Rafiq of the Many Australian Duel Commander

Commander / EDH

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Creature (25)

• 1x AEtherling
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Geist of Saint Traft
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 1x Voice of Resurgence

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Land (37)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Oblivion Ring

Artifact (8)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Instant (19)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Daze
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force Spike
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Remand
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Voidslime

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Great Sable Stag
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Skylasher
• 1x Trinket Mage

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rest in Peace

Artifact (6)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Tormod's Crypt

Instant (1)

• 1x Renounce the Guilds

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This is my Rafiq of the Many deck for a format known as Australian Duel Commander (more on that below). It is an aggro control deck that often finishes the game with Rafiq while protecting him with counter spells.

The deck plays 14 ramp spells/mana elves to pull me ahead in the early game and allow me to get Rafiq into play as early as turn 2. During the early game the deck will often tap out to resolve early threats such as Stoneforge Mystic and Trygon Predator. Turn 3-4 is when I will tap out for Rafiq presenting my opponent with a threat they must answer. The rest of the game is spent protecting Rafiq and the various hate bears I play until I can take the game.

The deck aims to end the game during the mid game, before control decks get a chance to stabilize. If this plan fails, the deck can become a bit weak it tends to draw weaker cards in the late game than a control opponent due to the number of early game development cards. To help mitigate this i play a few planeswalkers that can take the game over on their own, some equipment that can make even the smallest of elves into a must answer threat and late game bombs like Aetherling and Birthing Pod (the reason i don't play a lot of the popular late game threats like Primeval Titan is because my deck is currently very strong vs Bribery, a very common card in the meta).

Australian Dual Commander (or 99+ Boss) is a 1 v 1 Commander variant started in Melbourne, Australia. It is played with 30 life and a very small banlist. The format is wide open, varied and very powerful. For more information visit the Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/AustralianDuelCommander) or the rules page (http://www.nextlevelgames.com.au/2013/05/01/99bossrules/).

Any suggestions are definitely appreciated

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 3 Mythic Rares 58 - 8 Rares 16 - 3 Uncommons 10 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.33
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Elemental */* GW, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W