Baying of the Hounds

Commander / EDH Aggro Casual Mono-White Voltron

Rodfjell

Enchantment (30)

• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Angelic Destiny
• 1x Armored Ascension
• 1x Battle Mastery
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Court of Ardenvale
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Dog Umbra
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Feather of Flight
• 1x Felidar Umbra
• 1x Flaming Fist
• 1x Flickering Ward
• 1x Gryff's Boon
• 1x Holy Mantle
• 1x Idolized
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mask of Law and Grace
• 1x Ossification
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Reprobation
• 1x Sage's Reverie
• 1x Sheltered by Ghosts
• 1x Shield of Duty and Reason
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Spectra Ward
• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Twinblade Blessing
• 1x Unquestioned Authority

Artifact (15)

• 1x Brotherhood Regalia
• 1x Commander's Plate
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Leyline Axe
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Silver Shroud Costume
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strength-Testing Hammer
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Creature (13)

• 1x Codsworth, Handy Helper
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Defiler of Faith
• 1x Fountain Watch
• 1x Isamaru, Hound of Konda
• 1x Kor Spiritdancer
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Starnheim Courser
• 1x Umbra Mystic
• 1x Xenk, Paladin Unbroken

Instant (2)

• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Reprieve

Commanders (2)

Land (34)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Minas Tirith
• 29x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Slash the Ranks
• 1x Winds of Rath

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Enchantment (15)

• 1x Artifact Ward
• 1x Benevolent Blessing
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Glaring Aegis
• 1x Guildscorn Ward
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Inviolability
• 1x Light of Promise
• 1x Mantle of the Ancients
• 1x Skyblade's Boon
• 1x Spectral Steel
• 1x Spirit Link
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x White Scarab

Artifact (10)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Haystack
• 1x Helm of the Gods
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Chosen
• 1x Thran Power Suit
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns

Land (2)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x War Room

Creature (9)

• 1x Archon of the Wild Rose
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x Loyal Warhound
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Pack Leader
• 1x Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 1x Transcendent Envoy

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Single Combat

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Check out this chart of lethal commander damage!

Possible Commanders

With Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Keleth, Sunmane Familiar at the helm, you will always win by turn 9 against 3 opponents if they were unblocked and unbuffed. Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Keleth, Sunmane Familiar is one turn slower but gives you access to red. If you were going for speed, Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice can consistently win in 1v1 by turn 4.

Isamaru, Hound of Konda was the original commander of this deck back when I built it in 2014, but it's outclassed by Yoshimaru now.

Design Philosophy

The original idea was to get to lethal commander damage as quickly as possible without giving any consideration to longevity. So that meant throwing down auras, instants, and sorceries to buff up Isamaru and make it evasive. If it didn't end the game quickly, it ran out of gas and resulted in top-decking. But it was exceptionally effective and was even one of the best Tiny Leader decks to exist.

Nowadays, there's more creatures so it's no longer such a glass cannon and there's more card draw so top-decking is less of an issue. Since the commanders buff themselves, the spells focus more on evasion and protection.

You'll always play Yoshimaru on turn 1, likely play Keleth on turn 2, and then swing for 3 commander damage...

Updated on 7/9/23.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.55
Tokens	Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch
Folders	EDH, Commander, EDH Decks