The Destroyer of Lands (Radha, Heir to Keld)

Commander / EDH Control Group Slug Land Destruction Multiplayer Primer RG (Gruul)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Adamaro, First to Desire
• 1x Akki Blizzard-Herder
• 1x Argothian Wurm
• 1x Borderland Ranger
• 1x Cartographer
• 1x Centaur Vinecrasher
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Civic Wayfinder
• 1x Detritivore
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Goblin Gardener
• 1x Goblin Ruinblaster
• 1x Groundskeeper
• 1x Harvest Wurm
• 1x Invader Parasite
• 1x Keldon Firebombers
• 1x Multani, Maro-Sorcerer
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sage of Ancient Lore  ^Flip
• 1x Shivan Wumpus
• 1x Stoic Builder
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Terravore
• 1x Thresher Beast
• 1x Tilling Treefolk
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Viseling
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

Sorcery (19)

• 1x Boom / Bust
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Destructive Force
• 1x Epicenter
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Obliterate
• 1x Rain of Thorns
• 1x Recollect
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Roiling Terrain
• 1x Ruination
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Thoughts of Ruin
• 1x Tremble
• 1x Wildfire
• 1x Yawning Fissure

Land (38)

• 18x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 17x Mountain
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Commander (1)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dingus Egg
• 1x Iron Maiden
• 1x Isolation Cell
• 1x Lodestone Bauble
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Manabarbs
• 1x Price of Glory

Instant (1)

• 1x Volcanic Offering

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Sideboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Dwarven Blastminer
• 1x Dwarven Miner
• 1x Greater Gargadon
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Rage
• 1x Orcish Settlers
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Lay of the Land
• 1x Restore
• 1x Rite of Ruin
• 1x Vandalblast

Artifact (2)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Ruby Medallion

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Burning Earth

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Magnivore
• 1x Quarry Beetle

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This is not a fun deck...it is a nasty piece of work. This is the type of deck you only play once to show everybody that it can be done, and then apologize for. And over time it actually came pretty close to being a primer deck.

This deck aims to punish every player for every land they play. It keeps the number of lands in play low. At the same time the deck has several tactics to exploit this, it:

• forces opponents to pay additional mana for spells they play (like Isolation Cell )

• forces opponents to take damage for the number of cards they have on hand ( Viseling and Iron Maiden for instance)

• players to take damage for each land put into play (Zo-Zu the Punisher)

• it punishes every player for each spell they play (Manabarbs)

• requires players to take damage for each land that goes to the graveyard (Dingus Egg).

Indeed, you will receive damage as well, but less than your opponents. Also, since you'll be playing (mostly) basic lands this deck will hit you less hard, plus you'll have the mana advantage (you'll have land on hand and there's Radha, Heir to Keld ). The deck features fetches (Sylvan Ranger and the like and stuff like Ramunap Excavator), to allow you to build up quickly and restart quickly after a cataclysmic event.

Radha, Heir to Keld provides you with that much needed additional mana to kick start your gameplay in the early phases of the game as well as after (another) global destruction. True, her ability to produce won't be used much, but you're playing her for the anyway.

Also, always keep a few lands on hand: that's why the majority of the land fetch spells put land in your hand rather then in play. So, don't put all the lands into play: you'll need them after one of the destructive spells. Moreover, there is no healing in this deck, because I feel it slows this deck down, and well, frankly, you deserve a little sting for playing this :)

This deck aims at playing global effects (multi-player): no spells are included that target only one player, or only one land (such as Stone Rain ). You tend to loose your pace when singling out a specific player. Indeed, you have to take them all on at once and wipe the board: else someone will be able to cast a big creature and that would be the end of this deck. You, on the other hand, have plenty small (and low CMC) creatures that have a synergetic effect with the deck's theme, such as:

• Land recovery ( Harvest Wurm , Groundskeeper)

• Land destruction ( Shivan Wumpus , Goblin Ruinblaster )

• Land fetch (Sylvan Ranger or Civic Wayfinder ). Though small, these creatures fetch your land and also allow you to do the damage you need.

• Splendid Reclamation: Wow, seriously, does it do that? I say, does it really do that? In this deck?

• Terravore and Titania, Protector of Argoth love land cards going to the graveyard

• There is not much creature destruction in this deck, simply because it aims to retaliate and destroy lands from early in the game: so that no big creatures are able to hit the battlefield. If all goes wrong: you play Obliterate, Wildfire, Destructive Force or Jokulhaups to reset the playfield.

• special mention for Darksteel Ingot: it is indestructible, enough said

Also, most artifacts do not really pose a problem for this deck, most need mana to activate anyway and that will be in short supply. One of the only artifacts you need to be wary of is an opponent playing Crucible of Worlds.

I do not like combos overly, still there is one in this deck that is noteworthy: Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine (and others) is a devastating, and not particularly player friendly combo. Then again, in this deck, what is...

The synergy between the cards in this deck is self-evident I think: Centaur Vinecrasher , Detritivore , and for all the cards your opponents are stuck with Iron Maiden , Viseling , etc...

Lastly: for a budget version of this deck you can leave out Crucible of Worlds and Blood Moon, bringing the total coast of this deck down significantly.You can also leave out Life from the Loam, Terravore . Simply add one of the side/maybe board cards. While the effect is not comparable, the cards in the side deck do give either mana, creatures, or they slow your opponent(s) down.

You've tried it, you've seen it work and then take it apart (to relief of your co-players)

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Key combos	Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 1 Mythic Rares 33 - 4 Rares 15 - 6 Uncommons 15 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.84
Tokens	Elemental 5/3 G, Elemental 5/5 RG, Morph 2/2 C
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