This is a deck all focused entirely on abusing the line in Aragorn, King of Gondor's text "if you're the monarch creature's can't block this turn" that triggers when Aragorn attacks. I like to build decks that really stick to one theme and run that theme into the ground, it makes the decks feel more fun for me, and I like knowing that my decks have an achilles heal. This decks achilles heal is any card that skips my combat or prevents combat damage.

Anyways, let's get into the spicy tech:

Haste

Haste is really important for this deck to work well, giving the commander haste the same turn it enters is crucial. Below are all of my haste pieces:

Crashing Drawbridge - This card is so versatile in so many decks, one of my favorite cards that is still super affordable

Duke Ulder Ravengard - I cut the Myriad sword for this creature, Duke is so good, giving haste to the creature in addition to myriad is a massive.

Hellkite Courser - This really only gives the commander hast, but I still think this card is a nice backup commander, especially with all of the blinks I am running in the deck.

Hall of the Bandit Lord - This land is busted with Aragorn. You always net 1 life from the lifelink, it's great early game. It's a beast in the deck

Nahiri's Resolve - This in my opinion is the holy grail of the deck. I've won multiple times just from having this in play, exiling all of my best creatures and rocks at the end of the turn, essentially saving them from removal is so huge. Plus, it gurantees I get the monarch every time Aragorn re-enters so it's almost 100% that I have unblockable on my turn.

Rising of the Day - This is just better Fervor

Swiftfoot Boots - Classic, ol' reliable.

Card Draw

In today's EDH climate, a lack of card draw can make or break a deck. Lucky for this strategy there are a lot cards that let you draw cards when damage is dealt. Below are all of my card draw pieces:

Ancient Silver Dragon - This card is absolutely nutty, but sometimes drawing this much can be overwhelming

Augury Adept - Great early game card draw, the life gain is really nice too

Battle Angels of Tyr - This card doesn't always draw cards, but the value is so nice

Glenn, the Voice of Calm - While I am iffy on Universes Beyond, Glenn is just too good to not run. So much card draw especially after equipping him with a sword.

Jhessian Thief - A really generic common card, but it gets the job done

Soulknife Spy - I like this one more than Jhessian Thief, it's just as generic, but it always has 3 power which is nice in the early game.

Tandem Lookout - I love this card.

Reconnaissance Mission - This card gets out of hand so fast.

Coveted Jewel - Great card draw, always has a chance to draw opponents cards too, but that's always fun.

Sword of Fire and Ice - Such a great sword, it puts in work and can be nice for removing creatures.

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(1 year ago)

-1 Angel of Destiny main
-1 Bilbo, Retired Burglar main
+1 Harnessed Snubhorn main
+1 Sphinx Ambassador main
Date added 1 year
Last updated 1 year
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

17 - 0 Mythic Rares

43 - 0 Rares

12 - 0 Uncommons

14 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.45
Tokens Copy Clone, Dungeon: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Dungeon: Lost Mine of Phandelver, Dungeon: Tomb of Annihilation, Faerie Dragon 1/1 U, Goblin 1/1 R, Skeleton 1/1 B, The Atropal, The Monarch, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure
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