Dennis of Menace

Commander / EDH Double strike Menace Partner RBW (Mardu)

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Creature (28)

• 1x Snarling Gorehound
• 1x Tinybones, the Pickpocket
• 1x Ayara's Oathsworn
• 1x Blade of the Oni
• 1x Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
• 1x Gluttonous Slug
• 1x Labyrinth Raptor
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Sky Terror
• 1x Stormfist Crusader
• 1x Dreamstealer
• 1x Grimdancer
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
• 1x Mathas, Fiend Seeker
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Rampaging Ferocidon
• 1x Sonorous Howlbonder
• 1x Veinwitch Coven
• 1x Anger
• 1x Endling
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Death Tyrant
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Winnower
• 1x Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Criminal Past
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Vow of Torment
• 1x Ethereal Absolution
• 1x City on Fire

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shattered Landscape
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (13)

• 1x Skeleton Key
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Goldvein Pick
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fireshrieker

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

Commanders (2)

Instant (11)

• 1x Great Train Heist
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Dire Tactics
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Savage Beating

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Angrath, Captain of Chaos

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Creature (36)

• 1x Bloodsky Berserker
• 1x Eternal Taskmaster
• 1x Immolation Shaman
• 1x Ire Shaman
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Crystalline Giant
• 1x Deputized Protester
• 1x Frillscare Mentor
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Pestilent Spirit
• 1x Solemn Recruit
• 1x Verge Rangers
• 1x Brawl-Bash Ogre
• 1x Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder *f-etch*
• 1x Frontier Warmonger
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Trynn, Champion of Freedom
• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x Greven, Predator Captain
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Silvar, Devourer of the Free
• 1x Underworld Cerberus
• 1x Calculating Lich
• 1x Fiendish Duo
• 1x Morkrut Necropod
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Two-Headed Dragon
• 1x Rot Hulk
• 1x Terror of Mount Velus
• 1x Avatar of Slaughter

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Imposing Visage
• 1x Omen of the Dead
• 1x Frenzied Rage
• 1x Giant Spectacle
• 1x Madcap Skills
• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Blood Mist
• 1x Berserkers' Onslaught

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nahiri, Storm of Stone

Instant (1)

• 1x Demoralize

Land (3)

• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Savai Triome

Artifact (3)

• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Captain's Hook
• 1x Embercleave

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Wander in Death
• 1x Tentative Connection
• 1x Fumigate

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Ikoria released some really great cards that haven't been explored enough, and one those groups of cards are the menace cards. There are some really interesting reasons to build around menace, such as Labyrinth Raptor and Trynn, Champion of Freedom and Silvar, Devourer of the Free .

In searching for the best commander to head a menace deck, I settled on running the partner commanders Tymna the Weaver *f-etch* and Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder *f-etch* (or as he's better known in my deck, Dennis). Tymna typically comes down somewhere between turn 2 - 4, and you'll almost guaranteed to be smashing in every turn forward and drawing 1-3 extra cards per turn. Trust me, I've never missed a land drop in this deck.

The other keyword in this deck is double strike. Wanna make already awkward blocks even more awkward? Give those creatures a way to kill the effective creatures during first strike damage prior to their creatures even getting the opportunity to deal damage. A card like Savage Beating can (and has) been able to end games out of nowhere with dealing 30+ damage to multiple opponents over multiple combats in a single turn. And if you needed any other reason to be running Double Strike with Menace, just consider that the combination of the two mechanics is now known as Denace in my play group (mission accomplished).

Other powerhouse cards in this deck are definitely Greven, Predator Captain and Ruinous Ultimatum . But you'll be amazed at how well menace creatures begin to come together, especially with the new menace lord(ish) Frillscare Mentor which will pump your creatures to frightening sizes.

Hope to hear some thoughts on the deck! Being playing it online for the past month and I can't wait to be playing it in paper once things get back to normal. This deck is one of the more aggressive decks I've built and will punish durdly decks for taking early turns off. Plus being rewarded for attacking due to Tynma's ability is easily one of the best compensations for not running green to ramp. Trust me, as I said previously you will not miss a land drop with this deck.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.95
Tokens	Dreamstealer 4/4 B, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B