Edh - Rafiq of the Many Beats

by Drizzlebaby on 23 July 2014

Command Zone (1 card)

Creatures (1)

Main Deck (99 cards)

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Deck Description

Rafiq!!!

-3 Forests -2 Plains -Empyrial Plate -Aven Mindcensor

+Tundra +Savannah +Tropical Island +Tabernacle +Horizon Canopy +Sword of Fire and Ice +Berserk

How to Play

Notable combos / win cons:

1. Dark Depths + Thespian's Stage (Copy Dark Depths, killing the original and saccing the Thespian's Stage version because it won't have counters on it) = 20/20 Indestructible flyer for 2 mana. With Rafiq out that's 1 hit for 42 damage and a total casting cost of 6 mana!
Enablers: Knight of the Reliquary, Expedition Map, Sylvan Scrying, Tempt with Discovery, Weathered Wayfarer, Wargate.

2. Any infect creature + Rafiq = Quick deaths.
Enablers: Batterskull, Bonesplitter, Empyrial Plate, Swords, Jitte, Berserk, Selesnya Charm, Elspeth, Ajani.

3. Rafiq + pump = Quick Commander Kills.
Enablers: Empyrial Plate, Berserk, Swords, Elspeth, Ajani.

4. Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine / Wasteland = Reusable land destruction
Enablers: Knight of the Reliquary, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Oracle of Dul Maya, Exploration.

5. Winter Orb + Prophet of Kruphix = They are land locked but you are not.
Enablers: Enlightened Tutor, Wargate, Chord of Calling, Green Sun's Zenith.

6. Winter Orb + Crucible of Worlds + Azusa/Exploration/Oracle of Dul Maya + Strip Mine = They aren't going to be doing much.
Additional Support and Enablers: Prophet of Kruphix, Knight of the Reliquary, Expedition Map, Sylvan Scrying, Tempt with Discovery, Weathered Wayfarer, Wargate, Green Sun's Zenith, Chord of Calling.

7. Sun Titan + Phantasmal Image + Yosei = Infinite Opponent Skipped Untap Steps.
(Play Yosei and copy with Phantasmal Image. Choose the real Yosei to live. The other dies, triggering it's ability, tapping stuff down and not letting it untap. Play Sun Titan returning Phantasmal Image copying Yosei. Rinse and repeat to tap them down / lock them out.

8. Sun Titan + Eternal Witness + Greater Good = Reusable spells in graveyard, like a slow yet permanent Yawmoth's Will.

9. Chord Combo: Chord for Witness, returning Chord. Chord for Phantasmal Image, copying Witness and returning Chord. Target the Image with anything (Lightning Greaves, Bonesplitter etc) to kill it or sac it to the Greater Good and Chord for Sun Titan, returning Phantasmal Image copying Witness, returning Chord. Kill the Phantasmal Image again, Chord for Yosei, and attack with Sun Titan returning the Phantasmal Image, this time copying Yosei. When the death trigger from the multiple Yoseis occurs, you get a reusable skipped untap step for your opponents while being able to tap down their blockers / mana as well.

I'm sure I missed a combo or two since it is just loaded with various ones. I hope you all enjoy and I am willing to take advice on replacement cards and any other suggestions please! This is meant to be a competitive 1v1 Edh deck, although it can be played in multiplayer as well.

Deck Tags

  • EDH
  • Competitive

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Deck Format


Commander

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Edh - Rafiq of the Many Beats

If you're playing competitive 1v1 EDH I'd throw in a Dryad Arbor simply for the turn 1 Green Sun Zenith for zero into Dryad Arbor.

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Posted 23 July 2014 at 23:05

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Good call thanks, I missed that. I'll usually be using the Green Sun's for something else, but it is nice to have that option.

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Posted 23 July 2014 at 23:12

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Prophet of Kruphix? Since you don't have any tap-to-activate artifacts besides Sol Ring it's going to do the same job as Seedborn Muse while also adding flash. I'd be damn tempted to run both myself.

You don't have a lot of creatures but Yavimaya Hollow might be worth including. It saves me a ton in decks where I run it.

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Posted 23 July 2014 at 23:27

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Thanks for the suggestions those are both good ideas. I'm going to start a maybeboard, but it's already getting really hard to cut stuff.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 00:23

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It's easy to cut to 105. It's the cut to 100 that sucks :)

And to make things worse: Beast Within. Being able to remove ANYTHING is pretty amazing.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 00:24

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I can't believe I forgot about Beast Within >.< I run it in like every green deck I have lol. It will probably replace Oblivion Ring cuz of instant speed sexiness.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 07:18

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Maybeboard:

Yavimaya Hollow
Concentrate
Harmonize
Momentous Fall
Beast Within
Krosan Grip
Sylvan Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Eladamri's Call
Survival of the Fittest
Fauna Shaman
Living Wish (Sideboard: Acidic Slime, Ethersworn Canonist, Seedborn Muse, Gaddock Teeg, Aven Mindscensor, Linvala, Keeper of Silence, Hushwing Gryff, Voice of Resurgence, Snapcaster Mage, Meddling Mage, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Kira, Great Glass Spinner, Leonin Abunas, Aegis of the Gods, Fountain Watch) <-- Taking suggestions on this too.

The maybeboard will be a work in progress. If you can think of why a card should be replaced with what I am willing to hear it and consider it. Thanks everyone.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 00:45

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Maybeboard continued:

Trinisphere
Burgeoning
Hokori, Dust Drinker
Grand Arbiter Augustine IV
Realms Uncharted
Reap and Sow
Life from the Loam

Any suggestions on cards to swap or new cards I didn't think of are greatly appreciated!

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 06:30

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Counterbalance
Sensei's Divining Top

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 07:18

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Does anyone have suggestions for cards to swap out?

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 22:04

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Maybeboard continued:

Crop Rotation

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 22:14

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There are plenty of times I can see Empyrial Plate being pretty under-whelming.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 22:35

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I am inclined to agree but the thought process is that if an infect weenie is wearing it then it will probably be lethal if Rafiq is out and Rafiq himself can 1 hit an opponent for 22 commander damage if you have 7 cards in hand.

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Posted 24 July 2014 at 23:46

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