[EDH] Rhys the Redeemed

[Archangel Gabriel]

Deck

General: 1 Rhys the Redeemed Creatures (38): 1 Angel of Salvation 1 Birchlore Rangers 1 Bloodline Shaman 1 Bramblewood Paragon 1 Caller of the Claw 1 Elvish Branchbender 1 Elvish Harbinger 1 Elvish Hexhunter 1 Elvish Visionary 1 Essence Warden 1 Eternal Witness 1 Gilt-Leaf Seer 1 Heitage Druid 1 Imperious Perfect 1 Jagged-Scar Archers 1 Juniper Order Ranger 1 Krosan Tusker 1 Leaf Gilder 1 Ly Alna Huntmaster 1 Priest of Titania 1 Primordial Sage 1 Nullmage Shepherd 1 Seedcradle Witch 1 Seeker of Skybreak 1 Selesnya Guildmage 1 Silhana Starfletcher 1 Spellbane Centaur 1 Tolsimir Wolfblood 1 Vigor 1 Winnower Patrol 1 Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers 1 Wilt-Leaf Leige 1 Windbrisk Raptor 1 Wirewood Channeler 1 Wirewood Hivemaster 1 Wirewood Symbiote 1 Wolf-Skull Shaman 1 Wood Elves

Other (28): 1 Crown of Convergence 1 Loxodon Warhammer 1 Thousand-Year Elixir 1 Condemn 1 Coordinated Barrage 1 Creeping Mold 1 Dawnglow Infusion 1 Deglamer 1 Devouring Light 1 Disencant 1 Elvish Promenade 1 Epic Proportions 1 Faith's Fetters 1 Fracturing Gust 1 Gift of he Gargantuan 1 Naturalize 1 Oblivion Ring 1 Reach of Branches 1 Recollect 1 Recumbent Bliss 1 Reprisal 1 Shield of the Oversoul 1 Shinng Shoal 1 Sigil Blessing 1 Storm Herd 1 Swell of Courage 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Wing Shards Land (33): 19 Forest 10 Plains 1 Tranquil Thicket 1 Rustic Clachan 1 Mutavault 1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City Tree

This deck goes crazy after a Promenade. Crown/Bloodline Shaman is a great card drawing tool. Essence Warden/Storm Herd and Angel of Salvation are just icing on the cake. My biggest problem is (of course) board sweepers... maybe Darksteel Forge?

[Miamoto]

Doubling Season?

Muraganda Petroglyphs ?

Coat of Arms ???

Twilight Shepherd and Heartmender can evade board sweeps.

[KingChewie]

Here is my Momir-Vig deck full of CIP abilities...
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showt...14#post3510814

[Archangel Gabriel]

Doubling Season, and Coat of Arms... DUH!
Twilight Shepherd works too.
Much thanks.

[celestialTyrant]

My Rhys the Redeemed deck runs all sorts of token producers, not just elves. I make kithkins, saprolings, bears, squirrels, spirits, etc. Then Rhys doubles it all. Bwahahaha!!! I also use Glare of Subdual. It's redonkulous

[n_pike]

I ran coat of arms in my Rhys deck, but ran into trouble with it helping all the dragon decks that seem to be around.Door of destinies seems to work a little better (it looks like you have plenty of elves) and Mirari's Wake is a nice two for one boost.

[Shebely]

I for my part run a full token version of a Rhys deck.
So far it's proven itself to be very fun to play, allowing you to overload all kind of tokens everywhere.

It's a bit fragile regarding board sweepers of course but it's also able to restart very fast with token producers that aren't creatures and then aren't swept by wrath effects.

Here is my current list that, I know, needs to find 2 slots for Hour of Reckoning and Eternal Witness

Deck

General: 1 Rhys The Redeemed Creatures: Token producers (11) 1 Imperious Perfect 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster 1 Mycoloth 1 Selesnya Evangel 1 Selesnya Guildmage 1 Tolsimir Wolfblood 1 Twilight Drover 1 Verdant Force 1 Voice of the Woods 1 Wirewood Hivemaster 1 Wren's Run Packmaster Mana producer (8) 1 Elvish Harbinger 1 Fyndhorn Elves 1 Heritage Druid 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Priest of Titania 1 Quirion Elves 1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary 1 Wirewood Channeler Tool box (beat down, control, draw…) (17) 1 Glissa Sunseeker 1 Heedless One 1 Immaculate Magistrate 1 Jagged-Scar Archers 1 Juniper Order Ranger 1 Knight of the Reliquary 1 Masked Admirers 1 Mirror Entity 1 Pendelhaven Elder 1 Quirion Ranger 1 Skyshroud Poacher 1 Timberwatch Elf 1 Viridian Shaman 1 Wellwisher 1 Wilt-Leaf Liege 1 Wirewood Herald 1 Yavimaya Elder Other spells: Token producers (7) 1 Doubling season 1 Elvish Promenade 1 Parallel Evolution 1 Presence of Gond 1 Saproling Symbiosis 1 Spawning Pit 1 Squirrel Nest Mana producer (5) 1 Coalition Relic 1 Garruk Wildspeaker 1 Selesnya Signet 1 Sol Ring 1 Talisman of Unity

