Golos' Gambling Problem

Commander / EDH Creature Cheat Goodstuff Value Engine

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Land (33)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 2x Snow-Covered Forest
• 2x Snow-Covered Island
• 2x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 2x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring

Creature (23)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Fiendish Duo
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Ignoble Hierarch
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Jegantha, the Wellspring
• 1x Koma, Cosmos Serpent
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Tangled Florahedron  ^Flip
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wandering Archaic  ^Flip
• 1x Worldspine Wurm
• 1x Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Emergent Ultimatum
• 1x Flood of Tears
• 1x Genesis Ultimatum
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Mind's Desire
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Instant (17)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Negate
• 1x Reclaim
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vanishing Verse

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Teleportation Circle

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Goal of the Deck

This deck is built to utilize Golos, Tireless Pilgrim's ability to its fullest. We go about this in a few different ways, including ramp, topdeck manipulation, and copying the ability to get maximum value for our mana.

Ramp

This deck utilizes a suite of land ramp cards including Cultivate, Kodoma's Reach, Search for Tomorrow, and Dryad of the Ilysian Grove. These cards allow us to fix our mana, while simultaneously ramping in the safest way possible. We also utilize some mana dorks that tap for more than one color, including Ignoble Hierarch and Ornithopter of Paradise. Arguably the best mana dork in the deck is Jegantha, the Wellspring, whick allows us to activate our commander just by adding two mana of any color to him tapping. Another way this deck ramps is by bouncing or flickering Golos, Tireless Pilgrim with cards like Ephemerate, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, and Teleportation Circle. These effects are doubly effective with Panharmonicon in play.

Topdeck Manipulation

This category is a bit sparse, but the cards we do have are effective. Brainstorm is excellent for getting big spells out of our hand, and on top of our library to cheat out. The most effective card we have for topdeck manipulation is Scroll Rack. This card can continuously empty our hand of giant spells for Golos, Tireless Pilgrim to cheat out. If left unchecked, you can run a way with the game using this card. Additionally, Vivien, Monsters' Advocate allows us to cast small creatures off the top, as well as be able to plan our turns out a little better. Finally, Reclaim allows us to get our best thing back a second time rom our graveyard.

Enhancing the Ability

We utilize many artifacts to copy Golos, Tireless Pilgrim's ability, including Rings of Brighthearth, Illusionist's Bracers and Lithoform Engine. These allow us to double up the ability, without doubling our mana investment. Another way we enhance Golos, Tireless Pilgrim's ability is with Zirda, the Dawnwaker allowing us to activate Golos, Tireless Pilgrim for just .

The Big Guns

This deck is focused on pumping out as many big beaters with Golos, Tireless Pilgrim as possible. Some notable big bois include Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger who demands an answer at the risk of you winning the game on your next turn, due to the sheer amount of value he gives you, while simultaneously forcing your opponents into a tough spot. There are several cards that double the damage output of our team, including Fiendish Duo,Gratuitous Violence, Akroma's Will, and Aurelia, the Warleader all are phenomenal damage boosters which will close out games quickly if not answered. My personal favorite card is Emrakul, the Promised End. Taking someone else's turn, even if they get one after, is super powerful. On top of that, you get a 13/13 Flampleing Spaghetti God that is immune to all the best spot removal spells.

Protecting your Board

One of the decks main weaknesses is its reliance on committing heavily to the board. Because of this, the deck runs a suite of ways to protect your giant threats, as well as Golos, Tireless Pilgrim himself. These include classic countermagic, like Negate, Dovin's Veto, and Arcane Denial. This deck also runs cards that stop single target removal, like Ephemerate and Malakir Rebirth  . In addition to these, we have excellent insurance cards like Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.21
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Koma's Coil 3/3 U, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample