Snakes on a Pillow - Starring Tariel Jackson

Commander / EDH Control Multiplayer Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

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Creature (13)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chancellor of the Annex
• 1x Deathpact Angel
• 1x Dread
• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Netherborn Phalanx
• 1x Shattered Angel
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Xathrid Gorgon

Land (31)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Ancient Amphitheater
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Lavaclaw Reaches
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tresserhorn Sinks
• 1x Urborg Volcano

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Righteous Cause
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Artifact (20)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Helm of the Gods
• 1x Journeyer's Kite
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Seer's Sundial
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Conduit
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sun Droplet
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Thunderstaff
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (15)

• 1x Backlash
• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Blood Oath
• 1x Boros Fury-Shield
• 1x Captain's Maneuver
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Divine Deflection
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Mirror Strike
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Reflect Damage
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Acidic Soil
• 1x Breaking Point
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 1x Repay in Kind
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Sign in Blood

Commander (1)

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"Enough is enough! I've had it with these mother&%#@'ing snakes on this mother&%#@'ing pillow!"

This is a multiplayer RWB EDH deck based around the idea of punishing other players who attempt to "cheat" - rushing huge creatures, dropping huge piles of lands, and gaining tons of life. After reading about this fantastic deck, I wanted to incorporate many of its ideas with some fun creatures and spells that have come out since 2006.

Basically, the idea is to combine two playstyles:

Pillow Fort - which uses cards like Norn's Annex and Windborn Muse, Phyrexian Unlife, and Righteous Cause - stresses a "You can't attack me" mentality; Either the opponent is simply unable to use certain creatures to attack before removing an enchantment or paying a fee, or the situation is simply unfavorable for them to do so, and "Rattlesnake" - exemplified by cards like Hissing Miasma , Dread , Blood Reckoning , and reflection cards like Captain's Maneuver - which says "By all means, please, attack me if you must, but it will cost you!

The result is a deck that forces opponents to make a conscious decision not to disrupt your board state or attack you directly. Additionally, this deck requires a lot of assistance from your ability to talk with your opponents; In a four or five player game, you want to be able to subtly urge on your opponents to make choices that favor you under the guise of instead favoring them and theirs.

There is a third element of this deck that I am experimenting with: Punishment effects. Cards like Acidic Soil , Backlash , Polluted Bonds , Shattered Angel , and Thornbite Staff (which combos excellently with Tariel, Reckoner of Souls ) to counter-act players who use alternative methods to attempt to quickly seize the board and alter the flow of gameplay. Someone throw down a T4 Elvish Piper+Worldspine Wurm? Put them in their place and rally your other opponents behind you!

Overall, this deck requires a high degree of player interaction over board interaction, and strives to be the second-to-last player alive in almost all cases. Clinching the win is usually done through surprise combos such as Phyrexian Unlife coupled with either Soul Conduit or Repay in Kind, both of which can also be used to recover from being focused. If need be, you can also eliminate players on a 1-vs-1 basis using equipment like Helm of the Gods or Umbral Mantle.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Cleric 1/1 WB
Folders	Others' Decks