Anax and Cymede, a tiny romance

Tiny Leaders Aggro Budget RW (Boros) Tokens

mtghypatia

Creature (6)

• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Monastery Swiftspear
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Land (18)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Kor Haven
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 6x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Angelic Gift
• 1x Dragon Mantle
• 1x Myth Realized

Instant (19)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Defiant Strike
• 1x Emerge Unscathed
• 1x Ephemeral Shields
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Helix
• 1x Martial Glory
• 1x Midnight Haunting
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Raise the Alarm
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Titan's Strength
• 1x Valorous Stance
• 1x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Kor Firewalker

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Absolute Grace
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Rest in Peace

Instant (3)

• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Volcanic Fallout
• 1x Wing Shards

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Vandalblast

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(My altered art version el Anax and Cymede)

The main idea of this Anax and Cymede tiny leaders build is to swarm and overrun. Also, this format is filled with spot removal spells, so I had to invest a lot of cards in protecting Anax and Cymede.

Creatures

• Anax and Cymede: The idea is to target him with Brute Force , Boros Charm and Titan's Strength. For every spell casted, all other creatures gain +1+1 and trample. Using Brute Force and Boros Charm will result in 8/7 double strike, vigilance and trample. Not too bad.

• Monastery Swiftspear: Great aggro, using a lot of instant card result in a lot of damage early game. Also, every time I target Anax and Cymede, she gets +2+2 and trample.

• Brimaz, King of Oreskos: Creates a bunch of tokens and dodges Lightning Bolt.

• Monastery Mentor: Also creates a bunch of tokens that benefit a lot of prowess.

• Young Pyromancer: Token producer, very important for the swarm part of swarm and overload.

• Myth Realized : With the amount of cantrips in the deck, this creature can get really huge, and with Anax giving him trample, it can do a lot of damage.

Protecting Anax and Cymede

• Mother of Runes: Obvious include.

• Emerge Unscathed : It protects Anax, and has rebound so it gets casted twice.

• Apostle's Blessing: Can be paid with phyrexian mana, and also gives protection against artifacts.

• Ephemeral Shields : Since Anax has vigilance, you can almost always pay this with it convoke cost.

• Shelter : Protects Anax and also gives us a card draw, which is one of the deck's weakness, running out of fuel.

• Valorous Stance: Can be used to combat spot removal, but also get rid of any dangerous creature my opponent controls.

Pumping my creatures

• Boros Charm: Gives Anax double strike, and can also protect all my permanents in case of emergency

• Brute Force : Awesome card, for one mana +3+3 and +1+1 and trample for all creatures.

• Defiant Strike: Its ok, lets my draw a card, and getting my hand empty is one of the deck's weak spots.

• Titan's Strength : Kind of a weak Brute Force , but the scy can save me when I need lands.

• Martial Glory : Very versatile, it can be used to pump Anax's power and at the same time save another creature, or vice versa.

• Dragon Mantle: Draws us a card, which is great, and since Anax has first strike, pumping only his strength isn't a problem.

Token Producer

• Secure the Wastes: The best tokens producers, just make a ton of tokens in their end step and swarm and overrun with them pumping Anax next turn.

• Young Pyromancer: Lot of tokens at instant speed.

• Raise the Alarm: Two tokens at instant speed.

• Midnight Haunting: They fly.

• Hordeling Outburst : Three tokens for three mana, very efficient.

• Tempt with Vengeance: Can generate a ton of tokens, a wise opponent should not accept the offer.

The Sideboard

• Volcanic Fallout : Useful against elfs or other tribal decks. I can usually save Anax by targeting him to get his resistance up to three.

• Wing Shards : True-Name Nemesis and Geist of Saint Traft are a thing in this format.

• Vandalblast: To deal with artifact decks.

• Grand Abolisher: Against control decks, specially ones with Spellskite.

• Mizzium Mortars: It helps against tribal and creature based decks.

• Rest in Peace: Used against decks that use the scavenge mechanic.

• Pyroblast: Classic legacy sideboard.

• Kor Firewalker: Useful against mono red burn. Turn those Lightning Bolt into Shock.

• Nevermore : Perfect to deal with decks that revolve around their commander.

• Absolute Grace : Against black decks, or commander. I used to have Absolute Law , but then realized it gives protection from red to all creatures.

This is actually the first EDH deck I built from scratch, so every comment and suggestion is deeply appreciated.

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Tiny Leaders legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 2 Mythic Rares 13 - 2 Rares 12 - 6 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	50
Avg. CMC	1.78
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Goblin 1/1 R, Human 1/1 R, Monk 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W
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