Purphoros, God of the ETB Triggers [cEDH PRIMER]

Commander / EDH battle_jelly

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Wicked_N_Irish says... #1

Also, have you thought about adding untap effects for Krenko? Sword of the Paruns, Puppet Strings, and Mobile Garrison are all great. Then you can double up goblins multiple times per turn, it gets degenerate very quickly.

February 28, 2017 8:43 a.m.

Wicked_N_Irish says... #2

And if you're running Nevinyrral's Disk, I would add an Eldrazi Monument. You should have tokens to always sacrifice to it, allowing you to keep indestructible for those board wipes.

February 28, 2017 8:46 a.m.

battle_jelly says... #3

Hey, Wicked_N_Irish. Awesome cards. The thing is, cards that stop attacking like Propaganda don't hurt this deck at all. Similar to a previous comment, I don't normally attack with the creatures/tokens. They either sit as chump blockers, fodder for sacrifice outlets like Ashnod's Altar, or goblin groupies for Krenko. Speaking of Krenko, as awesome of a guy he is in this deck, I hardly am able to get him out. has very very limited ways to tutor in general. Also, when he comes out, he is the first to be targeted to die (as he does not have any kind of protection like Purphoros). Therefore, I don't focus on anything that would make him double, especially a he's not often in play.Lastly, I do love Eldrazi Monument. Awesome card,especially in weenie decks that want to attack hard and stay in. I usually am the one who kills my own guys (boardwipes or sacrificing effects) in order to hurt/control the opponents. It's all good to go, just as long as Purphoros is still on the battlefield in the end of all that.Lots of good cards, got me thinking a lot, thanks!

March 1, 2017 10:52 p.m.

Wicked_N_Irish says... #4

Yeah, I like your strategy! I've won games I shouldn't have with Mob Justice and Massive Raid. I have a similar set up in my MOAR GOBLINS!!! deck. If you're interested in getting Krenko more consistently, you can add a Goblin Recruiter or a Goblin Matron. I se them to fetch Zada, Hedron Grinder to buff up ALL of my goblins.

March 2, 2017 8:12 a.m.

battle_jelly says... #5

I'll definitely check it out then. Thanks!

March 2, 2017 12:51 p.m.

battle_jelly says... #6

Update: Thanks to you guys, I added a new section in the description, under "Modest Budget".

There are so many good cards to play and add, but you don't need to spend a lot of money to make the most out of a deck like this. Also, certain recommendations are up there. Hopefully, it'll help you guys out a bit more as you've all helped me!

March 2, 2017 9:54 p.m.

Daedalus19876 says... #7

No proper creatures with Annihilator? Shame, shame, shame! ;)

March 6, 2017 10:55 p.m.

Ocelot44 says... #8

Maybe it's because he doesn't want to be a tool

March 7, 2017 1:43 a.m.

brewtzar says... #9

Have you considered Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician? If you're in a good position when he comes down, you can simply sac all of your lands for goblins and nuke everyone at the table.

March 7, 2017 4:48 a.m.

battle_jelly says... #10

Good morning, everyone. Haha, annihilator... An ability that strikes fear when put on the battlefield. Usually takes a heavy amount of mana to bring out, too. I have a few 3 drop cards that also strike fear: nonbasic lands are mountains. Haha, all jokes aside, If I had plenty of mana, I would invest it in one of my heavier token producers, or even Blasphemous Act. Annihilator just seems to slow, cause you have to wait a turn to attack, and you can only target one guy. We should be able to slug everyone as a group, don't want to leave out the other opponents.

March 7, 2017 7:26 a.m.

battle_jelly says... #11

Hey brewtzar. When I first made this deck with a strong emphasis on goblins, that goblin tactician was amongst the first to be in. However, as time passed, and many changes later, I find that his first ability isn't as useful to my other tokens. His second ability is undeniable, but I had an issue with him dying quick or not having even amount of mountains to sacrifice. Great card, but better under a Krenko EDH deck. I did find a replacement in Firecat Blitz. It is very similar, but it also has flashback, in which I can sacrifice odd number of mountains to get tokens. Definitely an all-or-nothing move.

