Belligerent Ugly Gross Combos

Commander / EDH*

Vonreid

Creature (29)

• 1x Ant Queen
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Elvish Aberration
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Filigree Sages
• 1x Grand Architect
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Great Whale
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Memnarch
• 1x Mindshrieker
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Oona, Queen of the Fae
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Pili-Pala
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Tajuru Preserver
• 1x Toymaker
• 1x Voltaic Construct

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Abundance
• 1x Eel Umbra
• 1x March of the Machines
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Training Grounds

Instant (14)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Spelljack
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Turnabout
• 1x Voidslime

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 8x Forest
• 11x Island
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Thornwood Falls

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Time of Need
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Wash Out

Commanders (2)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Goblin Cannon
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

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Maybeboard

Creature (44)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Clone
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Champion
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fallen Angel
• 1x Fleetfeather Cockatrice
• 1x Grixis Illusionist
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kami of the Crescent Moon
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Myr Welder
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Orochi Leafcaller
• 1x Pack Rat
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Realmwright
• 1x Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro
• 1x Sagu Mauler
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Shimian Specter
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Szadek, Lord of Secrets
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Torrent Elemental
• 1x Treasure Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Undercity Informer
• 1x Viridian Joiner
• 1x Wren's Run Packmaster
• 1x Xathrid Gorgon
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Creeping Corrosion
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 2x Essence Harvest
• 1x Far Wanderings
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Ranger's Path
• 1x Seek the Horizon
• 1x Time of Need
• 1x Treasured Find
• 1x Unexpected Results
• 1x Whispering Madness

Artifact (9)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Mirrorworks
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Instant (12)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Karn's Touch
• 1x Last Word
• 1x Murder
• 1x Rewind

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Fecundity
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Infinite Reflection
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Words of Wilding

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CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The EDH scene at work has been steadily increasing in power level. And my more casual themed EDH decks haven't been getting as much traction.

Trying to assemble a deck a few steps below competitive. (I just don't have the money for the land base and great $20+ cards)

Infinite Mana

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• Grand Architect + Pili-Pala
• Deadeye Navigator + Great Whale / Peregrine Drake
• Filigree Sages + Gilded Lotus + Training Grounds
• Capsize + Great Whale + High Tide / Peregrine Drake (+ Gemstone Array for Any Color)
• Necrotic Ooze + Palladium Myr + Pili-Pala / Elvish Aberration
• March of the Machines + Voltaic Construct / Toymaker + Thran Dynamo / Gilded Lotus

Mana Dumps

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• Ant Queen -> (1/1 insects)
• Memnarch -> Take Control of Board
• Mindshrieker -> Mill to Death
• Oona, Queen of the Fae -> Mil to Death + 1/1 Faeries
• Capsize -> Bounce the Board Away
• Blue Sun's Zenith -> Mill to Death
• Stroke of Genius -> Mil to Death
• Gemstone Array -> Filtering
• Mind Grind -> Mil to Death (All Opponents)
• Goblin Cannon -> Blow up Board/Opponents

Recurring Effects

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• Archaeomancer (optionally with Deadeye Navigator ) -> Recur counters or Tutors
• Necrotic Ooze -> Recurs activated abilities from graveyards globally
• Phyrexian Reclamation -> Return Creatures from yard to Hand
• Capsize -> Buyback Bounce
• Demonic Collusion -> Buyback Tutor
• Increasing Ambition -> Flashback Tutor
• Deadeye Navigator -> Flicker ETB effects

Tutors

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• Fauna Shaman
• Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• Demonic Collusion
• Diabolic Tutor
• Green Sun's Zenith
• Increasing Ambition
• Tooth and Nail
• Time of Need

Counters

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• Mystic Snake -> ETB Counter
• Arcane Denial -> Draw at Next Turn's upkeep
• Desertion -> Counter + Steal Creature or Artifact
• Muddle the Mixture -> Restricted to Instants and Sorceries, but can tutor for CMC 2
• Spell Crumple -> This and countered spell go to bottom of Libraries.
• Spelljack -> Steal Countered Spell
• Time Stop -> Ends Turn Disrupting, Spells, Abilities and Even phases.
• Voidslime -> Counters spells + Activated Abilities + Triggered Abilities

Other Tech

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• Tajuru Preserver -> Sac wipe protection (Dictate of Erebos, etc.)
• Sadistic Hypnotist -> Mitigate Opponent card advantage. (Combos well with Ant Queen).
• Turnabout -> taps out opponent if necessary or can be used to reverse my own tap out.
• Ashnod's Altar -> Sac outlet for attempts to take control of creatures or Merciless Eviction. Also Emergency Mana.
• Darksteel Plate + Eel Umbra -> Commander Protection.
• Training Grounds -> Just real strong for Activated Abilities.

I Hate These So I Run Them

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• Gray Merchant of Asphodel -> Between 2-10 from each opponent. Better if it can be recurred.
• Cyclonic Rift -> Best Board State Rebalancer

Ramp/ Mana Fixing

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• Birds of Paradise
• Elvish Aberration
• Krosan Restorer
• Oracle of Mul Daya
• Sol Ring
• Thran Dynamo
• Gilded Lotus
• Chromatic Lantern
• Gemstone Array
• Abundance

Shortest Combos (Constructing)

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• Training Ground + Ant Queen + Gemstone Array + Sadistic Hypnotist -> No Cards for Opponents

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Grand Architect + Pili-Pala Deadeye Navigator + Great Whale Necrotic Ooze + Palladium Myr + Pili-Pala Filigree Sages + Gilded Lotus + Training Grounds Capsize + Great Whale + High Tide March of the Machines + Voltaic Construct Darksteel Plate + Eel Umbra
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.71
Tokens	Copy Clone, Faerie Rogue 1/1 UB, Insect 1/1 G