Xenagos go big or go home

Commander / EDH* Aggro Multiplayer RG (Gruul)

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Creature (36)

• 1x Angrath's Marauders
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Atarka, World Render
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Dragonlord Atarka
• 1x Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
• 1x Gaea's Revenge
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Grunn, the Lonely King
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Malignus
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Phyrexian Hydra
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Putrefax
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Silvos, Rogue Elemental
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Spellbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 15x Forest
• 1x Fungal Reaches
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Blood Mist
• 1x Cream of the Crop
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Sneak Attack

Artifact (4)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decimate
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x See the Unwritten
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Subterranean Tremors
• 1x Vandalblast

Instant (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Soul's Fire
• 1x Temur Battle Rage

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Creature (1)

• 1x Moltensteel Dragon

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring

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Ramp summon massive creatures buff massive creatures xenagos buffs massive creatures again game over need I say more.

If I do this deck focuses on four distinct parts

Ramp: It has creatures mana rocks and spells the put lands onto the field to get ahead early. Examples include Cultivate, joraga treespeaker and Sol Ring

Fatties: It has big creatures that want to be pumped even further and swung in for lethal the deck doesn't go wide usually (Pathbreaker Ibex the exception ) instead focusing on one giant creature. Examples include Malignus, Siege Behemoth and Hydra Omnivore

Pump spells: these are used usually precombat to buff the creature you want to destroy them with before xenagos increases the creatures power and toughness yet again. While pump is usually ineffective compared to equipments and such the surprise one shot is usually worth it card disadvantage doesn't matter when they can count their life points on one hand. The extra combat spells fall under this catagory as you get a second xenagos buff. examples include rush of blood, aggravated assault and Savage Beating

Answers: This is the removal boardwipes spells and Creatures designed to stop that pesky opposition stopping us beat face. Also I play against azorius players regularly which is why there is cards designed to stop blue wrecking this decks day there used to be more so if its a issue in your meta just message me and ill help there. eg spellbreaker behemoth and dosan the falling leaf

This deck initially needs 4-5 turns to set up and ramp but once your board state is developed you can easily wipe one or more Players out of the game in one surprise move.

In general what you see is what you get but this deck does contain some hidden combos

Malignus+xenagos+Chandra's Ignition deals lethal to every opponent (most big Fatties are large enough to decently chunk as well)

While I like to think every card in the deck is good and don't get me wrong they all work well there is a few notable cards that are just amazing and should always be used

Selvala, heart of the wilds: This is amazing with Xenagos with just her and Xenagos you get 3 Mana instantly. However the moment you summon anything of decent size in the second main phase you can drop an additional two Fatties or something equally destructive. The sheer amount of Mana generated makes this card always worth it to run.

Pathbreaker Ibex: The first time I used this card was the first time I used this deck. I killed six players in one turn and all thanks to this creature. This creature as well as providing trample doubles the power of the strongest creature and buffs the rest of the team effectively providing twice the effect Xenagos has to the entire field. The sheer damage this causes makes it a definite include every time.

Balefire Dragon: So I heard somewhere boardwipes are good in edh. I also heard that repeatable effects are preferred over one use cards. So how good is a repeatable one sided boardwipe every turn for a one time investment. The answer is amazing this card has single-handedly won games and has never hit the field and not provided me with a massive advantage.

Malignus: Malignus Malignus Malignus I don't know where to start. The biggest issue with this card is its lack of trample but we have cards that fix that. However the benefit how about a creature which when Xenagos buffs it has power and toughness equal to or over any opponents life total. What do you mean you turn six (or sometimes earlier) one shot me. My friends have been so brutalised by this card they ensure they always have a creature on board or instant speed removal in hand before passing the turn.

Any suggestions are appreciated thanks

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WUB
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.60
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Lizard 8/8 R
Folders	edh, Liked Decks, Possible decks, Saskia, EDH (AGGRO), EDH