Hi no Tori and the cycle of life

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Phoenix Sacrifice

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Creature (18)

• 1x Chandra's Phoenix
• 1x Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Everquill Phoenix
• 1x Firewing Phoenix
• 1x Halo Scarab
• 1x Kuldotha Phoenix
• 1x Magus of the Will
• 1x Managorger Phoenix
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Phoenix Chick
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Rekindling Phoenix
• 1x Skarrgan Firebird
• 1x Skyfire Phoenix
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sunspine Lynx
• 1x Sunstreak Phoenix

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bankrupt in Blood
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Diresight
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Make an Example
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Tormenting Voice

Instant (15)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Fake Your Own Death
• 1x Feign Death
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Infuriate
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Nasty End
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Unleash Fury

Land (35)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x High Market
• 5x Mountain
• 10x Mountain
• 3x Mountain
• 4x Swamp
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Chandra, Bold Pyromancer
• 1x Chandra, Heart of Fire
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Culling Dais
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Descendants' Fury
• 1x Feast on the Fallen
• 1x Funeral Room / Awakening Hall
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation
• 1x Thran Vigil
• 1x Tortured Existence
• 1x Vampiric Rites

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Creature (5)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Daring Fiendbonder
• 1x Graveshifter
• 1x Maha, Its Feathers Night
• 1x Mirrorwing Dragon

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Unquenchable Fury

Artifact (1)

• 1x Endless Atlas

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Coiling Rebirth

Instant (2)

• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Titan's Strength

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• This is a shared deck I built alongside my boyfriend. It still needs playtest, so there may be changes soon.

Our goals

• We want this deck to be somewhat dependant on the damage dealt by our commander's first ability as it attempts to win. No combos, no locks, no shenenigans. A lot of value is required here as our Phoenixes often cost quite a bit of mana, a good level of interaction with the table in the form of answers is also needed (without limitating our friends' experience with their own games), and plenty Phoenix recursion.

• By talking to friends well-versed in the rules, it appears as though as Syrix, Carrier of the Flame plus Skyfire Phoenix leads to a pretty busted interaction when facing boardwipes, or if you have a sac outlet.

• Infuriating our commander as it dishes out a bit of combat damage, essentially doubling it at end of turn as it sees another fellow fire bird being released from the grasp of ashes and rises anew, it really is what this deck is meant to do, as we look for cards to achieve it as lightly and effectively as we can. Hi no Tori was never depicted as an agressive punisher, but surely as a being that truly values the rises and falls of life, much like Syrix's abilities. I personally really enjoy this deck idea and I hope it brings joy to other people who might stumble upon this decklist someday.

• Yeah we know that Managorger Phoenix isn't meant to be used outside Magic Arena but its a pretty good card and I'm sure most playgroups wouldn't mind seeing an IRL proxy of it

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.89
Tokens	Elemental 0/1 R, Emblem Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Feather, Treasure