Anax and Cymede, Hero EDH (Commander / EDH MTG Deck)

Anax and Cymede, Hero EDH

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

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1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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1x Anax and Cymede

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Anax and Cymede lead the charge of a bunch for Boros. I'm trying to use a lot of cheap Auras to keep getting Heroic to trigger for the saucy trample and power bonus, and attack relentlessly. Below are examples of what is going on (but I may skip a few things here and there); the general idea here is an all-out offensive.

Soldiers are a common white token type and let me pump up my army, plus A&C are soldiers themselves.
- Reinforcements: Akroan Crusader , Captain of the Watch, Knight-Captain of Eos, Assemble the Legion, Mobilization.
- Boosters: Anger, Archetype of Aggression, Archetype of Courage, Captain of the Watch, Hammer of Purphoros, Marshal's Anthem, Obelisk of Urd
- Leading the Charge: Iroas, God of Victory, Legion Loyalist, Odric, Master Tactician
- Other Heroes: Fabled Hero, Favored Hoplite

Since many of the cards in the deck are enchantments, I have an enchantment matters subtheme. These are both meant to take advantage of recasting enchantments and the shear number of cheap ones that I have. Many creatures are also enchantments.
- Enter/Cast Triggered: Mesa Enchantress, Sigil of the Empty Throne, Sram, Senior Edificer
- Recursion: Silent Sentinel , Dawn to Dusk
- Tutoring: Enlightened Tutor, Heliod's Pilgrim

These cards are meant to fuel A&C into becoming monsters.
- Reusable Auras: Brilliant Halo , Conviction , Fiery Mantle , Flickering Ward, Mark of Fury , Spirit Loop
- Powerful & Flexible: Eidolon of Countless Battles, Ghostblade Eidolon, Holy Mantle, Spirit Mantle
- Survival: Swiftfoot Boots, Gift of Immortality

- Enchantment Munchers: Auratog , Faith Healer help get more out of "eternal" Auras and avoid getting stuff exiled.
- Hilarious: Opal Palace ... I have had to pay 13 mana for A&C before. They are huge targets and the deck can get rolling sometimes.
- Awesome Music: Citanul Flute is cool with lots of cheap creatures.
- Removal Suite: Arrest, Fumigate, Pacifism, Oblation, Return to Dust, Swords to Plowshares, Wear / Tear, Vandalblast, Winds of Rath

The Maybeboard displays other things I have that might be relevant (except for dual lands there; those I do not yet own and are basically auto-ins once I can budget them).

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Rework the Army — Aug. 19, 2017

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Significant changes to improve resilience and aggressiveness; these are cumulative over the last year.

- Akroan Conscriptor: In practice, too expensive. Never get to cast them.
- Chromatic Lantern: Has not been helping hugely on its own, and I have another deck that could use it better.
- Intangible Virtue: The buff seems less impressive these days, particularly as the deck only occasionally manages to generate enough tokens.
- Land Tax: In practice this never seems to do its job. I swear it is cursed!
- Mana Echoes: This card allowed some really funny plays but most of the time it just whiffs.
- Nomad Mythmaker: In practice, he isn't in play very often at times where he would be useful.
- Plea for Guidance: The cost is too high; I can't cast it reliably and also benefit from it. It comes in too late to make a difference.
- Spear of Heliod: The buff is too small for the cost.
- Staff of Nin: Too expensive to be cast early enough to leverage.
- Terrain Generator: In practice, I don't have enough draw power to really use this.

- Anointed Procession: I really just want this to work with one of the angel generators.
- Enlightened Tutor: Faster tutor that can be cast with Sunforger.
- Fumigate: Needed another lower cost boardwipe; helps to throw out in the early game. Lifegain makes wiping out my own army to aid my survival an option, too.
- Hanweir Battlements ^Meld: Haste enabler and, rarely, a bonkers creature.
- Hanweir Garrison ^Meld: Generates tokens for no additional cost, and rarely, a ridiculous creature. Cost is also low.
- Master Warcraft: Instant game ender under the right circumstances, tutorable with Sunforger.
- Oblivion Ring: Needed to bring this back into the deck. Vicious with Auratog/Faith Healer + Sun Titan.
- Sram, Senior Edificer: Cheap creature with a similar ability to the Enchantresses.
- Sunforger: Powerful equipment with a built-in tutor function. It's been in the deck before but it has more possible targets in the deck now.
- Sword of the Animist: Aggressive land tutor and buff item.

I swear, the number of times I had Land Tax find 3 basic lands then drew a nonbasic land three turns in a row....

Minor updates to A&C EDH — Oct. 30, 2014

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Revision 26 See all

(7 years ago)

-1	Akroan Conscriptor	main
+1	Anax and Cymede	main
+1	Anointed Procession	main
-1	Chromatic Lantern	main
+1	Enlightened Tutor	main
+1	Fumigate	main
+1	Hanweir Battlements ^Meld	main
+1	Hanweir Garrison ^Meld	main
-1	Intangible Virtue	main
-1	Land Tax	main
-1	Mana Echoes	main
+1	Master Warcraft	main
-1	Nomad Mythmaker	main
+1	Oblivion Ring	main
-1	Plea for Guidance	main
-1	Spear of Heliod	main
+1	Sram, Senior Edificer	main
-1	Staff of Nin	main
+1	Sunforger	main
+1	Sword of the Animist	main

and 21 other change(s)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 1 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Human 1/1 R, Pegasus 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Commander, Top of the line..., Nobu's EDH Decks
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