Hi! I played Ghave a lot back in the day (2012-14) and he was such a kill on sight Commander that I ended up getting targeted a lot. Justifiably
I wanted to bring him back because I loved the deck so much. I'm hoping people are less scared of him now, and also that my improved deckbuilding can mitigate some heavy targeting. It seems like some people have continued with the midrange gameplan, and some people like Lerker have gone even faster, leaning into an early Ad Nauseam.
I wanted to go the opposite direction. My list is much closer to Lerker and imoc's Meta Pod deck, which is great because it shuts down fast combo in cEDH metas and aims to win through combat first, while still having the option to combo when the stars align.
I wanted to bring him back because I loved the deck so much. I'm hoping people are less scared of him now, and also that my improved deckbuilding can mitigate some heavy targeting. It seems like some people have continued with the midrange gameplan, and some people like Lerker have gone even faster, leaning into an early Ad Nauseam.
I wanted to go the opposite direction. My list is much closer to Lerker and imoc's Meta Pod deck, which is great because it shuts down fast combo in cEDH metas and aims to win through combat first, while still having the option to combo when the stars align.
Here's my list:
Creature (30)
1 Arbor Elf
1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Elves of Deep Shadow
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Young Wolf
2 Devoted Druid
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Grand Abolisher
2 Kataki, War's Wage
2 Spirit of the Labyrinth
2 Strangleroot Geist
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2 Wall of Roots
2 Zulaport Cutthroat
3 Anafenza, the Foremost
3 Aven Mindcensor
3 Eidolon of Rhetoric
3 Eternal Witness
3 Generous Patron
3 Tymna the Weaver
3 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
4 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
5 Karmic Guide
5 Tendershoot Dryad
6 Sun Titan
7 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Artifact (9)
0 Mana Crypt
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
2 Null Rod
2 Phyrexian Altar
2 Sphere of Resistance
3 Tangle Wire
3 Trinisphere
4 Birthing Pod
1 Carpet of Flowers
1 Root Maze
1 Utopia Sprawl
1 Wild Growth
2 Animate Dead
2 Earthcraft
2 Luminarch Ascension
2 Stony Silence
2 Survival of the Fittest
2 Sylvan Library
3 Aura of Silence
3 Contamination
Sorcery (8)
1 Imperial Seal
1x Green Sun's Zenith
2 Demonic Tutor
2 Diabolic Intent
2 Nature's Lore
2 Three Visits
3 Eldritch Evolution
3 Yawgmoth's Will
Instant (8)
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Assassin's Trophy
2 Eladamri's Call
3x Chord of Calling
Land (32)
1x City of Brass
1x Command Tower
1x Exotic Orchard
1x Mana Confluence
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Flooded Strand
1x Marsh Flats
1x Misty Rainforest
1x Polluted Delta
1x Windswept Heath
1x Wooded Foothills
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Savannah
1x Scrubland
1x Bayou
1x Temple Garden
1x Godless Shrine
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Woodland Cemetery
1x Horizon Canopy
1x Llanowar Wastes
1x Bountiful Promenade
3x Forest
1x Gaea's Cradle
1x Phyrexian Tower
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
cEDH: [G(U/R) Animar] - [(U/B)(G/W) Redless Wheels] - [(G/U)(W/B) Redless Pod] - [(B/G)W Ghave Metapod]