anafenza + Sigil Captain
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 3 Mythic Rares 45 - 4 Rares 27 - 8 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	105
Avg. CMC	3.51
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Beast 3/3 B, Copy Clone, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Morph 2/2 C, Saproling 1/1 G, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Warrior 1/1 W