The Hour of Power

Commander / EDH Goodstuff RG (Gruul) Zoo

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Creature (37)

• 1x Arbor Colossus
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloodshot Cyclops
• 1x Champion of Rhonas
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Elderscale Wurm
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Hateflayer
• 1x Heart-Piercer Manticore
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Magus of the Vineyard
• 1x Malignus
• 1x Mossbridge Troll
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Polis Crusher
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Savage Ventmaw
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Whisperer of the Wilds
• 1x Zealous Conscripts
• 1x Zhur-Taa Druid

Land (36)

• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 12x Forest
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 13x Mountain
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Stomping Ground

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Arlinn Kord  ^Flip
• 1x Domri Rade
• 1x Samut, the Tested
• 1x Sarkhan Vol
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

Artifact (4)

• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Mage Slayer
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Savage Twister
• 1x Selvala's Stampede
• 1x Traverse the Outlands

Instant (4)

• 1x Berserk
• 1x Fling
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Mutagenic Growth

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Creature (10)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Bramble Sovereign
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
• 1x Neyith of the Dire Hunt
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain

Instant (3)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Kodama's Reach

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It's the HOUR OF POWER baby, so let Xenagos give you the Word.

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This deck is my first EDH deck, which I think embodies my ideal play style: make things big and attack. It's simple, it's straightforward, and it's a ton of fun to play. Any suggestions/questions are welcome!

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Key Cards

• Xenagos, God of Revels (obviously) - Besides just making creatures scarier, Xenagos increases the value of a lot of cards from "good" to "amazing" (see the next section)
• Malignus - Easily the greatest creature in the deck. Dropped on an opponent with no creatures and xenagos is an instant win, not to mention all the fling effects in the deck
• Fling - The easiest way to win in this deck, outside of just mushing through with combat, there are plenty of fling type effects
• Rishkar's Expertise - This card probably generates the most value in the deck, easily drawing 10+ cards, and casting something else for free.

Power Matters

The key mechanic of this deck is making the most out of "Power Matters" cards, thanks to Xenagos .

• Bloodshot Cyclops - Fling on a stick
• Drumhunter - Ramp + Card advantage
• Ghalta, Primal Hunger - Basically always costs
• Hateflayer - Flings itself, *after* attacking
• Heart-Piercer Manticore - Another fling effect
• Lifeblood Hydra - Huge card advantage/lifegain if you can kill it at the right time (which shouldn't be too hard with all the fling effects)
• Mossbridge Troll - Great finisher as 10 power isn't hard to achieve, even pre-xenagos pump
• Pathbreaker Ibex - Give everything +25/+25 off that Mossbridge Troll you just pumped
• Mosswort Bridge - Staple EDH land
• Berserk - Xenagos a creature twice in one turn. Even better if used on something like Ulamog
• Fling - Good finisher, especially if you managed to connect with something big Xenagos pumped
• Momentous Fall - Another huge advantage card with huge guys
• Arlinn Kord   - Her ult lets everyone fling themselves, though this is very unlikely
• Life's Legacy - Another source of card advantage
• Rishkar's Expertise - Life's Legacy, plus casting something for free
• Traverse the Outlands - Get all the basics out of your deck
• Mage Slayer - Fling on attack

Ramp

A deck with as many fatties as this one needs a ton of ramp, and ours is no exception

• Birds of Paradise - Excellent turn 1, covers both colors
• Courser of Kruphix - Not *exactly* ramp, but helps clear up the top of the deck. Especially handy with Lurking Predators to intimidate the opponent.
• Drumhunter - Ramp and card advantage
• Llanowar Elves - Classic green ramper
• Magus of the Vineyard - A symmetrical ramp effect, which can be positive or negative, depending on the situation.
• Regal Behemoth - Gives you double mana as monarch, and if you aren't monarch, then the table has a new target (hopefully).
• Savage Ventmaw - Huge ramp, plus infinite combat with Aggravated Assault
• Shaman of Forgotten Ways - Big ramper, and a finisher with his Biorhythm effect.
• Somberwald Sage - Big creature ramper
• Sylvan Caryatid - another rainbow mana maker, and a wall early game if need be
• Whisperer of the Wilds - early game will just be another llanowar elves, but should tap for 2 fairly early on
• Zhur-Taa Druid - Ramper and a pinger in one
• Dryad Arbor - Does it count? I guess so
• Traverse the Outlands - easily the biggest ramper in the deck, gets most if not all of the basics left in the deck when cast.
• Cultivate
• Explosive Vegetation
• Gruul Keyrune - Turns into a creature in a pinch
• Gruul Signet
• Sol Ring

Mana Dumps

Because we have so much mana, we're going to want to do something with it, even if we have no cards in hand.

• Hydras: Savageborn Hydra , Lifeblood Hydra , Genesis Hydra
• Savageborn Hydra also has an activated ability to make it even stronger once on the field
• Aggravated Assaults - Attack with all the big creatures you have at this point
• Arbor Colossus - Makes it stronger and removes something with flying
• Polis Crusher - Makes it stronger and grants enchantment removal on a creature
• Nylea, God of the Hunt - Buff creatures if desparate
• Shaman of Forgotten Ways - Hard to achieve, but Biorhythm s if successful, oftentimes essentially ending the game.
• Kessig Wolf Run - Make a creature even bigger, and give it trample.
• Green Sun's Zenith - Grab a huge guy from the deck, or if you have enough mana, Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• Savage Twister - The closest this deck gets to a board wipe

Combos

• Fling + Malignus + Xenagos, God of Revels - Xenagos buffing Malignus means its power is equal to the life total of your highest opponent. Flinging it (through any method) is an instant win
• Berserk + Fling + Malignus - Same as above
• Dryad Arbor + Green Sun's Zenith - One mana ramp spell that gets reshuffled
• Berserk + Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger - Berserk buffs a creature and destroys it at the end of combat. Ulamog is indestructible so he sticks around.
• Fling + Zealous Conscripts - Steal an opponent's best creature, attack with it, and fling it back at them, destroying it in the process.
• Aggravated Assault + Savage Ventmaw - Infinite activations, infinite combats, and infinite xenagos triggers, assuming ventmaw survives.

Odds and Ends

Not every card fits in one of the above themes.

• Archetype of Aggression - Blanket trample granter
• Champion of Rhonas - Cheats big guys into play
• Den Protector - Eternal Witness , plus it's a decently sized attacker after being flipped and xenagos'd, and has some form of evasion
• Elderscale Wurm - The closest to control this deck gets. Keeps you at 7 life.
• Etali, Primal Storm - Casts your opponent's stuff for free and can cheat something big of yours in, alongside a big body
• Protean Hulk - Another cheater, can grab Malignus
• Prowling Serpopard - Gives your big creatures protection from being countered.
• Terastodon - noncreature permanent removal
• Canopy Cover - grants protection and evasion to your biggest guy
• Lurking Predators - Easy way to cheat creatures into play
• Sunbird's Invocation - Another cheater, 2-for-1s almost every spell
• Lifecrafter's Bestiary - Card advantage and deck maniuplation on a relatively cheap artifact

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Dryad Arbor + Green Sun's Zenith Aggravated Assault + Savage Ventmaw Fling + Malignus + Xenagos, God of Revels Berserk + Fling + Malignus Berserk + Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Fling + Zealous Conscripts
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Dragon 4/4 R, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon, Emblem Domri Rade, Heart-Piercer Manticore 4/3 W, Human 2/2 G, Morph 2/2 C, Satyr 2/2 GR, The Monarch, Wolf 2/2 G