My 2016 EDH deck - revamped for 2022!
Use commander Brion Stoutarm to Fling your opponents creatures with cards like Act of Treason, and if you're lucky - use Bazaar Trader to keep them! And if your opponents don't have good creatures to steal, fling a Phyrexian Dreadnought or Serra Avatar at their life total.
I've tried to keep this deck nearly 50% White and 50% Red.
Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. That being said, I will probably not be able to afford the more expensive cards like Land Tax, Smothering Tithe, Lifeline, etc. that are not already in this deck. However - It's still fun to check them out! If you like it, up vote!
Decksplanation:
Double the Damage:
Calamity Bearer works specifically to Brion's sac ability.
Fiery Emancipation gives me triple damage.
Angrath's Marauders, Gratuitous Violence all make the damage I do twice as effective... and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight flies too.
Brion's Flinging Fodder:
Phyrexian Dreadnought and Nova Chaser can be flung before they die to their sac effect.
Malignus, Serra Avatar, and Soul of Eternity all act as giant bombs to throw at the opponent.
Hofri Ghostforge allows for me to steal an opponents creature, Fling it at them with Brion Stoutarm, and then keep a spirit copy of that creature.
Elturel Survivors - Myriad lets me fling copies of it for plus X based on players lands.
Draw and Tempo:
Anger makes things go fast and can easily get to my graveyard with Brion flinging him.
Humble Defector and Loran of the Third Path help me forge alliances with others. (but mostly give me cards!)
Font of Mythos, Howling Mine, Temple Bell - These are so much stronger for Boros than for others colors that already have integrated draw. Also adds some excitement to your playgroups tempo.
Fetch:
Weathered Wayfarer can grab any land, but importantly can help me remove hexproof and shroud by locating Arcane Lighthouse.
Arid Mesa can fetch Plateau or Sacred Foundry.
Recruiter of the Guard is specifically to get Nova Chaser, but can grab any card with toughness two or less.
Imperial Recruiter can grab Elturel Survivors or any creature with a power two or less.
Those two can both grab each other, or any of the following:
Bazaar Trader, Anger, Capashen Unicorn, Duergar Hedge-Mage, Esper Sentinel, Loran of the Third Path, Humble Defector, Taurean Mauler, and Weathered Wayfarer
Mana Rocks:
My goal with the rocks is to get them out for turn advantage, keeping them a 2 colorless mana cost is the goal.
Sol Ring, Mind Stone, Arcane Signet, Prismatic Lens - traditional rocks.
Everflowing Chalice in the event that I can pump it up later.
Thought Vessel for that extra hand space
Liquimetal Torque can change something to an artifact and I can destroy it if need be with Vandalblast, Duergar Hedge-Mage, Capashen Unicorn, etc.
Removal:
Targeted removal:
Capashen Unicorn, Duergar Hedge-Mage, Loran of the Third Path - creatures that flexibly remove enchants or artifacts
Dismantling Wave for broad early or late game artifact and enchantment removal
Vandalblast is a great simple early play, or game altering advantage late game play for it's overload cost.
Archon of Justice flys, then you can fling it and exile ANY permanent.
One mana drop creature removal:
Chained to the Rocks, Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares
Grasp of Fate to pick off everyones field
Blanket removal (board wipes)
Wrath of God, Doomskar - traditional creature wipes
Realm-Cloaked Giant - Use the sorcery first, you can wipe and keep your giants.. Most importantly your commander, but also Calamity Bearer, and play it back as fodder for Brion later in the game.
Solar Blaze is a sided board wipe that destroys most but leaves key cards like Calamity Bearer, Elturel Survivors, and Hofri Ghostforge alive (and Capashen Unicorn too)
Planar Collapse a unique card that is interesting to play early on
Bringing them Back:
Gift of Immortality Sac my own creature, get it back... again, and again!
Breathkeeper Seraph can pair it with Brion for repeated flinging.
Squee's Embrace fun and easy to play.
Stealing their Creature (and sometimes keeping them!)::
If your opponent has managed to make it through your removal, or buff up a creature... just grab it and fling it at their life total and then their creature is gone too!
Bazaar Trader Take it with a steal card and keep it!
Conquering Manticore a flyer, that steals!
Hijack can also swipe an artifact, paired with Bazaar Trader it could grab mana rocks or something even better from your opponents field.
Act of Treason, Goatnap, and Threaten are all basic steal spells.
Mark of Mutiny, and Traitorous Instinct all give me steal with buffs
Cannot wait to get Solphim, Dominus of Mayhem from the new set in this deck!
Temp subbing Chaos Warp for Bazaar Trader to see how it plays.
