Krenko | The Goblin Hoard Approaches

Commander / EDH Combo Goblins Infinite Combo Mono-Red Tribal

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Creature (26)

• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Foundry Street Denizen
• 1x Frenzied Goblin
• 1x Goblin Arsonist
• 1x Goblin Bushwhacker
• 1x Goblin Chieftain
• 1x Goblin Chirurgeon
• 1x Goblin Lackey
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Piledriver
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goblin Sledder
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Goblin Wardriver
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
• 1x Legion Loyalist
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Moggcatcher
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Raging Goblin
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Skirk Drill Sergeant
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Warren Instigator

Land (32)

• 31x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Artifact (17)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Urza's Incubator

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Fervor
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Outpost Siege

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Collective Defiance
• 1x Dragon Fodder
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Magmatic Insight
• 1x Mogg Infestation
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Shattering Spree
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Instant (4)

• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Last-Ditch Effort
• 1x Massive Raid

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A long time ago when I started playing edh, I fell in love with a certain little goblin. His name was Krenko, Mob Boss and he took my playgroup and I for a ride. He ended up destroying anyone I played so he got retired in the spirit of the game. now, my group has become more powerful (and decidedly less red) so it's time to welcome back our goblin overlord with a new deck with all new personal resources and deck building techniques.

Before anything else, this is a combo deck. As such, a lot of the tribal stuff that you would normally find in a dedicated tribal deck such as Coat of Arms is missing. It just doesn't serve a good purpose in our deck because we don't really need extra damage matter when we have infinite tokens.

Down below I have broken down the act of comboing off with Krenko into 3 steps. Please note that I have no idea how many combo's there are and I'm noting everything. There is probably some true jank here but it's lost on me.

Combo Piece 1: Mana

Ashnod's Altar

Phyrexian Altar

Skirk Prospector

Mana Echoes

Go ahead and trade in some of those goblins in for some free mana. You'll need it down the road when you intend on going infinite.

Combo Piece 2: Untap

Thornbite Staff

Umbral Mantle

Staff of Domination

Thousand-Year Elixir

Magewright's Stone

Not every untap piece is equal as the one you really want is going to be Thornbite Staff. The reason being that when you start saccing creatures for mana, or damage, or cards, this will untap Krenko, Mob Boss without spending excess mana. This will allow you to start comboing with only one other goblin while Umbral Mantle and Staff of Domination both require 4 others. The other two simply create value and, in fact, do not start an infinite combo. Consider these your backup if you can't seem to get anything else.

Combo Piece 3: Win Con

Mass Hysteria

Hammer of Purphoros

Fervor

Goblin Chieftain

Generally speaking your going to have a haste enabler down and when you do, it means that those infinite goblins that you just created can come crashing into your opponent in no time.

Breath of Fury

Aggravated Assault

This if for those moments where you don't have infinite tokens but you need to finish up the game. Let's say, your missing one of your main untap artifacts but can still produce the mana through a mix of the two altars. This will help you clean up the game. Even then, there's an argument here for win-more.

Impact Tremors

Purphoros, God of the Forge

There is nothing remotely subtle about dropping either of these cards. As soon as they hit the field you need to drop all of the tokens that you can. Otherwise, everyone will take one good look at Krenko and take you out. It's happened to me more than a couple of times so fair warning. Either way, these will end a game.

Goblin Bombardment

I hate Rhys the Redeemed. Don't you? He can create just about as many tokens as you can and just keep going without needing to exert himself. The main difference though is his need to get through your board presence. You on the other hand can throw goblins at his face until he submits.

Misc Information

There are plenty more items to consider in our list such as Goblin Warchief and Goblin Chieftain which pseudo-ramps out Krenko for a faster win. Moggcatcher allows us to tutor for any of our goblins without messing with our turns. Vandalblast and Shattering Spree help combat some of the pesky artifacts that I find in my playgroup. Now the odd one for me is Ghirapur Orrery. It serves as reliable source of friendly draw. This doesn't quite draw as much hate as my Slate of Ancestry and keeps the fuel going when just about any other red deck would be dead on the board. so, that guy will stay until play testing dictates its' removal or there are better recommendations.

The Goblin Horde Approaches!!!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.52
Tokens	Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Goblin 1/1 R