Tutor (5) 1 Chord of Calling 1 Congregation at Dawn 1 Crop Rotation 1 Enlightened Tutor 1 Tooth and Nail Tool box (beat down, control, draw…) (16) 1 Aura Shards 1 Condemn 1 Gaea's Anthem 1 Harmonize 1 Krosan Grip 1 Loxodon Warhammer 1 Oblivion Ring 1 Overrun 1 Path to Exile 1 Prison Term 1 Regrowth 1 Skullclamp 1 Slate of Ancestry 1 Sword of Fire and Ice 1 Swords To Plowshares 1 Umezawa's Jitte Lands (30) 1 Arctic Flats 1 Eiganjo Castle 1 Flooded Strand 1 Gaea's Cradle 1 Mosswort Bridge 1 Mutavault 1 Nantuko Monastery 1 Pendelhaven 1 Savanah 1 Sungrass Prairie 1 Temple Garden 1 Treetop Village 1 Urza's Factory 1 Vitu-Ghazi, The City Tree 1 Windswept Heath 1 Wirewood Lodge 9 Forest 5 Plains

The deck is really interresting as a lot of cards have abilities and interactions.
The goal is of course to do a lot of tokens and manas (for more token) to rush on the opponents.
With some board controle and a quick development, the deck runs pretty fast and is able to use every open mana you'll have even on late game.
Big boosters like Coat of Arms don't seem that necessary even if loading elves 20/20 looks sexy.
When you've got loads of tokens, they'll kill the opponent anyway...

Any comments on that build?

[Donald]

To punish people for playing board sweepers in a token/creature heavy deck try Fecundity. My Rhys deck makes so many tokens I usually have to choose not to draw any more cards off it at some point just to avoid decking myself.

[Poesjuh]

Since you already run Squirrel Nest, I'd put in Earthcraft, it can never hurt. Against mass-removal you can play Caller of the Claw. Vitalizing Wind really pumps up your creatures, other cards that make your tokens bigger: Centaur Chieftain, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Marshalling Cry, Mirari's Wake, Baru, Fist of Krosa, Garruk Wildspeaker!, Righteous Charge and Tolsimir Wolfblood.

[Shebely]

I tried fecundity that I found really interesting but after some try I saw it more like a problem.
I have really often smt to do with my mana without having to draw (Rhys is a good example, he can use a lot by himself) so even if I don't draw, I still can play.
In the opposit, If my opponents draw during a sweeper or when blocking my charges, it could be a real problem, allowing them to start again or find a solution faster.
That's why I decided to cut it.

About Caller of the Claw, I should probably try it again.
I put it on the deck too but never had to use it properly or never had it on hand when usefull, reason why I cut it as well... I still find it sexy anyway.

The wind is funny but I prefere Mirror Entity, easier to pick with a tutor and reusable.

Is Kamahl worth it?
I mean, there's no real surprise in it except if you have 11 manas to spend.

About Mirari's Wake, isn't it just overkill?
It's fun, I admit, but when you got 5 manas available, isn't there better play to do that loose a turn to play it?

About Garruk and Tolsimir, they already are in.

[Poesjuh]

Originally Posted by Shebely

Is Kamahl worth it?
I mean, there's no real surprise in it except if you have 11 manas to spend.

Except for that you can use it again the next turn, or twice in one turn.

About Garruk and Tolsimir, they already are in.

Must have missed them, my sincere apologies :P

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[Shebely]

Yeah, ok about Kamahl
Here again I guess Mirror Entity seems stronger (more flexible, cheaper and more boost for the same price even if no trample), and easier to fetch as well =/

[OKnotOK]

Originally Posted by n_pike

I ran coat of arms in my Rhys deck, but ran into trouble with it helping all the dragon decks that seem to be around.Door of destinies seems to work a little better (it looks like you have plenty of elves) and Mirari's Wake is a nice two for one boost.

.....
The thing about Coat of Arms is; first of all, know what you're playing against. If it's not a "tribal" kind of deck then go ahead and run it out there. If your opponents DO have lots of the same kinds of creatures, then CoA becomes more of an 'alpha strike' card. You just have to wait until you have a huge swarm, drop it, and win. At least, that's how I play it in my goblin deck (and trust me, it's really good...better than Door IMO)

EDIT:
I second the vote for Wake....it's a must have.

[The Frex]

Originally Posted by Shebely

I tried fecundity that I found really interesting but after some try I saw it more like a problem.
I have really often smt to do with my mana without having to draw (Rhys is a good example, he can use a lot by himself) so even if I don't draw, I still can play.
In the opposit, If my opponents draw during a sweeper or when blocking my charges, it could be a real problem, allowing them to start again or find a solution faster.
That's why I decided to cut it.

About Caller of the Claw, I should probably try it again.
I put it on the deck too but never had to use it properly or never had it on hand when usefull, reason why I cut it as well... I still find it sexy anyway.

The wind is funny but I prefere Mirror Entity, easier to pick with a tutor and reusable.

Is Kamahl worth it?
I mean, there's no real surprise in it except if you have 11 manas to spend.

About Mirari's Wake, isn't it just overkill?
It's fun, I admit, but when you got 5 manas available, isn't there better play to do that loose a turn to play it?

About Garruk and Tolsimir, they already are in.

Kamahl is utter house when he's on the board, especially when you are running tokens filling your board. They have a turn to respond and get rid of kamahl before he literally gets overrun by trampling pumped tokens.

Mirari's wake isnt overkill, it puts pressure on your opponents side, its the same with kamahl. Heck have both that and Kamahl out with a few tokens, GG.

By the way, i recommend Nemata, Grove guardian . She's in my doran deck with has a side theme of saprolings.

She's fantastic and a huge problem for your opponent, not to mention she has a instant ability to pump your other saprolings.

If you are planning on running things like mirari's wake or Mana reflection make sure you consider other cards that you can abuse with having a large mana pool to work with.

[The Frex]

One more thing..maybe consider Seedborn Muse? and Stonewood incovation it can provide your general with some evasion as well as other important creatures.