Faust, Macar, and Myself

Commander / EDH* Casual Demons Mono-Black Theme/Gimmick

swordrush

Artifact (33)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Grim MonolithGC
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Leonin Bola
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Seer's Sundial
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Victory Chimes
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Land (43)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Survivors' Encampment
• 29x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Vesuva

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Gild
• 1x Ill-Gotten Gains
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Promise of Power

Instant (3)

• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vona's Hunger
• 1x Withering Boon

Commander (1)

Creature (7)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Greed
• 1x Hedonist's Trove
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Revel in Riches

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King Macar is one of the few legendary creatures I've actually been inspired to build around from Theros, and he luckily is naturally dripping with flavor: a man, a king, seduced by the initially small voice of greed, chooses to wish for a touch of gold--that is, whatever he might touch would immediately and permanently turn into gold. Delighted at his wish being granted, Midas runs to test his gift and finds it true. Unfortunately, his wish prevents him from eating or enjoying anything else in life.

This is compared and contrasted with the story of Faust, who gains unlimited magical power and knowledge at the price of his soul to the Devil. The whole story has been immortalized several times, by Goethe and Marlow, among others. The moral story of a man giving up vital parts of his life or soul for ephemeral gain is a continuous theme in storytelling, and this deck is in a sense attempting to at least reflect the substance of those two stories.

Therefore, there are some basic rules for the deck:

1. The only creatures allowed in the deck are demons and King Macar.

2. Artifacts are to take preference over other non-creature, non-land card types. The deck doesn't have to consist entirely of artifacts.

3. Basic Swamps will be represented by creature tokens. They will be painted to appear as if the image has been turned to gold. I have made decent strides in making this a reality, but the deck is still lacking about 13 golden tokens.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	WURG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.67
Tokens	City's Blessing, Demon */* B, Gold, Monarch Emblem, Treasure