Anowon, the Rogue Thief

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser Casual Midrange Mill Rogues Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir) Unblockable Weenie

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Rogue (28)

• 1x Blackbloom Rogue  ^Flip
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Enigma Thief
• 1x Faerie Macabre
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Faerie Vandal
• 1x Frogtosser Banneret
• 1x Ghostly Pilferer
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gray Harbor Merfolk
• 1x Halo Forager
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Marang River Prowler
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nightveil Sprite
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Slither Blade
• 1x Soaring Thought-Thief
• 1x Stinkdrinker Bandit
• 1x Thieves' Guild Enforcer
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Triton Shorestalker
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vedalken Infiltrator
• 1x Whirler Rogue
• 1x Zareth San, the Trickster

Pump (6)

• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Icon of Ancestry
• 1x Obelisk of Urd
• 1x Soaring Thought-Thief
• 1x Stinkdrinker Bandit
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Removal (6)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Enigma Thief
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Counterspell (4)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Negate
• 1x Swan Song

Hate (2)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Faerie Macabre

Clone (1)

• 1x Stolen Identity

HasteEnabler (1)

• 1x Lightning Greaves

Land (36)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Blackbloom Rogue  ^Flip
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 8x Island
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Port of Karfell
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Ramp (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Frogtosser Banneret
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance

Mill (5)

• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Soaring Thought-Thief
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Thieves' Guild Enforcer

Protection (3)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Propaganda

Evasion (2)

• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Whirler Rogue

ExtraTurn (1)

• 1x Notorious Throng

Tutor (1)

• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Commander (1)

Draw (15)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Ghostly Pilferer
• 1x Icon of Ancestry
• 1x Into the Story
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Recursion (10)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Boneyard Parley
• 1x Breach the Multiverse
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Halo Forager
• 1x Marang River Prowler
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Port of Karfell
• 1x Zareth San, the Trickster

WinCondition (5)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim

Boardwipe (2)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Disruption (2)

• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Syphon Mind

Steal (2)

• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Thieving Skydiver

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I built some decks to teach newbies into EDH. They are all proactive and able to establish a board, with clean ways to close out a game and enough answers to keep opponents at bay.

Anowon, the Ruin Thief is a fairer version of Edric, Spymaster of Trest. The idea is still the same: taking extra turns with evasive creatures, but we can also use the {B} in the deck and benefit from filling our opponents' graveyards to finish off all other players. I hope I can make it fun and consistent.

Links to all decks: || 7/15 {W} || 7/15 {U} || 5/15 {B} || 7/15 {R} || 9/15 {G} ||

• {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Smashing Faces with the Ur-Dragon
• {R}{G}{W}{U} It's Dino Time!
• {R}{G}{W} Hulk (Ghired) Smashs
• {R}{G}{W} Obuun, Landfall Ancestor
• {G}{W}{U} Tuvasa the Sun Enchantress
• {W}{B} Brenda, the Pedagogue
• {U}{B} Anowon, the Rogue Thief
• {B}{R} Mogis, God of Broken Friendships
• {B}{G} Grismold, the Tokensower
• {R}{G} All Hail The Ogre (Ruric Thar)
• {R}{W} Wyleth, Soul of Card Draw
• {G}{U} Cloning in Great Style
• {G} Gargos, Hydreous Watcher
• {U} Unesh, Master of Fact or Fictions
• {U} Talrand

Special edition: || 5/5 {W} || 2/5 {U} || 2/5 {B} || 2/5 {R} || 2/5 {G} ||

• {W} Sram, Senior Voltronizer
• {R}{W} Leo's Wyleth (Rograkh+Ardenn)
• {G}{W} Trostani, Big Tokens' Voice
• {W}{U}{B} Yennett, Cryptic Oddity
• {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} 5C Daaaargons

Leo's series: || 4/8 {W} || 3/8 {U} || 3/8 {B} || 6/8 {R} || 2/8 {G} ||

• {B} Leo's K'rrik
• {U}{R} Leo's Zaffai
• {B}{R} Leo's Anje
• {R}{W} Leo's Osgir
• {G}{W} Leo's Siona
• {G}{U}{R} Leo's Kalamax
• {U}{R}{W} Leo's Gavi
• {R}{W}{B} Leo's Humans
• {R}{G} Phylath, Plant Sculptor

Links to other decks I built:

• {G} Leo's Hydra Tribal
• {R} Kari Zev Leviathan (format)
• {R}{G} Wort, the Burnmother
• {R}{W} Feather, Redeemer of Boros
• {R}{W} Osgir Voltron
• {U}{R} Zaffai and his Elementals
• {B}{R} Anje Combo-rath :-)
• {B}{R}{G} Vaevictis Permanents-Only
• {B}{G}{U} Kadena, Morphing Sorcerer
• {G}{U}{R} Kalamax, the Combosire
• {U}{B}{R}{G} X (Gon' Give It To Ya) Spells
• {U}{B}{R}{G} Vial "Health" Smasher
• {B}{R}{G}{W} Saskia the Unblueing
• {G}{W}{U}{B} Atraxa, voice of +1/+1 counters
• {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Jodah, Archmage Cheater
• {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} Golos' Lottery

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This deck is really fun - and it is cheap to upgrade it. Changes:

Combo:

• Silumgar's Command -> Mindcrank (combo, mill)
• Zulaport Cutthroat -> Duskmantle Guildmage (combo)

Ramp: make it all 2-cmc untapped, so you can ramp and deploy more threats when drawing off Anowon.

• Dimir Locket -> Talisman of Dominance (ramp)
• Dimir Keyrune -> Fellwar Stone (ramp)
• Commander's Sphere -> Thought Vessel (ramp)
• Fated Return -> Liquimetal Torque (ramp - synergy with Resculpt)
• Island -> Midnight Clock (ramp, draw)
• Swamp -> Heraldic Banner (ramp, pump)

Removal:

• Murder -> Reality Shift (removal)
• Price of Fame -> Resculpt (removal)

Protection:

• Swamp -> Malakir Rebirth   (protection)

Steal:

• Spinal Embrace -> Zareth San, the Trickster (rogue, steal)

Boardwipe:

• Necromantic Selection -> Curse of the Swine (boardwipe)
• In Garruk's Wake -> Spectral Deluge (boardwipe)
• AEtherize -> River's Rebuke (boardwipe, evasion)

Counterspell:

• Soul Manipulation -> Foil

Evasion:

• Scytheclaw -> Krydle of Baldur's Gate (rogue, mill, evasion)

Recursion:

• Endless Obedience -> Diluvian Primordial (recursion - in Zaffai's precon)
• Rise from the Grave -> Beacon of Unrest (recursion - in Anje's precon)

Lands:

• Dimir Guildgate -> Exotic Orchard (in Gavi's and Leinore's precon)
• Dismal Backwater -> Path of Ancestry (in Leinore's precon)
• Swamp -> Bojuka Bog (grave hate - in Jirina's precon)
• Jwar Isle Refuge -> Temple of Deceit (you already have it)
• Island -> Mystic Sanctuary (recursion)
• Submerged Boneyard -> Sunken Hollow
• Myriad Landscape -> Reliquary Tower (in Gavi's and Zaffai's precons)
• Island -> Darkwater Catacombs
• Swamp -> Choked Estuary
• Island -> Unclaimed Territory (in Leinore's precon)
• Swamp -> Temple of the False God (in Osgir's and Jirina's precons)
• Swamp -> Blackbloom Rogue   (it is a rogue - you already have it)
• Swamp -> Witch's Cottage (recursion)
• Swamp -> Cabal Pit (removal)
• Island -> Port of Karfell (recursion)
• Island -> Halimar Depths (in Kalamax's precon)
• Swamp -> Memorial to Folly (recursion - in Anje's precon)
• Swamp -> Mortuary Mire (recursion - in Anje's precon)
• Island -> Tolaria West (tutor)
• Island -> Lonely Sandbar (in Zaffai's and Gavi's precon)
• Swamp -> Barren Moor (in Anje's precon)

