Xen and the Art of Massive Trample Damage

Commander / EDH Aggro RG (Gruul)

mikemega

Creature (24)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Deus of Calamity
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Savage Ventmaw
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Terra Stomper
• 1x Vorapede
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Voyaging Satyr
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Worldspine Wurm
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts

Land (38)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 9x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Mirri's Guile
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (9)

• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mage Slayer
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Instant (6)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Signal the Clans
• 1x Summoner's Pact
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

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Maybeboard

Creature (12)

• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bloodshot Cyclops
• 1x Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Khalni Hydra
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
• 1x Panglacial Wurm
• 1x Primalcrux
• 1x Skyshroud War Beast
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Fastbond
• 1x Rage Reflection
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (2)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Quietus Spike

Instant (1)

• 1x Berserk

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Far Wanderings
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Spoils of Victory

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Xenagod, & Massive Tramplers - Bring in the God, start swingin massive. Big Gruuly Style.

The plan is to ramp, summon Xenagos ASAP, and start crushing with dangerous fatties. I'm abusing the Trample ability in a big way, and trying to make use of multiple attack phases (for multiple God triggers and ridiculous trample damage).

Example: Cast Terra Stomper , go to combat, trigger Xenagos, God of Revels, T-Stompy attacks for 16 trample. Cast Seize the Day , trigger God, he swings again for 32 trample. Flashback the spell, trigger, he swings for a third time for 64 trample... Now do the math for Kalonian Hydra with a Mage Slayer...

I appreciate all your input, thanks a lot!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 1 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.85
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample
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