Spoils of the Skyraider
When the Commander 2013 decks came out, I knew Prossh, Skyraider of Kher would be one of the new strong contenders in the Duel Commander meta game. Although Derevi, Empyrial Tactician and Oloro, Ageless Ascetic could potentially break the format, they also had the potential to be banned. Still, I felt Prossh can go head to head with these and the other heavyweights in the format. And it seems that that initial assessment was to be right.
You'll Like The Deck If...
You like the potential for big mana.
You like the potential for big card draws.
You go for a midrange play style.
You have a thing for 0/1 Kobold Minions.
You Won't Like The Deck If...
You're not into Jund.
You don't like a cluttered battlefield.
You're into pure Aggro/Control/Combo strategies.
Deck Deconstruction
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher doesn't look much of a serious threat at first glance. A 5/5 flier at 6 mana is quite balanced but hardly menacing. The true powerhouse on this card are the 0/1 Kobold Minions you get each time Prossh is cast. With the right cards and in the colors that support them, those Minions provide you some of the most powerful effects you can get in Magic.
Cards like Skullclamp and Fecundity provide an effective card draw engine. Gaea's Cradle, Phyrexian Tower, and Xenagos, the Reveler then supply you large amounts of mana you can use with the new cards you just drew.
There is also an inevitability with the deck as you strive to control the flow of the game while throwing out threat after threat at your opponent. Eventually, you will gain the upper hand if you play smartly and then smoothly cruise yourself all the way to a victory.
Spoils of the Skyraider
Format: Duel Commander
Commander: Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
| Artifacts [6] Coalition Relic Golgari Signet Sensei's Divining Top Skullclamp Talisman of Impulse Talisman of Indulgence Creatures [21] Acidic Slime Birds of Paradise Blood Artist Courser of Kruphix Deathrite Shaman Dryad Arbor {Creature Land - Forest} Elvish Mystic Eternal Witness Fyndhorn Elves Purphoros, God of the Forge {God / Indestructible} Llanowar Elves Lotus Cobra {Landfall} Primeval Titan Reclamation Sage Rune-Scarred Demon Sakura-Tribe Elder Scavenging Ooze Sylvan Primordial Sylvan Ranger Wood Elves Xenagos, God of Revels {God / Indestructible} Enchantments [6] Fecundity Goblin Bombardment Phyrexian Arena Recurring Nightmare Survival of the Fittest Sylvan Library Instants [11] Abrupt Decay Beast Within Crop Rotation Diabolic Edict Fire Covenant Hero's Downfall Hit // Run Kolaghan's Command Skeletal Scrying Tainted Pact Terminate |
Planeswalkers [5] Garruk Wildspeaker Karn Liberated Liliana of the Veil Sarkhan Vol Xenagos, the Reveler Sorceries [13] Beseech the Queen Damnation Demonic Tutor Duress Green Sun's Zenith Hymn to Tourach Inquisition of Kozilek Night's Whisper Read the Bones {Scry 2} Rolling Earthquake Thoughtsieze Toxic Deluge Yawgmoth's Will Lands [36] Arid Mesa Badlands {Mountain Swamp} Bayou {Forest Swamp} Blood Crypt {Mountain Swamp} Bloodstained Mire Bojuka Bog Cavern of Souls Command Tower Gaea's Cradle Homeward Path Kessig Wolf Run Llanowar Waste Mana Confluence Marsh Flats Misty Rainforest Overgrown Tomb {Forest Swamp} Polluted Delta Phyrexian Tower Rootbound Crag Scalding Tarn Stomping Ground {Forest Mountain} Taiga {Forest Mountain} Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Verdant Catacombs Wasteland Windswept Heath Wooded Foothills Woodland Cemetery Forests - 3 Mountain - 1 Swamps - 2 Snow-Covered Forest - 1 Snow-Covered Swamp - 1 |
Annotations
Notes: 11:00 PM 12/13/2014 [ 8th Place - Southern Bivouac @ Madcap Gaming ]
Notes: 11:00 PM 12/13/2014 [ French Banned List Update ]
Notes: 08:00 PM 03/23/2015 [ + Sensei's Divining Top / - Food Chain ]
Notes: 08:00 PM 03/27/2015 [ + Kolaghan's Command / - Rakdos's Return ]
Notes: 11:00 PM 06/20/2015 [ 5th Place - Philippines Duel Commander Super Series 3rd Leg ]
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