Gangsta's Paradise - Henzie "Toolbox" Torre

Commander / EDH* BRG (Jund) Haste Sacrifice

Wickked

Creature (49)

• 1x Ancient Brass Dragon *f-pre*
• 1x Archon of Cruelty
• 1x Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1x Balor
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Body Launderer
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Alphabet
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Ignoble Hierarch
• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Jaxis, the Troublemaker
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Karlach, Fury of Avernus
• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers
• 1x Kethek, Crucible Goliath
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Necron Deathmark
• 1x Olivia, Crimson Bride
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Primaris Eliminator
• 1x Primeval Herald
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Land (32)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 3x Forest
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Ziatora's Proving Ground

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Incarnation Technique
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Industrial Advancement
• 1x Lurking Predators

Artifact (3)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (3)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip

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Maybeboard

Creature (22)

• 1x Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Filth
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grim Hireling
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Jaxis, the Troublemaker
• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers
• 1x Kodama of the East Tree
• 1x Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
• 1x Kura, the Boundless Sky
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Necron Deathmark
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Xira, the Golden Sting

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Garruk's Uprising

Instant (2)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Curtains' Call

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vivien on the Hunt

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I've decided to build around a new commander who doesn't warrant a ton of hate. The deck is optimized to be strong but not uncontrollable and I’ve left out all infinite combos. After playing the deck a good amount it seems that getting value off your soon to be sacrificed creatures in some other way then drawing a card is the key to a successful Henzie deck. The deck plays a bunch of early ramp that doesn't require the commander out to be effective. I also enjoy having a good amount of non creature based ramp since your board will b needing to b controlled and you don't want all your mana ramp to die from a board wipe. The creatures I've included seem for the time to b the best mixture of ETB, Attack, and death triggers I've came across so far, Along with creatures who create advantage off the soon to be dead creatures that I blitz in. I'm still trying the find the right ratio of graveyard recursion, value off of soon to b dead creatures, and creatures that make a difference and potentially win me the game for the short time their blitzed in. Henzie has been a ton of fun to brew with, his design is strong and gets stronger as the game goes on, but never overwhelming. Any advice, suggestions, or critiques are greatly appreciated.

Top Ranked	Achieved #25 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #21 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #3 position in Commander / EDH Sacrifice 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.15
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Experience Token, Human 2/2 G, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B
Folders	Henzie, Bookmarked CMDR, Tapped Out - User Decks