Wernog & Sophina, Innistrad Militia [PRIMER]

Commander / EDH Aggro Aristocrats Artifact Investigate Partner RBW (Mardu) Sacrifice

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Land (36)

• 1x Arena of Glory
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Havengul Laboratory  ^Flip
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 5x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vault of Champions

Removal (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Damn
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Despark
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wear / Tear

Combat Value (13)

• 1x Adriana, Captain of the Guard
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Enduring Courage
• 1x Grim Hireling
• 1x Guardian Scalelord
• 1x Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1x Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Skyhunter Strike Force
• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Creature Protection (11)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Frontline Medic
• 1x Invasion of Gobakhan  ^Flip
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Clues ETB Synergy (8)

• 1x Academy Manufactor
• 1x Arcbound Condor
• 1x Glaze Fiend
• 1x Ingenious Artillerist
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Rosie Cotton of South Lane

Card Advantage (4)

• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Jeska's Will

Clues Sac Synergy (3)

• 1x Agent of the Iron Throne
• 1x Into the Pit
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks

Commanders (2)

Ramp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Guild Artisan
• 1x Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Clues In Play Synergy (5)

• 1x Akiri, Line-Slinger
• 1x Fathom Fleet Swordjack
• 1x Ghirapur AEther Grid
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Sentinel Sarah Lyons

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Sideboard

Other (12)

• 1x Caparocti Sunborn
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Horn of the Mark
• 1x Lich-Knights' Conquest
• 1x Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy
• 1x Reprocess
• 1x Seize the Spotlight
• 1x Sontaran General
• 1x Sunshot Militia
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal
• 1x Thopter Architect

Board Protection (2)

• 1x Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1x Dolmen Gate

Honorable Mentions (1)

• 1x Ogre Battledriver

First Cuts If I need to Add New Cards (1)

• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir

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Maybeboard

Other (6)

• 1x Blade Historian
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hoarding Ogre
• 1x Karlach, Fury of Avernus
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

Removal (1)

• 1x Farewell

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{R}{W}{B} Wernog & Sophina {B}{W}{R}

This deck has 2 main paths to victory: combat, and artifacts synergy. While attacking is essential for either wincon to succeed, sometimes it doesn't actually matter if I'm getting damage through.

While combat is very straightforward (swinging for lethal), the artifact side is... also very straightforward (swinging with Sophina). To be a bit more specific, the artifact synergy wins by making lots of artifacts (usually in the form of Clue tokens from Sophina's on-attack trigger) and utilizing either etb effects like Reckless Fireweaver or stay-in-play effects like Sentinel Sarah Lyons to get more value. You may notice that I'm missing a few artifact-ltb effects like Marionette Master. This is partly because I only have a few ways to mass sac clues, and having a third synergy to chase alongside etb and stay-in-play was making the deck a bit unfocused.

Regardless of which gameplan comes out on top, you want to keep Sophina alive if possible. The deck relies heavily on her attack trigger both card advantage and ping damage. Wernog on the other hand is good as both a blocker and attacker, since his death isn't a big deal because he nets you at least one clue token.

A subtheme of this deck is on-attack triggers in general, and is enhanced by Isshin, Two Heavens as One.

Agent of the Iron Throne and Guild Artisan doubles in value here because it applies to BOTH Wernog and Sophina when they are in play, making every trigger happen twice

The most interesting card in the deck is probably Glaze Fiend. With Sophina attacking, it gets +2/+2 for each clue that enters. I have never seen anyone play or even recognize this card before.

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As short and sweet of a primer as this is, the deck is fairly straightforward and the card pile names should be enough to figure out why individual cards are included. If that's not the case, feel free to leave a comment with any questions.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #20 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #15 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Artifact 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Partner 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 1 Mythic Rares 54 - 10 Rares 22 - 4 Uncommons 7 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Clue, Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Food, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure
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