Gahisi / Akroma-Tana - Combat Tribal

Commander / EDH Casual RGW (Naya)

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Land (37)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 5x Forest
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mountain Valley
• 1x Needle Spires
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Pendelhaven
• 4x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windbrisk Heights
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Extra-Combat (6)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Moraug, Fury of Akoum
• 1x Port Razer
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Waves of Aggression

Combat-Utility (12)

• 1x Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Frontier Warmonger
• 1x Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Quartzwood Crasher
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Tana, the Bloodsower *f-etch*
• 1x Wulfgar of Icewind Dale

Protection (10)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Frontline Medic
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Venerable Warsinger

Draw (6)

• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Werewolf Pack Leader

Removal (6)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vandalblast

Commander (1)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Grand Warlord Radha
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Skyshroud Elf

Combat-boost (8)

• 1x Angel of Invention
• 1x Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1x Consul's Lieutenant
• 1x Honored Crop-Captain
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Soltari Champion
• 1x Wild Beastmaster

Tutor (3)

• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Worldly Tutor

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Land (35)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 8x Plains
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Wooded Bastion

Extra-Combat (4)

• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Lightning Runner
• 1x Response / Resurgence

Combat-boost (6)

• 1x Bolt Hound
• 1x Cultivator of Blades
• 1x Hellrider
• 1x Inspiring Unicorn
• 1x Pianna, Nomad Captain
• 1x Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw

Protection (6)

• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Naya Charm
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Sun Titan

Removal (6)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Fight to the Death
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Soltari Visionary

Draw (6)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Keeper of Fables
• 1x Neyith of the Dire Hunt
• 1x Warriors' Lesson
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Ramp (6)

• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Skyshroud Claim

Combat-Utility (3)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Spawnwrithe
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

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Gahiji, Marisi or Akroma/Tana- Combat Tribal

For a long time I had an aggressive Gahiji, Honored One deck filled with cheap, efficient creatures and it packed a punch...
For the first 5-6 turns. That was mainly it and players that survived the initial onslaught quickly regrouped and punished me before the deck could win.

Enter Marisi, Breaker of the Coil: same focus on combat, but more mid-game oriented and with combat control options. The deck was fun, but from time to time I tend to play 1v1 EDH games and the big kitty doesn't really add much to that. It also lacked the staying power in combat because it was more focused on getting opponents to attack each other.

After playing around with the deck a bunch I noticed that I often looked up the combo of Akroma, Vision of Ixidor and Odric, Lunarch Marshal for the most fun combats. Since Akroma has partner, I decided to replace on of my favourites: Spawnwrithe with the similar Tana, the Bloodsower and now there's the option to make finding that combo a bit easier.

On top of that, in the recent years more cards got printed that suited another of my long cherished dream strategies for Boros. Gruul or Naya: Extra-Combat tribal!
So, with Moraug, Fury of Akoum and Port Razer printed and finally getting my hands on a copy of Scourge of the Throne with the reprints, I finally sat down to build my completely Over-The-Top Combat-oriented daydream of the three previous decks combined:

Gahiji or Marisi or Akroma/Tana!

Soooo, I decided to go with multiple commanders, and to swap them when I feel like it or the game calls for it:
Shuffling for a two-player mano a mano? - Gahiji!
Too many control decks that need to be incentivised to attack? - Marisi!
Feel that previous game lacked damage? Gahiji!
Pesky meta that tricks your attacks too often? Marisi!
Go for the lovely combo that makes Odric, Lunarch Marshal go over the top? Akroma/Tana!

The goal of the deck is straight-forward enough: Combat!

• Combat boosts: unless it's ramp, draw or utility everything is geared towards making every next punch that much harder.
• Incite combat all around: Either rewarding opponents with bonus damage in Gahiji or simply egging them on with Marisi's goad ability.
• Extra-combats: Most combat boost cards are geared towards triggers that trigger every combat for cumulative effects, making Akroma/Odric the Timmy/Tammy's best dream finish ever.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.44
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Dinosaur Beast X/X G, Saproling 1/1 G, Servo 1/1 C