Aurelia & Dudes

Commander / EDH Aggro Angels Artifact RW (Boros)

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Creature (24)

• 1x Ash Zealot
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Figure of Destiny
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tajic, Blade of the Legion
• 1x Toolcraft Exemplar
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Wrecking Ogre

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Land (38)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 8x Mountain
• 13x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Stranglehold

Artifact (11)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Instant (13)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Valorous Stance
• 1x Wear / Tear

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Commander (1)

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"Swords cannot reach far enough. Chains cannot strike hard enough. An eternal dilemma, but a simple one." --Kor Duelist

As you can see, this list is a work in progress, but I feel it closely resembles the main point I'm trying to achieve.

I first got into EDH a little over a month ago after purchasing the RW Pre-Con deck. I've been playing Magic since Ravnica block. The first deck I played with were Boros colors, so this deck holds semblance and nostalgia for me.

After dismantling the RW Pre-Con I began looking up possible Commanders. At first, I tried Gisela out. After several iterations, she was too high cost given her awesome abilities and power to make anything solid with. Then, I switched to Tajic. Only problem was my current deck at the time couldn't benefit him as commander because I wasn't having many interactions where I was attacking with 3 or more dudes to ignite Battalion. Finally, I stumbled upon Aurelia, the new guildmaster of the Boros (as of RTR). Why I didn't think about her first is beyond me but I'm glad I finally did. She gives out extra combats, has haste, has vigilance, and can dodge ground blockers. 3/4 is low for a 6 CMC creature but her ability overlooks that side effect.

So, I decided to build a deck around her. The first deck centered around casting her constantly and dealing 21 commander damage. That wasn't working because she kept making herself a target every time I would cast her in multiplayer and 1v1 formats. After several trial and error attempts, I came up with the current list.

This list has two modes of winning: 1. Swinging for massive commander damage with Aurelia, or 2. Swinging for lethal with a bunch of dudes based on my opening hand.

If I open a game with enough mana ramp to get Aurelia out on turns 3-5, then I go with Option 1. If I open with combo pieces, or just a generic hand to get aggressive with, I go for Option 2. Because RW decks are naturally aggressive, they require a bunch of mana ramp and draw to get them there. Unfortunately, these 2 colors do not have access to much mana ramp, deck filtering, or card draw naturally and must seek out artifacts or a 3rd color option to help excel this. Sadly, if I went into a 3rd color Aurelia wouldn't be my commander, so I branched out to several mana rocks and a few card draw options, such as Deal Broker, fetchlands, and Chromatic Lantern.

I hope you all enjoy my deck and leave an upvote or comment to suggest some better synergy, or just to tell me if you like my deck or not.

Thanks & cheers,Godzilla Big

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Exclude colors	UBG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Human 1/1 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W