March 7, 2017 7:34 a.m.

Why not Blasphemous Act? You're running plenty of tokens anyway.

March 7, 2017 2:55 p.m.

master274 says... #13

i recommned changing this deck completly to goblin theme with all 1 to 4 drop creatures only

March 7, 2017 3:02 p.m.

cujo253 says... #14

Fun deck, but uh... hate to break it to you, but Torpor Orb is a thing

March 7, 2017 3:20 p.m.

So is Vandalblast

March 7, 2017 3:45 p.m.

battle_jelly says... #16

Hey Deathstroke2791, that card is already in there. That's technically my most expensive card, even though I have never paid more than 4 mana for it.

master274. I at first made this deck purely goblin tribal. It was fun,and had a decent sync, but... It was too slow. There were other token cards that worked with Purphoros really well, and I ended up backing away from that idea.

March 7, 2017 6:21 p.m.

battle_jelly says... #17

Hey cujo253. I am fully aware of that card. Luckily in my meta, it's not really used often. But if an opponent did play a card like that, there's plenty of kill spells for it, like what Deathstroke2791 says. Artifacts are very fragile, so even if Purphoros is stuck, there's nothing stopping me from setting up the field some more until I can destroy it. I actually play against someone that uses that in our practice games, and honestly,they're still doable and fun games.

March 7, 2017 6:25 p.m. Edited.

battle_jelly says... #18

Haha! Daedalus19876. I just got that. Dang, am I slow. Nah, I just like the sound of it, definitely not ability-related.

March 7, 2017 6:31 p.m.

master274 says... #19

Refer to my version for a better foundation to work off of plz. im pulling my hair out

March 7, 2017 10:09 p.m.

master274 says... #20

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/18-02-17-party-crashers/

March 7, 2017 10:10 p.m.

maddoxmtg says... #21

Or people can accept others advice and not have to play the same deck as you just because yours is better.

March 8, 2017 4:04 p.m.

battle_jelly says... #22

Hey master274. I really like the enthusiasm you got for the red decks. Honestly, as much as I'd like to do a full-on goblin deck again, I think I'd stay with Purphoros and his many token bros, with a goblin flavor. There's just so much more opportunities to have fun and have quicker EDH games, especially as Purphoros can kill all of your opponents at once, rather than one by one with Krenko. Thank you, though.

March 8, 2017 9:13 p.m.

master274 says... #23

You can swap Krenko for Purphoros and still use my deck.... I'm not trying to front man just trying to help you out goin full Goblin is the fastest way in red

March 9, 2017 12:40 a.m.

battle_jelly says... #24

Hey again, master274. So I took a second look at your deck. It has a different WinCon from my deck which yours is to win by combat damage from an overwhelming amount of goblins. Using a different commander means that I will change the deck as well, as I believe that EDH decks are made around the commander. If I switched my commander from Purphoros to Krenko right now, it wouldn't work half as well. It may be fast, sure, but I would only be able to kill maybe one opponent.I also noticed that you sideboard black cards. You won't be able to play anything outside your commander colors, unless you have a commander like Mogis, God of Slaughter. I appreciate the advice, but I will stick to my guns, for the most part, with the strategy I have.

March 9, 2017 12:37 p.m. Edited.

master274 says... #25

dude i sideboreded that so i coulndt get mana locked vs a control deck its nothing special... Also your very wrong on what my deck does completely yes it makes a shit ton of tokens but i use the tokens just like your deck does to sac for really fun stuff or to win with purphorus. the fact that i can genearte a million tokens nearly t3 is mainly for speed but i threw in the fact that i can swing for win or win with alot of mana and conflagurate. i have 3 win cons in that deck please actually take the time to see the overall picture of someones deck b4 you critsize it. Saying that i resepct your decision for your deck but i was only trying to help with the overall speed of your deck as its currently way to slow

March 9, 2017 5:33 p.m.

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