The weird Cat Lady next-door

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Casual Counters Humans Multiplayer RBW (Mardu) Sacrifice Voltron

Phantomias

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 8x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Shefet Dunes
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Unclaimed Territory

Life Drain (6)

• 1x Agent of the Iron Throne
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Evasion (5)

• 1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Aristocrats (4)

• 1x Fain, the Broker
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Immersturm Predator
• 1x Sawblade Skinripper

Ramp (10)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Traveler's Amulet

Card Advantage (8)

• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Species Specialist
• 1x Village Rites

Removal (8)

• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Despark
• 1x Dire Tactics
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Juri, Master of the Revue
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wear / Tear

+1/+1 (5)

• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Sadistic Glee
• 1x Star Pupil
• 1x Sword of Hours
• 1x Tempered Veteran

Wrath (3)

• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Slash the Ranks

Commanders (2)

Tokens (8)

• 1x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Cemetery Protector
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Outlaws' Merriment
• 1x Wedding Announcement  ^Flip

Reanimation / Reclamation (5)

• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Victimize

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Card Advantage (7)

• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Enduring Innocence
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Pyre of Heroes

Other (6)

• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Winota, Joiner of Forces

Wrath (5)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Vanquish the Horde

Evasion (3)

• 1x Spirit Mantle
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Unquestioned Authority

Tokens (7)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Cathar's Call
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
• 1x Jirina Kudro
• 1x Sunset Revelry
• 1x Visions of Glory

Aristocrats (5)

• 1x Aron, Benalia's Ruin
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Butcher of the Horde
• 1x Hostile Hostel  ^Flip
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Reanimation / Reclamation (5)

• 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• 1x Gix's Command
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Ravos, Soultender
• 1x Revival / Revenge

Ramp (1)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar

+1/+1 // Power modifiers (6)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Martyr for the Cause
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Surgical Suite / Hospital Room
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Removal (6)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x General Kudro of Drannith
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Unwanted Remake
• 1x Utter End

Life Drain (4)

• 1x Funeral Room / Awakening Hall
• 1x Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Razorkin Needlehead

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Based on the Ruthless Regiment precon decklist with Trynn and Silvar as Commanders. Tried to upgrade it and make it playable.

Since I'm a fan of tribals I took this chance to make a human tribal. I liked the idea of my humans not playing a combat role, but just existing to be sacrificed to Silvar, Devourer of the Free, where Trynn, Champion of Freedom lures them in with a promise of freedom.

With this idea in mind the deck went in a aristocratic / Voltron direction, which I think is an interesting combination. So the general strategy is to create human tokens or play cheap humans and sacrifice them to Silvar, making him stronger and stronger for scratching my opponents faces with his kitty paws while simultaneously weakening opponents through life drain.

As with all my decks, really expensive cards this deck may contain, I got from Precons or Boosters.

Recruiting the offerings (Tokens)

With Silvar out we need to make him stronger to be a real threat first. Also we want to protect him. Therefore we need to lure in some victims, promising them freedom. Trynn, Champion of Freedom and Silvar's partner in crime is the first choice of course. Furthermore cards like Hanweir Garrison   can ensure a steady flow of victims while cards like Call the Coppercoats give a mob of humans at an instant.

Make them weep (Life drain)

But the deaths of all those humans serves some cause even higher than just the feeding of Silvar. Our Opponents shall be remembered of their own mortality with every lost or doomed soul on our battlefield. Zulaport Cutthroat or Cruel Celebrant remind them as well as Impact Tremors of their mortal shells.

No rest for the wicked (Reclamation / Reanimation)

Probably we will not be able to only rely on feeding peasants (tokens) to Silvar, but will have to make one or two greater sacrifices. In such cases, death shall merely be a stopover on their road to fulfillment. To show our gratitude for such duty, there are certain ways to rekindle the spark of life. Bloodsoaked Champion lives to be sacrificed, while Phyrexian Reclamation is a cheap way to revive the dead. Palace Siege gives us the option of reclamation or life drain.

Ever growing...(+1/+1)

Feeding Silvar as many humans as possible ensures our gain of power...but we want more! Why only profit of our own peoples' deaths when there is more to gain? Blade of the Bloodchief or Sadistic Glee give us a bigger picture of what Silvar is capable of, if we just open our eyes for what our opponents have to offer...Of course we also should have faith in Silvar himself; Sword of Hours demonstrates what potential lies within him.

No escape (Evasion)

Silvar sure is menacining, but there are creatures out there whose courage or stupidity are great enough to stand even in his way. To avoid this and get directly at our opponents' throats, Vorrac Battlehorns or Silent Arbiter leave no option for standing in Silvar's path while Thalia, Heretic Cathar does her duty well in giving us more openings on the battlefield. Oh and there's also this certain lizard Silvar seemingly grew so fond of, that should not be underestimated. It is to hope for Trynn she's watching her back or maybe we'll soon see her beloved cat roam the lands with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar by his side...

A Family act goes in to see a talent agent...(Aristocrats)

What if Silvar won't heed our call (for whatever reasons)? Our power comes with the sacrifices we make so we need to ensure someone or -thing can step into Silvar's position. Immersturm Predator, Falkenrath Aristocrat or Fain, the Broker seem to be acceptable substitutes, at least for a while...

Recent Changes

Out // In

Bontu the Glorified // Fain, the Broker

Fleshtaker // Sawblade Skinripper

Terminate // Path to Exile

Windbrisk Heights // Rogue's Passage

Dusk / Dawn // Slash the Ranks

Chain Reaction // Ruinous Ultimatum

Overall it's just for fun and casual playing. Nevertheless, opinions and reckommendations always welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #9 position overall 1 week ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 1 week ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Counters 1 week ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) 2 weeks ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 36 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.73
Tokens	Human 1/1 R, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Cleric 2/1 RW, Human Rogue 1/2 RW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Human Warrior 3/1 RW, Inkling 2/1 WB, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Based on	Ruthless Regiment precon MrG EDH