Archetune-Up - Shanna's Motley Crew

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blind Obedience" href="#" target="_blank">Blind Obedience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.sebmckinnon.com/">Seb Mckinnon</a>)</h6>
<h1><strong>Now!</strong></h1>
<p>Greetings everyone, and welcome back to <em>Monomania</em>. In this article series we build mono-colored decks as a way to explore ramp and draw packages that are synergistic with our particular deck’s strategy, and to challenge staples and misconceptions about the color pie. Today, we’re masterminding our escape plan.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mangara of Corondor"></div></div>
<p>Mangara of Corondor looks very innocent, but his effect is surprisingly potent with the right support. Every turn, he can remove the most problematic permanent on the board at the low low cost of exiling himself in the process. Played fairly, this commander quickly becomes too expensive to cast from the command zone. However, take a close look at that ability. Mangara exiles himself as part of the ability, not as part of the activation cost. With ways to flicker or bounce Mangara back to our hand in response to his ability, we can still exile the worst permanent, and evade extra taxes on our commander, using our general as a powerful tool to control the board.</p>
<p>Looking through Mangara's EDHREC page, it is clear that people generally understand the power of this interaction—<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cloudshift" href="#" target="_blank">Cloudshift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flickerform" href="#" target="_blank">Flickerform</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> appear in 63% of Mangara decks, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Erratic Portal" href="#" target="_blank">Erratic Portal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> appears in 59%. Another EDHREC writer, <a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/author/ben-doolittle/">Ben Doolittle</a>, has already written a great article about Mangara and blink effects. Check it out <a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/conditions-allow-mangara-of-corondor/">here</a>. However, Mangara still only leads 59 decks on EDHREC and deserves much more love, so I’ll examine another angle for this general.</p>
<p>While we’ll be running all of the typical flicker support in white, I’ve also decided to take this commander in a couple different directions, all of which affect how we will ramp and gain card advantage. Because Mangara is such a powerful control tool, I’ve included a lifegain package as added deterrence. The threat of crackback from Mangara sometimes isn’t enough to prevent aggression, but if we’re sitting at 80 life, our opponents will think twice before menacing us, especially if we can remove their most important permanents with our general. I’ve opted for a piecemeal approach—gaining life incrementally over the course of the game. We’ll be running <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soul Warden" href="#" target="_blank">Soul Warden</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Leonin Elder" href="#" target="_blank">Leonin Elder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Diamond Mare" href="#" target="_blank">Diamond Mare</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> rather than big swings like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beacon of Immortality" href="#" target="_blank">Beacon of Immortality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I’ve also included a small creature strategy to maintain some board presence—things for us to flicker, protect our commander, or combo off with.</p>
<p><a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chopper.gif"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-37695 aligncenter" src="https://articles.edhrec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chopper.gif" alt="" width="384" height="206" /></a></p>
<p>With all that in mind, let’s examine our ramp and draw packages. We'll be dropping Mangara into the heat of battle, gaining value from our troops, and then dropping a ladder from the helicopter for a quick escape.</p>
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<h2><strong>Keep the Engine Idling</strong></h2>
<p>First, we have our card advantage package. While we do have the ability to draw cards with this set of effects, our package is more focused around deck thinning and putting cards from our deck into our hand.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Well of Lost Dreams"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dawn of Hope"></div></div>
<p>These two cards are powerhouses with our style of life-gain package. If we were playing swingy, expensive lifegain effects, we would often be unable to take advantage of these card advantage engines. With a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soul’s Attendant" href="#" target="_blank">Soul’s Attendant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on the table, though, paying a few mana during our opponents' turns to draw cards is exactly what we want to do. At its core, Mangara is a control general, and we’ll often leave mana open to respond to different board states. If we have nothing better to do, why not incidentally draw cards?</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Land Tax"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oreskos Explorer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Endless Horizons"></div></div>
<p>In my opinion, this set of cards, along with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gift of Estates" href="#" target="_blank">Gift of Estates</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, is an underrated package for mono-white. Everyone knows Land Tax is insane, but I wager that these deck-thinning effects are valuable for a few reasons. Each of them provides a stellar rate of cards-to-hand for their mana costs. What’s more, they give us a greater chance of drawing nonland cards afterward. Oreskos Explorer is perhaps the most underwhelming of the bunch, especially when compared to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Boreas Charger" href="#" target="_blank">Boreas Charger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but the fact that this composite effect of deck thinning and card advantage is perfect for us—especially when attached to an ETB that can be easily abused by blink effects that we’re already running. While Land Tax and Oreskos are both limited by the condition of “if an opponent controls more lands than you,” it should almost never be a burden. How many times has the mono-white player controlled the most lands?</p>
<p>Finally, Endless Horizons is a very underrated tool in mono-white. It only appears in 986 decks total on EDHREC, but it should be a consideration for almost every mono-white deck. This is white’s answer to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phyrexian Arena" href="#" target="_blank">Phyrexian Arena</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>—with the same power and shortcomings. With Endless Horizons, you draw one extra card per turn and receive the bonus of incredible thinning. Just don’t make the mistake of removing all the Plains from your deck early in the game. If an opponent removes it, you will be shut off from further land drops. Instead, think about what you want. How many cards do you think is fair for four mana? Eight? Nine? How many more turns before the game ends? Six? Seven? These are the questions that direct how you play Endless Horizons. In the late game, this card may easily be better than Phyrexian Arena—removing the rest of our Plains from the deck and ensuring playable draws for the remainder of the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ranger of Eos"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ranger-Captain of Eos"></div></div>
<p>Finally, we have two other cards that can thin our deck and gain us card advantage. These effects that search for creatures that cost one mana can fetch some of the most important creatures in our deck. The real benefit of these cards is that their effects are attached to ETB triggers—perfect targets to flicker.</p>
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<h2><strong>Get This Thing Off the Ground</strong></h2>
<p>To ramp, we’ll be looking for similar types of effects—cards that thin our deck, gain us life, and put extra mana sources on the field.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kor Cartographer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Knight of the White Orchid"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Boreas Charger"></div></div>
<p>These three cards each search out one land and put it directly onto the battlefield, the best form of ramp available. What’s more, each is attached to an ETB trigger. Second verse, same as the first: these are perfect targets for flicker effects. If we can take advantage of these triggers more than once, we will be able to keep up with most of our opponents on ramp and can even end the game with most of our lands on the battlefield.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pristine Talisman"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Orazca Relic"></div></div>
<p>Finally, we have a couple of mana rocks. While these are both suboptimal choices among their peers, they have the ability to gain us life, therefore synergizing with the strategy that underpins our deck. This, perhaps, is not necessarily the best reason to run them over better two-mana options, but we should also consider what we are ramping to. Our commander costs three mana, and is actually better on turn six than he is on turn two. With these two ramp effects, we can pace ourselves and hopefully take advantage of their lifegain with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Well of Lost Dreams" href="#" target="_blank">Well of Lost Dreams</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dawn of Hope" href="#" target="_blank">Dawn of Hope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> rather than rushing to nothing.</p>
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<h2><strong>The Deck</strong></h2>
<p>With all this in mind, let’s put it all together with a deck list. With all of our packages, there is little room for extra tech, but there are still a few notable inclusions.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Citywide Bust"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Scapegoat"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Enduring Renewal"></div></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Among these, we have a suite of precision mass removal effects including Citywide Bust, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Slaughter the Strong" href="#" target="_blank">Slaughter the Strong</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dusk // Dawn" href="#" target="_blank">Dusk // Dawn</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. With our low curve, tiny creatures, and blink effects, these removal spells will disrupt our opponents much, much more than us. Scapegoat is an all-star in this deck. For one mana at instant speed, this is a potent way to protect our creatures from removal or double up on ETB triggers. This card only sees play in 136 decks total on EDHREC and it deserves consideration not only here, but maybe even in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brago, King Eternal" href="#" target="_blank">Brago, King Eternal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Roon of the Hidden Realm" href="#" target="_blank">Roon of the Hidden Realm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> decks. Finally, I have included a combo to end the game that fits with our packages. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Enduring Renewal" href="#" target="_blank">Enduring Renewal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combined with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Memnite" href="#" target="_blank">Memnite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blasting Station" href="#" target="_blank">Blasting Station</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can win us the game in a pinch and is easy to assemble for us. Take a look at the list below and, as always, season to taste.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Get to the Chopper!" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Mangara of Corondor
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Memnite
*1 Giver of Runes
*1 Leonin Elder
*1 Mother of Runes
*1 Soul Warden
*1 Soul&#039;s Attendant
*1 Auriok Champion
*1 Diamond Mare
*1 Jeskai Barricade
*1 Knight of the White Orchid
*1 Oreskos Explorer
*1 Suture Priest
*1 Wall of Omens
*1 Whitemane Lion
*1 Boreas Charger
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Eldrazi Displacer
*1 Mentor of the Meek
*1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
*1 Stonecloaker
*1 Angel of Condemnation
*1 Dust Elemental
*1 Kor Cartographer
*1 Ranger of Eos
*1 Restoration Angel
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Sunscorch Regent
*1 Angel of Serenity
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Cloudshift
*1 Enlightened Tutor
*1 Scapegoat
*1 Acrobatic Maneuver
*1 Eerie Interlude
*1 Ghostway
*1 Lapse of Certainty
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Gift of Estates
*1 Citywide Bust
*1 Slaughter the Strong
*1 Fumigate
*1 Austere Command
*1 Dusk // Dawn
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Blasting Station
*1 Orazca Relic
*1 Pristine Talisman
*1 Thousand-Year Elixir
*1 Aetherflux Reservoir
*1 Erratic Portal
*1 Oracle&#039;s Vault
*1 Well of Lost Dreams
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Authority of the Consuls
*1 Land Tax
*1 Blind Obedience
*1 Dawn of Hope
*1 Flickerform
*1 Luminarch Ascension
*1 Endless Horizons
*1 Enduring Renewal
*1 Smothering Tithe
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Desert of the True
*1 Detection Tower
*1 Drifting Meadow
*1 Endless Sands
*1 Glimmerpost
*1 Myriad Landscape
*25 Plains
*1 Radiant Fountain
*1 Secluded Steppe
*1 Seraph Sanctuary
*1 Terrain Generator
*1 Zoetic Cavern
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

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<p>What did you all think of this take on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mangara of Corondor" href="#" target="_blank">Mangara of Corondor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>? Is there anything I missed in the construction of this deck? I've had a lot of fun playing this commander over the years, and I circle back to Mangara every once in a while. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Remember to EDHREC responsibly: always dig a little beyond the statistics. Have a good one, and I’ll see you on down the road.</p>


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<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker" href="#" target="_blank">Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.ericdeschamps.com/">Eric Deschamps</a>)</h6>
<h1>Enchantment Awaits!</h1>
<p>Greetings once again, and welcome to another serving of <em>Forgotten Harvest</em>, where we explore those cards that see play in 300 decks or less on EDHREC. For a while, I've been itching to get back into another Enchantress build, especially after <a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/forgotten-harvest-nefarox-enchantress/"><em>Nefarox Enchantress</em></a> was so well-received. However, I can't just go in and do the same kind of enchantment stuff all over again, and I certainly can't keep to the commonly-played Enchantress cards entirely. So what else is there? Well, I could try using the Auras on my opponents' creatures.</p>
<p><a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/giphy.gif"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-37186 aligncenter" src="https://articles.edhrec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/giphy.gif" alt="" width="320" height="160" /></a></p>
<p>Now, instead of walking through my usual article layout of starting with the commander and moving through various classes of hyper-underplayed cards that do similar things, I'm going to relay the process of how I arrived at this deck idea and the combos that are weaved in throughout the brew. Our story begins with one card: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laccolith Rig" href="#" target="_blank">Laccolith Rig</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Laccolith Rig"></div></div>
<p>This card may not look like much, just an overly-complex common from <em>Nemesis</em> that grants a creature the "Laccolith" ability of being able to deal combat damage to any creature instead of the one blocking it. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laccolith Titan" href="#" target="_blank">Laccolith Titan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laccolith Warrior" href="#" target="_blank">Laccolith Warrior</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laccolith Grunt" href="#" target="_blank">Laccolith Grunt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> all have the same ability that this Aura grants. But what if you put the Rig on an opponent's creature? You still control the Aura, so if that creature becomes blocked, you'd be able to throw its damage at any creature... including itself. You've neutralized any damage this creature would deal to you (assuming you have a blocker), and gain a powerful weapon on the board. Only 45 decks on EDHREC are playing this card right now, but I'm seriously considering it as part of my standard tech for a red deck.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Latulla&#039;s Orders"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Incendiary"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elemental Resonance"></div></div>
<p>So, I expanded upon this idea. What other cheap Auras could I find that create an interesting effect for me when attached to an opponent's creature? Some of these cards, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="One with Nature" href="#" target="_blank">One with Nature</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spirit Link" href="#" target="_blank">Spirit Link</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, already see enough play that they don't need any cheerleading from me. But others, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Latulla&#039;s Orders" href="#" target="_blank">Latulla&#039;s Orders</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, need some love. This card sees play in only 66 decks, but it can provide some great artifact hate using an opponent's creature. You still control the card, and you determine if the trigger happens. So if the Ordered creature swings your way, you aren't forced to lose a mana rock. The flash on this card is just icing on the cake!</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Incendiary" href="#" target="_blank">Incendiary</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can really go on any creature on the battlefield, but possesses very interesting political options to the caster when enchanting a creature on the other side of the table. It can be used as a deterrent to prevent attacks from coming your way, it can be dropped on an opponent's creature to abbreviate their board wipe with some retribution, or it can encourage a player to start getting crazy in an effort to intentionally lose their creature before the bomb gets too big. Only 24 decks are using the card right now, but that number could be higher.</p>
<p>Another Aura that can go on just about anything on the field is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elemental Resonance" href="#" target="_blank">Elemental Resonance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (204 decks). If you're starting to fall behind on the ramp race, this card can launch you back into first place. While you may not get the right colors of mana, throwing this on an opponent's permanent (like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis" href="#" target="_blank">Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for instance) can vault you so far ahead while creating an interesting decision for the opponent: destroy their permanent or let you keep the extra mana each turn.</p>
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<h2>Round One... FIGHT!</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gahiji, Honored One"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quiet Disrepair"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Faith Healer"></div></div>
<p>With this theme established, I started looking for Naya commanders that would encourage attacking. No matter how hard I wish for it to change, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thantis, the Warweaver" href="#" target="_blank">Thantis, the Warweaver</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is still Jund. Seriously, though, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gahiji, Honored One" href="#" target="_blank">Gahiji, Honored One</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> stood out as an obvious pick. Its ability encourages attacks against your opponents. Combined with white's ability to deter attackers, this would be a great option to keep out of the way while reaping the rewards of all the combat. Plus, it's a decent body size that, in a pinch, could become the base of some Voltron-style hijinks.</p>
<p>But Gahiji doesn't really synergize specifically with Auras, especially once creatures start dying off and taking our enchantments with them. Hence, I also added in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker" href="#" target="_blank">Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. She's here to get those Auras back from the 'yard, and she can provide some interesting interactions with cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quiet Disrepair" href="#" target="_blank">Quiet Disrepair</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (59 decks) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Faith Healer" href="#" target="_blank">Faith Healer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (177 decks). To add some redundancy, I've also included <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dowsing Shaman" href="#" target="_blank">Dowsing Shaman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to help get the Auras back after they're lost. The Centaur only sees play in 244 decks, but remains one of my favorites for Enchantress builds. I looked at trying to make the deck in Boros colors with Tiana at the helm, but I just didn't have enough options, especially in red, to make it viable and different from the <a href="https://articles.edhrec.com/forgotten-harvest-nefarox-enchantress/">Nefarox build</a>.</p>
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<h2>Combo Moves</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Guilty Conscience"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stuffy Doll"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Druid&#039;s Call"></div></div>
<p>There was yet more room in the deck after gathering together the Auras I'd like to cast on opponents' attacking creatures, so I started looking for other Aura-themed shenanigans. That's when I remembered an interaction from my days in college: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guilty Conscience" href="#" target="_blank">Guilty Conscience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This combo is an auto-knockout for a player, assuming you get the chance to untap with the Doll. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> picks a player, you enchant it with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guilty Conscience" href="#" target="_blank">Guilty Conscience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and then the Doll pings itself for a damage. This causes <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guilty Conscience" href="#" target="_blank">Guilty Conscience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to trigger, dealing a damage to the Doll. The Doll then deals a damage to the chosen victim, again triggering the Aura. Rinse. Repeat. Be careful with this combo, as there are no "may" clauses here. This means you could potentially end the game in an infinite loop, which to me feels like the worst ending for an EDH night. I also like the Conscience generally, even if there's no Doll to enchant. It sees play right now in only 172 decks.</p>
<p>Since we're also in green, why not add in another Aura to the mix. I'm talking about the underplayed <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Druid&#039;s Call" href="#" target="_blank">Druid&#039;s Call</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In only 271 decks right now, this is the key to building a great and powerful Squirrel army. By itself on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, it gets you a furry friend each turn. Include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guilty Conscience" href="#" target="_blank">Guilty Conscience</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and you'll be swimming in Squirrels! I don't recommend casting this Aura on an opponent's creature, though, as the card specifies that the creature's controller gets the tokens from damage dealt to it. Even without the Doll, this card provides a nice rattlesnake effect.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quickening Licid"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bramble Elemental"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brood Keeper"></div></div>
<p>The next fun combo I've managed to sneak in here revolves around everyone's favorite walking, talking Auras: the Licids. All of these cards are hyper-underplayed, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quickening Licid" href="#" target="_blank">Quickening Licid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> coming in at only 5 decks on EDHREC. These Licids are an excellent addition to this deck, some of them can hurt opponents' creatures, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Calming Licid" href="#" target="_blank">Calming Licid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (19 decks). Others provide support for your creatures, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nurturing Licid" href="#" target="_blank">Nurturing Licid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (24 decks), but all of them come back with the help of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker" href="#" target="_blank">Tiana, Ship&#039;s Caretaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so long as they were Auras when they died.</p>
<p>The combo comes in when you use the Licids to enchant <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bramble Elemental" href="#" target="_blank">Bramble Elemental</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brood Keeper" href="#" target="_blank">Brood Keeper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Because these cards trigger when an Aura becomes attached to them, not when the Aura is cast, each activation of the Licid targeting one of the two can net you two Saprolings or a 2/2 flying Dragon. With mana available, that can happen each turn! Please note that because the Licids tap to turn into Auras, and they still count as tapped when enchanting the creature, the effect is a once-per-turn kind of thing for each Licid you have. With six in the deck, that shouldn't be hard, though. As for deck numbers, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bramble Elemental" href="#" target="_blank">Bramble Elemental</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> comes in at 33 decks, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brood Keeper" href="#" target="_blank">Brood Keeper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> only sees play in 75, so give them both some love, please!</p>
<p>Let's give the deck a look, shall we?</p>
<p><div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Enchanting with the Enemy" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards=""></span></div></p>
<p>[Commander]<br />
*1 Gahiji, Honored One<br />
[/Commander]</p>
<p>[Creatures]<br />
*1 Argothian Enchantress<br />
*1 Enraging Licid<br />
*1 Faith Healer<br />
*1 Femeref Enchantress<br />
*1 Herald of the Pantheon<br />
*1 Kor Spiritdancer<br />
*1 Nurturing Licid<br />
*1 Quickening Licid<br />
*1 Sram, Senior Edificer<br />
*1 Aura Gnarlid<br />
*1 Calming Licid<br />
*1 Convulsing Licid<br />
*1 Heliod's Pilgrim<br />
*1 Tempting Licid<br />
*1 Ajani's Chosen<br />
*1 Brood Keeper<br />
*1 Kitsune Mystic<br />
*1 Bramble Elemental<br />
*1 Dowsing Shaman<br />
*1 Tiana, Ship's Caretaker<br />
*1 Heavenly Blademaster<br />
[/Creatures]</p>
<p>[Instants]<br />
*1 Enlightened Tutor<br />
*1 Path to Exile<br />
*1 Beast Within<br />
*1 Generous Gift<br />
[/Instants]</p>
<p>[Sorceries]<br />
*1 Open the Armory<br />
*1 Rampant Growth<br />
*1 Cultivate<br />
*1 Decimate<br />
*1 Retether<br />
[/Sorceries]</p>
<p>[Artifacts]<br />
*1 Sol Ring<br />
*1 Boros Signet<br />
*1 Gruul Signet<br />
*1 Selesnya Signet<br />
*1 Angel's Trumpet<br />
*1 Commander's Sphere<br />
*1 Crawlspace<br />
*1 Stuffy Doll<br />
[/Artifacts]</p>
<p>[Enchantments]<br />
*1 Guilty Conscience<br />
*1 Incendiary<br />
*1 Keen Sense<br />
*1 Laccolith Rig<br />
*1 One with Nature<br />
*1 Rancor<br />
*1 Sigarda's Aid<br />
*1 Spirit Link<br />
*1 Druid's Call<br />
*1 Latulla's Orders<br />
*1 Quiet Disrepair<br />
*1 Sluggishness<br />
*1 Armadillo Cloak<br />
*1 Cessation<br />
*1 Enchantress's Presence<br />
*1 Ghostly Prison<br />
*1 Oath of the Ancient Wood<br />
*1 Pariah<br />
*1 Vow of Duty<br />
*1 Vow of Lightning<br />
*1 Vow of Wildness<br />
*1 Elemental Resonance<br />
*1 Sphere of Safety<br />
*1 Pollenbright Wings<br />
[/Enchantments]</p>
<p>[Lands]<br />
*1 Battlefield Forge<br />
*1 Brushland<br />
*1 Clifftop Retreat<br />
*10 Forest<br />
*1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity<br />
*1 Jungle Shrine<br />
*1 Karplusan Forest<br />
*5 Mountain<br />
*11 Plains<br />
*1 Rootbound Crag<br />
*1 Sacred Foundry<br />
*1 Stomping Ground<br />
*1 Sunpetal Grove<br />
*1 Temple Garden<br />
[/Lands]</p>
<p>[/Deck]</p>

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<h2>Aura-n't You Glad I Didn't Say "Banana?"</h2>
<p>Well, that about does it for the jankiness that has been this <em>Forgotten Harvest</em>. Any questions, comments, or snide remarks? You know where to leave them below. I'll be around to talk about what it's like sifting through boxes of commons at my LGS looking for inspiration for an article, or how the best janky cards always seem to come from <em>Masques</em> block. What hyper-underplayed gems have you found while digging through bulk? Any hyper-underplayed strategies that need some attention? Let me know! I'm always looking for suggestions! See you all next time!</p>


Forgotten Harvest - Enchanting with the Enemy

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