“Rise if you would. For that is our curse.”
Art:Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
by Daarken
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Todays Featured Commander Is:
Vohar is not the most common commander in CEDH, which in all honesty is a little shocking because double casting a spell and “looting” are two very powerful effects more cards and more spells are never really a bad thing. We are a Thoracle in any way kind of deck as much as possible backed up by artifact mana a ton of tutors and counters and we have a winning recipe, it is not uncommon to find ourselves in a counter war and this is something we can typically win. Without further adieu lets get it!
The Deck:
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator Spellpile!
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Why Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator?
We chose Vohar for two reasons, being able to “loot” is honestly just a sweet and efficient effect and we will never say no to more cards! Vohar’s second ability is awesome as well since we can double cast a spell, while we can use this for value we often use this to double cast a game-ender like Demonic Consultation
or Tainted Pact
as an extra piece of protection against counters! Vohar can also come down super early from our artifact ramp and is just overall a great leader for our deck!
Deck Overview:
This section contains information about cards in the deck and how they function within the deck! For explanations of the combos please refer to the “Main Win Conditions” section below!
Creatures:
We have a very small creature package but the creatures we do have are very impactful, for starters we have our combo creatures in Thassa's Oracle
and Laboratory Maniac
, not much to say here both used in our combos! Gilded Drake
is a decent card and a great way to steal an opponents key creature! We do have two hate creatures in Opposition Agent
and Orcish Bowmasters
which are both great ways to punish two very common things in CEDH! Spellseeker
typically grabs Tainted Pact but this is always situational, we also have Dauthi Voidwalker
which not only shuts down a decent amount of strategies but helps a ton with casting more cards for free!
Planeswalkers:
We only have one planeswalker in Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
who is a great game-ender / alternate win-con for the deck, this is often a card we will hold until we are ready to win! If we do have the need to play it early we get a decent amount of value with his plus and I have never even gotten close to his ult. Vohar’s second ability interacts really well with Jace!
Instants:
We are a Thoracle deck and because of that we need an absolute ton of counterspells, some of the best include Force of Will
, Mental Misstep
and Fierce Guardianship
we have enough counterspells that we can easily win counterwars, granted this is not a guaranteed thing that will happen every time but we are well positioned to do so! We have a pretty low overall mana cost cards like Ad Nauseam
and we can cycle through the deck to find our combos! Since Vohar has such an impact on how we play and we want them out as soon as possible Fierce Guardianship and Deadly Rollick
are pretty much online a good majority of games and free spells are really never bad!
Sorceries:
We have to find our combos so we have an absolute ton of tutors, Demonic Tutor
, Grim Tutor
, Imperial Seal
, we also have Praetor's Grasp
which is a great way to steal an opponents key card or combo piece! We are super light on creatures so a card like Toxic Deluge
is a great card to use at really any stage of the game and especially against the Winota’s and Yisan’s of the format! One of my favorite cards is Beseech the Mirror
which is a great way to grab a key spell!
Artifacts:
We have an absolute ton of mana rocks in our artifact package, almost all of these are what you would expect, Mana Crypt
, Mana Vault
and Mox Diamond
just to name a few! The most important thing to us is to be really fast and our artifact package also allows us to play less lands and offset some of our mana! Since we have so many tutors we can often use Wishclaw Talisman
to grab whatever piece of the combo that we dont have! We also absolutely had to include The One Ring
as a great piece of card draw and protection, combined with our mana ramp we can easily cast this super early!
Enchantments:
We are a blue deck in CEDH so we absolutely have to have Rhystic Study
and Mystic Remora
which are both card draw machines! The only other enchantment is Necropotence
which is a really good way to cycle through the deck and find a combo piece!
Land Base:
Our land base is what you would expect, we get our fast mana from cards like City of Traitors
and Ancient Tomb
, besides that our land base is filled to the brim with Dimir duals and fetch lands, the most important thing is lands that come untapped so cards like Forbidden Orchard
and Exotic Orchard
are perfect for the deck!
Strengths of the Deck:
- Vohar allows us to draw and double-cast spells
- A ton of card draw / countermagic
- A ton of artifact mana
Weaknesses of the Deck:
- Can be but not always as fast as the fastest deck in the format
- Weak against Stax Strategies
- Weak to creature based / Winota decks if we dont have a fast game
Deck Stats:
Sample Hands:
Main Win Conditions:
Vohar is a combo machine, not only can we easily “loot” with him we also can double cast spells perfect for when we are going for that game-ending combo! Below are the combos in the deck explained!
Dramatic Reversal
+ Isochron Scepter
Requires:
Isochron Scepter on the battlefield. Dramatic Reversal exiled by Isochron Scepter. Nonland permanents you control can tap to produce at least 3.
Steps:
- Activate all mana-producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least 3.
- Activate Isochron Scepter by paying 2 and tapping it, casting a copy of Dramatic Reversal without paying it’s mana cost.
- Resolve Dramatic Reversal, untapping all nonland permanents you control.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce. Infinite storm count. Infinite magecraft triggers. Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control.
Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle
Requires:
All cards in hand. UUB available.
Steps:
- Cast Demonic Consultation by paying B, naming Thassa’s Oracle and thus exiling your library due to you not having a card named Thassa’s Oracle in your library.
- Cast Thassa’s Oracle by paying UU.
- Thassa’s Oracle enters the battlefield, causing you to win the game.
Results:
Win the game. Exile your library.
Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle
Requires:
All cards in hand. No two cards in library share a name. 1UUB available.
Steps:
- Cast Tainted Pact by paying 1B, exiling your library.
- Cast Thassa’s Oracle by paying UU.
- Thassa’s Oracle enters the battlefield, causing you to win the game.
Results:
Win the game.
Requires:
Doomsday and Thassa’s Oracle in hand. Your life total is at least 2. You have at least three devotion to blue. UUBBB available.
Steps:
- Cast Doomsday by paying BBB, searching your library and graveyard for any five other cards, exiling all other cards from your graveyard and library, and then placing the remaining cards on top of your library and losing half your life, rounded up.
- Cast Thassa’s Oracle by paying UU.
- Thassa’s Oracle enters the battlefield, winning the game.
Results:
Win the game.
Demonic Consultation + Laboratory Maniac
Requires:
Laboratory Maniac on the battlefield. Demonic Consultation in hand. You have a way to draw a card. B available.
Steps:
- Cast Demonic Consultation by paying B, naming Laboratory Maniac and thus exiling your library due to you not having a card named Laboratory Maniac in your library.
- Draw a card, causing you to win the game due to Laboratory Maniac.
Results:
Win the game. Exile your library.
Tainted Pact + Laboratory Maniac
Requires:
Tainted Pact in hand. Laboratory Maniac on the battlefield. No two cards in library share a name. You have a way to draw a card. 1B available.
Steps:
- Cast Tainted Pact by paying 1B, exiling your library.
- Draw a card, causing you to win the game due to drawing from an empty library.
Results:
Win the game.
Demonic Consultation + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Requires:
Jace on the battlefield. Demonic Consultation in hand. B available.
Steps:
- Cast Demonic Consultation by paying B, naming Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and thus exiling your library due to you not having a card named Jace, Wielder of Mysteries in your library.
- Activate Jace’s first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing target player to mill two cards and you to win the game due to drawing from an empty library.
Results:
Win the game. Exile your library.
Tainted Pact + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Requires:
Tainted Pact in hand. Jace on the battlefield. No two cards in library share a name. 1B available.
Steps:
- Cast Tainted Pact by paying 1B, exiling your library.
- Activate Jace’s first ability by putting a loyalty ability on it, causing target player to mill two cards and you to win the game due to drawing from an empty library.
Results:
Win the game.
Doomsday
+ Gush
+ Gitaxian Probe
+ Lion's Eye Diamond
+ Yawgmoth's Will
+ Laboratory Maniac
Requires:
Doomsday in hand. All other cards in library or graveyard. Your life total is at least 2. You have a way to draw a card. You control at least four Islands. U Phyrexian, U Phyrexian BBB available.
Steps:
- Cast Doomsday by paying BBB, searching your library and graveyard for Gush, Gitaxian Probe, Lion’s Eye Diamond, Yawgmoth’s Will and Laboratory Maniac, then exiling the rest of your library and graveyard, putting the aforementioned cards on top of your library in that order, and causing you to lose half your life total, rounded up.
- Draw Gush from the top of your library.
- Cast Gush by returning two Islands you control from the battlefield to your hand, causing you to draw Gitaxian Probe and Lion’s Eye Diamond.
- Cast Lion’s Eye Diamond by paying 0.
- Cast Gitaxian Probe by paying U Phyrexian Mana.
- Holding priority, activate Lion’s Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding BBB.
- Resolve Gitaxian Probe, causing you to look at a player’s hand and draw Yawgmoth’s Will.
- Cast Yawgmoth’s Will by paying 2B, allowing you to cast spells from your graveyard this turn.
- Cast Lion’s Eye Diamond from your graveyard by paying 0.
- Activate Lion’s Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding UUU.
- Lion’s Eye Diamond is exiled instead of being put into your graveyard due to Yawgmoth’s Will.
- Cast Gitaxian Probe from your graveyard by paying U Phyrexian Mana, causing you to look at a player’s hand and draw Laboratory Maniac.
- Gitaxian Probe is exiled instead of being put into your graveyard due to Yawgmoth’s Will.
- Cast Laboratory Maniac by paying 2U.
- Cast Gush from your graveyard by returning two Islands you control from the battlefield to your hand, causing you to draw two cards and win the game due to drawing from an empty library.
Results:
Win the game.
Conclusion:
Vohar is a really sweet commander who is the complete package not only can they come in really early and “loot” a ton, we also can double cast spells which can be really strong when we are attempting to combo off! This deck is fast and efficient this can be an early turn deck and it really depends on our hand! Vohar is a semi-uncommon choice at many CEDH tables but they are very strong and a ton of fun to play! Hope you enjoyed this article! Thanks for reading to the end!