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Hey, me again! I really like Breena, the Demagogue's premise. I want to build her in the future, since I'm cultivating a combat metagame. But I have some ideas that can make your deck funnier and stronger:

I imagine you're trying to keep the idea of giving gifts to your opponents for them to killing each other, while reaping benefits to you.

One way is to force combat. You might want to put Martial Impetus and Parasitic Impetus back to deflect attacks and get draws off Breena. (Too bad goad is a blue-red thing - come on Wizards, give us on other colors). Otherwise, they buff Breena to hit harder.

Another thing you should consider is protection for your creatures:

• Sejiri Shelter   and Malakir Rebirth   can be slotted as lands.
• Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, Whispersilk Cloak, Darksteel Plate and Hammer of Nazahn are great utility artifacts.
• Timely Ward has flash.
• Dawn Charm doubles as a fog.
• Valorous Stance doubles as a removal spell.

How about protection to you?

• No Mercy, Dread, Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker and Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts deter attackers.
• Koskun Falls is a second Ghostly Prison if you can pay its upkeep cost. Solitary Confinement is even more efficient, as long as you can keep up with its cost.
• No one will mess with you again once you cast Hellish Rebuke. Darien, King of Kjeldor also shows them why attacking you is not advisable.
• If you prefer the way of taxing opponents, Sphere of Safety synergize with your other pillowfort enchantments.

About recursion:

• You run a lot of permanents that might die. How about getting them back with Sun Titan or Emeria Shepherd?
• Mistveil Plains has good synergy with tutors.
• Liesa, Forgotten Archangel also acts as graveyard hate.

About card draw:

• Breena costs 3 mana and it is easy to recast, but you can't rely on your opponents wanting (or being able) to attack each other. Sign in Blood, Night's Whisper, Read the Bones, Treacherous Blessing, War Room and Castle Locthwain can be great options (it is good to lower your life total to trigger Breena). Erebos, God of the Dead can also act as a blocker and life-gain hater.
• Skullclamp is good if you can reliably generate X/1 tokens.
• Syphon Mind is a favorite of mine.
• Mangara, the Diplomat... The name says it all. #bffBreena
• Shadrix Silverquill is not only on-theme, but on-school aswell.
• Endless Atlas and Dread Presence require many basic lands.
• The cards above can replace Ambition's Cost, Ancient Craving and Secret Rendezvous (if they want free cards, may they attack each other).

About your ramp:

• I see you run cards that ramp you if an opponent has more lands than you, a la Knight of the White Orchid. Your Lotus Field is great for setting that up. You might also consider putting Orzhov Basilica back for the same effect.
• Loyal Warhound, Verge Rangers, Weathered Wayfarer, Archaeomancer's Map and Isolated Watchtower also capitalize on opponents ramping. I recommend replacing Boreas Charger (if you can't kill it easily), Scholarship Sponsor (not advisable to give ramp AND card draw to your opponents) and Oreskos Explorer (it is better to get lands on the battlefield instead of on hand, unless it is an unrestricted tutor like Weathered Wayfarer).
• If you ramp using the cards above, you will have a lot of Plains on the battlefield. Emeria, the Sky Ruin is free recursion on a land - enjoy ;-)
• You might also consider Fellwar Stone and Dowsing Dagger   as ramp options. Breena has flying, so it is easy to transform the artifact.

Sorry for not commenting on your whole deck. Since I have not played her myself, I could only suggest more general things. I hope the suggestions have inspired you somehow. As always, have fun with the Demagogue!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure