Xantcha, Agent of Mayhem

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Enchantment Multiplayer

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WATCH THE WORLD BURN (18)

• 1x Carnage Gladiator
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Curse of the Nightly Hunt
• 1x Custody Battle
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Goblin Diplomats
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Illicit Auction
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x War's Toll

PILLOW FORT (9)

• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Dread
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Thunderstaff

CURSING THE WORLD (6)

• 1x Curse of Bloodletting
• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Curse of Shallow Graves
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Wound Reflection

LANDS (35)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 10x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Urborg Volcano

MORE MANA (8)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Mana Cache
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation

REMOVAL (7)

• 1x Guul Draz Assassin
• 1x Karplusan Yeti
• 1x Kumano, Master Yamabushi
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Tahngarth, Talruum Hero
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Vein Drinker

Commander (1)

XANTCHA'S BUFFS/ CURSES (16)

• 1x Bestial Fury
• 1x Binding Agony
• 1x Blessing of Leeches
• 1x Contaminated Bond
• 1x Enslave
• 1x Lust for War
• 1x Nettling Curse
• 1x Ragged Veins
• 1x Sadistic Glee
• 1x Soul Channeling
• 1x Treacherous Link
• 1x Unnatural Hunger
• 1x Vampiric Link
• 1x Visions of Brutality
• 1x Vow of Lightning
• 1x Vow of Malice

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Sideboard

Other (9)

• 1x Accursed Witch  ^Flip
• 1x Crystal Chimes
• 1x Curse of Vengeance
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Molten Slagheap
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Seizures
• 1x Sorceress Queen
• 1x Subversion

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Maybeboard

Other (50)

• 1x Agonizing Demise
• 1x Angrath's Rampage
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Captive Audience
• 1x Curse of Death's Hold
• 1x Curse of the Pierced Heart
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Death Tyrant
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Demonic Vigor
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Gravestorm
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Insolence
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Lightning Talons
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Oath of Mages
• 1x Parasitic Bond
• 1x Parasitic Impetus
• 1x Pendant of Prosperity
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sinister Possession
• 1x Skull Rend
• 1x Soul Bleed
• 1x Sower of Discord
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Stab Wound
• 1x Stunning Reversal
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Undying Evil
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

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So here's the plan.
Step 1) give xantcha to someone.
Step 2) buff/curse xantcha.
Step 3) let war commence.
Step 4) probably die, but a least it was fun.
Step 5) [optional] If you managed to make it past step 4, that means everyone else fought to the death and you emerged victorious. Congrats, now your friends hate you.

Some of the combos I have found are:
-Havoc Festival + Wound Reflection Kills all of your opponents in at the end of their turn regardless of how much life they have.
-Heartless Hidetsugu + Wound Reflection Kills all of your opponents at the end of the turn when you tap Heartless Hidetsugu, unless they have an odd life total, in which case they are left at 1.
-Harsh Mentor + Xantcha, Sleeper Agent Will hurt any of your opponents who use Xantcha's ability to draw a card, this might help deter some opponents from trying to pay for card advantage.
-Vampiric Link + Xantcha, Sleeper Agent is a steady way to gain life because she has to attack every turn.
-Heartless Hidetsugu + Vampiric Link This combo makes it so everyone else loses half their life total and you gain all of it.

Other things to note:
-Treacherous Link will protect Xantcha from burn spells and combat damage, while hurting her controller, but I am pretty sure that this cancels out the effects of other auras like Binding Agony and Ragged Veins.

In testing I find it usually takes until around turn 10, not accounting for any removal by opponents, to have what I would consider a really good board state. I would love to hear what others find in play testing.

I'm sure there is still a lot of tweaking to be done here. I usually play within the bant spectrum of colors so this is fairly new territory for me. Any suggestions are very helpful.

Top Ranked	Achieved #22 position overall 6 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Enchantment 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	WUG
Key combos	Havoc Festival + Wound Reflection Heartless Hidetsugu + Wound Reflection Heartless Hidetsugu + Vampiric Link Harsh Mentor + Xantcha, Sleeper Agent Vampiric Link + Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 5 Rares 24 - 3 Uncommons 15 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.55
Tokens	Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Gold, Elemental 5/1 R, Ogre 3/3 R, Rat 1/1 B, Survivor 1/1 R, Monarch Emblem, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Cool decks i've seen, Xantcha, EDH, Neat Ideas, Idea List, Refrence, EDH, 121196, FAV, Xantcha