Varchild "Friendly Stax"

Commander / EDH* Budget Mono-Red Multiplayer Stax

Backstein

CardAdvantage (9)

• 1x Bag of Holding
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Prophetic Flamespeaker
• 1x Stromkirk Occultist
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Experimental Frenzy
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Stolen Strategy

"Stax" (7)

• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Uba Mask
• 1x War's Toll
• 1x Omen Machine
• 1x Ward of Bones
• 1x Possessed Portal

Goad (6)

• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Angel's Trumpet
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Warmonger Hellkite

HasteEnablers (4)

• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Anger

Ramp (9)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Treasure Nabber
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Removal (7)

• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Blasphemous Act

GiveOurOpponentStuff (5)

• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Hunted Dragon

Tax (4)

• 1x Enchanter's Bane
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Price of Progress
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

Commander (1)

Combat (6)

• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Embercleave

Payoff/Combo (5)

• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Rampaging Ferocidon
• 1x Repercussion
• 1x Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant

NonExistingManaBase (37)

• 37x Mountain

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//TODO: Mana base not yet implemented.

Fairly casual Varchild "stax" deck, focused on putting creatures into play for our opponents via cards like Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor or Goblin Spymaster and goading them into attacking each other, with Fumiko the Lowblood and the like. Uses reds signature "Exile the top card of your library, you may play that card this turn" to break the simmetry of stax pieces that prevent or hinder card draw.

Aims to amass massive ammounts of card advantage in the mid game, whilst slowing down your opponents draw and slowly burn them down via cards like Enchanter's Bane or Harsh Mentor .

This deck wins by either finishing off weakened opponents by swingging in or comboing off with Blasphemous Act + Chain Reaction + Repercussion .

Primarily ment as a "friendly stax" version of an interessting, if casual commander.

Thoughts and opinions are very appreciated.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Blasphemous Act + Chain Reaction + Repercussion
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, Knight 2/2 W w/ First Strike, Myr 1/1 C, Survivor 1/1 R, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure