Archenemy: Forbidden Might

by Paleguy24 on 09 February 2022

Main Deck (60 cards)

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Deck Description

In EDH games, turn 1 Sol Ring will often paint you as a target, or "archenemy", for the early game, leading to other players focusing you. So I thought to myself: What would an actual Archenemy 1v3 deck look like with 4 Sol Rings?
This deck might've been a mistake, since Scheme cards are already quite powerful, and can carry even a weaker deck. Because the power level of decks in formats like Archenemy is not usually the highest, the actual ramp targets needed to be relatively modest. Most of the cards are easily replaceable too.
To be honest, I'm not entirely satisfied with this decklist, so treat it as a primer of sorts. I'd imagine a blue version would work well with mill cards, and a red one with punisher effects.

Tentative suggestions of Scheme cards:
All Shall Smolder in My Wake x2
A Reckoning Approaches x2
Delight in the Hunt x2
Every Dream a Nightmare x2
Every Hope Shall Vanish x2
For Each of You, a Gift x2
My Forces Are Innumerable x2
This World Belongs to Me x2
What's Yours Is Now Mine x2
When Will You Learn? x2

Nowadays many of the older Scheme cards are costly, so I chose cheap ones to keep the deck in the low-budget territory. If you own some of the older ones, by all means play them.

How to Play

The game plan is pretty straightforward, just ramp into your threats and keep up the pressure. If you don't have Sol Ring or Dark Ritual in your opening hand, go for a mulligan. Save your reanimate spells and Gray Merchants for later.

Deck Tags

  • Archenemy
  • Multiplayer
  • Budget
  • Mono Black

Deck at a Glance

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Archenemy: Forbidden Might

Ooh, now just post the suggested scheme deck and we'll be set!

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Posted 09 February 2022 at 14:57

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Hi, the deck description has been updated. I mostly chose cards from the Nicol Bolas Archenemy, since the older ones have really jumped in price. Could do with some reprints!

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Posted 14 February 2022 at 10:47

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I doubt anyone would kill you for proxying scheme cards.

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Posted 14 February 2022 at 12:52

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Wonderful, wonderful!

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Posted 14 February 2022 at 17:18

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Mire in Misery Necrotic Hex Thieving Amalgam Banshee of the Dread Choir Massacre Girl [[Tribute to Horobi]] Bad Deal Hypnotic Specter

Just a few fun cards to think about.

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Posted 09 February 2022 at 15:01

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Thank you for the suggestions, all of these could work well. I probably wouldn't run Tribute to Horobi though, since the idea sort of was to play big things immediately.

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Posted 14 February 2022 at 11:01

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