Marath, Enchanter of the Wild v 2.1

Commander / EDH* Casual Constellation Enchantment Midrange RGW (Naya)

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Enchantment (37)

• 1x Ancestral Mask
• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Anthem of Champions
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Dawn's Reflection
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Enchantress's Presence
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Hallowed Haunting
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Market Festival
• 1x Nahiri's Resolve
• 1x Oath of Ajani
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Sigil of the Empty Throne
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation
• 1x Trace of Abundance
• 1x Trudge Garden
• 1x Uncivil Unrest
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Verdant Haven
• 1x War's Toll
• 1x Warstorm Surge
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Wolfwillow Haven

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Cabaretti Courtyard
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Jetmir's Garden
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 3x Mountain
• 4x Plains
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Serra's Sanctum
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Valgavoth's Lair
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (5)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Second Harvest

Commander (1)

Creature (18)

• 1x Ajani's Chosen
• 1x Archon of Sun's Grace
• 1x Argothian Enchantress
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fangren Marauder
• 1x Herald of the Host
• 1x Nacatl War-Pride
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Sanctum Weaver
• 1x Setessan Champion
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sythis, Harvest's Hand
• 1x Tabaxi Toucaneers
• 1x Timeless Witness
• 1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 1x Yenna, Redtooth Regent

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

Artifact (1)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Triumphant Reckoning

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sunbird's Invocation

Instant (1)

• 1x Second Harvest

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Maybeboard

Creature (13)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1x Bramble Sovereign
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Dreamshaper Shaman
• 1x Good-Fortune Unicorn
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Herd Baloth
• 1x Manaform Hellkite
• 1x Monk Idealist
• 1x Nykthos Paragon
• 1x Verdant Sun's Avatar
• 1x Wingmate Roc

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Angelic Chorus
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Elemental Resonance
• 1x Noble Purpose
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Reins of the Vinesteed
• 1x Skybind
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (2)

• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Sunforger

Land (1)

• 1x Slayers' Stronghold

Instant (1)

• 1x Arachnogenesis

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Easily my favorite deck to date. Inspired by an acquaintance's derision of "do-nothing" enchantments, I wanted to create a home for all those big, powerful enchantments. Many decks struggle versus enchantments, and with 42 (38 non-creature), we are pretty close to all in. So unless someone is packing major enchantment hate, we are usually good to go.

This deck is seriously old school. It does not revolve around the commander, a trait that has been lost since the end of the Tuck rule. Instead, Marath is used here as a back-up plan, an enabler, a synergy piece. He fills a gap when the deck needs it, rather than being central to the deck functioning. He is the Fixer, not the Lynchpin. if you are flooding, Marath buys you time to find real cards; he can build you an army of chumps and becomes more powerful every time you cast him.

But that's not why we are here. There are no obvious Enchantress options in Naya outside of Uril, the Miststalker and Mazzy, Truesword Paladin, who are both strictly focused on auras. The deck could be reduced to GW--and there are a number of obvious Selesnyan options out there--but R brings you 1) the burn potential (limited to Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, and Warstorm Surge, but you could go deeper, 2) War's Toll, and most importantly 3) Sunbird's Invocation.

War's Toll drops a monkey wrench into almost anybody's game. There's no holding up mana for a response unless they skip actions on their own turn. There's no combat step for your opponents unless they are willing to throw their utility creatures into the scrum. Even mana sinks are often hosed. The best they can do is play out everything they can in one phase/step and hope for the best. Meanwhile, you have complete freedom to act whenever you feel like it.

Sticking a Sunbird's Invocation is like firing the afterburners. With just about any combination of enchantresses, Elemental Bond, angel generators, and token doublers, it's really easy to build or rebuild a massive army. Somewhere around turn 8, 9, or 10, you have a good chance of blowing out the table.

So what wins?

COMBAT DAMAGE, BABY!!!

--Making hordes of angels or beasts is pretty solid. Trudge Garden is ridiculous with any lifegain ETB trigger and mana to burn. Big Tokens is a fave of mine. :)

--Or go tall: 20/20 (+/-) threats are possible with Ancestral Mask, Ethereal Armor, or even Marath's ability.

Or burn the table with ETB triggers. Nahiri's Resolve is not just a Haste enabler, but it also gets our token creators out of harm’s way and returns them on every one of our upkeeps. With any of our burn options, we’ll chip our opponents’ life totals with a sledgehammer.

"Go big or go home" is the Naya way. This deck is for people who are not afraid to be a major presence at the table. There is no room for fear of a Cyclonic Rift or Austere Command. If you can't handle an occasional blow-out with grace, this is not the play style for you. People will be scared of just about every card you play--they are all well known haymakers--and you can expect setbacks as they burn their few removal spells on your stuff. So you must be comfortable with a non-linear strategy and less control over how things play out, being willing to work with the cards the deck gives you, rather than looking for key pieces or specific answers. The rewards, however, far outweigh the risks if you are willing to walk on the wild side.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 2 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Cat 2/2 W, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Copy Clone, Elemental X/X G, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Fungus Beast 4/4 G, Human 2/2 G, Pegasus 2/2 W, Spirit Cleric */* W, Timeless Witness 4/4 B, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	EDH, Naya
Based on	Marath, Enchanter of the Wild sanddeviljack EDH