Prossh, the Combo Hungry [Primer]

Commander / EDH TheDracogenius

SCORE: 168 | 87 COMMENTS | 39692 VIEWS | IN 73 FOLDERS


Emzed says... #1

She can't really help you cast Prossh on turn 3 or 4, she only really gets relevant later. I don't think she is all that similar to Somberwald Sage, despite looking that way at first glance.

September 5, 2016 6:24 p.m.

zoeyfleming13 says... #2

I have been referring to this deck list to use as my own with a few minor modifications such as having Berserk still in it. It's seriously my favorite deck to play and I cannot thank you enough for creating such a awesome deck list. It is most satisfying to beat face with Prossh with this deck list especially against other competitive players :DUpvoted and added to favorites mate! Cheers!

September 8, 2016 11:24 a.m.

TheDracogenius says... #3

Great to hear that you like the deck zoeyfleming13! It can really be a blast to pilot if you are sitting across some other overpowered decks! Have fun with Prossh!

September 8, 2016 11:34 a.m.

The_2ndpanda says... #4

Love the deck, did you know that the new card for emn, Eternal Scourge, is an infinite mana Combo. Do know it use in a deck like this, but letting you know

September 8, 2016 1:51 p.m.

TheDracogenius says... #5

I know about the Eternal Scourge The_2ndpanda, but since I can usually cast Prossh just a turn later than the Scourge sas most of the times on turn three I bust out my final ramp spell to bring me up to 6 mana, its inclusion feels a little bit unneccesary to me. It does not work with Blood Artist and such like Prossh would since you do not create any tokens to sacrifice and without Food Chain in play it does absolutely nothing.

Thank you for the suggestion though, glad you like the deck :D

September 8, 2016 2:16 p.m.

The_2ndpanda says... #6

That fine, also what about Selvala's Stampede, that could get you combo out and maybe more.

September 8, 2016 2:20 p.m.

The_2ndpanda says... #7

That fine, also what about Selvala's Stampede, that could get you combo out and maybe more.

September 8, 2016 2:23 p.m.

TheDracogenius says... #8

I kind of try to keep the six mana spot free, as there are almost no cards that I would rather cast than Prossh in any scenario. With Prossh in your command zone you are pretty much the archenemy from the get go, so the votum will always be what you need the least. I frequently play with only two opponents, as my playgroup likes games with three people the best, which makes the card even worse. If I have almost no cards in hand, which can be a very common occurence, they can just blank the card by letting me put permanents into play from my nonexistent hand. The other option is equally unreliable, since I run a lot of creatures in my deck, but only a couple of them are combo pieces.

September 8, 2016 2:41 p.m.

The_2ndpanda says... #9

Oh I understand, thx for the advice for my prossh deck <3

September 8, 2016 2:50 p.m.

ItaPuma says... #10

Wow, absolutely loved your detailed review of Prossh. Your story reminded me of how I got introduced to the commander format. The Prossh pre-constructed deck was also my first commander deck and I enjoyed how my deck evolved over the years, making Jund my absolute favourite color combination. I like the combos you're currently running as I used to run a lot of them myself. My current build is a lot less combo-heavy and a little less efficient but I do get to run a lot of my pet-cards.

September 9, 2016 8:48 a.m.

ItaPuma says... #11

Also, I like how you don't run anything at six mana besides Prossh, I came to the same conclusion.

September 9, 2016 8:50 a.m.

Hipparchos says... #12

What a beauty! :)

September 10, 2016 11:28 a.m.

Hipparchos says... #13

What about Berserk?

September 10, 2016 4:13 p.m.

Hipparchos says... #14

Sry, I just saw your possible inclusions. ;)

September 10, 2016 4:18 p.m.

Already trying to get one Hipparchos, but I will have to wait until I have more money on my hands or somebody pulls it at my LGS :D

September 10, 2016 4:21 p.m.

Kynical says... #16

Instead of the earthcraft and squirrel's nest combo how do you feel about sanguine bond and exquisite blood? There are so many ways to ping people for 1 minimum it seems like it would fit in nicely - especially when you already have something like goblin bombardment and urborg, tomb of yawgmoth out on the field.

September 14, 2016 6:07 p.m.

Thank you for the suggestion Kynical, but the advantage of Earthcraft is that it works really well in conjunction with Prossh and is cheap to cast. Ramp is one of the priorities of this deck and even without the combo it would be a sweet card. Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood are pretty useless if I only get one of them of the field. I would have no other means of getting life than the Blood, which makes the Bond have no synergy isnide the deck. The combo is very strong, but this is probably the wrong place to run it.

September 14, 2016 6:32 p.m.

Daedalus19876 says... #18

This deck seems awesome, and you definitely get a +1 from me. A few quick things, though:

1) First, in the deck description, "Answers" is misspelled ;)

2) With only nine elves, do you find that Joraga Treespeaker is usually worth it? Especially as most of the elves can already tap for mana without the huge mana investment.

3) I've never been a fan of Courser of Kruphix in EDH. Do you find he gets you enough value? I feel like I'd usually rather just play a Kodama's Reach or something over him. (Unless you frequently manage to Food Chain him away?)

Also, Diabolic Intent is pretty handy as the second copy of Demonic Tutor ;)

Happy deckbuilding! I'd love to hear your thoughts on one of my decks, if you have the time.

September 14, 2016 9:54 p.m.

Thank you Daedalus19876!

  1. Good to know, I will certainly correct that.

  2. Yes, I think that the Treespeaker is worth it. It is not in the deck for his last effect, but rather to be leveled up only once. Especially if you can drop it on turn one and level it up on turn two this card sets you miles ahead of every other player.

  3. Courser of Kruphix has been on my replacement list forever. Once I get any of the cards I want to acquire for the deck he will be replaced, as there even are even many cards that do similar things, like Oracle of Mul Daya, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Exploration, Burgeoning and The Gitrog Monster, all of which are way better in my opinion. If I ever have all nine fetchlands he might get his time to shine again chance, but not as it stands right now.

  4. Diabolic Intent is very powerful, but sadly I have not been able to pick one up yet.

September 15, 2016 12:17 a.m.

kengiczar says... #20

Looking good. This is the type of deck I love to play against.

October 1, 2016 6:56 a.m.

Chaos Warp is a fun removal card and Domri Rade helps with draw power. I have a Prossh deck that I have not updated in about a year that I'm thinking of putting back together, I would love some feedback when you have the time. It has some cards that would work well in here like Scourge of the Throne.


The Capitol of Thailand

Commander / EDH Squirrel_of_War

SCORE: 7 | 25 COMMENTS | 3392 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER


October 20, 2016 4:31 p.m.

Just wanted to know if you are going to do an update with any of the new c16 cards?

November 13, 2016 2:21 p.m.

Only_Plays_Reprints Probably, although there are not that many new cards I am all that excited about for this deck in particular.

November 13, 2016 2:30 p.m.

Slepher says... #24

Highly suggest Squandered Resources, that card has been fantastic in my Prossh deck which is quite similar to yours. Also if you are playing birthing pod, Rune-Scarred Demon is amazing because you can sac Prossh to get the demon, grab food chain, cast food chain, exile the demon to cast prossh for 8 and combo.

November 18, 2016 4:32 a.m.

crimson_sea says... #25

Is there a reason you have Assault Strobe over Temur Battle Rage? Seems like a strict upgrade to me, with bypassing chump blockers and all.

November 25, 2016 7:46 p.m.

Please login to comment