Rafiq, That's my boy

Commander / EDH Aggro Exalted GWU (Bant) Multiplayer Voltron

Halfest

Creature (23)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Battlegrace Angel
• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Gemini Engine
• 1x Giltspire Avenger
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Novablast Wurm
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
• 1x Spirit en-Dal
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Sublime Archangel

Instant (11)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Land (36)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 4x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 9x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Wargate
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Manriki-Gusari
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Angelic Destiny
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Finest Hour
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Land (3)

• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Mystic Gate

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Grasp of Fate

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Deck Intro

This Bad Boy is Something on its own so when you build a deck around him with a few unblockable abilities and some +1/+1 here and there you can easily 2 Shot a an opponent with that. But you dont want to build too much around him, you need more than one threat if he dies you need to be able to still do damage.

So here it is. Have fun reading and leave comments if you feel like it.

Boost one and hit them HARD!

Here are the card I use to boost the lucky one:

Battlegrace Angel, Sublime Archangel and Finest Hour I think every Rafiq deck u'll look out there will have those Cards. They are just too good for this deck.

Umezawa's Jitte, Sword of Light and Shadow, Sword of Feast and Famine, Manriki-Gusari, Lightning Greaves, Angelic Destiny, Rancor, Steel of the Godhead, and the one and only Eldrazi Conscription

Nantuko Mentor, Knight of New Alara, Giltspire Avenger, Qasali Pridemage are all there for their possible damage inscrease and some of them have other utilities. Just like Noble Hierarch isnt she beautiful?

Utilities

Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Clever Impersonator, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Mother of Runes, Restoration Angel, Twilight Shepherd,

Karmic Guide, Twilight Shepherd, Reya Dawnbringer.

Stonehewer Giant, Sovereigns of Lost Alara, Eladamri's Call, Enlightened Tutor, Steelshaper's Gift, Wargate

Spirit en-Dal is there for her amazing Forecast ability. The only downside is that it has to be cast on your Upkeep, which I still forget sometimes after playing this deck for over 2 years.

Wrath of God, Supreme Verdict, Beast Within, Krosan Grip, Path to Exile, Pongify, Rapid Hybridization, Return to Dust, Swords to Plowshares and Novablast Wurm hahaha Wrath of gods with scales!!

Combos

Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Novablast Wurm wipe all creatures except yours.

Sovereigns of Lost Alara + Rafiq of the Many at this point ull fetch Eldrazi Conscription and you probably won the game.

Karmic Guide + Reya Dawnbringer You get an excellent reanimated combo effect, by not paying the echo cost.

Mana Ramp/Sources

Noble Hierarch, Cultivate, Explosive Vegetation, Kodama's Reach, Skyshroud Claim, Chromatic Lantern, Sol Ring, Gilded Lotus, Mirari's Wake, Sylvan Caryatid Mmmm Mana!

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About Gemini Engine here's what ive found on the net : ("It works. Here's the way it breaks down:

Declare attacker, single Gemini engine. Since these are all triggered abilities, they all go on the stack. At the point that the Exalted triggered abilities would go on the stack none of the triggered abilities have gone off, so the engine is still attacking alone. Thus, the exalted abilities go on the stack..

And again, since these are all triggered abilities, state will be checked after every one of them resolves.

So, Exalted trigger one resolves, state check, he's a 4/5. Exalted trigger two resolves, state check, he's a 5/6. Gemini engine check is resolving. What was he last time state was checked? A 5/6. So the copy will be a 5/6.")

If this is wrong plz let me know but if it's right, Gemini Engine is super powerful in this deck.

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If you like this deck or found it to be a useful resource please remember to +1 Upvote!

Side Note: I just started playing again so I need your advise on what to add and remove since I've missed a few sets

Date added	10 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Novablast Wurm Karmic Guide + Reya Dawnbringer
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.56
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Gemini Engine Construct */* C