Krenko, Mob Boss

by reanimator on 20 July 2012

Main Deck (99 cards)

Sideboard (1 card)

Creatures (1)

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Deck Description

Goblination. Tokens, combos, shenanigans, lots of goblins!


As far as winning, there are multiple ways to win but the deck's biggest weakness is its reliance on Krenko to produce tokens. Because of this, I've tried to add as much artifact ramp as possible and provide haste enablers to make sure we get at least 1 use out of Krenko before he's targeted. There are a couple of combos that can be achieved in this build:

* Krenko + Mana Echoes + Sword of the Paruns (requires 1 other goblin and 1 spare mana or 2 other goblins)
* Krenko + Thornbite Staff + [sacrifice outlet] (requires 2 other goblins)
* Kiki-Jiki Mirror Breake + Thornbite Staff + Goblin Fanatic

There is also a mini combo that might be able to take out a single player:

* Goblin Charbelcher + Goblin Recruiter

Other mini combos include:

* Skirk Fire Marshal + Eldrazi Monument
* Goblin Sharpshooter + Basilisk Collar
* Goblin Sparksmith + Basilisk Collar
* Kiki-Jiki Mirror Breaker + Goblin Gardener
* Goblin Assassin + Krenko
* Goblin Lookout + Sword of the Paruns

I have ommitted some cards for a reason:

- Wasteland + Crucible of Worlds just isn't fun to play against, although I've heard arguments against Blood Moon, too
- Winter Orb - in my play group many people have a fierce hatred for this card. I do think it would be a good addition to the deck since it doesn't need much mana to get going (~5-6)
- Akroma's Memorial/Door of Destinies/Coat of Arms - none of these feel very 'goblin-y' to me. The only reason Eldrazi Monument is in here is because, well, flying goblins! (And more general protection) I prefer running my opponent over with 1/1 or 2/2 dudes than attacking with a few 50/50 dudes.

If anyone has ideas for improvement, I am open to them. The intention of this deck is to play with synergy rather than straight power.

Cards I am considering:
Burn at the Stake
Furystoke Giant
Faithless Looting
Wild Guess

Deck Tags

  • EDH

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

000550

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Krenko, Mob Boss

You could try to add in some more card draw, Howling Mine etc should work.

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Posted 28 July 2012 at 20:57

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It definitely needs more draw, but I was trying to find less symmetrical effects.

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Posted 01 August 2012 at 22:28

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Krenko's Command and Dragon Fodder are great, so is Goblin Lackey. Raid Bombardment works really well with all the tokens, it would be worth adding. Check my Krenko EDH out:
Deck link: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=350589

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Posted 28 July 2012 at 21:10

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Lackey seems like a card that would be good in the early game, but pretty terrible later. I've never played it in EDH, though. I ended up leaving the token generating sorceries out because they aren't high impact enough. I'd rather just be casting Krenko and tapping for tokens. Raid Bombardment seems like it could be pretty good, provided I have enough tokens.

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Posted 01 August 2012 at 22:30

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