Custom Inspiration Challenge: Candlelight

Commander / EDH* Goad RUW (Jeskai, America) Spirits

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Creature (25)

• 1x Amoeboid Changeling
• 1x Angel of Flight Alabaster
• 1x Ao, the Dawn Sky
• 1x Balefire Liege
• 1x Beckoning Will-o'-Wisp
• 1x Courtly Provocateur
• 1x Drogskol Captain
• 1x Drogskol Reinforcements
• 1x Drumbellower
• 1x Geode Rager
• 1x Glitterfang
• 1x Godhead of Awe
• 1x Hofri Ghostforge
• 1x Imagecrafter
• 1x Kitsune Diviner
• 1x Millicent, Restless Revenant
• 1x Nobilis of War
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Priest of the Blessed Graf
• 1x Rattlechains
• 1x Returned Pastcaller
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Supreme Phantom
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor
• 1x Voice of the Blessed

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Clash of Realities
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Haunted Library
• 1x Kindred Boon
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Martial Impetus
• 1x Popular Entertainer
• 1x Psychic Impetus
• 1x Rally the Ranks
• 1x Shiny Impetus
• 1x Unnatural Selection
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Lightning

Instant (6)

• 1x Afterlife
• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Lorehold Command
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Midnight Haunting
• 1x Standardize

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Kirtar's Wrath
• 1x March of Souls
• 1x Reduce to Memory

Land (40)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 9x Island
• 7x Mountain
• 17x Plains
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Steam Vents

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Gorgon Flail
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Sol Ring

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Agaturi, the Ghost Light

{R}{W}

Legendary Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever a Spirit creature you control attacks, Agaturi deals 1 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 1 life.

Whenever a Spirit creature you don't control blocks, Agaturi deals 1 damage to that creature and you gain 1 life.

{U}{U}: Target creature becomes a Spirit until end of turn.

2/2

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With this commander, we want our Spirits to attack and our opponents' Spirits to block. There aren't that many forced blocking effects, so we rely on Goad to force attacks and see who responds.

No special commander synergies were considered during design, and the commander may need some rebalancing. Still, Godhead of Awe makes blocking a very tricky proposition.

Tweak and tests for Agaturi:

• reduce the activated ability cost to {1}{U} or even {U}. Alternatively, make it cost {1}, which doesn't seem to be unfair for Unnatural Selection, and add {U} to the casting cost.

• is the damage and lifegain appropriate? I wanted a lower-cost commander and tried to scale the abilities correctly, and the best way to find out is live testing.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Copy Clone, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 3/2 RW, Treasure