Najeela, anti-CDEH

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Control Hatebears Theme/Gimmick

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Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Demonic Tutor

Creature (20)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Doorkeeper Thrull
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Soulless Jailer
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Archon of Emeria
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Drana and Linvala
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Myrel, Shield of Argive
• 1x Notion Thief

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Deafening Silence
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Humility
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Nature's Will

Artifact (6)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Null Rod
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Commander (1)

Counterspells (16)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Evasive Action
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Negate
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will

Instant (8)

• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Fire Covenant

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Other (10)

• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Permission Denied
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x The One Ring

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So I just had this idea, about a deck that was specifically anti-CEDH. Like, it runs just a lot of hate pieces against some of the most common CEDH win-conditions, like Thassa's Oracle, Underworld Breach, Ad Nauseam, Dockside Extortionist loops, etc.

These win-conditions are usually based around graveyard loops, ETB effects, treasures, or drawing/casting many spells. So, I just put together a bunch of cards that stop those things, like limiting card draw or multiple spell casting, preventing ETB abilities, turning off creature and artifact abilities, etc. I also put in a bunch of counterspells, and some removal.

When deciding the commander, I wanted someone who presents a threat/win-condition on their own, as so much of the rest of the deck is based on disabling opponents, and not so much on my own combos and win-conditions. Also, since the idea is to shut down all these strategies, I can't really rely on them myself, as many of the cards included to stop them effect me too, not just opponents.

I thought that Sauron, the Dark Lord might be good, as it is a huge problem just by itself, generating card advantage and board presence. Colors are decent, but it's expensive to cast, and I didn't put a whole lot of ramp in the deck... White is a strong color for what I'm trying to do, so I still wanted a commander with white. Five color would be the best probably, because it would give me access to any card. Sisay, Weatherlight Captain is strong, but there isn't really enough synergy with her ability, as the rest of the deck is just like interaction and non-legendary cards.

Najeela, the Blade-Blossom isn't the biggest threat on her own, but there are a few 1 card combos with her for infinite attacks and warrior tokens, and these combos are not effected by the rest of the denial-strategy cards. I only included Nature's Will and Bear Umbra and Sword of Feast and Famine and Druids' Repository so far, but also included Dolmen Gate and Iroas, God of Victory *list* for support. Is this enough to rely on as the main win-condition? I'm not sure. It's kind of the only win-condition, as the creature base isn't very threatening. I didn't include card:

Humility might not work, but I figured, CEDH decks are relying less on number of creatures and more on what 1 or 2 key creatures do, so maybe humility can shut them down completely, and as long as I have/cast more creatures I could win, especially with Bear Umbra, or the Sword, or even Dolmen or Iroas.

I haven't played this yet, and probably won't for a while, as I would have to proxy up a lot of these cards, and there isn't a lot of CEDH in my metas anyways. I just thought it was a fun idea. Could this deck stand up against high level non-CEDH decks? I dunno. Is this deck CEDH? I dunno. Is it good or even works? I dunno.

Let me know what you think!

Date added	8 months
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 61 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.38
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Orc Army, Soldier 1/1 C, Treasure, Warrior 1/1 W