Steelcats Mk IV

Commander / EDH Aggro GW (Selesnya) Tribal Voltron

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Land (34)

• 1x Arctic Flats
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 3x Snow-Covered Forest
• 8x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Farseek
• 1x Into the North
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Cataclysm *list*
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Creature (24)

• 1x Sacred Cat
• 1x Scythe Leopard
• 1x Steppe Lynx
• 1x Adorned Pouncer
• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Felidar Cub
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Lost Leonin
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Watchers of the Dead
• 1x Kemba, Kha Regent
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Pride Sovereign
• 1x Skyhunter Skirmisher
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Leonin Warleader
• 1x Taj-Nar Swordsmith
• 1x Regal Caracal
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith
• 1x Raksha Golden Cub

Instant (7)

• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Warriors' Lesson
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

Commander (1)

Artifact (18)

• 1x Adventuring Gear
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Argentum Armor

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Sunbond

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This is an upgraded version of Feline Ferocity. The core strategy of the deck is to be aggressive with Arahbo, Roar of the World's ability to double damage. To make this effective, we want 1) a cat, 2) a way to increase its power, 3) a way to grant double strike. If we can get a creature to have 10 power, we can quadruple it to be in range to take out a player with a single attack.

Arahbo will grant +3/+3 so we only need about +6/+6 in the worst case to be in lethal range for starting life totals. We plan to use equipment as the primary means to increase damage. This deck plays like a voltron deck where the commander is not the primary attacker. Generally, we need at least a couple equipment cards on the board to be very threatening. About half of them grant double strike and the other half give modest bonuses to power and toughness. Landfall is a secondary method to reach the needed power increase.

The secondary part of the deck is meant to augment and synergize with this strategy. Since double strike is so prevalent, there are multiple effects that care about dealing combat damage. Due to the two phases of combat damage, these effects happen twice. The high damage numbers that the deck can generate are used to generate card advantage through effects like Hunter's Prowess and Hunter's Insight. We are also able to make good use of lifelink to keep a high life total. This enables cards like Felidar Sovereign, Well of Lost Dreams, and Ajani's Pridemate.

The remaining pieces are mainly cards focused on ramping, opponent interaction, or additional ways to generate card advantage. The lands are focused on ways to trigger landfall.

Ultimately, this is an aggressive, voltron-y tribal deck that can get to absurd damage levels quite quickly if left alone for a turn or two.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	UBR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Adorned Pouncer 4/4 B, Beast 3/3 G, Cat 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Cat 2/2 W, Copy Clone, Sacred Cat 1/1 W
Folders	EDH