Bruse & Silas: Vice Cops

Commander / EDH Casual Hatebears Theme/Gimmick Vehicle

JohnMichaelBushman

Land (39)

• 3x Island
• 3x Mountain
• 5x Plains
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x War Room
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Glacial Floodplain
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Sulfurous Mire
• 1x Volatile Fjord

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Verity Circle

Creature (21)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Deputy of Detention
• 1x Giant Ox
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Resolute Watchdog
• 1x Selfless Savior
• 1x Veteran Motorist
• 1x Depala, Pilot Exemplar
• 1x Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Marton Stromgald
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Sydri, Galvanic Genius

Instant (15)

• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Decommission
• 1x Devious Cover-Up
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Emergency Powers
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gridlock
• 1x Mandate of Peace
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Overrule
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Riot Control
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commanders (2)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Ballista Charger
• 1x Bomat Bazaar Barge
• 1x Colossal Plow
• 1x Consulate Dreadnought
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Fleetwheel Cruiser
• 1x Peacewalker Colossus
• 1x Smuggler's Copter
• 1x Untethered Express
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Parhelion II
• 1x Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Slash the Ranks
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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This deck is a product of my favorite mid-roll ad The Command Zone has where Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept are cops.

Almost every nonland card in this deck has been selected for flavor purposes. The primary win con of the deck is to get Parhelion II into play. If it resolves, you have the moral victory. XD LOL

And now to explain some of the choices I made for this flavor deck.

Bruse and Silas are the stars of the deck. They are the protagonists of this nonexistent cop show after all. Supporting them in the station are: Hanna, Ship's Navigator, the pretty-faced front desk girl usually flanked by two dogs (Selfless Savior and Resolute Watchdog); Sydri, Galvanic Genius, the tech guru of the station and is often seen chatting with Depala, Pilot Exemplar who is in charge of keeping the station's vehicles in tip-top shape; Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero is not only Hanna's boyfriend, he's also the station's "ace in the hole"; and finally, Sram, Senior Edificer, the station's chief and close friend of Marton Stromgald, a veteran who refuses to retire no matter how many times Sram tells him to because Márton believes that "the search for justice is never over".

Alms Collector is the station's street informant. Whenever Bruse and Silas (or anyone in the station for that matter), need to know something that isn't or cannot be put into official records, they turn to him. Aven Mindcensor, Grand Abolisher, Deputy of Detention, and Esper Sentinel are all characters that show up when the scene calls for it, especially when the threat/s is more than what the initial respondents can handle. Ethersworn Canonist and Veteran Motorist are assistants of Sydri and Depala respectively. Imperial Recruiter, Recruiter of the Guard, and Harsh Mentor are all members of the station's recruitment (duh) and training department. Kunoros, Hound of Athreos is the station's mascot and Linvala, Keeper of Silence as the representation of Lady Justice.

Darksteel Plate goes to Bruse and Bruse only while Whispersilk Cloak only goes to Silas. I think it's pretty obvious why.

Expedition Map goes hand-in-hand with War Room for obvious reasons.

Among all the vehicles in the deck, Colossal Plow and Consulate Dreadnought seem.... out of place. I attribute the former to Bruse's past (and by extension, the Giant Ox) before becoming a police officer. The Dreadnought has no excuses. I just think it's really funny that the Ox can crew a 1-drop with 7 power on turn 2.

The instants, sorceries, and enchantments are all cards I thought would be appropriate for the theme of this deck. And yes, if you haven't already guessed, this is a super janky hate bears deck with sub-optimal removal options.

Hashtag the stuff you have to sacrifice for the purposes of flavor. XD LOL

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.15
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Soldier 1/1 RW